Re: [Origami] A Paper Structure that can hold a weight

2013-03-10 Thread Saadya
together strongly when being pulled in opposite directions? —At the limit, the paper would tear—and not along the folds—before the lock breaks. Saadya

Re: [Origami] Italian letter-folds

2013-05-21 Thread Saadya
Lister's skeptical verdict re Leonardo and origami still, unfortunately, seems to hold--- Saadya - Saadya Sternberg, PhD Origami Artist Curator e: saa...@saadya.net w: origami-aesthetics.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content

Re: [Origami] Italian letter-folds

2013-05-26 Thread Saadya
On May 21, 2013, Saadya saa...@saadya.net wrote: José Tomas Buitrago mentions a 1526 engraving by Durer, where the 2 folded letters on Erasmus' desk appear to be of the same construction as in your painting--that is, divided into three parts but not equally. (Presumably this information

[Origami] Heart of Origami

2014-11-09 Thread Saadya
A while back in this discussion (9 Oct 2014) Dave Mitchell wrote I do feel that much of modern origami is driven by (several different kinds of) dissatisfaction with what just folding paper can do rather than an acceptance of its inherent limitations (which are what make origami different and

[Origami] trisection video--attribution

2014-12-14 Thread Saadya
? Somewheres? We need to start insisting on more respect for our field. Saadya

Re: [Origami] Dry Tension definition

2015-09-09 Thread Saadya
an intriguing thread, though as said, the term "dry tension" really has to be trashed. Saadya

Re: [Origami] Recreating Yoshizawa's unpublished models (David O'Sullivan)

2017-03-08 Thread saadya
On Wednesday March 8 David O'Sullivan wrote: >>Something that I wonder about more is if there are any plans for the >>works to be publicly displayed in any way? There is an aura of wonder >>and mystery around Yoshizawa's oeuvre partly as a consequence of the >>works being boxed up and only

Re: [Origami] Self-similarity

2015-02-02 Thread Saadya Sternberg
Rectangle. I have them stand up, cover one eye, and raise the cut-in-half sheet---while keeping an uncut sheet below them on the table--until they see, side by side, that the proportions are the same. (The idea is also to set in train ideas about optics and proportions.) Saadya

Re: [Origami] I'd like to propose a definition

2015-09-02 Thread Saadya Sternberg
one-like shape there, which will be three-dimensional, unless and until it is flattened. End of story. You can quote me on that. Saadya