[Origami] Origami sighting (sort of)—just in time for Pi Day!

2020-03-07 Thread Karen Reeds
New York Times Sunday Magazine, March 8, 2020 “Not your Average Apple Pie,” By Dorrie Greenspan, recipe for Apple Pie, Circus-Style: “The dough rolls easily, cuts cleanly, and folds like origami paper.” I can’t wait to try it! Karen Karen Reeds Princeton Public Library Origami Group Affiliate of

[Origami] Origami sighting — artist Haegue Yang

2020-03-09 Thread Karen Reeds
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/t-magazine/haegue-yang.html I saw it in the T Magazine that came in the Sunday NEwYork Times, March 8, 2020. 2 different installation artworks by Yang with origami or origami-inspired elements (modular polyhedral) are pictured. Karen > Karen Re

[Origami] Very sad Origami sighting — “Two Women Fell Sick From the Coronavirus. One Survived. “- The New York Times

2020-03-17 Thread Karen Reeds
Dear paperfolders, The origami is in the final photo, but the whole story is important to read. To all the medical workers around the world, thank you! Karen Karen Reeds Princeton Public Library Origami Group (on hold until the library re-opens) Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org

[Origami] Origami sighting—“36 Hours in … Wherever You Are”- Travel section, The New York Times

2020-04-05 Thread Karen Reeds
Scroll down to Laila Dib’s contribution and admire her example. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/travel/36-hours-quarantine.html Of course, everyone on this list knows this already! Happy folding! Karen Princeton Public Library Origami Group — Currently thwarted by Covid-19. Affiliate of O

[Origami] Origami sighting (Instructables) 7220 Modules - Origami Globe

2020-07-14 Thread Karen Reeds
Lina Maria, an industrial designer, used the Golden Venture module. Karen Karen Reeds, ringleader Princeton Public Library Origami Group Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ ON HOLD UNTIL LIBRARY RE-OPENS! We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 1st floor Quiet Room. Free! We

[Origami] Origami sighting: Carlos Garaicoa NY Times, 11-15-2020 “Inspiration From South of the Border Moves Center Stage in Houston”

2020-12-18 Thread Karen Reeds
motifs.” (The title in the paper edition is “South of the Border, Now Center Stage.” Arts and Leisure, p12) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/arts/design/latino-artists-museum-of-fine-arts-houston.html Karen Karen Reeds, ringleader Princeton Public Library Origami Group Affiliate of Origami USA

[Origami] Origami sighting -- "How to Fold a Napkin to Look Just Like a Christmas Tree—It's So Easy! Here are all the steps to turn a napkin into the cutest Christmas tree..."

2020-12-18 Thread Karen Reeds
untryliving.com/click/22281011.283604/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY291bnRyeWxpdmluZy5jb20vZGl5LWNyYWZ0cy9nMjg3MjUzNzQvY2hyaXN0bWFzLXRyZWUtbmFwa2luLWZvbGQvP3NvdXJjZT1ubCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5sX2NsZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJmRhdGU9MTIxNDIwJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1ubDIyMjgxMDEx/5dfcecbd576f2c56c82e267fDc038cf99> from Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] Origami sighting — photo to Work Friend column Sunday 1/24/2021- The New York Times

2021-01-25 Thread Karen Reeds
-worker-is-a-scammer-and-she-gets-on-my-last-nerve.html Happy folding! Karen Karen Reeds Princeton Public Library Origami Group Sent from my iPhone

[Origami] Origami history sighting -- napkin folding in 1629

2021-02-03 Thread Karen Reeds
Feb 3, 2021 Nice article in Public Domain Review. Of course it includes Joan Salas. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/serviette-sculptures-the-forgotten-art-of-napkin-folding Karen PS also check out the link to illustrations of ornamental orange peeling! Karen Reeds, ringleader

[Origami] Origami sighting — paper airplanes by Wim Wenders, film director

2021-02-25 Thread Karen Reeds
short film series for the Jil Sander spring 2018 campaign. “ Karen Karen Reeds, ringleader Princeton Public Library Origami Group Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ (On hiatus during pandemic) Sent from my iPhone

[Origami] not origami, but fascinating stuff for paper-lovers Fwd: International Association of Paper Historians (IPH) zoom conference, “Investigating American Collections on Paper”

2021-03-01 Thread Karen Reeds
d other origami paper. Am I just oblivious to something that is there? Or, if there aren't watermarks, why not?) Happy folding! Karen ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group, and book historian Karen Reeds, PhD, FLS Princeton Research Forum, a community of indepe

