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New Expressions above the fold in Origami TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 Exhibition Description 4 Glossary 7 Types of Origami
8 Artist Bios 16 Speakers: The U.S. 18 Speakers: Overseas 20 Educational Reference Materials 26 Online Origami Resources 27 Origami Merchandise 29 Suggested Educational Activities 29 - How to fold a Penguin by Florence Temko 30 - How to fold a Coaster 31 - How to fold an Origami Fortune Teller 32 - How to fold an Origami Crane
34 - How to make your own Crease Pattern
2 EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
Above the Fold demonstrates the extraordinary power and potential of contemporary origami. In the hands of nine international artists, what was once considered a children’s craft becomes a sophisticated global art form. Paper is transformed into breathtaking sculpture, large-scale installations and conceptual works that express contemporary social, political, and aesthetic ideas. Above the Fold is the first traveling exhibition to bring origami installations from around the world to North American audiences.
Visionary master folders—such as Erik Demaine and Martin Demaine (Canada/USA), Vincent Floderer (France), Miri Golan (Israel), Paul Jackson (UK/Israel), Dr. Robert J. Lang (USA), Yuko Nishimura (Japan), Richard Sweeney (UK), and Jiangmei Wu (China/USA)—push the boundaries of paper as a medium to create bold, provocative works.
Each artist will create pieces specifically for this tour—their collective works have never been seen before anywhere in the world.
These nine internationally celebrated folders comprise a cross-section of contemporary origami artists, ranging in age from 29 to 71, hailing from four different continents, and working in seven different countries. Their origami creations will present original, “above the fold” commentaries on diverse aspects of modern life and art.
The exhibition celebrates these artists who are redefining a traditional Japanese craft as a modern global genre, inventing unexpected forms of artistic expression. IA&A hopes to produce an accompanying exhibition catalogue with essays that explore the nine artists’ ingenuity, showcasing their vibrant oeuvres with full-color images of their most significant pieces.
Above the Fold was developed by International Arts & Artists and independent curator, author, and educator Meher McArthur, former curator of East Asian Art at Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California and curator of the traveling exhibition, Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami.
3 GLOSSARY OF TERMS backcoating: a process in which two colored sheets of paper are glued together to create one two-toned sheet of paper crane: in Japan, this bird is fabled to live for one thousand years, and is a symbol of longevity, fidelity, and peace. There is a belief that folding one thousand cranes will grant you one wish. crease pattern: a map of the major folds in an origami design computational origami: the study of what can be done with a folded sheet of paper ikebana: the Japanese art of flower arrangement kabuki: a classical Japanese theater movement featuring elaborate costumes and stylized dramas kaden: gift wrapper which usually feature black strings and are given at funerals kami: higher beings who control nature and can take up residence in trees, rocks, rivers, and mountains.
Knotology: a technique developed by Heinz Strobl (b. 1946, German) in which paper strips are knotted into flat pentagons layered on one another, and then woven and plaited to make models that, like his Snapology figures, are stable without the use of glue or tape mecho: female butterfly noshi: a small auspicious charm usually made of carefully folded red and white paper
4 papiroflexia: paper folding (Spanish), a term coined by Vicente Solórzano Sagredo (1883–1970), a physician with a passion for paper folding ocho: male butterfly
Order of the Rising Sun: awarded by the Emperor of Japan for services to the nation, this is a profound honor and a highly prestigious decoration orizuru: folded cranes polyhedra: geometric solids in three dimensions with flat faces and straight edges, varying in complexity renzuru or roko-an: the technique of folding multiple cranes from a single sheet of paper sake: rice wine shide: white, zigzag-shaped paper strips associated with Shinto rituals
Shinto: the indigenous religion of Japan shishi: Chinese guardian lions shugi: envelope or gift wrapper which are usually tied with red and gold-wrapped paper strings, and are given for celebrations such as weddings
Snapology: a technique developed by Heinz Strobl (b. 1946, German) in which one set of paper strips are folded into triangular prisms (the units or modules), which a second set of strips are folded into snaps (connectors) tato: folded paper purses
5 tsutsumi: The tradition of paper gift-wrapping. It may have begun among the courtiers of the Heian period, but an 18th century Japanese book about ceremonial paper folding called Tsutsumi-no Ki explains that this tradition was established in the Muromachi period (1333–1574), when the samurai class was ruling Japan from Kyoto. According to this text, samurai etiquette required warriors to fold wrapping paper in a certain way depending on the gift inside, and this gift wrapping etiquette was passed down from generation to generation. At some point, these folded gift wrappers were adorned with noshi. trompe l’oeil: (French for “deceive the eye”) an art technique in which extremely realistic imagery is used to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects are three-dimensional wet-folding: a technique that allows for the sculptural modeling of details, pioneered by Akira Yoshizawa
6 TYPES OF ORIGAMI
Representational Origami: one or more sheets of paper folded into an animal, flower or figure from the real or supernatural realm
Geometric Origami: There are two main types of geometric origami—modular origami and origami tessellations.
