Re: [Origami] The Neo-update

2022-05-13 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Latest additions from the old Neorigami. See the whole list. *Mini Neo #10 * (also available in English) *Disha Chick

Re: [Origami] The Neo-update

2022-05-06 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Latest additions from the old Neorigami. See the whole list. *Mini Neo #9 * (also available in English) And I had made a mistake last week with the previous issue, so

[Origami] Foldeas with Cekouat León (Saturday, May 7)

2022-05-02 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Cekouat León (México), the guest speaker of the next Foldeas session, titled the up-coming presentation *Folding Hillstars: A Journey of Origami Hummingbirds*. It'll be on May 7, 10:30 - 12:30 (New York) / 15:30 - 17:30 (London) / 20:00 - 22:00 (New Delhi). Whether you plan to attend or not, I

Re: [Origami] The Neo-update

2022-04-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Latest additions from the old Neorigami. See the whole list. *Mini Neo #8 * (also available in English) *Bugatti Royale*

Re: [Origami] Discount coupons for the Practical | Puzzle | Play Origami Convention!

2022-04-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I wanted to remind you, the *First Practical Origami Convention - POC1* will be this weekend, through Zoom: Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1. Read all about it here: https://www.mixily.com/event/2429968482883703913 I now only have a couple of 25% *discount coupons* (that's $10 USD off!) and

Re: [Origami] The Neo-update

2022-04-22 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Latest additions from the old Neorigami. See the whole list. *Mini Neo #7 * (also available in English) *Skull*

Re: [Origami] The Neo-update

2022-04-15 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Latest additions from the old Neorigami. See the whole list. *Mini Neo #6 * (also available in English) *Hummingbird*

[Origami] Discount coupons for the Practical | Puzzle | Play Origami Convention!

2022-04-13 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Those of you who still aren't aware, Origami & Beyond (Guy Loel and Ilan Garibi) are offering the *Practical | Puzzle | Play Origami Convention*. It'll take place through Zoom on Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1. You can find more information here:

Re: [Origami] The Neo-update

2022-04-08 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Latest additions from the old Neorigami. See the whole list. *Mini Neo #5 * (also available in English) *Canoe*

Re: [Origami] The Neo-update

2022-04-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Latest additions from the old Neorigami. See the whole list. *Mini Neo #4 * (also available in English) *Hexagonal Twist Box*

[Origami] United to Fold (UnFold) gathering this Saturday

2022-03-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
This Saturday, April 2, 10:30 - 13:00 (New York) / 15:30 - 18:00 (London) / 20:00 - 22:30 (New Delhi), there will be a United to Fold - UnFold gathering. You are all welcome to join; it's through the Zoom platform. Three volunteers will teach how to fold each a different simple or intermediate

[Origami] Origami models for using rather than only looking at?

2022-03-28 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HELLO EVERYONE* We often hear about figurative (or representational) and abstract (or geometric) origami in everyday conversations within the community, as well as in big projects and events. But in this occasion, the Community for Creators CfC is trying to find out who and how many have

Re: [Origami] The Neo-update

2022-03-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Latest additions from the old Neorigami. See the whole list. *Mini Neo #3 * (also in English) *Bernard the Duck or Anne the Duck*

Re: [Origami] The Neo-update

2022-03-18 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Latest additions from the old Neorigami. See the whole list at https://www.neorigami.com/the-old-neorigami/from-the-old-neorigami *Mini Neo #2* (only available in Spanish): https://www.neorigami.com/the-old-neorigami/mini-neo-2 *Ring of Power & Fortune, by Nataly Amaya Suárez*:

[Origami] The Neo-update

2022-03-11 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Since the old collaborative blog stopped working years ago, I remade it all and turned it into my personal website. Please, take a look... visit its different sections: *https://www.neorigami.com * Now, there's a particular section: *From the Old Neorigami*. I'll be

Re: [Origami] Learn how to fold "Balance" and other models in Origami Connect

2022-01-28 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I created the following animated GIF to entice you of the workshop I'll give tomorrow, Saturday, at Origami Connect. *Animated GIF:* https://i.giphy.com/media/DmCCY6kk1Gb38rQNsC/giphy.webp Learn how to fold, *Balance*, and other models taught by talented instructors and creators. More

[Origami] Rails, slides or tracks?

