Re: [Origami] Folding sequences of structural similar models

2016-08-11 Thread Matthew Green
i Rose, but perhaps “folded using the Matthew Green method”. Therefore, I’d say you also have to ask permission to publish diagrams for a new method for someone else’s model, because the goal is to make the model; the folding sequence is the method, not the goal. I think people do sometimes incorrectly

Re: [Origami] September update

2016-09-30 Thread Matthew Green
> When I follow the link, I arrive at a page full of spam links. > Has something gone wrong? >Hans > Hans, I don’t have any problem with the link - I don’t get any spam, just lots of beautiful origami! Matthew

Re: [Origami] Toot: D Dragon+ magazine

2016-12-22 Thread Matthew Green
> Dragon+, the magazine of D, asked me to design an origami version of their > ampersand-dragon logo for their December issue. It’s out now and on the > newsstands, and there’s an online version, which you can find here: > > > Robert Great design, Robert! Thanks for letting us know and

Re: [Origami] Rain Lily Origami

2017-03-17 Thread Matthew Green
> On Mar 16, 2017, at 2:31 PM, cafe...@pacific.net wrote: > > The blog, "Paper Patty" for February 26,2017 shows a 6 petal flower with 6 > pointed petals and "stamens?" shapes along the edge of each petal. > --- > I am curious about the source of this design and would like diagrams. >

Re: [Origami] How to find traditional/Creative Commons origami Models

2017-04-05 Thread Matthew Green
On Apr 3, 2017, at 11:37 PM, Ashok Mathur wrote: > > Are there any sources to find "traditional"/ "public domain" Origami models? > Hello Ashok, You can find a large number of traditional origami models in certain origami books, like John Montroll’s book “Fun and

Re: [Origami] Convention

2017-07-07 Thread Matthew Green
> On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 6:38 PM, > wrote: > >> Has anyone posted photos from the Convention? I could not attend this year >> and would love to see photos. I didn’t get many photos, but I did do a number of live videos, including a tour

Re: [Origami] Kickstarting a book

2017-07-10 Thread Matthew Green
On Jul 9, 2017, at 1:20 PM, n...@12testing.net wrote: > > Income as a professional origami artist is unspectacular, so I'm > hoping Kickstarter will give me the freedom to work to my own > standards. > More news when the project is ready to launch ;) > Nick Robinson > > http://www.looping.me.uk

Re: [Origami] Information about this weathercock

2017-07-08 Thread Matthew Green
> > I came upon this page https://twitter.com/origamifolding, which is a > Twitter feed and changes with time and today it's showing a post by someone > with the nick karipi about a weathercock. Google translate doesn't make > much sense of the text accompanying the picture, it even says that

Re: [Origami] Crowd funding An Interview/Documentary Origami Project

2017-08-08 Thread Matthew Green
On Aug 7, 2017, at 8:35 PM, Ali Bahmani wrote: > Below is the link to more about the project and the dedicated crowd funding > page. > > *www.youcaring.com/origamiartists * > > I hope you will consider supporting my project, which,

Re: [Origami] Origami question

2017-05-21 Thread Matthew Green
> Does anyone know how to order origami books from this site? > > I can't figure out how to translate the writing into English so that I can > understand it. If you open the page with Google Chrome, it should offer you to translate the text from Japanese into English (it worked for me).

Re: [Origami] Permission question

2017-09-04 Thread Matthew Green
> On Aug 31, 2017, at 9:23 PM, Lisa Corfman wrote: > > Hey Folders! > > I am excited to be starting an after school job entertaining kindergarten > through 3rd graders. I get to run an activity daily with the kids. My > question is, can I teach origami and whose models can

Re: [Origami] Stone paper for origami?

2017-10-23 Thread Matthew Green
On Oct 21, 2017, at 5:17 PM, cafe...@pacific.net wrote: > > A neighbor gave me a sheet of "stone paper" reportedly made from rock. …. > Has anyone used these papers for origami? > > Sources? > > Louise in NorCal A friend of mine uses “stone paper” to make really cool geometrical origami

Re: [Origami] "Cartulina artesanal"?

