Re: [Origami] WOD scheduling
Hi Lorenzo- Thanks for your thoughts. I'm one of the WOD team members, and we have struggled with this very issue. The "compromise" seems to be everyone being annoyed a little. WOD is a joint effort with JOAS (Japan Origami Academic Society) and we "favored" Japan in our time choice. Sadly, to present a world wide conference there is no convenient time for everyone. The solution we presented is the beginning of the work day in Japan, end of the workday in the US, and sadly middle of the night for Europe. I appreciate your suggestion, but your solution moves the middle of the night to Japan and that's a non-starter for the sponsor. Unlike other events, we do not prerecord sessions, so the recording is the actual stream. I'm very sorry that recordings are not a good solution for you and I wish we could solve this issue to everyone's satisfaction, but not at this time. Thank your for comments. Happy Folding Mary Drews On 10/13/2022 11:55 AM, Lorenzo via Origami wrote: Dear origamists, I've been evaluating whether to attend a WOD for years, but I always need to deal with a very bad scheduling for the EU folders. This year, for example, all the classes are from 1am and 3am Central EU Time. Same for the last WOD editions I remember. It's a quite sad thing, in my opinion, because Europe is rich in Origami associations and origamists. I know there is not a perfect solution for the whole planet, of course, and I also know there will be recordings available, but a better compromise, like 10 or 11 p.m. GMT seems to me would permit US, EU and JP to attend live to everyone, it seems to me, because the the range 1am-7am would have been "placed" across eastern Europe / western Asia (Russia, basically). That's a pity, to me. Regards, Lorenzo -- Lorenzo Lucioni Duesseldorf - DE lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com
Re: [Origami] Research on gender differences in origami
Well done Joseph, thanks for your comment, there are way more than 2 genders. MaryD On 8/11/2022 3:23 PM, Joseph Wu wrote: Are we talking about biological sexes or about gender. Big difference. -- Joseph Wu, Origami Artist (via iPhone) e: josep...@origami.as w: http://www.origami.as flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephwuorigami/ facebook: http://www.facebook.com/joseph.wu.origami On Aug 11, 2022, at 14:37, John R. S. Mascio wrote: I've dealt with both genders
[Origami] New course offering from Gathering Folds
Hi All- I've spent the last 12 weeks studying Tessellations by Tiles with the amazing Madonna Yoder. Her next offering is Basic Twists Bootcamp and those workshops will be starting up in early January. Please visit training.gatheringfolds.com/bootcamp. This training is specifically for folders who have struggled with tessellations or have been too intimidated to start. It features 10 folding workshops, a crease pattern reading masterclass at the end, a private community where you can hang out with other students on video calls, diagrams of everything, a paper pack with a bone folder, and much more. * * *About Madonna* I've been folding origami for 15 years, and tessellations for the last four years. I started solidly in the representational camp (although I could not have told you that there were other options at the time!) with simple animal models from the few books I could get my hands on and a couple fold-a-day calendars. At the end of high school, I won a modular origami book from a math competition, which set me off on a modular kick for four years, lasting until the end of undergrad. Finally, I switched to tessellations when two factors converged: my final project for Eric Demaine's Geometric Folding Algorithms course was essentially on tessellations (designing triangular and hexagonal grid maze gadgets) and I had an internship in Israel for four months after graduation. You can't bring back a suitcase full of modulars, but you can put four months of tessellations in a very small box. My conversion to tessellations was completed a year later when I started having more design ideas than I knew what to do with and also learned the techniques to transfer many of these same tessellation designs into fabric. I've been running my own origami business, Gathering Folds, full-time since early 2020. My main focus in Gathering Folds is tessellations - whether in paper or fabric - and how best to fold, teach, photograph, and display them. I've been diving into the depths of math and design to bring back the nuggets of wisdom that you can apply in your own folding - no matter what level you're at right now. Happy folding Mary Drews -- Control your subscription to the Members' mailing list at https://origamiusa.org/user/me/members-list. Please send any questions about your subscription to members+ow...@origamiusa.org. --- To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to members+unsubscr...@origamiusa.org.