2022-01-03 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
So about a month ago I was asking for your help to spot different models of chests of drawers. Thanks to you, I made a list of over ten of them from around the world. Thank you very much! Now, some days ago I created a new one. *Picture:* https://photos.app.goo.gl/jBPqn6egZryjRZYG6 *Animated

Re: [Origami] Origami chests of drawers?

2021-12-09 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I wanted to insist with the question I had asked on Saturday, December 5. Do any of you know of any other models of chests of drawers aside from the following? 1. "Drawers" by Hanaoka Jidai in NOA Newsletter 33. https://www.giladorigami.com/origami-database-book/3932/NOA-Newsletter-33 2. Martin

[Origami] Origami chests of drawers?

2021-12-04 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hello everyone. I'm looking for models of chests of drawers that I haven't seen. These are the ones I have: *Pull Out Drawers*, by Chrissy from Paper Kawaii https://www.paperkawaii.com/long-origami-pull-out-drawers-instructions-%e2%99%a5/ *Chest of Drawers*, by Chrissy from Paper Kawaii

[Origami] Is the gift wrap creator still unknown?

2021-11-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. Seven years ago, I conversed through the list with some of you about the gift wrapping technique explained in one of the last pages of *Complete Origami* by Eric Kenneway. Here's a picture: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ua5bFeJdeyxJPZJ56 No one knew back then who was the creator, and

[Origami] An origami coffee filter, hazards of certain laboratory filter papers?

2021-10-19 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. Two weeks ago I asked here through the list where to get a biggish sheet of filter paper. Thanks to your answers, I was able to find a 58 x 58 cm (approximately 23 x 23 in) sheet at a chemical products shop. When searching, I learned that there's a wide variety of filter papers with

[Origami] Online Origami Day by Origami Deutschland

2021-10-06 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Origami Deutschland is organizing a free online event for this Saturday. A few of the workshops will be in English, most of them will be in German, but it's origami, so I'm sure we can follow along even if we don't understand the language . Time and date: Saturday, October 9, 9:15 - 16:30

[Origami] What kind of shops sell biggish sheets of filter paper?

2021-10-04 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. I'd like to fold filter paper, the kind that's used for things like coffee filters. What kind of shops sell biggish sheets, at the very least squares of 18 x 18 cm (7 1/6 x 7 1/6 in), although bigger would be better. It looks like the most common presentation of filter paper is in the

Re: [Origami] Did this model already exist?

2021-09-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
About an hour ago, I asked through the list if a model I had folded already existed. I embedded and attached the pictures, but it looks like many can't see them. That's why I'm emailing you the following links, so you can check them out: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5oboxdrtT5NoN4Va7

[Origami] United to Fold (UnFold) gathering this Saturday

2021-09-28 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
This Saturday, October 2, 10:30 - 13:00 (New York) / 13:00 - 18:00 (London) / 20:00 - 22:30 (New Delhi), there will be a United to Fold - UnFold gathering. You are all welcome to join; it's through the Zoom platform. Three volunteers will teach how to fold each a different simple or intermediate

[Origami] Comparisons for the Joisel Interpretation Award

2021-09-18 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
With some of the members in the Origami Dan group, we made this webpage comparing the original folds and the interpretations nominated for the *Joisel award*. Please use it if you haven't voted for that category yet:

[Origami] "Boxed Fortune Teller" at the BOS Autumn Vcon

2021-09-10 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I just wanted to tell everyone I'll be giving one of the workshops at the BOS Autumn Vcon in just two days: this Sunday, September 12. It's titled *Boxed Fortune Teller*. I will be teaching everyone how to turn a paper fortune teller into a box, but we'll do more than that. Through the workshop,

[Origami] A volunteer Foldeas Zoom host for just one occassion?