2017-10-18 Thread Matthew Green
On Oct 18, 2017, at 9:38 AM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > Do any of you know about this paper? It's 200 g/m2, and I'm liking it a lot > for some types of origami. Please let me know if you already knew about > this paper and if you have access to it where you live. You

Re: [Origami] My folds for earrings

2017-12-18 Thread Matthew Green
> On Dec 18, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Gerardo @neorigami.com > wrote: > > SORRY... I didn't send the links correctly. Here's the message once more > with the links fixed: > > Last month I shared a couple of questions through the list in relation to > the earrings I was making

Re: [Origami] Workshop complexity during conventions?

2018-06-05 Thread Matthew Green
On Jun 5, 2018, at 12:05 PM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > 1. The complexity level declared for the workshop isn't the same as the > complexity level stated in diagrams. > 2. It's important to take into account the duration of the workshop when > choosing the complexity level of the

Re: [Origami] Origami Sighting: Tortoise and hare

2017-10-19 Thread Matthew Green
On Oct 19, 2017, at 8:05 AM, Peter Mielke wrote: > > The Financial Post had an image with an origami tortoise and hare. > > Any idea who's they are? > >

Re: [Origami] Name of these two models and of their creators?

2018-01-18 Thread Matthew Green
> I had already asked about this other one with no avail, but now I REALLY > need an answer because it's part of an article I'm writing. I learned the > model thanks to "Beginner's Origami" by Steve and Megumi Biddle. A friend > of them both told me they knew the model since their early days, so

Re: [Origami] Origami Ping Pong Launcher Challenge

2018-01-18 Thread Matthew Green
> Hi, Kate, > > My browser won’t open the page you have linked. The link is missing a slash: https://www.facebook.com/neorigami2/videos/2009410325741602/ It’s a pretty good launcher! Matthew

Re: [Origami] Did these models already exist?

2018-01-27 Thread Matthew Green
> > I'm asking here, in Spot the Creator, and some other places. Here are two > very simple models I thought of, that I wouldn't be surprised if someone > had created before: > > They both include a mechanism in order to reveal a hidden area of the > paper. Hi Gerardo, I haven’t seen either one

Re: [Origami] Origami Goldfish Art grant article

2018-07-12 Thread Matthew Green
On Jul 12, 2018, at 2:25 PM, Lisa Corfman wrote: > > You can read about it at: > http://maynard.wickedlocal.com/news/20180709/maynard-resident-to-create-community-art--project > > Lisa B. Corfman I was also notified by Google news alert (I track “origami” news) when it came out. That’s

Re: [Origami] The Origami Piano model

2018-07-09 Thread Matthew Green
On Jul 8, 2018, at 6:06 PM, Richard Kennedy wrote: > > > In addition to making the house and the piano, are there any other simple > > (beginner) models that use that base? > > I learnt both these models as a child from "Folding Paper Toys" by Shari > Lewis and Lillian Oppenheimer. I think

Re: [Origami] Name of these two models and their creators

2018-01-22 Thread Matthew Green
Outside the list I learned the > butterfly is the first model in "Dokuhon" vol. 2. Do any of you know > Japanese and has access to the book? Can anyone please check if the name of > the model is literally "Butterfly"? > I own the book, but can’t read Japanese... I’ll send you a private email

Re: [Origami] Is it okay to fold real bank notes?

2018-03-23 Thread Matthew Green
On Mar 23, 2018, at 12:49 PM, Ali Bahmani wrote: > Do you think it is okay to fold the real bank notes into origami models? > Considering that some would say that it damages it and shortens its life > cycle, is it okay to fold and encourage others/students to do moneygami > with

Re: [Origami] Authorization for twist fold?

2018-10-08 Thread Matthew Green
On Oct 8, 2018, at 11:34 AM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > I'm interested in using the twist fold in a commercial setting. I'm > referring to this: http://www.cutoutfoldup.com/1604-square-twist.php > > Do I need to obtain authorization for that? If so, who must I ask for it? Hi Gerardo, I’m

Re: [Origami] Swallow paper airplane?

2018-10-15 Thread Matthew Green
On Oct 14, 2018, at 3:33 PM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > > Hi everyone.I know the following paper airplane from a long time ago: > http://www.origami-instructions.com/swallow-paper-airplane.html > > 1. The site calls it "swallow paper airplane". Do you know the model by any > other name? I

[Origami] What did Mark Kennedy use to protect the models for his pins?

