Re: [Origami] Research on gender differences in origami
I'm sorry to use such charged language on a sensitive topic. I'm sorry to have brought the topic up. JRSM -- | _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU | _|_|_) | mas...@k5ryu.com | (_|_| | http://k5ryu.com mas...@gmail.com j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org
Re: [Origami] Research on gender differences in origami
In my experience, here in the US, young girls are big on modular boxes. And generally have the patience to fold 4 or 8 pieces, all mostly alike to assemble. Young boys want to go for the "coolest model", whether or not it is within their ability. It's hard to dissuade a boy who does not have either the patience or eye-hand coordination to fold a square in half, that they want to do one of Kamiya's eastern dragons (lots of pleating!), 'cause "It's cool". Oh and want to have it in about 5 minutes because they get bored. In to the mid teens to adult, all bets are off. I've dealt with both genders, ranging from a crane is a real challange, to willing to take the time to do aforementioned dragon, or equally complex models. So, I'd say, at least in the N. Texas areas, about equally balanced between the genders both in interest, and skill. JRSM
Re: [Origami] Looking for turtle paper
Thanks to everyone! I looks like Kim's Crane may have it! But thanks for the pointers of other papers, ideas to create it, and the off line messages with images that may do the job as well. Thanks again, everyone! JRSM -- | _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU | _|_|_) | mas...@k5ryu.com | (_|_| | http://k5ryu.com mas...@gmail.com j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org
[Origami] Looking for "turtle" paper
My wife had some paper like in Step 1 (https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/miniature-origami-turtles). Anyone know where I can buy some? Thanks, JRSM -- | _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU | _|_|_) | mas...@k5ryu.com | (_|_| | http://k5ryu.com mas...@gmail.com j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org
Re: [Origami] finding an explanation for not liking golden ventures
To me, yes, GV and related are origami. They are paper folding after all. And while I dabble in GV, the problem I have is the amount of time for one model. Often requiring 100's or even 1000's of pieces, it's no small investment in time. I've seen some great models in GV, pixel units, and other modular units. For me, one of the great appeals of this hobby is the portability. I can carry/find paper and with no scissors, glues nor adhesives, keep myself entertained for hours. Not to mention delight people around me. To me, beyond a 30 unit sonobe ball (or similar), I need to start carrying a container to keep all the pieces in. At home, it's different. Grab a pencil or shoe box and fold away! But, with a simple square of paper that even TSA won't have an issue with, I've had flights that were a lot more fun as the people around me start to get engaged. Have ended up given impromptu origami classes back in coach. One flight, we were having so much fun, 1st class was jealous of us, according to the flight attendants! Had about 24 people involved, the flight attendants, and we all had a blast! ;-) I'll admit, I've got a couple of GV models that were given to me, that I highly prize. Many pieces and much time used to create a give for me. They even survived the trip back from the Philippines! Whew! Done a couple models myself, but to me, its either a work on at home just for myself, or for a special event for someone. Outside of that, I think I'll keep to the square stuff, for the most part In the end, fold what makes you happy! JRSM On 2/24/2022 4:43 AM, Lee Armstrong via Origami wrote: For me the Lego brick analogy is close but doesn’t quite express why I’m not a fan of the GV technique. Lego is perhaps more like Max Hulme’s pixel units. Max once explained to me that taking on new subjects led him to design new connector units (rather like Lego’s ever expanding range of specialised bricks). The GV technique doesn’t (for me) allow the designer to bring new approaches to a subject in the way that other origami does. You just keep slotting the units together and can position them where you like, so the actual structure of the unit doesn’t really define the form you are building. It defines the surface. However - with the exception of a small number of artistic examples - the surface looks the same whatever you’re making. Most of all, GV doesn’t allow me to do the thing I most love about origami - finding new ways to manipulate the paper to express an idea. It doesn’t require me to develop my technique to be more sensitive or to explore what is possible with just my hands and some paper. It would be good to hear from GV fans what they love about it. I do feel GV is held to be inferior by most origamists and we rarely hear a word spoken in its defence. Lee On 23 Feb 2022, at 17:00, origami-requ...@lists.digitalorigami.com wrote: Re: finding an explanation for not liking golden ventures -- | _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU | _|_|_) | mas...@k5ryu.com | (_|_| | http://k5ryu.com mas...@gmail.com j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org
[Origami] COC Thoughts
I have some questions, I feel, we need to seriously think about:
*What do we hope to accomplish? *Have a CoC? Bad. Reasons for a CoC?
I'm sure we can come up with 1000's of reasons, and probably all good,
but a knee-jerk reaction we need one is not a reason to have one. But
reasons for it are the motivation, not the outcome. Are there laws or
other rules that possibly cover this better that we just need to
use/enforce? Are there other methods we can use?
*What is the goal and expected outcome? *And what are the consequences
of violating the CoC? Fundamentally we are imposing a set of Rules or
localized laws on behavior. I think we should think of it in that context.