2021-09-06 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I hope one of you can do me a favor. I'll be giving the next Foldeas hands-on presentation. It'll be on Saturday, September 18, 10:00 - 12:00 (New York) / 15:00 - 17:00 (London) / 19:30 - 21:30 (New Delhi). I'll be officially inviting you and giving the details next week. Right now, I need for

Re: [Origami] Register for OWM2 and take my workshop ; )

2021-08-24 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Last Saturday, I shared here an animated GIF of *Bookend* in action, the model I'll teach at the marathon (OWM2), and invited you to register if you hadn't already. Now I invite, those of you who'll attend and take my workshop, to take a look at the following poster explaining everything you'll

[Origami] Dry folding 240 g/m² Stardream paper?

2021-08-12 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HI EVERYONE* Have any of you dry folded 240 g/m² Stardream paper? Do you know if it's folds/creases get a kinda cracked/wrinkled look if it isn't scored first? I pretend to fold a box with it. To be exact, my own creation *Shadow Box*: https://photos.app.goo.gl/aF5pQxFiaHU5V8A36 I have only

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

2021-08-09 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
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] United to Fold (UnFold) gathering this Saturday

2021-08-03 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
This Saturday, August 7, 11:00 - 13:00ish (New York) / 16:00 - 18:00ish (London) / 20:30 - 22:30ish (New Delhi), there will be a United to Fold - UnFold gathering. You are all welcome to join; it's through the Zoom platform. Two volunteers will teach how to fold each a different simple or

[Origami] An online course in Spanish to make origami lamps

2021-07-15 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Here is the webpage translated to English by Google: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es=en=https://www.domestika.org/es/courses/117-creacion-de-lamparas-de-origami-con-papel Domestika is a Spanish-language platform for different online courses, mostly hands-on. On the platform I found a

[Origami] Differences between OSME and Folding Didactics?

2021-07-13 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I've never been close to either one (OSME and Folding Didactics ), but they make me very curious. In what aspects do they overlap, and in which other ones don't they? I have read about both of them on the web, but I still don't entirely get

[Origami] Does Origami-Instructions.com ask for authorization?

2021-07-11 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hello everyone. Do you know if Origami-Instructions.com ask for authorization from the creators to show how to fold their models? I don't want to recommend the website to others if it doesn't, so it's important to me. As usual, you can reply through the list if you wish, or to my email address

Re: [Origami] Now Novelty Purse

2021-07-09 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
David Mitchell asked me the favor of showing evidence of *Novelty Purse* being created by Mr. Yoshizawa. As I mentioned, my only proof is *Secrets of Origami: The Japanese Art of Paperfolding* (1971) by Robert Harbin. In August, last year, I sent through the O-list a question with the following

Re: [Origami] Implications of the term 'Traditional' and call for feedback

2021-07-08 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
In her email, on Monday the 5th, *Lisa B. Corfman* mentioned we need a world-wide accepted definition of the concept "traditional origami". Lisa suggested to start by asking different origami platforms for general input, and then ask world-wide origami societies to come to an agreement embodied in

Re: [Origami] Commission - origami engagement ring

2021-07-03 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
From: Iain McFadyen Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 17:51:07 I had the idea of proposing with a wearable origami engagement ring > *That's how I proposed!* I folded *Ring of Power and Fortune* by Naty Nefesh. Here are pictures of the model, but folded by Rui Roda:

Re: [Origami] Is this Rabbit by Kunihiko Kasahara or by Stephen O'Hanlon?

2021-06-22 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
On Saturday, I ask about the rabbit model that seemed to have been created by both Kunihiko Kasahara and Stephen O'Hanlon. Chila Caldera, K H Nelson, and Claire Landre helped with information. Thank you very much! I also exchanged emails with Doc. O'Hanlon. There was a contact button on his

[Origami] Is this Rabbit by Kunihiko Kasahara or by Stephen O'Hanlon?