2018-09-21 Thread Matthew Green
Hi friends, I’d appreciate it if someone could tell me what product Mark Kennedy used to coat his origami figures to make his pins and magnets. Thank you! Matthew

Re: [Origami] Origami space flasher on the ISS

2018-09-22 Thread Matthew Green
Patsy said: Larry Howell (BYU) just sent me the following video made by Paolo Nespoli, Italian astronaut, on the International Space Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be=vu9cFGwD2Ps WOW!! Thanks for sharing it, Patsy! You can almost forget he’s in space until he lets go of

Re: [Origami] Did this models already exist?

2018-09-26 Thread Matthew Green
On Sep 25, 2018, at 12:15 AM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > > This is more of a folding exercise than a model, with which I'm > participating in the monthly design challenge in the Origami Forum. Do you > know someone who has folded it before? > > Aside from that one, I created the following

Re: [Origami] What did Mark Kennedy use to protect the models for his pins?

2018-09-23 Thread Matthew Green
On Sep 21, 2018, at 11:10 AM, Matthew Gardiner wrote: > >> I’d appreciate it if someone could tell me what product Mark Kennedy used to >> coat his origami figures to make his pins and magnets. > > The specific brand of resin, I’m not sure, but having done some resin work > myself, most work

Re: [Origami] 2018 Annual Gift

2018-12-03 Thread Matthew Green
On Dec 2, 2018, at 3:01 PM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > > I just wanted to use this opportunity to complain about the postal service > in my country : ( > > Can you believe I received that envelope, with the paper and diagrams, on > November 20? It basically took two months to arrive to

Re: [Origami] Did these models already exist?

2018-09-17 Thread Matthew Green
> On Sep 16, 2018, at 9:33 AM, Gerardo @neorigami.com > wrote: > > I also wanted to ask for this model. Have you seen other models that end up > as a flat (ignoring the layers) square with a "trihedron" on each corner? Hi Gerardo, It looks new to me! I like it. Thanks, Matthew

Re: [Origami] Is this a good model or not quite?

2019-07-07 Thread Matthew Green
> Please, just tell if you like the model or not and how so. > Thank you all. > > Gerardo > gerardo(a)neorigami.com Looks good to me, Gerardo! Thanks, Matthew

Re: [Origami] Difference between a Super Nobe Unit and a Sonobe Unit

2019-09-04 Thread Matthew Green
> On Sep 3, 2019, at 11:57 AM, Kate Honeyman wrote: > > I was looking on the internet and found nothing..what is the difference > between these two Units? Kate Hi Kate, I think you are referring to the Super Nobu unit, not the Super Nobe unit. The Sonobe Unit and Super Nobu Unit are both very

Re: [Origami] Sprung book - 21 Sterne

2019-08-08 Thread Matthew Green
On Aug 8, 2019, at 11:06 AM, Ralph Jones wrote: > > This book seems to be available only in Germany, and each place I have tried, > apparently does not sell outside Europe. (OUSA no longer has it.) > I am particularly interested in the Stern Veronika. I didn't find a youtube > for this? Or are

Re: [Origami] Authorization to fold a model for a pin?

2019-08-09 Thread Matthew Green
On Aug 9, 2019, at 6:17 AM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > That left me thinking, is it expected to ask for authorization in order to > fold other origamists' pins or cards for the traditional convention > exchange? I didn't think so. > > What can you guys tell me about it? My understanding

Re: [Origami] Questions regarding pin trading

2020-02-13 Thread Matthew Green
Gerardo asked: 1. I see a lot more rules when it comes to ATC, for example, what to write on the back of each card. Are there usually no rules regarding pin trading? At OrigamiUSA, the pin trade (in which I have participated several times) is pretty much a friendly free-for-all; just bring some

Re: [Origami] Did this kusudama unit already exist?

2019-12-24 Thread Matthew Green
On 24 Dec 2019, at 9:16, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > > On December 18, I had asked if a kusudama unit I was testing already > existed or not. > > Had any of you seen this kusudama before or a very similar one? > Gerardo > gerardo(a)neorigami.com It doesn’t look familiar to me, but I’m not

Re: [Origami] The most beautiful diagrams I've ever seen

2020-03-26 Thread Matthew Green
On 26 Mar 2020, at 17:03, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > > I wanted to you show you all the most beautiful diagrams I've ever seen: > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10222045267662043=a.2083701173429=3 > > I believe the poster is the diagrammer and creator of the model. > > Hope you