[Origami] not quite origami -- "Papier -- Exhibition of paper artists, Bea Szenfeld and Stina Wirsen (American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis)

2021-03-10 Thread Karen Reeds
. https://www.asimn.org/exhibitions-collections/exhibitions/papier-bea-szenfeld-and-stina-wirsen-1 Enjoy! Karen Karen 3/10/2021 from Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] Not quite origami — paper engineering and pop-up books Fwd: [SHARP-L] Friends of the Fisher Lecture, April 8: Pop-up book artist Colette Fu

2021-04-01 Thread Karen Reeds
4/1/2021 Possibly of interest to some folks here. Happy folding! Karen Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: John Shoesmith > Date: April 1, 2021 at 12:28:17 PM EDT > To: shar...@list.indiana.edu > Subject: [SHARP-L] Friends of the Fisher Lecture, April 8: Pop-up book artist

[Origami] Not Origami, but Kirigami history in 17th Century Netherlands “Joanna Koerten's Scissor-Cut Works Were Compared to Michelangelo” | JSTOR Daily

2021-06-16 Thread Karen Reeds
adies, or instruction in the art of papercutting], (Amsterdam: Johannes ten Hoorn, 1686). Happy cutting! Karen Karen Reeds, karenmre...@gmail.com Princeton Public Library Origami Group Princeton Research Forum, a community of independent scholars: http://www.princetonresearchforum.org/ *** Shar

[Origami] Now Magazine cover box origins

2021-07-07 Thread Karen Reeds
7/7/2021 Hi, David M. (and anyone else with information) Please do say more about evidence for the likely German origins of the Magazine Cover Box. You’ve made me very curious. How can independent invention be ruled out! Thanks, Karen karenmre...@gmail.com ===  davidgrahammitch...@outlook

[Origami] Origami sighting—Audubon Magazine (summer 2021, p61)

2021-07-14 Thread Karen Reeds
In a friend’s copy, I noticed Among summertime bird-related activities for kids - directions/diagrams for a paper airplane: “Take Flight. Wings are one of birds’ most impressive adaptations…” 3 more wing designs at: Audubon.org/paperwings (This model was a new one to me. It spiraled more than i

[Origami] Better link …lThese Paper Airplanes Fly Like Birds | Audubon

2021-07-14 Thread Karen Reeds
The link in my earlier post today didn’t work for me, but this older one does ( April 2020). I liked the accounts of 4 different kinds of bird flight. https://www.audubon.org/news/these-paper-airplanes-fly-birds Karen 7/14/2021 Sent from my iPhone

[Origami] origami in the artist book Fwd: [New post] The Artist Book: Cover to Cover with Maria Pisano Part I

2021-08-05 Thread Karen Reeds
Maria G. Pisano makes fascinating use of paperfolding in her artist books. The National Library of Medicine has just acquired three of them. Check out Maria's website, http://www.mariagpisano.com/, for more of her remarkable mixed-media works. Karen from Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmai

[Origami] I hope someone will get origami into the mix! Fwd: H-Maps: Call for Proposals: Ephemera 42: Creating Places and Spaces

2021-10-01 Thread Karen Reeds
right away. Karen 10/1/2021 Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com -- Forwarded message - From: H-Net Notifications Date: Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Subject: H-Maps: CFP: Ephemera 42: Creating Places and Spaces CFP: Ephemera 42: Creating Places and Spaces <https://networks.h

[Origami] Origami chests of drawers?

2021-12-05 Thread Karen Reeds
12/5/2021 Hi, Gerardo Not quite what you want, but I think this is worth mentioning. The late Laura Kruskal created a box with a sliding drawer — rather like a matchbox or pencil box — which I imagine could be adapted to make a Chest of Drawers. She never taught it to the Princeton Public Li

[Origami] Origami sighting — money folds in art exhibition

2022-05-03 Thread Karen Reeds
 May 3, 2022 This week’s New Yorker magazine (May 9, 2022, p. 14-15, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/09/making-art-out-of-inflation ) has a very interesting piece about the artist, Carla Zaccagnini, and her solo exhibition at Amant (April-August 2022), a nonprofit art space in Bro

[Origami] Origami sighting, Sunday New York Times June 12, 2022, "Metropolitan Diary: Folding Roses"

2022-06-12 Thread Karen Reeds
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/nyregion/metropolitan-diary.html "Folding Roses" item is at the end of today's Metropolitan Diary. Enjoy them all! Happy Folding! Karen karenmre...@gmail.co m Karen Reeds, Ringleader Princeton Public Library Origami Group ON HIATUS DURING PAND

