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Origami : 銀鶴 Silver Crane
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Origami : Dragon Family
Thursday, May 5th, 2011What can you do with three pieces of paper, a toothpick and 2 hours of time? Answer, Do a entire origami exhibit, complete with photos and article. I used 6″, 4″, and 3″ square colored paper for this project. What is the toothpick for you may ask? Toothpicks are great tools when you are dealing with very small origami figures, because most of the time your fingers will be too big. Tooth picks work wonders for small figures. Enjoy the pictures. (click pictures for full size)
Origami : From Trash to Art
Saturday, March 26th, 2011One of the truly great things about origami is that you can take trash and make it into art. As an example, I was at the Japan America Society of Houston’s office talking with a friend when I noticed a newspaper in the trash bin. I removed a single sheet of newspaper from the trash bin and proceeded to make the Twin Cranes and a Dragon model while talking with my friend. These two models are now sitting on the top of the book shelf at the office, instead of in a garbage dump somewhere.
Origami 折り紙 The Art of Paper Folding
Monday, May 31st, 2010
Origami, the art of folding paper, derives from two words (oru) meaning to fold and (kami) meaning paper. Its has was also been called orikata (the way of folding), as well as, orimono (folded thing); however these terms have fallen out of use in modern times. The best known form of origami is the Japanese Crane. Read Article »