Modular Origami: multiple sheets of paper are folded into individual units and then assembled into a larger, more complex geometric structure. These structures, created using mathematical calculations, are held together by friction or ten¬sion, such as that created by inserting flaps from one module into pockets of another.
Origami Tessellation: a pattern fills a plane with no overlaps or gaps, like decorative wall tiles, often created using pleats to connect together elements such as twist folds in a repeating fashion. Many origami tessellations have the appearance of woven paper.
7 ARTIST BIO ERIK DEMAINE AND MARTIN DEMAINE (b. 1981 and 1942, Canada/USA)
Erik Demaine completed his Bachelor of Science degree by age 14 and his Ph.D. by age 20. His dissertation, a seminal work in the field of computational origami, received national awards and won him a MacArthur Fellowship. Since joining the MIT faculty in 2001, he has been the leading theoretician in computational origami, the study of what can be done with a folded sheet of paper, and he is exploring origami applications in architecture, robotics, and molecular biology. Artistically, he collaborates with his artist father, Martin Demaine, to create “Curved-Crease Sculptures” and other unconventional origami works. Their “Curved-Crease Sculptures” were inspired by David Huffman, an electrical engineer and a pioneer in computational origami. The Demaines’ works can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. More information on their exhibitions can be found at erikdemaine.org.
Left: Destructors III, 2013 Top right: Greene Recycling/Destructors VIII, 2013 Bottom right: Together, 2012
8 ARTIST BIO VINCENT FLODERER (b. 1961, France)
Vincent Floderer has moved away from conventional origami and is developing a whole new vocabulary of techniques, most famously crumpling. The inspiration for his crumpling came originally from English folder Paul Jackson, but he has developed Jackson’s ideas further and has evolved methods—including dampening and stretching—that have allowed him to create organic forms such as mushrooms and toadstools and multi-layered forms such as corals and sponges. Turning paper inside out has also resulted in organic abstract creations. His website is www.le-crimp.org
Top Left: Unidentified Flying Origami,2012 Top Right: Detail of Unidentified Flying Origami,2014 Bottom Left: Detail of Unidentified Flying Origami,2014
9 ARTIST BIO MIRI GOLAN (b.1965, Israel)
Miri Golan is probably best known for the educational work she does in Israel, using origami to unite people of different religious and cultural backgrounds. Her students often create garlands of origami cranes as a wish or prayer for a more peaceful world. However, Golan, who is married to English origami artist Paul Jackson, also creates conceptual pieces, such as the two below, in which she uses pages of sacred texts, the Torah and the Koran, to create deliate works More information about her educational programs can be found at www.foldingtogether.org.
Top Left: Untitled I, 2014 Bottom Right: Untitled III, 2014
10 ARTIST BIO PAUL JACKSON (b.1956, UK/Israel)
Paul Jackson’s childhood hobby was origami. After art school in London, he taught folding techniques, wrote books about paper art, and in the 1990s started exhibiting his origami. In 2000 he met Israeli artist Miri Golan and relocated to Israel, where he now teaches at art and design colleges. In contrast to the complex, detailed origami of many artists, Jackson‘s paper sculptures aspire to be “simple, elegant in sequence and form, surprising in concept and even audacious.” He prefers forms that appear to have been ‘discovered’ in the paper, rather than ‘contrived’ from it. His website is www.origami-artist.com.
