Re: [Origami] Studio update and Artist question (Seth) (FWD reply for Yahoo user)

[Note from your list admin: I am forwarding this for Yahoo user roman diaz < romanmdeo_1...@yahoo.com>, please reply to the list or to the original author, not to me.] On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 2:39 PM, JC Nolan wrote: > I don't know if it's already been covered in this

Re: [Origami] Studio update and Artist question

If you use sufficiently thick paper and techniques to remove the tension in the folds, your works should last for a very long time. I normally use Elephanthide paper (110 gsm) for my complex works. A 70 cm x 70 cm or 50 cm x 50 cm paper should give a model size of up to 30 cm in length and

[Origami] Studio update and Artist question

Seth wrote: >Wiring and/or gluing, acid free paper etc. are definitely necessary for long living origami works. Can I offer you another perspective? Acid free paper is paper so folding it is, of course, paperfolding. However, supporting an origami structure with

Re: [Origami] Studio update and Artist question (Seth)

Hi Seth, I don't know if it's already been covered in this thread but I've recently discovered that silica gel (the stuff that comes in little white packets sometimes in bottles of vitamins) can be bought on Amazon very inexpensively. I've been using it in my gym bag and it works great.

Re: [Origami] Studio update and Artist question

Thanks everyone for your input! Robert I'd love to see one of those foam-board boxes this June in NYC. Humidity is definitely an issue here in this studio space. I think because the floor is concrete it seems to let a lot of moisture into the air. Thanks for that tip Mark. Wiring and/or gluing,

Re: [Origami] Studio update and Artist question

> From: Seth > > I'm thinking about what kind of protection finished origami sculptures need > and looking to the o-list for opinions about that. > Can origamis just sit on a shelf uncovered for indefinite periods of time? > Can they/should they be safely stored away

Re: [Origami] Studio update and Artist question

"Robert J. Lang" said: >Another For some display artworks, I will glue wires inside the folds, striving to tuck them far enough inside that they're not visible. The wire then takes the strains of gravity that would have been borne by the paper, and prevents long-term

Re: [Origami] Studio update and Artist question

Thus spake "Seth" on 3/26/16 3:28 PM: > >I'm thinking about what kind of protection finished origami sculptures >need >and looking to the o-list for opinions about that. >Can origamis just sit on a shelf uncovered for indefinite periods of >time? >Can they/should they

[Origami] Studio update and Artist question

Hey Folders, The weather has finally changed from freezing to pleasant and I'm busy renovating the interior of my studio. I'm building various furniture to suit (one of) my new goals: to fold larger, more permanent origami sculptures. I'm thinking about what kind of protection finished origami