Re: [Origami] EMOZ on Atlas Obscura

[Kate Honeyman via Origami]

Thank you!

On Thu, Jun 6, 2024, 8:47 AM Joann Miller  wrote:

> Appreciate this additional info on folding… it has helped me get a better
> historical knowledge of which I’m lacking.
>
> On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 9:33 AM Laura R via Origami <
> origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:
>
>> Saying that origami is Japanese is like saying that music is German or
>> painting is French. Anyone with even a basic education understands that
>> such statements are absurd. So why do we continue to say that origami is
>> Japanese? The art of paper folding is a universal art, just like painting
>> and music.
>>
>> A magazine like Atlas Obscura understands the weight of words. The
>> inclusion of the word "Obscura" in its name underscores its intent to
>> highlight the obscure and unique.
>>
>> Likewise, the word “origami,” to capture attention, fits perfectly for
>> the same reason. It’s exotic, attractive. This is why it has replaced other
>> terms used in different parts of the world. What isn’t right is our failure
>> to correct the misconception: the word origami is Japanese, but the art of
>> paper folding is not exclusively Japanese. We reiterate: only the word is
>> Japanese in origin. Paper folding is a universal art. It's disheartening to
>> see this simplification repeated, though it's understandable: we haven’t
>> done enough to clarify the misunderstanding, and it's become "convenient"
>> to continue this way.
>>
>> The saying “history is written by the victors” has never been truer: one
>> side seems to have prevailed over the other, based on marketing not always
>> grounded in history. Just as paper folding has deep roots in Japan, it also
>> has deep roots in other parts of the world. Both traditions have
>> contributed artists, techniques, and intense discussions to make paper
>> folding the robust, wonderful art it is today, with a bright future ahead.
>>
>> The EMOZ in Zaragoza, Spain, emerges from the Western tradition while
>> honoring the Eastern one. Its walls indelibly inscribe – for those willing
>> to read, not for those blind to understanding – the importance of the
>> intermingling of two histories that evolved independently in the West and
>> the East until the late 19th century. European paper folding entered Japan,
>> and Japanese folding enriched Europe. This rich cultural exchange, known as
>> interfusion (Hatori Koshiro, see reference below) gave rise to modern
>> origami. Neither tradition is older or more important than the other: in
>> history and science, both terms -old, important- provoke discomfort and
>> "raised eyebrows."
>>
>> Before the above mentioned interfusion (from 1853 onward), even in Japan,
>> origami was not used for figurative folding in Japan. Folding techniques
>> were called *tatamigami, orikata, orisue,* or *tsutsumi*. These terms
>> referred to folding actions. In Spain, it was called
>> *pajaritas, papirolas *or *papiroflexia*, in France *cocottes or pliage
>> de papier*; in Germany, *papierfalten*, to give some examples (China,
>> Korea, etc. have their particular words and do not use “origami”).
>>
>> In a semiotic sense, these terms evoke the idea of folding and help to
>> mentally construct the action (just as the word “house” evokes the
>> structure we all recognize). The semiotic problem lies in collectively
>> associating the meaning of folding with “Japan” or “Japanese.” This idea is
>> so ingrained in the collective unconscious that — and here I criticize
>> myself  — when choosing a name for the museum, I opted for Museo del
>> Origami, thinking it would be the most direct way to attract visitors (I
>> suppose the same happened with EMOZ when they debated between origami and
>> papiroflexia for the Escuela Museo Origami Zaragoza).
>>
>> Modern origami was a collective development process, not as
>> individualistic as it seems when figures like Akira Yoshizawa are exalted.
>> It was a fascinating synergy that took place in the 1950s and 60s when a
>> small group of folders in various countries began exchanging letters with
>> their models, and this exchange became a powerful engine for developing new
>> techniques.
>>
>> Akira Yoshizawa didn’t invent the system of symbols either. The symbols
>> he used had existed in European literature for centuries. According to
>> historian Joan Sallas, the oldest reference to “valley” and “mountain”
>> folds appears in a book by the German Andreas Klett from 1677. What
>> Yoshizawa innovatively did was incorporate a small “cartouche” in each of
>> his submissions to Japanese craft magazines (I wrote a long article about
>> this in The Fold some time ago). This cartouche contained the main symbols
>> he used in his diagrams: valley, mountain, dead line, and a few arrows
>> (other Japanese artists also used arrows). So, Yoshizawa didn’t invent
>> anything new. However, his diagrams were clear, clean, and organized, which
>> is why Samuel Randlett used this foundation and improved it by adding new
>> arrows.
>>
>> 