Top: Side B of Untitled, 2014 Bottom Left: Detail of Untitled, 2014
11 ARTIST BIO ROBERT J. LANG (b. 1961, USA)
After 30 years of studying origami as his passion, Robert J. Lang gave up his day job as a laser physicist to focus on both the art and science of origami. He is now one of the most respected origami artists in the world and uses his background in science and mathematics to design extremely complex forms from uncut squares of paper. Although Lang has developed software that can determine the creases necessary to fold a sheet of paper into a specific form, most of his creations are designed using pencil and paper. He has written many books on origami, given a TED Talk about origami, and has collaborated with other scientists, doctors and engineers to apply his knowledge of complex folding to the design of airbag deployment software, space telescope lenses, and heart cradles. His website is www.langorigami.com.
Top Left: Pentasia, 2014 Right: Four crease patterns designed as street artwork for the city of Santa Monica, 1999 Bottom Left: 3 7 Hyperbolic Limit, opus 600, 2011
12 ARTIST BIO YUKO NISHIMURA (b. 1978, Japan)
In 2001, Nishimura graduated from the Architectural Design program at Nihon University in Tokyo, and in 2006 she graduated from the Master’s Program in Design from the Department of Art at Tsukuba University in Ibaragi Prefecture. With her background in architecture and design, Nishimura transforms crisp, single white sheets of a special Japanese handmade paper into two-dimensional panels with complex geometrical patterns that allow light to play across the textured surfaces. She also creates three-dimensional works that intersect the worlds of architecture and fashion. Already in her short professional career, she has been awarded several prizes in notable competitions, including the 54th Modern Art Exhibition at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in 2004 and 2005, and the Tsukuba University Art Award in 2006. Her website is www.yukonishimura.com.
Left: Wave, 2013 Right: Detail of Shine, 2008
13 ARTIST BIO RICHARD SWEENEY (b.1984, UK)
Richard Sweeney studied sculpture and three-dimensional design at art school. As part of his study of three-dimensional design, he manipulated paper by hand to create 3-D design models, many of which ultimately developed into sculptures in their own right. Combining hand-craft with computer-aided design and CNC (computer numerical control) manufacturing techniques, Sweeney seeks to maintain an experimental, hands-on approach, utilizing the unique properties of often mundane materials, such as paper, to discover unique sculptural forms. His website is www.richardsweeney.com.
Top: Detail of Air, 2014 Bottom: Air, 2014
14 ARTIST BIO JIANGMEI WU (b.1967, China/USA)
Jiangmei Wu (China/USA) Currently an Assistant Professor in design at Indiana University, Bloomington, she also works as an artist and designer and is interested in how folding can be expressed mathmatically, physically, and aesthetically, how it can be done with different materials and techniques, and how these aspects work together with the conceptual space in which they occur. In her folded works like Ruga Swan (ruga is the Latin word for “a fold, crease, or wrinkle”), the folded forms have rigid properties and at the same time are flexible; they are deployable and can be collapsed again into smaller compressed forms. This installation, created from two folded sections joined together, unites her fascination with interior skin, natural forms and he effects of light and shadow.
Ruga Swan, 2014
15 SPEAKERS: THE U.S.
The following individuals may be available for speaking events at your venue. Please note that venues must bear all costs relating to travel, accommodations and fees. If you are interested in having someone attend your opening, please contact the speakers directly to discuss details.
CALIFORNIA
Meher McArthur: [email protected]
Meher McArthur is available for lectures on origami art as well as curator-led tours of the exhibition. McArthur is a freelance Asian art curator, author and educator. She has curated many Asian art exhibitions, and her publications include Reading Buddhist Art: An Illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs and Symbols, The Arts of Asia: Materials, Techniques, Styles, An ABC of What Art Can Be, and Confucius: A Throneless King.
Honorarium plus expenses to be negotiated
Robert J. Lang: [email protected] |+1 925 855 9090
Lecture: Connections between origami, art, math, and science, about 40- 50 minutes. A short version of this lecture can be seen on TED.com, at From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes
Gallery Tour: A tour of the exhibition, in which Lang will discuss the artists and their art.