2021-06-19 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. A friend and I were in a discussion. He stated that the rabbit I'm attaching is by Kunihiko Kasahara, and he learned how to fold it about 25 years ago from one of Mr. Kasahara's books, but he doesn't remember which one. I instead declared it's by Stephen O'Hanlon. Here are diagrams

[Origami] UnFold's first anniversary!

2021-06-09 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I noticed just now it'll be UnFold's 1st birthday! We were only 20 in our first gathering: June 6, 2020 殺. Now, were usually 70 or more at each gathering! You're invited to wear a *party hat* or *anything festive/wacky*. I'll wear some colorful glasses and an artificial flower garland on my neck.

Re: [Origami] Name of the following models and their creators?

2021-06-03 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Three days ago I emailed the list asking about the names of three models and their respective creators. Looks like the last one, in hot pink, is *Tetrahedral Carbon Atom*, diagrams in pg. 74 of the following book in Japanese: https://www.gettextbooks.com/isbn/9784416312001/ Now, I found an old

[Origami] The name of "Box with Lid 2"

2021-05-24 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I take the name of models very seriously, being the models intellectual works. Origami models are a feat. Now, I'm a bit conflicted about the name of a model: *Box with lid 2* (Caja con tapa 2) by Philip Shen. It's diagrams are in the book *Papiroflexia Colección* edited by Vicente Palacios. My

[Origami] The O-list and Origami-L?

2021-05-02 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I have had this confusion for years, but only now I dare to ask. I was a bit embarrassed for not knowing. What is the O-list and Origami-L? I think they are mailing lists. Am I right? Is this very list one or the other? Is one of them an older and now closed mailing list? Are they two different

[Origami] Origami art exhibition books?

2021-04-20 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HI* I'm interested in buying an origami art exhibition book, like *Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami* by McArthur and Lang, or *New Expressions in Origami Ar*t by MacArthur. Do any other similar books exist? You can answer through the list or directly to my email address if

[Origami] Elephant hide/Stardream like but for color changes?

2021-04-15 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. I wanted to ask you: what heavy paper has an excellent folding memory, but also a different color on each side? It's OK if one of the sides is white. Basically I'm looking for something like Elephant hide or Stardream paper but for color change models. You can answer through the

Re: [Origami] Creator of this lotus flower and the model's name?

2021-03-14 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I was asking for the name of a lotus flower model and its creator. Sy Chen replied that a similar variation is often used in Taiwanese funerals. Thank you, Sy, and I'm very sorry for your loss. Does that make the 18 unit variation you posted a traditional model? In that case can we assume that

Re: [Origami] Services like Mailchimp?

2021-02-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I was asking about services like Mailchimp to send my Foldeas and UnFold activity messages to numerous receivers. Larry Finch replied and suggested Groups.io. Thank you, Larry. Can I use Groups.io to send everyone messages, but WITHOUT them being able to send messages to everyone else? I'm

[Origami] Services like Mailchimp?

2021-02-23 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I need to use a service like Mailchimp to send the messages about the United to Fold (UnFold) gatherings and the Foldeas hands-on presentations to everyone interested. I need a free option, and it'll be my first time using this type of services. I'm sending this message through the mailing list

Re: [Origami] Identifying models

2021-02-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Simon asked yesterday to please help him identify some models and their creators based on the pictures he attached. I can only identify *Basket* (the yellow fold from Simon's pictures), which is a model by Akiko Yamanashi, but the handle is usually folded differently. I'm attaching a picture of a

[Origami] Who created this lotus flower?

2021-02-08 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HI* I'm helping out a friend. Can one of you please tell me who created the following lotus flower? [image: 20210205_131405.jpg] My friend learned about the model here: https://www.facebook.com/LinaOrigamis/ And on this Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/florece.origami/ But it

[Origami] Volunteers for a Foldeas practice session?