Re: [Origami] Origami Vending Machine at Kinokuniya NYC and the first origami college degree

[Kate Honeyman via Origami]

Congrats Sok! I remember you from PCOC in Portland!  Our team folded the
big hummingbird in a flower.
Kate

On Wed, Feb 7, 2024, 3:34 PM Diana Lee via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:

> Does the machine fold the paper into an origami model while you wait or
> are the models already folded and dispensed after the 1 minute video?
>
> I was under the impression that machines were not good at folding origami.
>
> Diana
>
> --
>https://origami-resource-center.com/
> 
>https://make-origami.com
> --
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 10:30:34 AM PST, Sok Song via Origami <
> origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello fellow origamigos in NYC and beyond.
>
> The Origami vending machine will launch at Kinokuniya on Sunday February
> 18th from 12-4.
>
> About the OVM: Participants get to choose a sheet of patterned paper and
> feed it into the machine and choose a model they would like folded by
> pressing a button - an animation is shown of the model being made on a
> digital screen on the machine and in Less than a minute- the item is folded
> from the chosen paper and dispensed!
>
> Come by and try it out if you’re in the city. It’s completely free!  It
> will also be  in multiple locations around NYC every week- Manhattan
> Graphics Center (3/2) and the 92nd st Y (3/16) and several popups in the
> NYC Subway and parks. For more Info- photos and videos and location
> suggestions visit ovmnyc.com. (origamivendingmachine.com)
>
> Hope all is well with you all and happy new year of the dragon.
>
> PS. I will be doing an Instagram live this weekend of several dragon
> models to celebrate the lunar new year!!! @origamisok
>
> PPS. A new dragon model was added to the vending machine for Kinokunuya to
> celebrate the new year!!! (Limited edition models will be in each different
> location)
>
> PPPS: (last one, I promise) a fun announcement that I just finished a
> custom college degree at CUNY graduate school in Origami! I believe it’s
> the first official degree in Origami! My degree is from the CUNY
> Baccalaureate Program and the official degree is written as “Folding and
> Fine Art”!
>
> -Sok
> soks...@gmail.com
> Soksong.com
>
>

Re: [Origami] How can I distribute the units for Kawamura's Butterfly Ball?

[Kate Honeyman via Origami]

If you have groups of 3 at a point try using only 3 colors. Try 4 pink 4
green 4 blue and it should work
Im not familiar with the model. Are 4 pieces used at a corner or 3?

On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 9:21 AM gera...@neorigami.com 
wrote:

> *HI*
>
> So I have the twelve units for *Butterfly Ball*, created by Kenneth
> Kawamura: three pink, three yellow, three blue, and three green. I'm
> trying to distribute them so that the same color doesn't repeat in any
> segment, but I haven't been able. Can you please help me?
>
> You can reply through the list, or if you prefer, you can do it privately
> to my email address: gerardo(a)neorigami.com
>
> Thank you very much in advance!
>
> --
>
> *Gerardo G.*
> gerardo(a)neorigami.com 
> instagram.com/neorigamicom
> *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:*
> *six private classes online* 
>
> "(...) It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it takes your breath
> away and fills you with the true joy of *origami*. I experienced this in
> my lessons with Gerardo G. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Gerardo is
> (...)" *C. R.* *Read the full review*
> 
>
>
>

Re: [Origami] Research on gender differences in origami

[Kate Honeyman via Origami]

Interesting.
I'm from the deep Midwest. (Nebraska), and most of the very few origami men
I know are about modular, complex dragons etc, and tessellations. The other
woman I know illustrates children's book, does animal origami at cultural
fairs, and the public schools teach the crane to both genders equally.
Kate

On Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 8:08 AM Laura R via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:

> Hi Elina,
>
> I don’t know of any published article (I’d like to know) but I can tell
> some curious differences that I noted over time. It’s just all empirical.
> In Argentina, where I was born and grew up, I was always surprised to see
> how the majority of paperfolders are women and the most folded type of
> models are 2D and 3D modulars (when I say surprised, I mean because social
> networks and the internet offer many possibilities in the current times to
> get out of the usual and engage in something new and exciting.) So much so
> that mostly any group, meeting, etc., will teach only modulars.
>
> Modulars, it is said, are interesting because you can use them to teach
> math and geometry (more women than men are school teachers in Argentina.)
> But more than anything else, modulars like 2D stars and 3D kusudamas, are
> used as decorative items, for your own, for gifts, parties, etc., which is
> another occupancy that women engage with.
>
> Modulars, I was told, are easier to teach in virtual and in-person
> meetings, especially for newcomers. But still, there are quite a lot easy
> animals to teach, so I’m not sure this is a good reason (again, this is my
> only opinion.)
>
> I can count with my fingers the number of men that do origami in
> Argentina. I know they do like to fold animals and non-figuratives (other
> than modulars). Some are also good with crease patterns and complex models.
> A few excel in tessellations. As opposed, women in Argentina -who largely
> surpass the number of men- I think only a few are very good with
> tessellations (not sure about their skills with complex animals), and I
> know of one or two that can draw diagrams.
>
> Conclusion: it’s as if “animals” are a boy's thing and “modulars, stars
> and flowers” a girls thing.
>
> Again, I can be biased in my observation. Perhaps others can follow-up in
> my observations.
>
> Good luck with your research
> Laura Rozenberg
>
>
> On Aug 10, 2022, at 7:37 AM, Elina Gor via Origami <
> origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:
>
> Hello origami fellows,
> I'm looking for published articles about gender differences in origami, if
> there are any.
> Other subjects of interest are age differences, education and work fields
> differences.
>
> Thank you,
> Elina Gor
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Origami] finding an explanation for not liking golden ventures

[Kate Honeyman]

Not to plug anyone, but I also really struggle with CP.  I recently took a
class with Madonna Yoder, she is also on Instagram I think, anyway the way
she teaches tessellations really helped me understand new ways to read
crease pattern. Kind of gives a visceral sense of how those repeated
patterns feel when folded.  For those of us that paper talks to.. Kate

On Fri, Feb 25, 2022, 9:39 AM K H Nelson  wrote:

> Dear folding friends,
>
> I do not mean to side track this enlightening discussion - and thank you
> all who have shared thoughts - but on the topic of aspects of origami which
> have been less enjoyable, may I indulge a thought which has been
> percolating for some time?
>
> Despite dog-earing my copy of Dr Lang’s incredible work (ODS) and Peter
> Engel’s inspiring foray into chaos, nature, and diagrams, I have reached an
> impasse with my own brain in understanding the process of turning crease
> patterns into models. And I feel like I’m being left behind. My lifetime
> love of origami now feels like two halves - models I can fold of high
> complexity which I have diagrams for, and models I have struggled with to
> the point of shredding paper in frustration which I try to make from crease
> patterns.
>
> This is in no way intended as an indictment of the incredible progress
> being made in CPs and the associated techniques. I am an enthusiastic
> proponent of technology!  I just seem to be missing a switch in my brain
> that allows me to adjust and keep going with the complex origami world that
> used to bring me such joy.
>
> Am I alone?  Is anyone out there feeling similarly, or has anyone found a
> way to evolve and keep up?
>
> Laura, Ronald and others - thank you for the intriguing and gentle
> exploration of individual preferences within this paper universe and for
> gracefully expressing a variety of points of view. I hope what I wrote is
> received in the same vein without offense given to anyone.
>
> Be well!
> Keith Nelson
>
> --
> *From:* Origami  on behalf of
> Ronald Koh 
> *Sent:* Friday, February 25, 2022 3:07 AM
> *To:* The Origami Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Origami] finding an explanation for not liking golden
> ventures
>
> I feel the same way...
>
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2022, 05:52 Laura R,  wrote:
>
>> I don’t like the golden venture technique...
>>
>

Re: [Origami] Subject: finding an explanation for not liking golden ventures

[Kate Honeyman]



On Wed, Feb 23, 2022, 7:13 PM Clare  wrote:

> Re: finding an explanation for not liking golden ventures (Laura R)
>
>  On Feb 22, 2022, at 7:29 PM, Paul Vincent  wrote:
>
> I wouldn?t say I dislike the technique, as such, but I have an idea why I
> have no interest in it. It occurs to me that each unit is directly
> analogous to a Lego brick, and in the same way that Lego bricks can be used
> to build just about any form that you can imagine, by simply interlocking
> them together, exactly the same is true of g.v. modules. That is, although
> each module is a folded origami figure, the finished creation (and the
> process of assembling it) is more akin to ?doing? Lego than ?doing?
> origami. This is not to denigrate the art of creation in either case, just
> a sense that the appeal of g.v. may be closer to that of Lego than of other
> branches of origami.
>
> I found this interesting too - but my personal 'is it really origami?' is
> to do with some of the hyper-real models coming out now that use a lot of
> wet folding/moulding. They are amazing, but, for me, to far removed from
> pure folding, and more akin to papier mache or the like.
>
> On the other hand, one of the loveliest things about origami is the huge
> variety of people, models and techniques - vive la difference!
>

Re: [Origami] finding an explanation for not liking golden ventures

[Kate Honeyman]

Not sure, I feel the same way. But then I don't care for modulars
particularly.
I cut up a bunch of paper to make one once and discovered I was not good at
making all exactly the same, and had a lot of trouble with visualizing how
to use colors etc. Maybe I just need to try harder. Their origin story is
true origami. paperfolding to create value from almost nothing. And it is
accible to just about anyone. Kate

On Tue, Feb 22, 2022, 3:52 PM Laura R  wrote:

> I don’t like the golden venture technique and their results but I don’t
> know why. Has anyone tried a rationale for this kind of feeling? If it’s a
> feeling, is it a prejudice?
>
> Each unit is an origami, they interlock to create modular shapes… so why
> is that I don’t accept it?
>
> Other modulars have the beauty of geometry created from adding modules. GV
> proponents would say that many kusudamas are just nice decorated balls, and
> the best origami artists put time and thought on making new ones all the
> time, and people don’t object kusudamas as not being true origami models.
>
> So what’s the problem with the GV technique?
>
>
> Laura

Re: [Origami] UnFold's Like Origami in a Library (LOL) this Saturday

[Kate Honeyman]

Hi Gerardo,
Sounds like fun. Me encanta.
I have my last origami tessellation boot camp right afterward so my fingers
will be all warmed up!
Tomando el fin clase de "Origami Tessellations Boot Camp" despues de la
reunion, y me estaria preparado.
Kate

On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 8:22 PM Gerardo @neorigami.com <
gera...@neorigami.com> wrote:

> The United to Fold gathering will be a bit different in this particular
> occasion... I ended up with some half folded models from the Origami World
> Marathon 2, but I haven't been very motivated to watch the videos and
> finish them in my solitude. It would be so different if I had some origami
> company... have you ever felt that too? Then I remembered what it was like
> to have school assignments, share a table with classmates after school at
> the library, and each one doing their own thing but all of us feeling
> accompanied. That's what this activity will be about!
>
> It's this Saturday, February 5, 10:00 - 12:30 (New York) / 15:00 - 17:30
> (London) / 20:30 - 23:00 (New Delhi), through the Zoom platform as usual.
> We'll start the gathering with all of us folding a simple model together.
> After that, if we're a big number, I'll divide you into smaller groups to
> start the LOL activity. If you want to participate, please (1) have ready
> some models for you to fold on your own, you can–for example–have a couple
> of diagrams with you, (2) have and use your webcam; this is important, so
> we all indeed feel accompanied and acknowledged, (3) during the activity,
> go ahead and fold, chit-chat with the rest, share what you're folding, ask
> for help if you need to, etc. (4) but no giving workshops! That's the whole
> point of LOL; there are plenty of online origami workshops year
> round–including our traditional United to Fold gatherings; so let's make
> something different out of Like Origami in a Library.
>
> If you would like to attend, and you still aren't a part of the
> Foldeas/UnFold email list, email me. I will ask you to first add me among
> your contacts and whitelist my email address; I'll provide a guide
> explaining how to do that: *gerardo(a)neorigami.com
> *
>
>
> Now, at the traditional UnFold gathering, patsy monk had taught *Double
> Christmas Tree* created by *Jannie Van Schuylenburg*:
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/K2vQcokP8TGei7G5A
>
> [image: Image]
>
>
> *Yossi Nir* taught his own model *Bracelet*:
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZRN89szvFSgkpmXq5
>
> [image: Image]
>
>
> And *Govind Kulkarni* taught his own model as well *Open Lotus*:
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/ndt71jxUvvx3BRof8
>
> [image: Image]
>
>
> See you Saturday!
>
> --
>
> *Gerardo G.*
> gerardo(a)neorigami.com
>
> *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:*
> *six private classes online*
> 
>
> "(...) It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it takes your breath
> away and fills you with the true joy of *origami*. I experienced this in
> my lessons with Gerardo G. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Gerardo is
> (...)" *C. R.* *Read the full review*
> 
>
>