Workshops: Introduction to Modular Origami Polyhedra This workshop will introduce the audience members to the genre of modular origami, folding polyhedra from multiple interlocking sheets of paper.
16 Bringing Origami to Life: Artistic Folding Techniques This workshop will explore some of the folding techniques that were developed in the latter part of the 20th century that added life and natural form to origami, in particular, the technique known as wet-folding.
Origami Structures for Technological and Design Applications This is a hands‐on workshop to explore a range of folding structures used in various technological applications, including foldable space structures, medical devices, and more!
The Circle/River Method of Origami Design This workshop will introduce the techniques of designing using circles, rivers, and polygon packing.
Honorarium plus expenses to be negotiated
NEW YORK
Vanessa Gould: [email protected] | 917.797.1229
Discussion of “Between the Folds,” directed by Vanessa Gould, Green Fuse Films/PBS, USA Between the Folds is a documentary film exploring connections between art, science and creativity through the eyes and experiences of the world’s best paper folders. The film has been broadcast in more than 40 countries and in 2010 was the recipient of a George Foster Peabody Award.
$500 honorarium plus expenses
17 SPEAKERS: OVERSEAS
The following individuals may be available for speaking events at your venue. Please note that venues must bear all costs relating to travel, accommodations and fees. If you are interested in having someone attend your opening, please contact the speakers directly to discuss details.
ISRAEL
Miri Golan: Israeli Origami Center - origami@netvision.net.il
Origami as a Bridge-Building Activity between Israeli and Arab Children How since 2002, origami has been used to bring together children and their families from East and West Jerusalem, through projects run by the ‘Folding Together’ association. www.foldingtogether.org
Origami as a Learning Tool in Kindergarten and Primary Education How the Israeli Origami Center currently teaches origami in more than 60 Israeli kindergartens and schools in year-long programs supported by the Ministry of Education. The programs include the ‘Origametria’ method of teaching geometry through the use of origami.
Honorarium plus expenses to be negotiated
Paul Jackson: Israeli Origami Center - [email protected]
Folding Techniques as a Tool for Designers How the techniques of origami can be adapted into other sheet materials such as plastic, fabric and metal, by designers of all disciplines. Since 1982, Paul has taught this subject in 50+ Universities of Design. It is the subject of his recent book Folding Techniques for Designers.
Origami at the Edges: Experimental Approaches to Origami, Folding, Representation and Abstraction, 1972-present An account of the artist’s 40+ years of experiments with unconventional forms of folding paper.
Honorarium plus expenses to be negotiated
18 EDUCATIONAL REFERENCE MATERIALS
INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS BY ORIGAMI ARTISTS
By Krystyna and Wojtek Burczyck - Twirl Kusudamas 1, Twirl Kusudamas 2, and Twirl Kusudamas 3, Zabierzów, Poland: self-published, 2008 (in Polish and English)
By Roman Diaz - Origami Essence, Passion Origami Publications, France, 2011 (Spanish and English) - Origami for Interpreters, Passion Origami Publications, France, 2006 (Spanish and English)
By Tomoko Fuse - Floral Origami Globes, Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading, 2007 - Origami Quilts, Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading, 2001 - Fabulous Origami Boxes, Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading, (9th ed) 1998 - Quick and Easy Origami Boxes, Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading, 1994 - Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformation, Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading, 1990
By Eric Gjerde - Origami Tessellations, Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs, Boca Raton London/New York: A K Peters/CRC Press, 2008
By Tom Hull - Origami Plain and Simple, (with Robert Neale), New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1994
By Paul Jackson - Folding Techniques for Designers: From Sheet to Form, London: Laurence King Publishers, 2011 - Origami Toys: That Tumble, Fly and Spin, Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2010
19 - Encyclopedia of Origami and Papercraft, Philadelphia: Running Press, 1991
