I just gave a box of models to an assisted living facility. They are decorating residents' doors to bring a smile...
Also, some Council on Aging organizations in my area are doing mailings to homebound elders and are including a flat model with a little note on it. Best to all. Andrea Plate On Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 12:00 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Origami mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/listinfo/origami > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Origami digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Too many folds and the pandemic (Gerardo @neorigami.com) > 2. Re: Too many folds and the pandemic (Kate Honeyman) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 03:44:08 -0500 > From: "Gerardo @neorigami.com" <[email protected]> > To: origami lists digitalorigami <[email protected]> > Subject: [Origami] Too many folds and the pandemic > Message-ID: > < > camjt63rfy5kbuuvj9jtesh5xaupkkujxp3zfq2bejo5vqjm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Before the pandemic I used to take my folds to the children's section of a > public library. I gave it to the librarians, so they could hand them over > to the kids. Now, I have two boxes full of colorful folds because I stopped > visiting the library. Making beautiful folds has become a problem, because > I'm not OK with placing them on the recycle bin. As a way to stop making > the problem worse, I started to fold more often with inappropriate paper, > such as photocopies and printed paper. Many of you have seen me do that at > the online gatherings *; )* > > Is that only a problem for me or do you also have a problem due to making > too many beautiful folds and the pandemic? > > On a related note, I wanted to mention that when I offered them at the > library, I always wrote somewhere on the fold the name of the model and of > its creator, and even his or her country of origin just as an interesting > bit of information. Many of us has criticized the popular belief that all > origami is traditional origami that just pops out of thin air. That type of > belief fosters things like uploading instructional videos without giving > proper credit, and obviously without authorization, among other actions > many creators aren't OK with. > > I strongly suggest writing this type of information on a fold before > handing it over! I write small and on a face that isn't extremely visible, > so not to affect its aesthetics, but visible enough to assume that the > receiver will find the information. > > Just my two cents *; )* > > -- > > *Gerardo G.* > gerardo(a)neorigami.com > *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:* > *six private classes online* > <https://sites.google.com/neorigami.com/classes> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/private/origami/attachments/20201122/5052c151/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:30:39 -0600 > From: Kate Honeyman <[email protected]> > To: The Origami Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Origami] Too many folds and the pandemic > Message-ID: > < > cacx227+vtigbwjejfsteas_bwqtsnafmhs5mwxzzejghtst...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I still go to the library and do not leave anything behind....I usually > tell the person I give the fold to where I found the instructions. I have a > bookcase full of models. Thinking of making my own holiday tree and or > gifting them to the neighbors many children. After letting them sit 72 > hours of course just in case. Kate > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 2:44 AM Gerardo @neorigami.com < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > Before the pandemic I used to take my folds to the children's section of > a > > public library. I gave it to the librarians, so they could hand them over > > to the kids. Now, I have two boxes full of colorful folds because I > stopped > > visiting the library. Making beautiful folds has become a problem, > because > > I'm not OK with placing them on the recycle bin. As a way to stop making > > the problem worse, I started to fold more often with inappropriate paper, > > such as photocopies and printed paper. Many of you have seen me do that > at > > the online gatherings *; )* > > > > Is that only a problem for me or do you also have a problem due to making > > too many beautiful folds and the pandemic? > > > > On a related note, I wanted to mention that when I offered them at the > > library, I always wrote somewhere on the fold the name of the model and > of > > its creator, and even his or her country of origin just as an interesting > > bit of information. Many of us has criticized the popular belief that all > > origami is traditional origami that just pops out of thin air. That type > of > > belief fosters things like uploading instructional videos without giving > > proper credit, and obviously without authorization, among other actions > > many creators aren't OK with. > > > > I strongly suggest writing this type of information on a fold before > > handing it over! I write small and on a face that isn't extremely > visible, > > so not to affect its aesthetics, but visible enough to assume that the > > receiver will find the information. > > > > Just my two cents *; )* > > > > -- > > > > *Gerardo G.* > > gerardo(a)neorigami.com > > *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:* > > *six private classes online* > > <https://sites.google.com/neorigami.com/classes> > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/private/origami/attachments/20201122/cd479876/attachment.html > > > > End of Origami Digest, Vol 175, Issue 14 > **************************************** >