[Origami] Introductory Models for Adults

2012-09-07 Thread Karen Reeds
azine-cover box, the flapping bird... just as much as kids do. If adults think these quick traditional stand-bys are too childish for them, point out the usefulness of these models for distracting fractious kids! Karen -- Karen Reeds karen.re...@verizon.net Princeton Public Library Origam

[Origami] Renaissance letterfolds and crease patterns -- Heather Wolfe and Jana Dambrogio, "Early Modern Letter Locking Techniques"

2012-09-13 Thread Karen Reeds
du>. -- Simran Thadani Doctoral Candidate, Department of English Brizdle-Schoenberg Fellow in the History of Material Texts, 2012-13 University of Pennsylvania <<mailto:sthad...@english.upenn.edu>sthad...@english.upenn.edu> -- Karen Reeds karen.re...@verizon.net Princeton Public

[Origami] models using old playing cards -- ideas wanted

2012-10-02 Thread Karen Reeds
ke other simple-low intermediate suggestions. Forgiving models are best because many of our younger folders don't have the finger strength to crease the stiff/brittle cards very well. We can, of course, experiment with inventing folds for building towers. Thanks, Karen Reeds and Laura

[Origami] origami sighting -- Mingei Museum, San Diego

2012-12-06 Thread Karen Reeds
.org/sites/default/files/True%20Blue%20Curriculum%20Guide.pdf Curator: Rob Sidner Karen 12/6/2012 PS For the paper-cutters among us -- see the lovely blog posting about the cut-paper pieces in the museum: http://www.mingei.org/blog/cut-carve-punch-%E2%80%93-paper-attack ) -- Karen R

[Origami] origami sighting -- New York Times review of "Joseph Cornell's Manual of Marvels"

2012-12-06 Thread Karen Reeds
e strewed across a page in mid-dance...." The whole review is worth reading! Karen = Karen Reeds karen.re...@verizon.net Princeton Public Library Origami Group, usually 2nd Wednesdays of the month Anyone age 8 to 88+, any skill level, is welcome to join us in Princeton, N

[Origami] Origami sighting, of sorts

2013-02-02 Thread Karen Reeds
folks! And if you happened to buy any 19th-20th C art after 1986, better read this book! Karen -- Karen Reeds karen.re...@verizon.net Princeton Public Library Origami Group, usually 2nd Wednesdays of the month Anyone age 8 to 88+, any skill level, is welcome to join us in Princeton, New Jersey.

[Origami] Origami sighting -- NY Times Magazine

2013-03-15 Thread Karen Reeds
n; he would sit in the hospital bed without complaint, hour after hour, doing origami, puzzles and workbooks. But I recalled the day I saw him have an anaphylactic reaction during an updose and how agonized Justine was." Please note: new email for Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] origami in Shakespeare!

2013-04-08 Thread Karen Reeds
ch a brand-new Crown. All welcome! Karen Reeds, co-Ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please bring a grown-up.)

[Origami] poverty folders -- a cautionary tale!

2013-04-19 Thread Karen Reeds
all. And we laughed our way home! Karen karenmre...@gmail.com Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, ple

[Origami] Machine for Pre-Creased Origami -- non-origami tangent -- using pasta machine for cutting strips

2013-04-20 Thread Karen Reeds
setting -- angel hair pasta -- and stopped. Then I pulled out the paper very carefully to preserve the strips as a long fringe. It's easy to imagine all kinds of decorative uses for the technique. Karen karenmre...@gmail.com Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami

[Origami] Origami sighting -- the origami of airplane seating

2013-05-12 Thread Karen Reeds
ned backs. Desperation for relief has made seats with extra legroom cash cows for airlines. Even top yoga instructors who can fold their bodies like origami say they abhor airplane seats. ..." And there's not much elbow room for folding, either! Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader Princeton Pub

[Origami] TV Sighting, Lister on Leonardo da Vinci, and Renaissance letterfold sighting

2013-05-17 Thread Karen Reeds
as valley- folded to demarcate a space for the salutation. The partially folded letter next to it seems to be folded in thirds and then thirds again--very typical for Renaissance letters. The servant holds a letter that has been completely folded (and further wrapped?) and, I think, tied with a

