Re: [Origami] Froebel's folds of beauty
My mother was in Kindergarten in Hamburg, Germany in 1918. She probably learned a simple standing picture frame there. It was made from the double blintzed square. She also taught me (and then my children) some other simple furniture that was not from a blintz base. Rachel origamiwithrachelkatz.oriland.com > On Sep 10, 2024, at 10:12 AM, David Mitchell via Origami > wrote: > > wrote: > >> I thought they were always folded from a windmill base. If i understood you >> correctly, they are also made from a blintz fold? You also use the term >> "doubly-blintzed", are you referring to the initial steps to make a fortune >> teller or the windmill base? > > As far as it is possible to tell (since we don't have any of his own writings > on the subject) Froebel's original Folds of Beauty were developed either from > a blintzed square or a doubly blintzed square (a blintzed square that has > been turned over and blintzed again). These are the first two of Froebel's > groundforms (bases) which were also used as the basis of Folds of Life. The > same type of folds developed from the windmill base are a later development, > and are often called Rosettes or Rosaces. > > Remember that Froebel's forms were designed to be folded by kindergarten > children and were thus essentially simple, the original idea being, I > believe, that the children would be shown how a few forms could be developed, > then encouraged to develop their own using the same principles, particularly > the so-called 'law of opposites' ie that symmetry should be maintained. > > Part 2 of Mary Gurney's book Kindergarten Practice (see > kindergartenpractice.htm), published some time after 1873 but before 1877, is > probably the best source of information about which Folds of Beauty should be > attributed to Froebel himself. See pictures 1 to 20 of plate XVI. > > Dave
Re: [Origami] Origamee is no more
I’m so sorry to learn this. I will miss her. Rachel On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 2:06 PM Nikhil S via Origami < origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote: > Hi All, > It's unfortunate and shocking, to hear the news of losing one of the > wonderful kind hearted Origami artists. > > Earlier today, we lost Meenakshi Mukherjee to cancer. She put up a valiant > fight against it for the past few months. This comes just 3 months after > her losing her mother. > > Our prayers are with the family. > > Regards > Nikhil >
[Origami] Two OrigamiUSA Awards for 2023
Hi All, April 1st will arrive in a few weeks. That is the deadline for The OrigamiUSA Teaching Award and The Florence Temko Innovation Award. Information about these awards which now come with substantial benefits can be found at: https//origamiusa.org/awards. Please consider nominating someone you feel deserves this award by filling out the nomination forms found on the website as best as you can. Rachel Katz Chairperson OrigamiUSA Awards Commitee
Re: [Origami] Idea for OUSA Convention competition
Yes! Rachel > On Jun 16, 2021, at 8:21 PM, Ken Fan wrote: > > > Something Brian Chan recently said made me think of this idea for the theme > of an upcoming OUSA Convention competition (if it hasn't been done already): > > A race to fold an origami crane - using only one's feet. > > Has that been done already? > >
[Origami] OUSA Awards
The awards committee of OUSA is accepting nominations for the Teaching Award and the Florence Temko Innovation Award of 2019. The deadline is April 1st. Please consider nominating someone deserving of this recognition. Information on what the awards cover is available at: https//OrigamiUSA.org/awards There is a direct link from there to the nomination forms. Rachel Katz
Re: [Origami] Origami Camp
> On Apr 19, 2017, at 4:03 PM, Dawn Tucker via Origami > wrote: > > > I have been given a new challenge this time: a week-long (M-F), 2 to 3-hour > per day "origami camp." I don't have a roster yet, but the kids will likely > be 4th to 6th grade. Just some thoughts... One of the techniques that worked particularly well for me was to invite the children to try their hands at making the model just taught smaller and smaller. This allowed the children who worked more slowly to master the model at their own pace. I also explained that at any point, if they wanted to stay with one of the models they had learned or try to invent something new, it was fine. (They almost never did but it seemed to take away any fears of not being able to keep up.) Scheduling "invention time" at the end can help highlight those children who have trouble following directions. Recognizing and sharing their efforts is a nice way of ending a class. I like the idea of highlighting one of the bases each session but I'd throw in a "fun" and easy model too. Seems the summer is a fine time to have an airplane folding and throwing contest or paper boat in the water event. Hope this helps. Rachel > > >
[Origami] OrigamiUSA Awards changes
> The Awards committee has made some changes in the awards which are > announced at the Annual meeting of OrigamiUSA in June. The final date for > nominations remains April 1st. Please follow this link for info and > nomination forms for both the OrigamiUSA Teaching Award and the Florence > Temko award (whose criteria has been changed): www.OrigamiUSA/awards. > We'd love to consider nominations from you. Rachel Katz (for the Awards committee) > >
[Origami] Long Island Folding Enthusiasts Origami Heaven registration is open!
