[Origami] Harry Weiss 1915 - 2015 (FWD for Yahoo user Marcia Mau)

2015-06-27 Thread Anne LaVin
(Forwarding on behalf of Yahoo user Marcia Mau mkmau2...@yahoo.com, please reply to the list or to the author, not to me!) - From The Washington Post 6/27/2015: Harry Weiss, Commerce Dept. spokesman Harry Weiss, 99, a spokesman for the Commerce Department for 26 years, died June 12 at his

Re: [Origami] Creator of Model?

2015-06-27 Thread Claire Landre
On 26 Jun 2015 12:28, Andrew Hans posted this on behalf of Annie Pidel : Does anyone know the creator of this model? The you tube site lists it as traditional, but I wonder if that is true. http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jDMNoYxC2bs/maxresdefault.jpg Zorrorigami says this is leading us in circles. The

Re: [Origami] Origami for children's hospitals (FWD for Laura Rozenberg)

2015-06-27 Thread Anne LaVin
(Forwarding reply for Yahoo user Laura Rozenberg sea4...@yahoo.com, please reply to the list or to the author, not to me!) On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 11:49 PM, John Scully jscu...@ohiopaperfolders.com wrote: The project is simple to explain: We are working to raise $53,000 to provide 100 origami

[Origami] Origami sighting: laparascopic origami! Doctors3 Japanese TV series episode

2015-06-27 Thread Karen Reeds
My husband spotted this. It's a hoot! The link has English sub-titles. The unhappy hospital's name is Dougami Hospital. Is there a Japanese pun lurking there? “Doctors 3, the ultimate surgeon, episode 4. (see http://asianwiki.com/DOCTORS_3:_The_Ultimate_Surgeon ) origami starts at about 4 min

Re: [Origami] Waterproof Paper for Peace Cranes?

2015-06-27 Thread sue neff
Can anyone suggest a source for waterproof paper? We want to Fold cranes for the (high humidity) Conservatory Botanical Gardens In 36 and 48 size (Orange/Red/Violet). I've been trying to find Yupo paper without success. Sue Neff / OCoP Origami Club of Pittsburgh

Re: [Origami] Creator of Model?

2015-06-27 Thread Dennis Walker
Hi again, The model was spotted displayed in Edinburgh convention. We, in turn, had seen the snake at the Dutch convention in April 2013, where it had been taught to us by a Japanese visitor from N.O.A. (I am sorry to say that I cannot recall her name at the moment, but I would know her again

Re: [Origami] Waterproof Paper for Peace Cranes?

2015-06-27 Thread Uyen Nguyen
On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 2:44 PM, sue neff neffsens...@comcast.net wrote: Can anyone suggest a source for waterproof paper? We want to Fold cranes for the (high humidity) Conservatory Botanical Gardens In 36 and 48 size (Orange/Red/Violet). I've been trying to find Yupo paper without

Re: [Origami] Waterproof Paper for Peace Cranes?

2015-06-27 Thread PATRICIA GRODNER
Can anyone suggest a source for waterproof paper? Hi Sue, Tyvek is great for that. It is the stuff that the priority envelopes are made from and you can also buy it in rolls from some art supply stores. It can be painted with a combo acrylic paints and PVC. I have a strand of cranes that

[Origami] 3 unit triangular bipyramid - Molly Kahn's Hexahedron

2015-06-27 Thread Michila Caldera
In my database, I'm calling it Molly Kahn's Hexahedron. Even though I didn't start this thread I appreciate, and have captured, the information provided, including the names of people who've also discovered it in their explorations with paper, and the people who've come up with variations. Thank

Re: [Origami] Waterproof Paper for Peace Cranes?

2015-06-27 Thread Matthias
Can anyone suggest a source for waterproof paper? We want to Fold cranes for the (high humidity) Conservatory Botanical Gardens In 36 and 48 size (Orange/Red/Violet). I've been trying to find „Yupo“ paper without success. - Hey Sue, have you tried Tyvek? It’s actually made of plastic