2021-01-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HI* I hope two of you can help us with an important favor. We need a couple of volunteers that can help as attendees for a practice session of the next Foldeas hands-on presentation. It's important for it to be people living either in any country in the Americas or people living in Europe. The

[Origami] Playing with a fortune teller

2021-01-26 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. I looked up a bit about playing with the fortune teller on the web. I found a lot of information about how to fold it, but not that much about the game process. Still, I think I got the general idea. Can you please if I got it right or not? On each of the outer corners there should

Re: [Origami] First live gathering of "Origami Friends" with Victorien Rami and ME! (This Saturday, January 16)

2021-01-18 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Last week I sent through the list a couple of messages inviting to the live gathering of the online group, which happened last Saturday. Everything went quite well *: )* On behalf of *Origami Friends*, thank you to those who attended Saturday's gathering. I wanted to ask you a small favor, if you

Re: [Origami] First live gathering of "Origami Friends" with Victorien Rami and ME! (This Saturday, January 16)

2021-01-13 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
An important update about the message I had sent a couple of hours ago: Raphaël Maillot is the founder and host of the online group "Origami Friends". He had to *change the URL for you to join* the online group, so please ignore the one from my last

Re: [Origami] Other display cases and photo-boxes?

2021-01-05 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HELLO EVERYONE* I just wanted to remind you of the request I sent you a week ago. If you know of a photo box or a display case made through origami, would you please help me find a picture or image of the model? I'm really interested in getting to know other models of these two objects* : )*

Re: [Origami] How to avoid the transparency film from getting scratches?

2020-12-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
On Sunday I asked for ideas to protect my sheets of transparency film from getting scratches. Miranda replied and mentioned the tissue paper sheets that go between each sheet of transparency film when you buy a box. I also received a private message of someone who suggested glassine envelopes,

[Origami] How to avoid the transparency film getting scratches

2020-12-27 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I occasionally fold transparency film. I keep my small squares and rectangles in a folder with different types of paper I use for origami. All the transparency film is now full of small scratches *: (* Does one of you know what's the proper way of keeping transparency film, so it doesn't get

[Origami] Origami in the Tokyo and Nara prefectures, right after WWII, and the historian Diana Uribe?

2020-12-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Diana Uribe is a Colombian historian who's popular due to her media presence in the country: radio, television, and the web. You can find some of her old radio episodes on YouTube. Although I should mention, they are in Spanish. Anyway, there's one in particular I would like to talk to you about:

[Origami] Foldeas with Barbara Pearl (Saturday October 12)

2020-12-09 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*Barbara Pearl* will be the guest speaker at the next session of my hands-on presentations Foldeas. http://www.mathinmotion.com She titled her presentation *Math in Motion: Origami in the Classroom K-8. Every Child Counts!*. It'll be on Saturday December 12, 10:00 - 12:00 (New York) / 15:00 -

Re: [Origami] Some personal good news and a tech question

2020-11-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. Yesterday I asked if there was a noticeable resolution difference between two webcam resolutions. I actually made a mistake on the resolutions, one of them is 640x480 and the other is 1280x720. Sorry, on the webpage I checked out the data I only saw 720p, so I assumed it meant

[Origami] Some personal good news and a tech question

2020-11-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HI EVERYONE* First of all, my personal good news. For The Origami Bogotá 2021 convention, in Bogotá, the selected special guests are: Alexander Oliveros, Robert J. Lang, and... *little old me*! Woo-hoo! You have NO idea how honored I feel *: )* Read all about it!

[Origami] Too many folds and the pandemic

2020-11-22 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
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,

[Origami] Please help to cite an article from BOS #125

2020-11-12 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HELLO EVERYONE* I want to quote a phrase about the short lifes of most folds, from the following article by Robert Lang, on a paper I'm working on https://britishorigami.info/bo-125-robert-lang-on-wet-folding-part-1-2/ The thing is, I prefer to cite the original source. If you have the issue,

Re: [Origami] Old website project about listing what different creators allowed?