[Origami] Origami sighting, mystery, and a birthday

2013-06-16 Thread Karen Reeds
om Japan? Korea? had made for her. She saves them for display at Christmas time. Anyone know who the mysterious red-paper folder was? Happy 90th Birthday, Laura! I am so lucky to do origami with you every month and see your latest creations! Karen 6/15/2013 Karen Reeds and Laura Krusk

[Origami] origami sighting -- paper hat, from grocery bag

2013-07-05 Thread Karen Reeds
l=en&sa=X&ei=NuHWUaK6JtX-4APO44DYDg&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg Karen Reeds, co-ringleader (historian of science and medicine when I'm not folding) Princeton Public Library Origami Group karenmre...@gmail.com http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/2013/03/origami-club c/o Ann Woodrow, Youth Service

[Origami] Paper-lovers! -- new book, Aimee Lee, "Hanji Unfurled. One Journey into Korean Papermaking" (not origami)

2013-07-10 Thread Karen Reeds
tists from bustling cities to traditional Korean villages to Buddhist temples to island outposts. Illustrated with 320 color photographs, drawings, map. (22840) $35.00 Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usuall

[Origami] bookbinding and origami; photos of hand-bookbinding in Calcutta

2013-08-02 Thread Karen Reeds
olding schemes) Karen 8/2/2013 karenmre...@gmail.com Karen Reeds, co-ringleader Princeton Public Library Origami Group http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/2013/03/origami-club c/o Ann Woodrow, Youth Services 609.924.9529 x240 Free! All welcome! We provide paper! Beginners welcome! Kid

[Origami] Origami sighting -- new book: Paper, An Elegy, by Ian Sansom

2013-08-15 Thread Karen Reeds
on his own efforts at origami as a teenager, despite a lack of suitable paper. (Ignore the typo in his mention of pajaritas.) Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:

[Origami] Announcement: Origami by Laura Kruskal and friends -- Exhibition, Free Class, and Film

2013-08-23 Thread Karen Reeds
reception and class, Sunday, 9/29/2013, 2-4. Karen cc: Laura Kruskal, Pauline Jonas Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free!We provide paper! All welcome

[Origami] not-quite origami sighting [fwd Material Culture Renaissance listserve] BLOG: Early modern fashion, textiles & trade

2013-09-19 Thread Karen Reeds
1. BLOG: Early modern fashion, textiles & trade -- See the project-management challenge (Saturday Aug 24 entry)! No picture unfortunately. Were the tape and scissors really necessary?! Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringle

Re: [Origami] Origami Digest, Vol 89, Issue 19

2013-09-21 Thread Karen Reeds
ter before, but the idea of communicating with other folders this way really appealed to her. Thanks, Anne, for moderating it and for your tactful reminders of listserve etiquette! (I hope this response is in the right place!) Karen karenmre...@gmail.com 9/21/2013 Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeto

[Origami] Origami sighting--television show, The Suspicious Housekeeper

2013-09-26 Thread Karen Reeds
ita> * "I am Mita, Your Housekeeper"). I don't know if it also includes origami bits. Karen karenmre...@gmail.com Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6

[Origami] Fwd: Origami sighting--television show, The Suspicious Housekeeper -- follow-up

2013-09-28 Thread Karen Reeds
-- Forwarded message -- From: Karen Reeds Date: Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:51 PM Subject: Origami sighting--television show, The Suspicious Housekeeper My husband spotted this passage in Episode 2, part 1: a little kid's treasures include the origami models she had made wit

[Origami] Origami history sighting -- analysis of letter folds, from creases 19th century Philadelphia Fwd: [hist-book] Penn Manuscript Collective

2013-09-30 Thread Karen Reeds
://pennmanuscriptcollective.wordpress.com Karen 9/30/3013 Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please bring a grown-up

[Origami] Favorite videos for Flapping Bird?

2013-10-07 Thread Karen Reeds
l be asked. Thank you, Diana, for the suggestions at Origami Resource Center and for the link to David Lister's lovely essay on his quest for the origins of the Flapping Bird: http://www.britishorigami.info/academic/lister/flap1.php Did he ever find out more? Karen karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] Origami sighting -- An Origami Flight of the Passenger Pigeons (Toronto 2000)

2013-10-30 Thread Karen Reeds
//content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aj/id/14606/show/14564/rec/1) Karen karenmre...@gmail.com Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floo

[Origami] origami sighting -- Newspaper Star decoration in children's book, The Carpenter's Gift

2013-11-12 Thread Karen Reeds
ug to Habitat for Humanity http://www.habitat.org/lc/stories_multimedia/thecarpentersgift/activities.aspx), you'd have to read the 1931 NY Times page very closely to realize that the Great Depression was in full swing that Christmas eve. Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Libra

[Origami] origami sighting --Adelphi Univ advertisement

2013-11-15 Thread Karen Reeds
ng=false&secid=138484&pagenum=17 Karen Reeds, co-ringleader Princeton Public Library Origami Group karenmre...@gmail.com http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/2013/03/origami-club c/o Ann Woodrow, Youth Services 609.924.9529 x240 Free! All welcome! We provide paper! Beginners welcome

[Origami] Traditional action model of horse or dog ???