Re: [Origami] Idea for OUSA Convention competition
Hi Ken- Thanks for your acknowledgement that's it's easy to assume. I hope it helps that the Local PCOC group is planning activities and you idea has been added to our list. I assure you we are always open to ideas, and welcome the input, but keep in mind the powers-that-be are volunteers with busy lives just like yours. MaryD From: Origami On Behalf Of Ken Fan Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2021 2:37 PM To: The Origami Mailing List Subject: Re: [Origami] Idea for OUSA Convention competition Hi all- I love these suggestions for activities at conventions. What would be EVEN better is to actually come to convention AND lead these activities. It's easy to say "someone" should do something, but what convention planners and attendees NEED to folk to come up with good ideas, and then actually make it happen. The next in-person OUSA convention is in SanFrancisco in October, Ken, may I ask for your commitment to lead this activity? MaryD Hi Mary - yes, I definitely get your point, and I wish I could commit to leading such an activity, but I'm running a nonprofit myself now and I've got my hands full trying to stop the continuing damage from the pandemic. It's good to hear what you point out though, because it's easy to fall into the trap of assuming that there are powers-that-be in place already handling such matters and thinking that to suggest running an activity might be stepping on someone's toes. - Ken
Re: [Origami] Idea for OUSA Convention competition
Hi all- I love these suggestions for activities at conventions. What would be EVEN better is to actually come to convention AND lead these activities. It's easy to say "someone" should do something, but what convention planners and attendees NEED to folk to come up with good ideas, and then actually make it happen. The next in-person OUSA convention is in SanFrancisco in October, Ken, may I ask for your commitment to lead this activity? MaryD From: Origami On Behalf Of Ken Fan Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 9:18 PM To: The Origami Mailing List Subject: Re: [Origami] Idea for OUSA Convention competition On Jun 19, 2021, at 11:40, Ken Fan mailto:ck...@msn.com> > wrote: > > Inspiring! It's amazing that she can do it with standard origami paper. I was thinking that oversized paper would be needed for a competition. Foot folding competitions used to be the rage at origami conventions about 20-25 years ago. Usually they were done with regular 15cm origami paper. Variants also occurred: blindfolded, folding with a partner, etc. Yamaguchi-san once tried to get me to participate in Tokyo, and I begged off by saying I wanted to protect everyone from the smell of my feet. -- Joseph Wu, Origami Artist (via iPhone) Interesting! Okay, what about a competition where people have to fold an origami crane using only things from the neck up, which, I suppose in practice, would mean mainly the mouth and some assist from a nose?
Re: [Origami] Japanese translation apps
Google translate works pretty well. M > On Nov 16, 2020, at 5:33 PM, Linda Munich wrote: > > Hello fellow folders, > Can anyone recommend a Japanese translation app for translating directions in > model books? > Thanks, > Linda Musich > > Sent from my iPhone >
Re: [Origami] Robert Lang Star Flower module
Käthe Watanabe I am attempting to construct the module that Robert Lang taught at the recent Origami USA Unconvention. I have completed the second row of assembly, but I cannot figure out how to proceed from there. Has anyone on the list assembled this module enough to be able to explain how to continue? Hi Kathe The best place to get some help with this model is the Facebook group” OrigamiUSA Group - An Origami Community” There are several examples of completed models and folks have posted some step folds and I’m pretty sure you can find help there. Keep trying, MaryD
Re: [Origami] document cameras for origami demo-ing
Hi Andrea I have a Ipevo doc camera, cost less than 100$. Easy to set up, works just fine. OUSA owns several that we send to presenters for Origami Connect and we use them for conventions as well. Contact me directly for more info. Mary Drews From: Origami On Behalf Of Andrea Plate Sent: Friday, May 01, 2020 2:50 PM To: origami@lists.digitalorigami.com Subject: [Origami] document cameras for origami demo-ing If anyone is using a document camera to demo origami folding online, please share which camera you use and your evaluation. (model and make, please) I'm trying to continue my club via Zoom and sometimes need to demonstrate the folding. Hard to do through the little "eyeball" camera on the computer! Thanks. Andrea
[Origami] Reminder Origami Connect, 5 days left to register
Hi All- Registration is now open for Origami Connect Winter/Spring 2020. We're offering 6 great classes! Origami Connect is OrigamiUSA's program of online classes, which are open to anyone anywhere in the world, whether or not you are a member of OrigamiUSA; all you need is a computer, tablet, or smartphone. An Origami Connect class is a live, interactive session with an origami artist, teacher, or technician. Our sessions are around 2 hours long and streamed live through the internet. More information https://origamiusa.org/connect Registration includes: * Access to the live online event, * A link to the recording of the event, which will be sent about one week later. If you cannot attend the live event, you must still register before the event to get the link to the recording of the event. There are no cancellations since the recording will be available. Regular classes are $10 each, but we again offer a "Buy 5 get 1 Free" deal. Register by January 10, 2020 for this deal. First up this session: Starlight Date and Time: Sunday, January 12, 2020, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST Level: Intermediate Presenter: Janet Yelle The Starlight model is made from a hexagon and can be lit up! Tessellation techniques like triangle twists are used so strong paper is essential. Otherwise, as with tessellations, the paper may rip and will be hard to shape. Materials needed: Paper - 12" square paper, making it into a hexagon will be shown or White 6 inch hexagon (6 inches per side) of Canson Mix Media or Canson Mi-Teintes paper (98 pound). *Using white works best with the LED light. Elephant hide paper will work but tends to be more opaque. Light - 2 or 3 inch LED puck light works well for this size hexagon. These lights usually come with a remote which is great so you don't have to keep removing the light from the model to operate it. Please join us in sharing the joy of origami Kind regards, Mary Drews For Origami Connect
[Origami] Kamaura eleven diamonds dollar help
Hi all I’m trying to figure this model. I have some photo diagrams, and the last few steps are unreadable, and that’s where I’m having trouble. Any ideas? Thanks MaryD
Re: [Origami] Box Pleating book???