Re: [Origami] Searching for #stayhome models

2020-04-30 Thread Matthew Green
> On 30 Apr 2020, at 0:12, Michelle Fung wrote: > > Hi Sara, > > I'd like to add my version of the house+heart theme: > > - Video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJPJaDOV23U > > - Photo: https://flickr.com/photos/m_fung/49828307966/ >

Re: [Origami] document cameras for origami demo-ing

2020-05-01 Thread Matthew Green
On 1 May 2020, at 18:52, Mary Drews wrote: > > Hi Andrea > > I have a Ipevo doc camera, cost less than 100$. Easy to set up, works just > fine. OUSA owns several that we send to presenters for Origami Connect and we > use them for conventions as well. Contact me directly for more info. >

Re: [Origami] Robert Lang Star Flower module

2020-07-08 Thread Matthew Green
On 8 Jul 2020, at 13:14, Käthe Watanabe wrote: > > Hello. I am new to this list, so I hope that I am posting correctly. I am > attempting to construct the module that Robert Lang taught at the recent > Origami USA Unconvention. I have completed the second row of assembly, but I > cannot

Re: [Origami] Implications of the term 'Traditional' and call for feedback

2021-07-08 Thread Matthew Green
On 8 Jul 2021, at 9:06, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: > > In her email, on Monday the 5th, Lisa B. Corfman mentioned we need a > world-wide accepted definition of the concept "traditional origami". Lisa > suggested to start by asking different origami platforms for general input, > and then

Re: [Origami] Stock Image Penguin

2021-04-21 Thread Matthew Green
On 20 Apr 2021, at 11:45, Dawn Tucker via Origami wrote: > > I received an ad from Paper Mill Store today > (https://mailchi.mp/thepapermillstore/buy-more-save-more-2021-02-333736?e=8cc1f92bf7 > > ) > with

Re: [Origami] origami help

2022-05-19 Thread Matthew Green
Hi Tom, Looking closely at the photograph of the elephant at the beginning of the book and at a couple of the following steps in the diagram, it looks like the three intersecting creases on each side of the double rabbit ear should actually be valley folds and only the separate vertical crease

Re: [Origami] website for gorgeous paper -- decorated endpapers in old books in University of Modena law library

2022-07-06 Thread Matthew Green
> On Jul 5, 2022, at 1:16 PM, Karen Reeds via Origami > wrote: >  > July 5, 2022 > Hi, folders, > >> http://www.fondiantichi.unimore.it/FA/lega/legature_table_carte.html Carte >> decorate della Biblioteca universitaria giuridica > > You can print out these beautiful patterns of marbled and

Re: [Origami] Jack J Skillman

2022-09-05 Thread Matthew Green
o a page with more info on his gravesite: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20286315/jack-james-skillman Ancestry has more information on him if you dig around, and even more if you’re willing to pay for a subscription. I hope this helps! Matthew Green

Re: [Origami] Questions about the establishment of Origami Day in Japan

2022-11-11 Thread Matthew Green
Happy birthday to the Museum of Origami in Colonia! Congratulations, Laura. I hope to visit the museum in person someday. Thank you for your work to help preserve the history of origami and to make great works available to the public to see for themselves. Matthew > On 11 Nov 2022, at 8:40,

Re: [Origami] How to fold an Origami Crane according to Chat GPT

2023-01-29 Thread Matthew Green
I guess part of the problem is that there are insufficient examples of text-only origami instructions in ChatGPT's set of training texts. We all need to start publishing text-only instructions for lots of traditional and original models to help the AIs of the future be better at this task! Or

Re: [Origami] Question about origami groups in convention registration forms

2023-03-01 Thread Matthew Green
Hello Gerardo! I can’t speak for the organizers, but I imagine they might want to get an idea of what groups (if any) their participants are coming from because this would help them get an idea where there are more active groups, which could be places where they might want to promote their

Re: [Origami] Box-pleating

2023-11-15 Thread Matthew Green
On 15 Nov 2023, at 10:39 a.m., Robert Lang wrote: > >> On Nov 15, 2023, at 7:59 AM, David Mitchell via Origami >> mailto:origami@lists.digitalorigami.com>> >> wrote: >> >> Under the subject 'Folding Legend and Joisel Award - Join our free event', >> Ilan Garibi wrote: >> >> 'Neal Elias can