2013-11-24 Thread Karen Reeds
Hi. My 90 yr old Viennese mother-in-law recalls that, as a little girl, she folded a horse or dog. If you pulled its tail, its head would go up and down. Does anyone recognize a traditional model like this? Point me to diagrams or photos? I'd be delighted to be able to show it to her. Even

[Origami] Dodecahedron papierfalten calendar 2014 -- and origami sighting Dodecahedron Day

2013-12-02 Thread Karen Reeds
://www.princetonpacket.com/story.cgi?section=lifestyle&story=doc5293b5ba40ac5812124000&s=1+page_1 If you're in the Princeton area, here's how to register: http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/2013/12/dodecahedron-day Happy folding! Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Publ

[Origami] Origami sighting -- Instructables "better letters"

2013-12-03 Thread Karen Reeds
pt letters that aren't in envelopes.) Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please bring a grown

[Origami] Diagrams in the web with black background?

2013-12-13 Thread Karen Reeds
worse.) Thanks for asking, Gerardo! And thank you, Sy, for the tips on reversing the background/foreground on webpages. The tip, "Mac users: Command + Option + Control + 8," just helped me read a white-on-dark gray webpage. Karen Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] origami sighting -- New York Times Book Review

2013-12-15 Thread Karen Reeds
The cover, by Todd St. JOhn, of today's New York Times Book Review 912/15/2013) has an assortment of bookjackets folded into paper airplanes, with paper-folded clouds in the background. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/review/ Karen karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] origami sighting -- another Korean drama series

2013-12-16 Thread Karen Reeds
Another romantic comedy K-drama where an unhappy little kid and a caring grown-up bond over origami. Prime Minister and I (see episode 2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_and_I Karen karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] origami sighting -- giftwrap fold

2013-12-20 Thread Karen Reeds
Spotted in this week's New Yorker (page 11, opposite Contributors) -- Cartier jewelry ad. An elegant white-paper wrap, with pleats, around a box and sealed with sealing wax. Should be relatively easy to figure out. The leopard kitten and the jewelry are nice, too! Karen Karen Reeds kar

[Origami] origami sighting -- Good Eggs paper bag

2013-12-29 Thread Karen Reeds
w-up bunny, big enough to hold a celery stick in its mouth!) Karen 12/29/2013 Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welc

[Origami] Origami sighting -- $ butterflies

2014-01-10 Thread Karen Reeds
014-01-Bak-Onlinepdfbooks-blogspot-com Folding spare dollars into origami is not mentioned! (Photographer is credited --Philip Friedman Studio D-- but not the origami creator or folder) Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] Origami sighting -- A4 paper rug

2014-01-14 Thread Karen Reeds
ral at their website Www.wemakecarpets.nl Also of interest to paper wrestlers: P84 nugi Yamamoto -- Stack. inkjet printer designed to sit on top of pile of paper and move downward as it prints up the paper. Karen Karen reeds Princeton public library origami group, all welcome!

[Origami] not quite origami -- exhibition of Pop-UP Books from Prague, New York City, JANUARY 23-MARCH 15, 2014

2014-01-22 Thread Karen Reeds
ains and N, R & W trains; exit north end of the station, at 60th Street); and at 63rd Street/ Lexington Avenue (F trains); buses stop at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 60th Street. Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. karenmre...@gmail.com Affiliate of

[Origami] conference on Children's Pop-up Books [fwd Museum-L]

2014-02-21 Thread Karen Reeds
Not quite origami, but sure sounds like fun! Details below. Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Next meeting, Wed, March 12, 2014, 6:30-8pm = Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:19:25 + From: "Cunningham, Flo" Subject: Pop It! Move

[Origami] month-long fellowship possibility for origami artist/scientist? (March 15 deadline for application)

2014-03-09 Thread Karen Reeds
Hi, this tantalizing opportunity was mentioned on the SCI-ART--the science illustrators' list. It seems to me equally applicable to paperfolders. Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader Princeton Public Library Origami Group (next meeting, Wed. March 12, 2014 -- Pi Day origami!) karenmre...@gmai