We'd like to let you know that Origami Heaven 2016 is going to be held at Hilton Garden Inn @ the Stony Brook university campus from Nov 18-20th. We have many exciting events planned including an "Origami Ornament Exchange" and a Thanksgiving theme. Its certainly going to be a festive occasion! Registration is now available with early "Bird" prices at http://www.origamiheaven.org/registration (Note: Prices will go up on Oct 17 ). We hope to see many of you there. Please email us at l...@origamiheaven.org if you have any questions.
[Origami] Origami USA Awards deadline April 1st
Just wanted to inform you that the deadline for the Ranana Benjamin teaching award and the Florence Temko "Lone Folder" award is approaching. These awards will be presented at the annual meeting of Origami USA during the convention on June 18th. Information on the awards and a handy form for making nominations can be found at: https://origamiusa.org/awards Thanks, Rachel Katz OUSA Awards committee
Re: [Origami] teaching reverse-folds
On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:58 PM, Malachi Brown wrote: > On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:38 PM, Andrew Hudson > wrote: > > > Any tips on teaching reverse-folds more efficiently? Right now I usually > > have to walk around and check each student individually to make sure they > > get it right, and when you're working with a class of 30 kids, that's a > big > > drain on their attention span. If I needed to teach an inside reverse fold, I'd tell the students that they already knew "Inside Reverse Folds" that they did them often. "*When your pants came out of the wash, didn't they sometimes have the pockets pulled outside like this?" I'd demonstrate by pulling out a pocket of mine. "We**ll, you'd just tuck it in again. That's the kind of move we call an Inside Reverse Fold.* I'd then explain and demonstrate (with a kite folded large paper,) a simple bird beak showing how the mountain becomes a valley. Hence a Reverse Fold (like tucking it that pocket).. For Outside Reverse Fold which was needed for Kasahara's Nodding Bird, I'd wait until we were up to making the head and then say, *"When my sons were young and getting ready for bed, sometimes they did outside reverse folds. You probably do this too. If something was in their hands and they didn't want to put it down, they'd reach over their heads (demonstrate here) pulling their tee shirts over their heads.* *Notice how most of it became reversed?* I'd then demonstrate by making the head for Kasahara's Nodding Bird by first making a simple valley fold to mark the head and then marking the folds that needed to become mountains and demonstrating that move of pulling the top of the paper from the back and over the top. Does everyone get it? of course not but it helps if several students get the idea. This demonstrates how great it is to come to an origami convention and interact with other teachers to pick up little tricks which are so much cleared in person. Hope to see you many at the convention in NY in June. -- Rachel OrigamiwithRachelKatz.com
[Origami] Origami Heaven - October 31st-November 2nd
Long Island Folding Enthusiasts are excited to announce that we are almost ready to welcome you to register for our fall event. In honor of World Origami Days we are having our celebration at the Hilton Hotel on the campus of Stony Brook University. We've created a special "Angel Pass" for attendance including a banquet and special WOD lunch as well as a tee shirt. Robert Lang has been working on a webpage where participants can register for our all new revamped event through the OUSA website. This should go live in about a week. Do visit Origamiheaven.org for details. The Hilton has given us an amazing rate of just $119 per night for a room with two queen size beds, a microwave and small refrigerator are included-as is morning coffee in the lobby. They've put aside just 20 rooms and the price is good until October 1st. You can book now directly from the home page of origamiheaven.org or call the hotel at: 1-631-941-2980 and ask for the rate code FOLD. We've got some exciting events planned like wet folding in the indoor swimming pool and body folding in the health center as well as origami workshops and lots of informal folding and other surprises. We hope you'll join us starting Friday evening October 1st for our spookigami reception and plan on staying for the weekend and perhaps joining us for a paper tour on November 3rd to the foil factory. Remember, election day is November 4th so why not make it a mini vacation in Origami Heaven! -- Rachel OrigamiwithRachelKatz.com