2020-10-27 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I asked about old messages on the list regarding a website dedicated to authorizations from creators. Thank you Anna, Carol, and Robert for replying. It's definitely the OrigamiUSA one! Two members from the CfC community mentioned having a similar idea. I wanted to check out those old messages

[Origami] Old website project about listing what different creators allowed?

2020-10-26 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HI EVERYONE* I'm almost 100% sure that years ago someone mentioned here a project regarding a website were people could find what a particular creator allowed in relation to his or her own models. And it was also mentioned that that project was abandoned. Did that project really exist or did I

[Origami] Bugarte Film and Visual Arts Festival and the arts magazine I mentioned

2020-10-05 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone *: )* Some exciting news I received recently: My folded piece was selected for the "Bugarte Film and Visual Arts Festival". It's being displayed on the website, along with other video and plastic works, and is now competing for an award which will be given this Wednesday:

[Origami] Do you have the book "Origami Sekai no Tori" (Origami, Birds of the World) by Kunihiko Kasahara?

2020-09-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*HELLO EVERYONE* Does one of you have the book *Origami Sekai no Tori* (Origami, Birds of the World) by Kunihiko Kasahara? You can find here the cover and models in the book: http://origami.jubile.fr/origami/modules/mediatheque/media.php?op=ref1=L.1 If you click on the cover you'll be able

[Origami] Folding Together (FoTo) gathering this Saturday

2020-09-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
This Saturday Octobre 3, 11:00 - 1:00ish pm (New York) / 4:00 - 6:00ish pm (London) / 8:30 - 10:30ish pm (New Delhi), there will be a Folding Together - FoTo gathering. You are all welcome to join; it's through the Zoom platform. At each gathering, two volunteers teach how to fold each a

Re: [Origami] Name of this preliminary base flower and of its creator?

2020-09-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
In the last couple of days, I've been asking for attributed creators and names given to the following flower: https://photos.app.goo.gl/bZtuF5SSWwJkcUdHA Someone has told me that that flower is included on the cover of a book by Makoto Yamaguchi. Might one of you know which book? You can answer

Re: [Origami] Name of this preliminary base flower and of its creator?

2020-08-31 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Yesterday I also shared with all of you a picture of a flower folded from a preliminary base and asked for its name and creator. Anna replied the following: "Given the simplicity of the model, I'm pretty sure that many people independently discovered that flower design. Putting it down to a

[Origami] The name of these tato and are they all really traditional?

2020-08-31 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I shared with you a picture of origami tato and asked for their names and to please confirm if they were all traditional or not. Thanks to Mathew Green, I now know that according to the book “Secrets of Origami” (1971) by Robert Harvin, the one on the bottom of the picture is attributed to Akira

[Origami] The name of these tato and are they all really traditional?

2020-08-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi again. Would you please help me with this as well? Please take a look at these different tato: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TetdT4qko4GcVx8M9 Can you please confirm if all those tato are traditional models? Can you please tell me if each one of those tato have specific names or if they are all

[Origami] Name of this preliminary base flower and of its creator?

2020-08-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HELLO Can any of you please tell me the name of the following preliminary base flower and of its creator? The model doesn't have a color change. The paper had different colors. https://photos.app.goo.gl/bZtuF5SSWwJkcUdHA Thank you in advance, -- Gerardo G. gerardo(a)neorigami.com Knowledge

[Origami] Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami: Six private classes for ages 10 to 150*

2020-08-15 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
(Sorry if this is the second or third time you receive this message. Not my intention) HI EVERYONE Would you please help me promoting my private classes project? It's a program of six 90 min live online sessions that I designed thinking mostly about beginners. The classes are different; I built

[Origami] The French, Russia,n and Vietnamese Forums?