[Origami] Instructables -- Interactive Origami Sculpture, by watchmefly, from sonobe units (240 of them)

2014-03-19 Thread Karen Reeds
I'm not sure I'm up to folding this many modules of anything, but I think this is really ingenious! http://www.instructables.com/id/Interactive-Origami-Sculpture/ Karen

[Origami] paper, if not origami -- Shigeru Ban wins major architecture prize for buildings from paper tubes

2014-03-24 Thread Karen Reeds
icle http://www.examiner.com/article/foldable-structures-folding-to-give-tensile-strength-paper-tower-by-shigeru-ban Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3

[Origami] origami spotting -- Sipho Mabona's White Elephant, now on Global Museum

2014-03-30 Thread Karen Reeds
om/watch?v=vYrQ2j0Z8h8 Thank you, Sipho! Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please bring

[Origami] medical origami -- folds used by pharmacists, doctors, nurses, emergency paramedics, hospitals?

2014-04-20 Thread Karen Reeds
disposable items for patients --folded prescriptions, booklets, package inserts --bandages --distractions for children --paper cups --funnels --folds for storing medical supplies --trays Thanks! Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http:

[Origami] Not-quite-origami sighting -- Isaac Newton's dog-eared pages

2014-04-21 Thread Karen Reeds
e. The other copy was not folded and can be used as a reference for comparison." Karen 4/21/2014 Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide pa

[Origami] Origami event at Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Sakura Matsuri weekend, Saturday, April 26–Sunday, April 27

2014-04-21 Thread Karen Reeds
Not a lot of origami, but the whole event sounds like a lot of fun, and the gardens should be beautiful! Karen 4/22/2014 Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com == http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/sakura_matsuri_2014 Sakura Matsuri weekend Saturday, April 26–Sunday, April 27 | 10 a.m.–6 p.m

[Origami] Not quite origami -- bookbinding/book cover folds -- recycled 10th Century manuscript, and temoins [Exlibris-L]

2014-05-05 Thread Karen Reeds
lded into books by accident are called "temoins." (The discussion is on how the French word gets pronounced by English-speakers.) Here's one created on purpose by a librarian/printer/bookbinder, Mike Garabedian: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikegarabedian/2113493878/in/set-72157605284693895

[Origami] homemade papermaking (was BOS Videos - Paper making)

2014-05-09 Thread Karen Reeds
Karen PS Speaking of Instructables, I'm not sure this paper-folding one has been mentioned on the list: http://www.instructables.com/id/Recycled-Paper-Basket/ Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually mee

[Origami] Happy Birthday, Lauragami! great interview with Laura Kruskal on The WOW Factor blog

2014-06-09 Thread Karen Reeds
e 11, 6:30-8pm: Laura Kruskal will teach her original model, the 2014 OrigamiUSA Convention Crown! Enjoy the interview! Karen karenmre...@gmail.com PS Laura sometimes has computer troubles, but I'll be happy to pass along messages to her. Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Librar

[Origami] Not-quite-origami -- Instructables Foldable Wood

2014-06-10 Thread Karen Reeds
oject, to use as bowls, holders, light-shades, art-work in it's own right! I think the brass ones *(above)* were really cool - but, that'll have to be a different instructable..." (The trick is to meld wood veneer to copper mesh.) Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public L

[Origami] Origami sighting -- World Cup paper fan noisemakers (NY Times Sunday Magazine, June 15, 2014)

2014-06-22 Thread Karen Reeds
l?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar&_r=0 and here are some images of paper fan clappers: https://www.google.com/search?q=paper+fan+clappers&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=G9iiU-nbO83fsAT7-4CgBg&ved=0CEMQsAQ&biw=987&bih=525 Karen Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] origami sightings: 1) J-drama; 2) paper molds from David Huffman model/Eric and Martin Demain paper, Instructables

2014-06-22 Thread Karen Reeds
www.instructables.com/id/Casting-with-molds-made-with-paper/ by krummrey "a cast made from David Huffmans "Hexagonal column with cusps". I took the blueprint from the following paper by Erik and Martin Demain and Duks Koschitz <http://erikdemaine.org/papers/Huffman_OSME2010/>.&

[Origami] Origami sighting -- engineers and origami artist, Matt Shlian, working together on nano-technology....