> On Oct 29, 2019, at 12:21 PM, Kate Honeyman wrote: > > I've not seen a primer book for box pleated modelsany recommendations As I recall Tim Rickman has a series of boxpleating videos on YouTube. Search for that. Also Robert Lang’s origami page has an article regarding box pleating with links to some other resources, including Gerwin Sturm’s five part article on box pleat crease pattern. Hope this helps MaryD >
Re: [Origami] A6 modulars
Hi Kathy David Brill uses A6 paper in a some of his modulars, check his website. MaryD > On Jul 21, 2019, at 10:57 AM, Kathy Stevick wrote: > > I have come into possession of sets of 30 A6 paper. > > Can anyone direct me to modulars using small A sized paper? > All I can think of is “Trapped” by Alessandro Bieber which takes 16. > > Kathy >
Re: [Origami] Origami Sighting...and information request...
Hi Sue That brown paper is likely bakers parchment. It comes in bleached(white) and natural/brown. Online from King Arthur Flour, or a food supply business. BTW it folds very well. Hope that helps, MaryD > On Jun 13, 2019, at 5:39 PM, sue neff wrote: > > > > 1) While on a pilgrimage to study Church Architecture, our tour group > stayed in a Hilton Hotel in > > London, Ontario CN. The morning breakfast buffet included muffins wraped in > > Brown (? Wax) paper origami! I'll try to send a photo soon. I'd really like > to find a > > Source for that paper? > > 2) For an upcoming project, OCoP (Origami Club of Pittsburgh) wants to > fold a number of > > Kusudama balls .several using Sonobe units (and variations). When I > Iearned the model > > At a NYC Convention.we did three versions: > > 1) Sonobe basic unit > > 2) Sonobe basic (turned into a "White Ribbon") (pre-folded by rolling > the edge of the > > Cupboard fold into a "white" hem (1/4" or less) .then I can't remember the > next > > Steps to finish the unit (to avoid a "gap" in the middle). Does anyone > remember the > > Next couple of steps? > > 3) Sonobe basic (turned into a "Bow tie" Block). > > Thank you for your help.in advance! > > We are celebrating our 31st Anniversary this year. We still meet at the Sq. > Hill Library on a > > Saturday at 12 noon (call the Library for dates). > > Sue Neff at neffsens...@comcast.net > > > > >
[Origami] Help with Palm tree model by Giles Towning
Greetings. I saw this adorable model on Facebook. I found diagrams but I'm stuck on the frond section. Can anyone help? Please see Mary Williams Drews on Facebook, or contact me privately Thanks in advance
Re: [Origami] Origami models focuing on nursing
> >Does anyone know of any models (besdes the nursing cap) for the > In PCOC play, the AZ convention book there is a syringe action model. Contact me if you don't have the book. MaryD
Re: [Origami] Who's model is this
> On Jan 26, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Rob Hudson wrote: > >> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Cye M. Newman wrote: >> >> Who's model is this: > > I believe that is a Carmen Sprung model. Yes the basic model uses squares, but I have seen other modulars from bills where instead of 8 units each bill is 2 units. Glenn Spaden (?) from CA is the guy that might be the one who did the mod. Mary