2020-08-03 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I don't know if those four forums (Russia had two forums) are still active. The Spanish forum closed a couple of years ago. If they are still active and you are a member of one of them, would you please contact me? I'd really appreciate it. You can let me know through the list or send an email

[Origami] Folding Together (FoTo) gathering this Saturday

2020-08-03 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I'm happy to once again invite you to a Folding Together - FoTo gathering. It'll be this Saturday August 8, 11:00 - 1:00ish pm (New York) / 4:00 - 6:00ish pm (London) / 8:30 - 10:30ish pm (New Delhi). You are all welcome to join; it's through the Zoom platform. If you would like to attend, simply

[Origami] Who created this?

2020-07-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Sorry for starting a second thread so soon. I need to know who created the following wall decoration using hexagonal units. A website pointed me to Paula Pünktchen and this URL, but I wanted to ask you all in case you have more information about it, and also because I don't speak German:

[Origami] Did this model already exist?

2020-07-28 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI EVERYONE I dreamt I was folding this (first time for me)... and I was able to fold it for real. The bottom picture is of its back. Can you please tell me if you have seen a similar model before? It's OK if it's just a bit similar. I'd love to know! https://photos.app.goo.gl/eav37wHb8vVug62W6

[Origami] Hourly rate for private origami lessons

2020-07-21 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI I wanted to ask you gals/guys, how much is normally charged for one hour of private origami lessons in your country? I'm gonna start offering. I'm curious about how that can differ between one country and another. I'd love to know what members from different locations think : ) You can

[Origami] Teaching Molly Kahn's Hexahedron as part of private lessons

2020-07-18 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. I'll start offering private origami lessons; I would get paid for them. I wish to include Molly Kahn's Hexahedron as one of the models I'd teach. It's the easiest modular I know! Do I need the authorization to teach it? If so, from whom and can one of you please help me contact that

[Origami] Foldeas with Leyla Torres (Saturday July 25)

2020-07-13 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI EVERYONE I invited Leyla Torres (OrigamiSpirit) as the next guest speaker of Foldeas: Sharing Ideas through Origami. Foldeas is a series of hands-on presentations, each one related–one way or another–to paper folding, by guest speakers from a wide variety of countries. They are cost-free,

[Origami] Four of my folds showcased by an art gallery!

2020-07-06 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I wanted to share some personal good news with you all, instead of my usual (and constant) questions ; ) An art gallery is showcasing four of my folds on their Facebook page! It's the first time ever a place like this shows some interest in my work =D

[Origami] Do you know about sound and video?

2020-06-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Sorry for adding a second topic on the same day. This kinda has to do with origami. I'm working on an origami-related video. I recorded the dialogue on separate WAV files. The thing is, I don't have enough experience so to identify what needs fixing in those files. For example. in a prior

[Origami] Folding Together (FoTo) gathering this Saturday

2020-06-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
This Saturday July 4, 11:00 - 12:30ish pm (New York) / 4:00 - 5:30ish pm (London) / 8:30 - 10:00ish pm (Delhi), there will be another Folding Together - FoTo gathering. You are all welcome; it's through the Zoom platform. If you would like to attend, simply send me a message: gerardo(a)

[Origami] Name of this wreath and its creator?

2020-06-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. Might you know who created this wreath and what is its name? I would really appreciate it. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CwiPiQLwSXxT232gFn0T2bfSCrhk4BcpTMGTBAV7aNlz-gHilK3qhbfDfgIWWY3RnYUq9er4OZLZY4UR2sI0rMLgv0NewGSCc6DZuI7wAFe7kost0DO6hkF06I7OOFwwGVur8mA9OQ Thank you in

[Origami] Late Night Folding?