By Eric Joisel - Eric Joisel, the Magician of Origami, Tokyo: Gallery Origami House, 2011 - Eric Joisel, Passion Origami Publications, France, 2011 (French)
By Satoshi Kamiya - Challenge to Super Complex Origami, Tokyo: Gallery Origami House/ Socym Corporation, 2010 (English and Japanese) - Works of Satoshi Kamiya 1995–2003 (by Makoto Yamaguchi), Tokyo: Gallery Origami House, 2005 (English and Japanese)
By Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander - Planes for Brains: 28 Innovative Origami Airplane Designs, Tokyo/Rutland, Vermont/ Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, 2011 - Trash Origami, Tokyo/Rutland, Vermont/ Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, 2010 - Origami Art, Tokyo/Rutland, Vermont/ Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, 2008 - Japanese Paper Crafting, Tokyo/Rutland, Vermont/ Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, 2007 - Advanced Origami, Tokyo/Rutland, Vermont/ Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, 2005
By Robert J. Lang - Origami Design Secrets, Boca Raton/London/New York: A K Peters/CRC Press, 2011 (2nd Edition) - Sea Creatures in Origami (with John Montroll), New York: Dover Publications, 2011 - Origami Under the Sea (with John Montroll), New York: Dover Publications, 2009 - Origami in Action, New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1996 - Origami Insects and their Kin, New York: Dover Publications, 1995 - Origami Animals [Paper Animals in the UK], Avenel, New Jersey: Crescent Books, 1992 - Origami Sea Life (with John Montroll), New York: Dover Publications, 1990
20 - Origami Zoo (with Stephen Weiss), New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1989 - The Complete Book of Origami, New York: Dover Publications, 1988
By Bernie Peyton - Eco Origami, Passion Origami, France, September 2012
By Florence Temko - Origami Airplanes, Tokyo/Rutland, Vermont/Singapore: Tuttle Publications, 2003 - Origami for Beginners: The Creative World of Paper Folding, Tokyo/ Rutland, Vermont/Singapore: Tuttle Publications, 2001 (revised edition) - Origami Magic, New York: Scholastic, 1993
By Nicolas Terry - Passion Origami, Passion Origami Publications, France, 2005 - Licence to Fold, Passion Origami Publications, France, 2008 (English and French)
By Vietnam Origami Group (Hieu Tran Trung, Giang Dinh) - 50 Hours of Origami, Passion Origami Publications, France, 2011 (in English)
By Makoto Yamaguchi - Folding Japan with Origami in English, Tokyo: Natsumesha, 2005 - Kusudama: Ball Origami, Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading, 1990
By Akira Yoshizawa - Origami Museum I: Animals (v. 1), Kamakura: Kamakura Shobo Publishing, 1987 (in English) - Sosaku Origami (Creative Origami), Tokyo: NHK, 1984 (in Japanese)
21 OTHER RECOMMENDED ORIGAMI INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS
By Robert Harbin - Origami: Step by Step, New York: Dover Publications, 1998 - Secrets of Origami: The Japanese Art of Paperfolding, Dover Publications, 1997 - Origami 1: The Art of Paper-Folding, London: Coronet Hodder, 1975 (25th impression)
By Jun Maekawa - Genuine Origami: 43 Mathematically-Based Models, From Simple to Complex, Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading, 2008 - Viva Origami (by Kunihiko Kasahara), Tokyo: Sanrio, 1983
By John Montroll - Dinosaur Origami, New York: Dover Publications, 2010 - Easy Dollar Bill Origami, New York: Dover Publications, 2010 - Mythological Creatures and the Chinese Zodiac Origami, New York: Dover Publications, 2010 - Storytime Origami, New York: Dover Publications, 2009 - Bugs and Birds in Origami, New York: Dover Publications, 2001 - Easy Origami, New York: Dover Publications, 1992 - Animal Origami for the Enthusiast, New York: Dover Publications, 1985 (56th edition)
By Nick Robinson - Absolute Beginner’s Origami, New York: Potter Craft, 2006 - World’s Best Origami, Alpha, 2010 - The Origami Bible (with David Brill), North Light Books, 2004
By Jeffrey Rutzky and Chris Palmer - Shadowfolds: Surprisingly Easy-to-Make Geometric Designs in Fabric, New York: Kondansha USA, 2011
22 EHXIBITION CATALOGS ABOUT ORIGAMI
By Hangar-7, Salzburg (ed.) - Masters of Origami at Hangar-7: The Art of Paperfolding, Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2005
By Meher McArthur and Robert J. Lang - Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami,Washington, DC: International Arts & Artists, 2012
By Mingei International Museum - Origami Masterworks: Innovative Forms in the Art of Paperfolding, San Diego: Mingei International Museum, 2003
