Re: [Origami] Name of the puzzle purse in Spanish?

[gera...@neorigami.com]

At the begining of this month I had asked for help with the name of the 
traditional model, puzzle purse, in Spanish and received a few replies. I 
mentioned I was going to teach the model to a group of Spanish speakers, and 
that if I didn't find a popular name, Laura Rozenberg's and Karen Reeds's 
emails helped think of a translation of the name I was happy with.
So, I taught how to fold the model about a week ago and I wasn't able to find 
popular name of the model in Spanish. I taught the model giving it the name 
"bolsa rompecabezas". I want to explain to you why I chose that translation
"Purse" has different definitions. Although the first ones in the 
Merriam-Webster dictionary are directly related to money, none of the 
references to the model seem to mention banknotes or coins at all. I believe 
the model relates instead to this other definition of the word: "a receptacle 
(such as a pouch) shaped like a purse". Source: 
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purse
Continuing, Karen pointed to the book Repertorio Completo de Todos los Juegos 
by Marco and Ochoa y Ronna (1896). That book calls it "bolsa". That word can 
mean "bag", but it can also mean "pouch", just like the definition of "purse" 
from the Merriam-Webster dictionary. I think in the minds of most 
Spanish-speakers nowadays, we think first in plastic bags when we hear the word 
"bolsa", but that model predates the invention of such bags.
Regarding the word "puzzle" I was hesitant to translate it as "rompecabezas", 
since I believe the word in Spanish is limited to jigsaw puzzles. Yet, in her 
email, Laura Rozenberg, mentioned how it would be easy to explain that the 
model is a type of "rompecabezas" just that from the folding of a single piece 
of paper. Aside from that, Karen Reeds revealed that the aforementioned book 
places the model under the section "Rompecabezas". That section begins with a 
parragraph explaining how the word is broadend in the book to include "any type 
of game with a difficult solution" (pg. 706). So I guess I was wrong, and 
"rompecabezas" is a proper translation of "puzzle" in this context.
And that is why I called, and propose the model to be called in Spanish, "bolsa 
rompecabezas". Now, I think it's quite curious how the name "puzzle PURSE" 
stuck, despite it seems to be mainly described nowadays as a very creative type 
of Valentine's card from the past. Go figure .
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Re: [Origami] A New Book - Origami for Teachers

[Papirfoldning.dk]

On 29 Jul 2023, at 11.41, Ilan Garibi via Origami 
 wrote:
> This book is for teachers, allowing them to teach a variety of topics. Its 
> focal point is not the origami models, but the educational subjects you can 
> teach through origami. We use the windmill base to teach about the work of 
> M.C. Escher and a traditional cup to teach about the industrial design 
> process.

Hi Ilan
That looks very interesting. 
Will there be an e-book version? I'll buy it immediately, and typically the 
authors get a larger cut on e-books.

Best,
Hans

[Origami] A New Book - Origami for Teachers

[Ilan Garibi via Origami]

Dear folders of the world,

We, Dasa and Ilan, are extremely happy to announce our new book is out.
This is the second book we authored together, and with our combined 30
years in teaching, we present you the most thorough book for teachers (and
this is only Volume 1…)

This book is for teachers, allowing them to teach a variety of topics. Its
focal point is not the origami models, but the educational subjects you can
teach through origami. We use the windmill base to teach about the work of
M.C. Escher and a traditional cup to teach about the industrial design
process.

This book sums up our experience in teaching origami for the last fifteen
years, both for school students and design (Interior and industrial)
students. The lessons are focused on ages ten to eighteen but can be easily
adapted to younger or older students.

The book is written to support all teachers, assuming no experience in
origami whatsoever. The origami instructions are simplified and clearly
diagramed, or video recorded. Above that, we have full and concise
explanations to support the execution of the lesson.

You can take a look here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCZXNMDQ/
,
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CCZXNMDQ/
,
https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0CCZXNMDQ/


Or even better, download an excerpt from the book here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GVkBxBOgsX91T3Zb4UXFwLmRLiv3d37c/view?usp=sharing

Best regards,

Ilan Garibi and Dasa Severova