Re: [Origami] Video "Origami: The art of Paper Folding" by Aperture

[Kate Honeyman]

Muchas Gracias.

On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 2:31 PM Gerardo @neorigami.com 
wrote:

> I want to recommend all of you the following video. It's an introduction
> to the realm of origami made for non-origamists:
> https://youtu.be/-Q6QZj02dqk
>
> I hope you also find it interesting. It's only a month and a half old.
>
> --
>
> *Gerardo G.*
> gerardo(a)neorigami.com
> *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:*
> *six private classes online*
> 
>
> "(...) It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it takes your breath
> away and fills you with the true joy of *origami*. I experienced this in
> my lessons with Gerardo G. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Gerardo is
> (...)" *C. R.* *Read the full review*
> 
>
>

Re: [Origami] Playing with a fortune teller

[Kate Honeyman]

If you chose p then you would flap the yak yak to the letters of the
alphabet. A b c d ...till you got to the chosen letter. Usually this was
with a large number of children from one family, we had 9, or as part of a
slumber party.

On Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 11:37 PM Papirfoldning.dk 
wrote:

> Den 27. jan. 2021 kl. 06.17 skrev gera...@neorigami.com:
>
> I also have two questions: (1) can you please give me examples of the
> fortunes written on the fortune teller? (2) Does the tellee first asks a
> question at the beginning, so the fortune teller can answer it?
>
>
> Back in 2008 I designed this Decider for a large, Danish music festival,
> Roskilde festival:
> http://papirfoldning.dk/images/diagram/rf2009/rf2009-beslutter.pdf
> The orange tent in the corners is their logo and depicts their iconic
> large scene. And yes, that somewhat bypasses your step 1, which usually
> should be there. Instead they first select a number, flicks the fortune
> teller (or in this case: activity decider), and then a colour to open.
>
> The use case is to decide what to do now. A realistic problem at such a
> festival where you live 5 full, 18-hours-daylight days in a small tent with
> lots of other people around you and lots of mud or dust.
>
> The text is in Danish, but includes choices like a couple of bands, drink
> beer, sun bathe, jump into the lake (has clean water you can swim in), sing
> along, sleep 14 hours, or get cozy with the opposite sex. All typical
> activities among young people at a festival.
>
> I saw a Danish art museum utilise a similar idea, leading visitors around
> to art they otherwise might not have seen.
>
> You procedure description is like I know it, except that in school we
> would place numbers and not words in the outer layer.
>
> Best regards
>   Hans
>
>
>

Re: [Origami] Need a sturdy paper with mosture protection?

[Kate Honeyman]

FYIThe finish can aggravate the skin and it fades badly in sunlight. I
use it for patterns of things I need to cut that have difficlt angles or
curves. Fabric, plywoodkate

On Mon, Jan 18, 2021, 7:45 PM Louise Yale via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:

> Currently having part of my home remodeled and noticed the men use rolls of
> Red Rosin Paper to protect the wood floors.
>
> Smooth, sturdy and fold-able but not delicate.
>
> Just made some strong Masu boxes with it.
>
> One color, a soft rose red.
>
> Available at Home Depot, painting supply stores and building supply stores.
>
> Louise in Northern California
>
>

Re: [Origami] The Test-Folder A-Team

[Kate Honeyman]