BOOKS ABOUT SADAKO SASAKI
By Eleanor Coerr - Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Yearling Books, 1986; Puffin Books, 2004
By Takayuki Ishii - One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children’s Peace Statue, Laurel Leaf, 2005
ORIGAMI AND MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION
By Erik D. Demaine and Joseph O’Rourke - Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra, Cambridge, 2007
By Thomas Hull - Origami³: Third International Meeting of Origami, Science, Mathematics and
23 Education, Boca Raton/London/New York: CRC Press, 2002 - Project Origami, Boca Raton/London/New York: A K Peters Ltd., 2006
By Robert J. Lang - Origami4: Fourth International Meeting of Origami, Science, Mathematics and Education, Boca Raton/London/New York: CRC Press, 2009
By Patsy Wang-Iverson, Robert J. Lang and Mark Yim - Origami5: Fifth International Meeting of Origami, Science, Mathematics and Education, Boca Raton/London/New York: CRC Press, 2011
ORIGAMI DOCUMENTARY DVD
Directed by Vanessa Gould - Between the Folds, Green Fuse Films, NYC, 2010 (available through PBS.org)
24 ONLINE ORIGAMI RESOURCES
ORIGAMI SOCIETIES
OrigamiUSA: http://origamiusa.org/ OrigamiUSA is a national organization based in New York City. The website includes a calendar of origami events around the world and links to local and international origami societies.
British Origami Society: http://britishorigami.info/ This organization’s website features The Lister List, a collection of scholarly articles about origami by British origami historian, David Lister.
Japan Origami Academic Society: http://origami.gr.jp Publisher of Origami Tanteidan Magazine, this group is one of two origami societies in Japan.
Nippon Origami Association: http://origami-noa.com/ The Nippon Origami Association is the other major origami association in Japan.
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
Origami Database: http://origamidatabase.com/ An online database of over 40,000 entries, showing where models are diagrammed, which models are included in various books, pictures of folded models, and links to many origami websites.
Origami Resource Center: http://www.origami-resource-center.com/ A curated reference that provides information about the art of paper folding, links to diagrams, databases, book reviews, and ways to be a part of the paper folding community.
25 ORIGAMI MERCHANDISE
ORIGAMI Kits by Tuttle Publishing
By Michael G LaFosse and Richard Alexander - Money Origami Kit, 2009 - Mini Money Origami, 2011 - Geometric Origami, 2011 - Story-Gami, Rutland, 2010 - Origami Butterflies,2009 - Origami Flowers, 2004
By Florence Temko - Origami from the Heart, 2007
Tuttle Publishing: http://www.tuttlepublishing.com
ORIGAMI PAPERS
There are many online stores selling papers suitable for origami, including handmade and machine-made papers from around the world.
The Origmai Source: http://origamiusa.org/catalog OrigamiUSA’s online store of books and paper
Origamido Studio: http://www.origamido.com Unique handmade Origamido® papers by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard Alexander
Origami-Shop.com: http://www.origami-shop.com Nicolas Terry’s website and store selling paper, books and other products, including Origamido® paper
26 Kim’s Crane Origami Supplies: http://www.kimscrane.com A wide selection of books, paper, and origami supplies
Paper Circle: O-gami Paper Shop: http://www.papercircle.org/buy-o-gami-paper Maker of O-gami, a fine paper for complex origami designs
New York Central Art Supply: http://nycentralart.com A supplier of high-quality papers from around the world, many of which are suitable for origami
ORIGAMI CLOTHING
Café Press: http://shop.cafepress.com/origami?pid=7455620 T-shirts, baseball caps and other origami-related clothing
ORIGAMI JEWELRY
Origami Crafts by OriCraft: http://www.oricraft.com/origamijewelry.html Origami jewelry and other designs by Ayako Brodek
Origami Bijou: http://origamibijou.com/ Jewelry made with silver sheets of paper designed by Cindy Ng
Origami Jewelry: http://www.origamijewellery.com/ Silver, gold filled and other jewelry by French designers Claire Naa and Arnaud Soulignac
27 PENGUIN by Florence Temko Designs used with permission from Stephen Temko
A few simple folds is all it takes to turn a two-dimensional piece of paper into a three- dimensional standing object. Take one sheet of origami paper and follow the instructions to turn your paper into a penguin like the one displayed in the exhibition.