2014-06-25 Thread Karen Reeds
tive STEAM collaboration, bring STEAM to kids... (STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math). Karen 6/25/2014 karenmre...@gmail.com Karen Reeds and Laura Kruskal, co-ringleaders, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usuall

[Origami] Not origami, but might give some inspiration -- Instructable: Curved laser bent wood by Aaron Porterfield

2014-06-27 Thread Karen Reeds
gt; [Open Source Engineering] which explains the concept and actual physics behind it." Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provi

[Origami] Botanical Handmade Papermaking Workshop -- Princeton NJ Saturday-Sunday, July 26-27

2014-07-19 Thread Karen Reeds
Hi, paperfolders in the NYC/NJ/Philadelphia region This sounds like a great opportunity to learn how to make your own paper. I wish I could go myself. (The workshop's site, Morven, is well worth a visit, too.) If you're interested, sign up right away--class limited to 7. Karen K

[Origami] not-quite-origami -- Fold-out books, artists books, etc -- a thesaurus of terminology, including fold-out books

2014-07-24 Thread Karen Reeds
..@gmail.com > Esther Marie Jackson: e...@buffalo.edu > Allison Jai ODell: a.od...@miami.edu > Suzanne Rackover: suzanne_racko...@banffcentre.ca > Heather Slania: hsla...@nmwa.org Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http

[Origami] Pop-Up and Moveable Books -- lecture on history and construction, 9/16/2014, Washington DC [Fwd SciArt-L]

2014-08-22 Thread Karen Reeds
it. Karen recently published: Karen Reeds, "Impossible Plants," essay for Weird, Wild & Wonderful: The Second New York Botanical Garden Triennial Exhibition, Curated by the American Society of Botanical Artists (Bronx NY: New York Botanical Garden and American Society of Botanical Artist

[Origami] Origami sighting -- xkcd cartoon

2014-10-08 Thread Karen Reeds
My (non-folder) husband spotted this one on the wonderful XKCD webcomic website. http://www.xkcd.com/1430/ It's not origami, but I can't resist adding the link to our family's all-time favorite XKCD: http://xkcd.com/386/ Karen 10/8/2014 Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.co

[Origami] Star Wars Reads origami, Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ this Saturday, Oct 11

2014-10-09 Thread Karen Reeds
s for many Star Wars origami models -- mostly very complex!) Star Wars, Yoda, Darth Vader, X-Wing registered trademarks of Lucasfilms Ltd Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] thanks for suggestions about Star Wars origami

2014-10-11 Thread Karen Reeds
table to strengthen the creases and to give it a bit of a curve. The library had copies of Angleberger's books and Chris Alexander's Star Wars Origami on hand, and several kids looked through those with a lot of interest. Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Librar

[Origami] Origami sighting 30th st manhattan

2014-10-19 Thread Karen Reeds
Just spotted inthe window of Satellite Academy high school NYC. Anyone want to claim credit as folder/displayer of these modular polyhedra? Karen Karen reeds, co-ringleader Princeton public library origami group Sent from my iPhone karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] learning/teaching origami -- kids suggest using skype

2014-10-22 Thread Karen Reeds
about teaching on skype, or if you have done this before tell us the experience of teaching online so we know how much other people will like it. Sincerely Max, CALDER , AND SAM Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiu

[Origami] Origami teaching volunteer wanted in NJ, URGENT! (apologies for re-posting)

2014-11-09 Thread Karen Reeds
y to to me: Renee Fertig, rfer...@monmouthcountylib.org 732--685-6199 Thanks! Karen cc: Renee Fertig, rfer...@monmouthcountylib.org 732--685-6199 95 Poplar Ave, West Long Branch, NJ 07764 (732) 222-5993, Monmouth County) Laura Kruskal Susigami (Monmouth County Origami , Manalapan library) Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] Origami Book Fold -- simple 8-page booklet and an intricate 56-page catalogue/box

2014-12-15 Thread Karen Reeds
96) https://www.academia.edu/310386/Book_Dynamics_Ed_Hutchins_Turns_Twists_and_Topples_Tradition review in The Bonefolder, by Miriam Schaer. I just spotted this diagram for a much more elaborate book in a box by the book-arts genius, Ed Hutchins. I haven't tried it (or seen his Book Dynamics!) but it looks like a lot of f

[Origami] Origami sighting -- Quora question "what's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?"