I am no elite folder, however I am a good proofer. I meant to tell you
there is an error in your new book on page 69. The photo is a 13 point star
not 15 points as it says. Also in step 14 it might have helped me to say
the entire bi folded flap is inserted.just me. I went back to fold
another one after I gave away the first model I folded and managed to glue
five pieces together wrong before I figured it out. It stymied me the first
time as well.  I am easily confused with modulars.
Another common publishing problem is not enough contrast between the color
of the background and the fold or crease lines. Often I cannot see the
crease as it is black on a medioum to dark background. (Not in your books).
Thanks, Kate

On Mon, Dec 21, 2020, 3:57 AM Ilan Garibi  wrote:

> Dear World-Wide folders,
>
>
>
> I am seeking to build an elite group of folders, who wishes to help
> origami artists to publish the best diagrams they can.
>
> The core idea is to have a group of veteran folders, in each genre of
> origami: figurative and geometric, who will test-fold and proof-read
> diagrams of books before publishing them.
>
> This team will get better and better with each book and will provide the
> best possible filtering system to leave out all the mistakes and
> hard-to-understand steps.
>
> As for now, besides being the first to see the front line of the origami
> world, the compensation is a free signed book, credit in the book, and the
> gratitude of the authors.
>
> If you want to take part in this group, please fill this form:
>
> https://forms.gle/eRBUpr8QGLgqvioK7
>
>
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Ilan Garibi
>
>

Re: [Origami] Too many folds and the pandemic

[Kate Honeyman]

I still go to the library and do not leave anything behindI 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 
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*
> 
>

Re: [Origami] Contribute a crane

[Kate Honeyman]

Do we know if the projected turn in dates are hard deadlines?
I don't think I can get one there by mail by the 15th
Kate

On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 7:14 PM Andreas Cart (GMX) 
wrote:

> Just got this invitation (in German) to contribute a crane to a public
> charity Origami project in Moedling/AUSTRIA.
>
> http://www.kunstraumarcade.at/ausstellungen/2020/kranich/
>
> In times of Covid-19 it's not yet clear when the presentation will open.
>
> If you are interested, please send to:
> Marta Stamenov
> Rudolf Hanke-Gasse 2a
> A-3002 Purkersdorf
> AUSTRIA
>
> Contributions are free in size and number.
>
> Br
> Andi
>

Re: [Origami] The Difference Between Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents

[Kate Honeyman]

Thanks!
I've been occupied sewing hospital gowns and masks so I haven't really done
anything related to origami recently either.
Which library do you work in?
I had been holding the origami meetings at Gere Library.
 It makes no difference to me at all which I use.
I go and fold at all of them during International origami days in November.
Kate

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 8:18 AM Paul Hoffman 
wrote:

> I am certainly tardy in reading your post, but I appreciate you calling
> attentions to these topics and the link. As a Librarian, I am aware of the
> "Fair Use Doctrine" that permits the distribution of small parts of
> copyrighted materials under certain (and fairly codified) conditions. But
> this is still a broad (and convoluted) topic--along with the vagaries of
> Trademark and Patents--so kudos to you for calling it to our attention.
> *Note*: If you're not familiar with the "Fair Use Doctrine" it's worth a
> read, especially if you feel you may want to copy or distribute material by
> another artist/author at some point.
>
> If you would like a link or two, I would be happy to provide some for you.
>
> Best wishes and happy folding,
>
> *Paul S. Hoffman *(Nebraska)
> * paulshoffman.wixsite.com/origamihakken
>  *(origami) *new*
> *paulshoffman.wixsite.com/paul  *
> (photography)
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 10:20 AM Laura R  wrote:
>
>> Sometimes I feel like The New York Times is reading my mind. There are
>> articles like this one that target to my questions (no matter how many
>> times I look for information on “copyright”, “trademark”, etc.) It may not
>> prevent my forgetting of the differences (they slip from my brain after a
>> few days), but it’s helpful, anyway. For origami artists, I believe it’s
>> worth reading.
>>
>>
>> https://www.nytimes.com/article/copyrights-trademarks-patents.html?algo=identity=false_id=304404760_id=522037532=click=Smarter%20Living=Homepage
>
>

Re: [Origami] Documentary Film

[Kate Honeyman]

No, I did not get anything from Laura.  Kate

On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 5:53 PM  wrote:

> Hi Folders,
>
> It is a little bit disconcerting to be to read about the Documentary film
> that folks here are generally skeptical about.
>
> First, I was a little unsure what Leslie was referring to, as my first name
> was quoted without context.
>
> "From: leslie cefali 
> It looks, to me, like he emailed the contact people from the community
> origami groups that are listed on LISA?s website."
>
> Secondly, I received a legitimate email from Laura Rosenbaum 10 days ago,
> and am working on a 5 minute clip.  Have others received that email?
>
> Lisa B. Corfman
>
>1. Re: Documentary Film? (Kate Honeyman)
>2. Re: Documentary Film? (Judith Powell)
>3. Re: Documentary Film? (cafe...@pacific.net)
>4. Re: Documentary Film? (Chila Caldera)
>5. Re: Documentary Film? (June Yamasaki)
>6. Re: Documentary Film? (BK Webb)
>7. Re: Documentary Film? (Joel Stern)
>8. Re: Documentary Film? (June Yamasaki)
>9. Re: Documentary Film? (leslie cefali)
> > > Had anyone else heard from someone called Prince Vaugh, III? He
> > > contacted me and said they were putting together a documentary on
> > > origami and we're wondering if I, or one of my colleagues, would be
> > > interested in participating.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know about this? Anyone participating?
> > >
> > > I am always a teeeny bit paranoid about things like this...
>
>
>
>
>

Re: [Origami] Documentary Film?

[Kate Honeyman]

Me too. I told him to look up Origami USA and ask them. Obviously he
did...Kate

On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 10:27 AM Charlene Morrow <
c.charlenemor...@comcast.net> wrote:

> Yes, I also got this message --- by the way, it's Prince Vaughn ("n" on
> the end).  I have not followed up, but I do see that documentary
> film-making is mentioned on Mark Wahlberg's web pages.  I am wondering
> if it somehow connected to Community Origami Group events scheduled on
> the OUSA website.  Do you, by any chance, organize a COG event?  I do.
> I would be curious to know if you find out more. Feel free to write
> privately to me.
>
> Char Morrow
>
> On 4/9/20 9:20 PM, FOLD wrote:
> > Hey ...
> >
> > Had anyone else heard from someone called Prince Vaugh, III? He contacted
> > me and said they were putting together a documentary on origami and we're
> > wondering if I, or one of my colleagues, would be interested in
> > participating.
> >
> > Does anyone know about this? Anyone participating?
> >
> > I am always a teeeny bit paranoid about things like this...
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Dee
>
>

[Origami] Origami sighting

[Kate Honeyman]

Someone posted this to my facebook last night. It is a folded but not sewn
fabric facemask. can be made by anyone with an 18 square of fabric and two
hair ties. takes 30 seconds. wash and wear. Kate
BLOG.JAPANESECREATIONS.COM GOOD LUCK AMD WASH YOUR HANDS FIRST! kATE

[Origami] Colorful Kusadama.

[Kate Honeyman]

Here is my entry for the colorful Kusadama. It is a five color six sided
inverted "traditional kusadama" .  Hope to see some others! Kate
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1xNWwz6pQ5LStyE4tV8OiZXBJOxq1lGOooMCdO2_BXQc3I2dfWy9SIrqnnz5JsA54JeK-gCBv_bgEPJXVxj-kgDCZ6jHF02rjB3WDAWb-SvyimvLmxHKkrLsfxgJZo7ShivoLOYhaQ=w2400

Re: [Origami] Folds with sentimental value?

[Kate Honeyman]

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
>

[Origami] Box Pleating book???

[Kate Honeyman]

I've not seen a primer book for box pleated modelsany recommendations
I've fought my way thru a few Manga, and some Clothing models. It would be
helpful to have a book like Ilan Garibi's Tesselations only about box
pleating.  Is there such a thing?  Kate

[Origami] World Origami Days

[Kate Honeyman]

Anything going on toward this years World Origami Days. Oct. 24 thru Nov.
11th? Kate

[Origami] Technology and origami

[Kate Honeyman]

Does anyone know what if any relationship exists between origami and 3D
printing  Kate

[Origami] Super Nobu Units

[Kate Honeyman]

Started playing around with the super Nobu units and have found a couple of
other ways to connect them. Does anyone have Nobuko Akabe's e-mail. I want
to send her pictures. Kate Honeyman