*What unintended negative consequences might arise? * We can look to
history for may examples of well intended laws and rule that backfired
in spectacular, sometimes amusing, ways. *
*
*How should a report be addressed, and how should the complaint be
investigated?* For people to feel safe, yes, the reporter needs to feel
their complaint will be taken seriously, but the complainant should also
feel safe from false accusations. I've had female students threaten to
accuse me, but when they found out, it's not a "accuse and, by
definition, win", fundamentally blackmailing me with the threat of an
accusation means they can get what they wanted, they backed down. There
was a process of investigation. A case of attempting to get an 'A' by
blackmail, not by actually studying and thinking.
And a CoC will not mean things are by definition safe. But hopefully, a
person with a complaint of harassment, bullying, or what ever complaint
they may have, will feel they will be taken seriously and looked in to
as thoroughly as possible. And what is the process? Who has the finial
authority? Much like the agreements for warranties that say "you agree
to binding arbitration under thus and such conditions." Maybe not
binding arbitration, but what is the escalation path, and where does it
stop? And where and how does the complaint get escalated, Heaven
forbid, to law enforcement? And over all, what documentation will be
taken and how?
JRSM
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[Origami] Info on a model: Space 1999 Eagle (Guillaume Denis)"
I've been hunting for origami models based on the old series Space 1999. So far, all I've found is this picture: https://www.reddit.com/r/origami/comments/e2y7ld/space_1999_eagle_guillaume_denis/ attributed as "Space 1999 Eagle (Guillaume Denis)" Anyone know where this is documented? Thanks, JRSM -- _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU _|_|_) | mas...@k5ryu.com (_|_|| http://k5ryu.com k5...@arrl.net, mas...@gmail.com mas...@email.phoenix.edu j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org
Re: [Origami] Printing on kami?
On 11/11/2020 3:09 PM, Cathy Choy wrote: I happened to see a model on Komatsu's Flickr page that he says was made from kami printed on one side with an inkjet printer. Does anyone have any experience putting kami through a printer and what are tips for doing so? I've had some luck with most of the commercial kami and washi. You'll want to take time to be sure the printer paper tray is adjusted, if it can be. On some printers, doing a sheet at a time is fairly easy with the bypass slot. To be safe, you can feed them one at a time that way. Of course, with the thinner papers, too much printing may cause them to get a bit "water-logged" and will be easy to tear unless you let it dry. You may also have some waviness that you may need to press out. I've usually kept my printing fairly light, so I've not had any problems. And, of course, you are limited to the paper width of the printer. You can play with the length in your graphics program or word processor, if you have longer paper. Custom paper sizes can let you print 2 or 3 items to a sheet. I experimented with plain bond paper, cut to size, to get things lined up right and figure out what process to use. Good luck! JRSM -- _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU _|_|_) | mas...@k5ryu.com (_|_|| http://k5ryu.com k5...@arrl.net, mas...@gmail.com mas...@email.phoenix.edu j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org
Re: [Origami] Folds with sentimental value?
Sure! Here's the one on my desk. https://photos.app.goo.gl/CTwfUHd6JGdYPL3F6 He's made from a n approx. 20" square, with the head made from a square approx. 4.5" He has guarded my desk for over 15 years. So far, no one has stolen my desk. The one from my sister lives in a plastic box with a handful of my own models I've kept through the years. My origami Segway, my 30-unit schnobe-unit ball a bit smaller then a quarter, and a others. I'll occasionally keep one made of particularly interesting paper, or made some kind of modification that I thought was cool. JRSM On 11/7/2019 9:02 AM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: I asked about folds we've looked after (kept) for some time now because of its sentimental value. Kate Honeyman, John R. S. Mascio, and Miranda (Mizu-randa) shared their stories. Thank you three for sharing them with us. Kate, where do you keep the crab? Please share a picture of your granddaughter's fold. John, you shared a picture of the fold made by your sister and mentioned where you keep your variation. Would you please share a picture of your variation? Aside from that, would you let me know where do you keep the fold made by your sister? Miranda, sounds like a very beautiful vase and it's amazing how long it has accompanied you. Would you share us a picture as well? Thank you. -- Gerardo gerardo(a)neorigami.com -- _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU _|_|_) | mas...@k5ryu.com (_|_|| http://k5ryu.com k5...@arrl.net, mas...@gmail.com mas...@email.phoenix.edu j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org
Re: [Origami] Folds with sentimental value?
