Re: [Origami] Celebrating Wensdy Whitehead and teacher request

[fayeg]

Hi Lisa,

I plan to attend Wensdy's Memorial Zoom service. Thank you for setting it
up.

I love her flapping bird wearing a crane costume, but it is probably too
difficult to teach via zoom. Let me know what you think.

 

Faye

 

From: Origami  On Behalf Of Lisa
B. Corfman via Origami
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 4:50 PM
To: origami@lists.digitalorigami.com
Subject: [Origami] Celebrating Wensdy Whitehead and teacher request

 

Dear Loving Folders,

 

I am saddened, as we all are, by the loss of a dear friend and mentor, the
prolific origami designer Wensdy Whitehead who passed at the age of 51 on
May 7, 2023.

 

Wensdy was both a talented folder and designer, but most of all, she was
known for her generosity with her time.  She shared her unique and original
works (miniature and oversized models, Harry Potter origami, Storigami,
modulars, shovel-fold words, and more) with new and experienced folders, and
introducing new folders to the fun of origami, through her formal and
impromptu classes.

 

As we mourn Wensdy's passing, we are also looking forward to commemorating
her caring, intellectual, and pun-filled life at the Memorial Zoom Service
on Saturday, November 11, 2023 - the last day of World Origami Days and
Veterans Day for the veteran she was.

 

The Origami Museum features Wensdy at

https://origamimuseum.org/wensdy-whitehead/; diagrams are available there.

 

Her Memorial Zoom Service will be Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 4PM, EST,
hosted by OrigamiUSA.

 

At the service we will:

- Welcome you,

- Share memorabilia images,

- Hear friends and family speak,

- View her origami portfolio,

- Attendees can ask to speak briefly, and

- At the 1-hour point for the next 30-60 minute we will fold her models.


 

This is a time to honor Wensdy's life, celebrate, and grow from her life's
work, which are now available to folders, as she wished.

 

I am looking for teachers (and students) for folding Wensdy's origami
models.

   - First, a call for a Zoom teacher of Wendsy's models for the
Memorial zoom on Saturday, November 11, 2023, around 5pm during the memorial
zoom starting at 4pm EST.  I particularly think her Gabby Guppy storigami
model and her Love Bug heart transplant model would be fitting.  Find the
diagrams at  
https://origamimuseum.org/memorial-gallery/.

   - Also, I am looking for folder to teach in-person at the OrigaMIT
Convention, Cambridge, MA, on Saturday, November 4, after a brief
introduction, as a big tribute to her.

   - Finally, during World Origami Days from October 24 to November 11,
I can host zooms to learn more of Wensdy's models.  Let me know if you are
interested in teaching or folding her models on a zoom I can host, or if you
plan to do something independently.

 

Please send me a RSVP and additional details for:

   - Attending the zoom memorial,

- Learning her models

   - Teaching her models

- Sending photos/images

- Writing a brief tribute of words you would like to share, or

- Anything else.

My email is   l...@origamimuseum.com.

 

I will send out more information with additional details to those interested
in honoring Wensdy.

 

Kindly,

Lisa B. Corfman

  https://OrigamiPlace.com |
 https://OrigamiMuseum.org |
 https://JewishHope.org

[Origami] Book recommendation - Easy Animals

[fayeg]

Hi all,
I'm sure this has been answered before, but I haven’t been able to find a 
recent response.

I was asked to recommend a beginner's animal book. I think the child is about 
7. She will be working with her grandmother.
Let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Faye

Re: [Origami] Octagon + triangles shape name

[fayeg]

Yesterday I was in Pompei and saw these tiles forming this shape of an octagon 
surrounded by equilateral triangles and I had seen it last week in some 
churches as well. Pompei is from the 1 st century AD and churches a few 
centuries older which surprised me even though the shape is simple and logical 
and has been used by Chirs Palmer and several others even myself in origami 
stars and tessellations.

 

So I was wondering if this shape has a name and if someone can share any 
interesting information about it.

 

 

Perhaps a link to see what you are referring to?

Faye

Re: [Origami] who designed this?

[fayeg]

It is very pretty. Please share what you find out.

Faye

 

Subject: [Origami] who designed this?

 

Hi all,

 

Asking for a friend. Really! 

She’s looking for the designer of this model.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5504399036292316 
 
=a.648973351834933

We’ve tried ‘everything’, Google, Images, Flickr, Insta, Pinterest but nothing 
came up.

Who recognizes this model and can help her out of her misery? 

Her gratitude will be . I don’t know, huge probably

 

Origards,

Miranda


Mme A.M. van de Beek
Antibes, France
www.vandebeek.eu

Re: [Origami] Cataloguing query

[fayeg]

I'll make a plug for Library Thing. Very reasonably priced. (I just checked
and at the beginning of the pandemic, they made it free!)
It is very easy to add books. They have a database with lots of libraries,
amazon, Library of Congress, etc. and they already know non Latin alphabets
and what the last name is.

Faye Goldman
I have no involvement, just a happy user.

-Original Message-
From: Origami  On Behalf Of Louise
Yale via Origami
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 11:16 PM
To: The Origami Mailing List 
Subject: Re: [Origami] Cataloguing query

Do you catalogue the books using an on-line service? Index cards? Other?
Louise in NorCal. 

Re: [Origami] Folding paper in half

[fayeg]

Thanks Vishakha, I hadn’t seen it either.

Faye

 

Hello! Not sure if this video has been seen by ppl. Maybe yes since it is three 
years old. But it is new to me now and so I thought I’d share it with you all. 

 

https://youtu.be/AfPDvhKvaa0

 

See the YouTube video that shows how Britney Gallivan folded a piece of paper 
12 times in half. It’s a world record I believe. 

 

Best

Vishakha 

Re: [Origami] Looking for "turtle" paper

[fayeg]

In the past, stores in Philadelphia Chinatown sold them pretty cheaply. I 
haven't seen in years. I also haven't been to Chinatown since the pandemic.
Faye

-Original Message-
From: Origami  On Behalf Of John R. 
S. Mascio
Sent: Sunday, March 6, 2022 11:54 PM
To: Origami 
Subject: [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] PCOC 2017 proceedings wanted

[fayeg]

I don’t know if you really want the paper copy, but the PDF is available on the 
OUSA website.

https://origamiusa.org/catalog/products/pcoc-2019-keep-it-weird-pdf

 

Faye

 

From: Origami  On Behalf Of Lorenzo
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:49 PM
To: origami 
Subject: [Origami] PCOC 2017 proceedings wanted

 

Dear origamists, 

 

I hope everything is fine with you, because of Covid. 

 

I'm very interested in purchasing a second-hand PCOC 2017 book. If any of you 
would offer it to me, please write to me directly (lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com 
 ).

I'll be happy to pay any desired price (plus postage) or offer you some origami 
books in exchange.

 

Kind regards,

Lorenzo

 

-- 

Lorenzo Lucioni

Wildenbruchstr. 47

40545 Duesseldorf - DE

+49.1525.9768654

lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com  

Re: [Origami] Sighting - Android Talkback commercial

[fayeg]

Thanks for sharing, very nice story.

Faye

 

From: Origami  On Behalf Of Sy Chen



I just saw this short commercial video - 


Life Unfolds | An Origami Story


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HDInQkD40A

 

Happy folding!

 

Sy

Re: [Origami] Help with model information

[fayeg]

I think it's a Sonobe variation. 
Faye

To: origami@lists.digitalorigami.com; wanderer 
Subject: Re: [Origami] Help with model information

Thanks for your question

It is a 2 piece model 
patsy