Gerardo asked:
Do you think it's possible to use gold or silver plating in an origami
model? Can it be done on a paper folded model or would it have to be
folded
in some other material? Has anyone tried to do this?
I tried that with Elephant Hide, and simple bronze coating in a process
called Electroforming. Its doable, expensive and the main problem is that
you put the model into a liquid - the paper absorb it and start to deform
because of that. I found no solution to this problem yet.
Ilan
I think it would be better to investigate folding a sheet of Art Clay
Silver, which can then be fired in a torch or small kiln.
Gillian
I have tried folding the art clay. They have a product called paper, but it
is really rather thick and I was told that it can't be made thinner - I
wasn't able to try rolling it thinner on my own though. Since it is thick -
and only about a 3 inch square, your models have to be pretty simple and
not a lot of folds.
While you can use a torch to fire the silver CLAY pieces - their paper has
to be done in a kiln.
Granted, my knowledge comes from a trade show I went to some 10 years ago
when it was first being marketed, so they may have made some improvements.
And I actually haven't purchased it since I would have to also purchase a
kiln to do anything with it. I do periodically go to their website and I
haven't ever seen anything to tell me that they have changed the product
much.
Dee