The original: http://k5ryu.com/photo-album/?wppa-occur=1=0=8=795 http://k5ryu.com/photo-album/?wppa-occur=1=0=8=793 No online pictures of the second one. On 11/3/2019 7:30 PM, John R. S. Mascio wrote: Neale's dragon made by my sister as a gift topper, causing me to hunt down the book "Origami Monsters and Mythical Beings" by Jay Ansill. Which caused me to create a modified one that lives on my desk at work. Both mean a lot. One as a gift, the other as a result of that gift. JRSM On 11/3/2019 1:00 PM, Kate Honeyman wrote: You will laugh. It is an origami crab. Folded by my Grandaughter. I think of it as a portrait of my character. Tenacious and stubborn and a bit crusty on the outside. It just so happens that I was trying to fold. It myself yesterday when it turned into Drago the talking Dragon. The Chinese horoscope character for my year of birth is a dragon. On Sun, Nov 3, 2019, 11:32 AM Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: I wanted to converse with you for a bit. Have you looked after (kept) a fold for some time now because of its sentimental value? For example, Naty Nefesh didn't fold that much before we met. But not that long after we did, she once came up to me and gave me "Gerardo" (see the picture). It was an improvisation made from three small sheets and pen markings. At the back of the head she wrote "I made a mini version of you". I think that was eight or nine years ago. It meant a lot to me! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qhOoAn__eV-uE7ys1aO-c6S5dmX3txjKOZWwisyO3Iwpc8UwxaS-JxUyfokk8bmkuI0xKS6A3w3_5V8GKnlidlQscU0R2sqPd5rK_X-tk23vHGQEgFuI5K2rjWoyYx7EdKk_UtFtBQ=w2400 I used "Gerardo" as my avatar in Neorigami for several years. I also used it as a representation of me in an origami instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHjN-Z1wfFo I loved how the model expressed her curiosity with paper folding and I felt so flattered for her wanting to depict me through folding. I keep "Gerardo" in a transparent plastic case along with other small origami related articles. The case is inside a big masu box with bigger folds, many of them given to me by others. So what fold have you looked after (kept) for some time now because of its sentimental value? -- Gerardo gerardo(a)neorigami.com -- _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU _|_|_) |mas...@k5ryu.com (_|_||http://k5ryu.com k5...@arrl.net,mas...@gmail.com mas...@email.phoenix.edu j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org -- _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU _|_|_) | mas...@k5ryu.com (_|_|| http://k5ryu.com k5...@arrl.net, mas...@gmail.com mas...@email.phoenix.edu j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org
Re: [Origami] Folds with sentimental value?
Neale's dragon made by my sister as a gift topper, causing me to hunt down the book "Origami Monsters and Mythical Beings" by Jay Ansill. Which caused me to create a modified one that lives on my desk at work. Both mean a lot. One as a gift, the other as a result of that gift. JRSM On 11/3/2019 1:00 PM, Kate Honeyman wrote: You will laugh. It is an origami crab. Folded by my Grandaughter. I think of it as a portrait of my character. Tenacious and stubborn and a bit crusty on the outside. It just so happens that I was trying to fold. It myself yesterday when it turned into Drago the talking Dragon. The Chinese horoscope character for my year of birth is a dragon. On Sun, Nov 3, 2019, 11:32 AM Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: I wanted to converse with you for a bit. Have you looked after (kept) a fold for some time now because of its sentimental value? For example, Naty Nefesh didn't fold that much before we met. But not that long after we did, she once came up to me and gave me "Gerardo" (see the picture). It was an improvisation made from three small sheets and pen markings. At the back of the head she wrote "I made a mini version of you". I think that was eight or nine years ago. It meant a lot to me! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qhOoAn__eV-uE7ys1aO-c6S5dmX3txjKOZWwisyO3Iwpc8UwxaS-JxUyfokk8bmkuI0xKS6A3w3_5V8GKnlidlQscU0R2sqPd5rK_X-tk23vHGQEgFuI5K2rjWoyYx7EdKk_UtFtBQ=w2400 I used "Gerardo" as my avatar in Neorigami for several years. I also used it as a representation of me in an origami instructional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHjN-Z1wfFo I loved how the model expressed her curiosity with paper folding and I felt so flattered for her wanting to depict me through folding. I keep "Gerardo" in a transparent plastic case along with other small origami related articles. The case is inside a big masu box with bigger folds, many of them given to me by others. So what fold have you looked after (kept) for some time now because of its sentimental value? -- Gerardo gerardo(a)neorigami.com -- _ | John R. S. Mascio / K5RYU _|_|_) | mas...@k5ryu.com (_|_|| http://k5ryu.com k5...@arrl.net, mas...@gmail.com mas...@email.phoenix.edu j...@okinawankarateclub.com k5...@winlink.org
Re: [Origami] 2 X 1 or 1 X 2 rectangle
On 9/29/2013 5:33 PM, Gerardo @neorigami.com wrote: HI EVERYONE, I would like to know, when referring to the proportions of a rectangle is there a difference between saying 2 X 1 and 1 X 2? Mathematically, they are the same. Do you want tall, or wide? But the ratio is the same. Personally, I tend to use 1x2. JRSM
Re: [Origami] I must be slow!
On 1/17/2013 4:17 PM, Douglas Zander wrote: I have always wondered if I am just a slow folder. Do others feel they are unusually slow or fast? I feel kinda self-conscious about this. -- Douglas Zander Don't be. Some are faster, some are slow, some are more precise, some are more artistic, etc. The real question is: are you enjoying it? ;-) For example, I can fold Neale's dragon in about 5 minutes, with no interruptions, but it's not near as nice as the ones that take me closer to 10 minutes. It use to take me closer to 20 minutes. Why? I've folded 100's of them. My wife, when she remembers it, takes about 25 minutes, and they look as nice as my 10 minute ones. To the person who eventually gets it? They can't tell the difference. So, unless you feel like racing your friends in a fold-off, just enjoy the folding. After all, you can do something less then 1% of the population can. JRSM