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

[Kate Honeyman]

I was looking on the internet and found nothing..what is the difference
between these two Units? Kate

Re: [Origami] Still looking for possible llast minute roomate for PCOC

[Kate Honeyman]

We have 4 now


On Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 2:53 PM o s via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:

> Haven't booked yet, still looking for last minute. Let me know by Sunday
> latest.
> Thanks Omer
>

[Origami] Looking for Steve Biddle

[Kate Honeyman]

Does anyone know how to contact Steve Biddle? I want to use some models
from one of his books for pins at the PCOC and would like his permission.
Thanks, Kate  wrac...@gmail.com

[Origami] Origami Sighting

[Kate Honeyman]

There is a dollar bill origami fish on the top right hand side of the AARP
May 2019 Bulletin pg. 40. The article is titled "Fishing for Advice".
Kate

[Origami] Potential Origami project

[Kate Honeyman]

The Governor of Nebraska has named this year the "Year of the Bird".  For
those of you who may not know, Nebraska is the watering hole and feed up
place for the annual Sandhill and Whooping Crane Migration.  And Canada and
snow geese and hummingbirds Anyway, with this in mind, I am hoping to
get our Flatland Folders interested in folding bird models for the 400
species of birds in Nebraska.  Is there a "definitive" book on Origami Bird
models?
I expect this to be a year long challenge, and depending on how it goes,
may submit a project idea to some local museums, wildlife habitat people,
neighborhood schools, etc. for a display so we can get the word out about
our Origami group.
Kate Honeyman

[Origami] Origami

[Kate Honeyman]

Can any of you tell me a resource for larger paper for large sized, life
size models?, I can get up to 12 " sheets of paper at art/craft stores and
" freezer paper" up to 18 inches on a roll but that is about it.  The
freezer paper is mighty flimsy too...Thanks in advance, Kate

[Origami] Origami Ping Pong Launcher Challenge

[Kate Honeyman]

Here is my best one so far.  it is a springboard. fold the paper into
thirda then make a tube, Do not crease.  Then cupboard fold both sides to
the center. Then book fold to the same center.  Form the centerfold over a
table corner so there is a radius and not a strong crease.  Dent one end
slightly so the ball stays in place till the release.  Stick your finger in
the tube place the ball on top then and slide your finger out to release.
It usually goes straight up. Anywhere from 12 to 20 inches. Kate

https://www.facebook.com/neorigami2videos/2009410325741602/

[Origami] Origami sighting

[Kate Honeyman]

There is a calendar from AQUENT  called 2018 talent calendar.  The October
picture is Cranes and Queens No 1 by Colleen Keith from Amsterdam
Netherlandes.

[Origami] Forming origami group know how

[Kate Honeyman]

I am starting up an origami group at our local library here in the
heartland.(Lincoln, Nebraska)  Was wondering about a format for the first
meeting. I expect to have Jr High age people and mom and child combos.  I
plan introductions, show and tell, questions about interests, and teach a
tie fighter fold.  Also give away some paper airplane calendar pages to
participants.  Also will have extra copies of Essential Origami, and a list
of resources like the 736.92 section of the library, and BOS and Origami
USA.  Open to any other ideas from more experienced people, I am not an
organizer generally.  We have a 1&1/2 hour slot in the meeting room.
Thanks in advance, Kate Honeyman

[Origami] Origami Paper at Denver Airport

[Kate Honeyman]

Does anyone know what kind of paper the Denver airport is giving out just
now? They have an exhib set up and were handing out Origami Paper and some
simple tree patterns. A friend of mine went thru there this weekend and
brought some back for me.  It is square and one color both sides, it folds
very nicely. kate

[Origami] Folding the Giant Clam

[Kate Honeyman]

I am having trouble with steps 11-14 from the Giant Clam on pages 48 - 49
of *Origami Sea Life* by John Montroll and Robert Lang
More specifically, when it says to "pull out all the hidden layer"s, the
paper tears, and I have tried all kinds of paper. (long fiber, wet and dry,
regular origami paper, larger squares 9" - 12"... any ideas or better
illustrations?

I am not an inexperienced folder, but I am not a master either.  I chose
this model because it was labelled intermediate which is where I rank
myself...I could be wrong of course.
Kate Honeyman