[Origami] Message from Gay Merrill Gross
Dear Friends, I have asked Rachel to please post this message letting you know about my latest book – my first new book in 8 years. The title is *Money-Gami*, but in addition to folding the models from dollars, you may also use any other paper currency or half a square of origami paper or recycled paper or other decorative papers. Here is a link to a photo gallery of models from the book: http://origamistudionyc.wix.com/moneyorigami#!money-gami---a-how-to-book/c1ez5 You can also find the site by doing a Google search: *money-gami wix* (Bing and Yahoo will not work.) This link show some models from the book folded from origami paper and other fun papers: http://origamistudionyc.wix.com/moneyorigami#!origami-mini-scenes/c1as2 Thanks to Candy Paska for taking the "mini-scene" photos! Gay
[Origami] Looking for a female room-mate for the convention
My friend Maureen Macalamo is looking to share a room either at FIT or a hotel for Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the OUSA convention. Please contact her privately at: mocal...@aol.com. Thanks, -- Rachel OrigamiwithRachelKatz.com
[Origami] Origami USA Awards for 2014
May 1st is the deadline for nominations for the Ranana Benjamin teaching award and the Florence Temko "Lone Folder" Award. Info is on the OUSA website at: https://origamiusa.org/awards. You can send nominations directly to me or through the OUSA website. Our committee looks for worthy people to honor and the awards are presented during the annual meeting at the June convention in NYC. Rachel
[Origami] Date change for Origami Heaven 2014
Hi All, Sorry to announce that we were premature in announcing a date for Origami Heaven at Stony Brook. We need to change the date. It might have to be in early October. Hope this hasn't caused problems for anyone who was planning to come in August. As soon as we get a firm date, I'll post it here. -- Rachel OrigamiwithRachelKatz.com
[Origami] Origami Heaven 2014
Hi All, I'm pleased to announce that our 2014 (10th Anniversary) Fold Fest will be held at Stony Brook University on the weekend of August 22-24th. Reasonable accommodations will be available (up to four in a room at no extra cost) at the Hilton Garden Inn on campus just a stone's throw away. Feel free to contact me offline for any questions.at:rachel.k...@gmail.com We look forward to another wonderful event! Rachel OrigamiwithRachelKatz.com
Re: [Origami] Known experts in instructional videos
Mari Michaelis www.marigami.com has some well made videos on her site. Rachel
[Origami] Folders in Dallas?
Hi, I've has a request from the parent of a young man who is hoping to find other folders in Dallas. He'd love to join a group if one exists. Please reply privately to me for info. rachel.k...@gmail.com
[Origami] Folders in the Marietta, Georgia area
Hi Folders, Our Long Island Folding Enthusiasts is losing two of our favorite members to Marietta. They would love to meet other folders in the area. Jigisha and her son Nilay (a twp time winner of Origami by Children) will be moving at the beginning of August. To contact Jigisha, email her at: jigisha1...@gmail.com Thanks, Rachel
Re: [Origami] A more graceful flapping bird
Thanks! Rachel On Saturday, September 29, 2012, Hans Dybkjær wrote: > On 29/09/12 17.11, Rachel Katz wrote: >> >> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:12 AM, Clare Chamberlain >> wrote: >> ... It is not common in Japan, and tends to be viewed as quite ugly or >> ungraceful compared to the traditional crane. It is certainly never >> depicted in Japanese prints, fabrics and the like. >> >> I think it was Dr. Sakota who showed me the flapping bird with just >> the head narrowed. It is more graceful that way and still flaps. >> > There is a diagram in Trick Origami by Yoshihide Momotani. > You can also narrow the tail: Let the tail point straight back, and inside reverse fold between the wing and the tail on each side of the tail. > This variation has a diagram in The Magic of Origami by Alice Gray and Kunihiko Kasahara. > > Regards, > Hans > > Hans Dybkjær > papirfoldning.dk > Danish Society: foldning.dk > > -- Rachel OrigamiwithRachelKatz.com
Re: [Origami] A more graceful flapping bird
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:12 AM, Clare Chamberlain wrote: ... It is not common in Japan, and tends to be viewed as quite ugly or ungraceful compared to the traditional crane. It is certainly never depicted in Japanese prints, fabrics and the like. I think it was Dr. Sakota who showed me the flapping bird with just the head narrowed. It is more graceful that way and still flaps. -- