https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16726942/LucreziaFull.jpg
There's some real ingenuity here since the 2 scales prevents the pattern
from being completely collapsible (look at the crease pattern to see why)
as indeed one would want for a cloth collar. That sort of >thinking--not
just about collapse, but *controlled* collapse--is an extremely modern
notion; engineers working on deployable design in folding are only just
starting to consider it.
So clearly there is some real folding innovation taking place in 16th
century Europe, and painters are getting excited enough about it to want to
represent it accurately in their art. Even if David Lister's >skeptical
verdict re Leonardo and origami still, unfortunately, seems to hold---
So clearly there is some real folding innovation taking place in 16th
>century
The artist well captured the high fashion of the day incorporating the art
form of Italian smocking, which does produce an
Origami feel. This sophisticated technique of smocking (a form embroidery
dating from the Middle Ages/England bringing both form and function), where
the the
color and weight of the fabric can be influenced, with the folds of the
fabric
becoming the focus, (rather than the embroidered stitches) may offer
wonderful
ideas to the Origami art form. American and Counterchange smocking may also
bring insights to Origami as well.
The patterns for this work can be likened to Origami crease patterns; the
results likened to tessellations.
http://pinterest.com/pin/161144492888965485/
http://www.etsy.com/listing/125035455/diy-tutorial-pdf-pattern-4-lattice?ref=market
http://beckjak.blogspot.com/2013/03/lattice-smocking-tutorial.html#!/2013/03/lattice-smocking-tutorial.html
OriFUN to you,
Dianne