2020-06-23 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI For some time there has been an activity in the OrigamiUSA calendar named "Late Night Folding". It'll be this Saturday and it isn't an official OrigamiUSA event. https://origamiusa.org/calendar-event/late-night-folding I'm very interested in participating but there's NO email address nor web

Re: [Origami] Summary of an origami challenge in Bogota

2020-06-18 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Robert Lang answered my message about the origami challenge hosted by the Japan Center of the Andes University here in Bogotá (Colombia). He noted how in prehistoric times (haha) there had been a challenge for a working origami pedal bin and that he didn't recall having seen one aside from the one

[Origami] Summary of an origami challenge in Bogota

2020-06-17 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Yesterday the Japan Center of the Andes University (Bogotá) announced the winners of their origami challenge. One of the sponsors of the challenge was the Japan embassy here in Colombia. It was a folds challenge; so you could perfectly submit your folds of models created by others. The whole

[Origami] Can you help me with this creation challenge?

2020-06-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I need your help gals/guys. Would you participate in The Origami Forum creation challenge? I'm this month's host. The challenge is: create a model that will allow a person you know understand the feelings you have for him or her, despite the fact that you've never told that person.

[Origami] Foldeas with Decadent Origamist: "My Origami Journey"

2020-06-11 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HELLO A project emerged from the Frankensteinian method hands-on presentation I had given over a month ago: "Foldeas: Sharing Ideas Through Origami". It's a series of hands-on presentations, all of them related to origami, by guest speakers from a wide variety of countries. The sessions will be

[Origami] Folding Together (FoTo) gathering this Saturday

2020-06-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI EVERYONE Many of the attendees from the Frankensteinian method presentation/workshop I had imparted some weeks ago proposed we kept on meeting. We will be gathering once a month to just fold together; kinda like the local folding gatherings but without being local. We are people from a wide

Re: [Origami] charging for origami

2020-05-28 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Bonnie asked if it was ethical to offer as gifts folds of Yami Yamauchi's "Fireworks" to people that make donations of a certain amount to a food bank. Bonnie, it totally is ethical. There's a big difference between selling a fold of someone else's origami model and offering it as a gift as a

[Origami] Is Kathleen Weller from the US?

2020-05-24 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. I'm writing something I hope to get published, so I don't want to get the details wrong. Kathleen Weller is the creator of a known heart model named "Flower Heart" also named "Change of Heart". Judging by her name, I'm assuming she's from the US but I don't know. Can someone please

[Origami] Ethical practices in origami groups?

2020-05-20 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Looks like I'll be hosting online origami gatherings* : )* I want to know which are the proper ethical practices in this type of activities. What I understand for now is, since there's no money involved: 1. It's OK to teach how to fold someone else's model without needing authorization. 2. It's

[Origami] "Heart" by Hiroshi Kumasaka

2020-05-18 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hello. I was taught a heart model and was told it's by Hiroshi Kumasaka. I want to confirm if it's truly his model. I take model credits very seriously. I looked for the model on Gilad's website. It says diagrams of the model were published in Le Pli 62-63, NOA Kessakusen, NOA magazine #15, and

[Origami] Folding modular models in local meetings?

2020-05-14 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. I'm here once more with a question ; ) Those of you who fold modular models in local groups, particularly now that it's done through online video conferencing, do the groups tend to fold all the units at the same time or one by one? Thank you in advance. Your answers will help me

Re: [Origami] Online origami conference/workshop May 9, 2020

2020-05-12 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Thank you all who helped promote the event! I wanted to let you know everything went wonderfully well. I had 75 attendants in total, which were so receptive and participative during the three hours we ended up sharing. We had people from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia (aside from me), England,

Re: [Origami] document cameras for origami demo-ing

2020-05-04 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Thank you so much Andrea P. for your question about document cameras to teach origami online and all the answers explaining how they used a smartphone instead! I had not thought about that before. I taught tonight how to fold a model in the GP3 meeting. I used an android OS smartphone as my

[Origami] Can you help me rehearse the conference/workshop?

2020-05-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone. So I've been sharing about the conference/workshop which is scheduled for May 9, 11:00 - 1: 30 pm (New York) / 3:00 - 5:30 pm (London). I intend to do a really good job. That's why I want to rehearse it all before the big day. I want to know if some of you would be willing to help

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