1. Fold Square on the diagonal and then unfold so 2. Fold the top corner down about 1”. Fold the the white side of the paper is face up. bottom corner back about 2”. Fold the paper in half backward (mountain fold).
3. Once folded in half, bring the outer corners over 4. First on the front, and then repeat on the beyond the edge. reverse side.
5. When both sides are folded, pull the head forward Now you’ve made a penguin! from the beak and flatten the back of the head.
28 COASTER
Modular origami is when multiple pieces of paper are all folded in the same way and joined together repetitively to make two or three dimensional units without the use of things such as glue or tape. Try making this traditional coaster using 4 sheets of origami paper.
As you are making this, notice how square sheets of paper become folded triangles that are then joined together to make a square!
1. To make a unit, fold a square sheet of paper in 2. Repeat this until you have four sheets of paper half on the dagonal and crease. Fold this in half all folded the same way. once more so you have a right angle.
3. Insert the two points of one unit into the two pocekts of a second unit as shown.
4. Repeat this by inserting the 5. Repeat once again by 6. Insert the two points of the points of the second unit inserting the points of the fourth unit into the first unit. into a third unit. third unit into a fourth unit.
7. Squeeze all four pieces together so they are tight and make a coaster.
29 FORTUNE TELLER
1. Begin with the plain side up. 2. Fold the four corners in to 3. Turn the paper over. Fold the paper in half along the center of the square. each diagonal and unfold.
4. Fold the four corners in to 5. Fold the bottom edge up to 6. Fold the lower left corner up the center again. meet the top edge. in front; fold the lower right corner behind.
7. Open out the large pocket in 8. Adjust position of the four 9. Pull Out the four colored the center top and squeeze flaps so that they all stand flaps. the sides toward each other. straight out from each other.
10. Now you have a finished Fortune Teller!
30 ORIGAMI CRANE
1. Begin with the plain side up. Fold the paper 2. Turn the paper over to the white side. Fold in half along each diagonal and unfold. the paper in half, crease well and open, and then fold again in the other direction.
3. Using the creases you have made, bring the top 3 corners of the model down to the bottom corner. Flatten model.
5. Fold top triangular flaps into the center and 6. Fold top of model downwards, crease well unfold. and unfold.
3. Using the creases you have made, bring the top 3 corners of the model down to the bottom corner. Flatten model.
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7. Turn model over and repeat 8. Fold top flaps into the center. 9. Repeat on the other side. Steps 4-6 on the other side.
10. Begin with the plain side up. Fold the paper 11. Inside Reverse Fold the “legs” along the in half along each diagonal and unfold. creases you just made.
12. Inside Reverse Fold one side to make a Now you have a finished origami crane! head, then fold down the wings.
32 CREASE PATTERNS & ORIGAMI MATH
Crease patterns are a map of the major folds in an origami design. Sometimes these patterns are just as interesting as what is made by folding paper!
First you’ll need to make some creases: - Start by making an origami fortune teller by following the instructions provided. - Next, unfold the fortune teller.
Now that you have crease patterns, here are two different activities you can do.
1. Make a work of art by coloring in the geometric shapes that have been created by the creases. How many triangles can you find? How many squares?
2. If you don’t feel like coloring, or if you have finished coloring and want to try some origami math, try testing this simple and fun math law called Euler’s Theorem:
V – E + F = 1
How many points are there were lines come together? These are called vertices. This number is “V”. How many edges (line segments) are there? This number is “E”. How many faces (polygons) are there? This number is “F”.
V – E + F should equal the number 1. Did it work?
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