2014-12-19 Thread Karen Reeds
swers is here -- just search on her name. http://www.quora.com/Whats-the-nicest-thing-anyone-has-ever-done-for-you?share=1 (Search on Quora.com + origami for lots of origami-related questions/replies.) Karen Karen Reeds Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate

[Origami] Origami sighting -- Christmas Tree Napkin Fold, by Paige Russell, on Instructables

2014-12-21 Thread Karen Reeds
s! Karen12/21/2014 karenmre...@gmail.com Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please b

[Origami] origami and the dragon curve

2014-12-31 Thread Karen Reeds
e Dragon Curve and learning from his mistakes. Reddit discussion: http://redd.it/2qt0f4 More Dragon Curve: http://bit.ly/DragonList Happy New Year! Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd We

[Origami] Origami sighting -- Golden Venture origami "Patriotic Eagle" in art show, West Windsor NJ

2015-02-18 Thread Karen Reeds
nj.com/times-entertainment/index.ssf/2015/02/fine_arts_mercer_county_artist.html#incart_related_stories> ( thanks to my friend, Terri McNichol, who won the Purchase Prize in the show. To see her painting: http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2015/02/18/mccc-showcases-award-winning-artists/ ) Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Pr

[Origami] Origami and Sherlock Holmes! Princeton Public Library, Saturday Feb. 28, 2-4pm

2015-02-27 Thread Karen Reeds
ing Dog action model). Includes video of Paul Jackson teaching it . Taught with permission from Paul -- thank you, Paul! http://www.laurierking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Folding-book-instructions.pdf (Laurie R. King *Voyages of Russell & Holmes* origami-ish coloring book) Sorry for suc

[Origami] Origami sightings [LONG]: origami as metaphor; paper boats in West Bengal; Neyrinck, Fold Your Own Universe; Finnish WW II medical uses of paper

2015-03-03 Thread Karen Reeds
ibrary of Medicine’s Historical Audiovisuals collection, visit NLM’s Digital Collections. > > Sarah Eilers is Contract Archivist for the Historical Audiovisual Program in the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine. Karen Reeds (karenmre...@gmail.com), co-ringleader, P

[Origami] Origami sighting, sort of -- huge cut-paper works and artists books on view at Art on Paper art fair, NYC, March 5-8, 2015

2015-03-04 Thread Karen Reeds
Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please bring a grown-up.) Princeton Public Library info

[Origami] origami hearing -- origami love story, truth or lie? on WNYC public radio

2015-03-12 Thread Karen Reeds
Just heard this segment on the Brian Lehrer Show, WHYNC (93.9 FM. Lots of fun! http://www.wnyc.org/story/truth-and-nothing-lies/ The broadcast hould be archived shortly so you can listen on-line here: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2015/mar/ Karen karenmre...@gmail.com 3/12/2015 Karen Reeds

[Origami] Artists' books with origami techniques on view at Lafayette College, Easton PA

2015-03-21 Thread Karen Reeds
s.lafayette.edu/crossing-delaware-new-jersey-women-book-lafayette-college > <https://archives.lafayette.edu/crossing-delaware-new-jersey-women-book-lafayette-college>* > > > *Additionally:* > *The Fine Press Book Association second annual Manhattan Fine Press Book > Fair* &

[Origami] Origami sighting--New York Times Book Review 3/29/2015

2015-03-29 Thread Karen Reeds
The title of the book under review, The Folded Clock: A Diary, by Heidi Julavits, will appeal to origami folks. But the origami sighting is part of the evocative accompanying drawing by Jeffrey Fisher. It shows a clock-face folded into the traditional fortune-teller. Karen Karen Reeds, co

[Origami] Use for deliberately crumpled paper

2015-04-18 Thread Karen Reeds
alternating crumpled with the smooth, he could make change much more easily. (He had learned the trick by watching someone else do it.) it probably makes the job slightly less boring, too. Karen Karen Reeds Princeton public library origami group Sent from my iPhone karenmre...@gmail.com

[Origami] Most common practical models and their purposes?

2015-04-30 Thread Karen Reeds
aped objects or powders (seeds, nuts, candies, coins, cookies, screws, salt, sugar, flashdrives) Gilad's origami database conveniently includes "useful" as a category http://www.giladorigami.com/origami-database/useful (Thanks, Gilad!) Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Pri

[Origami] origami sighting (sort of) -- paper lamps on Instructables

2015-05-13 Thread Karen Reeds
mp by Romy Kuhne <https://www.behance.net/gallery/3086987/Apollo-Lampshade-by-Romy-Kuehne-for-DARK>. What a great design!." Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the mont

[Origami] not-quite-origami lecture -- pop-up books and the like [fwd exlibris-l]

2015-05-23 Thread Karen Reeds
Bay Area folders might be interested in this talk. Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please

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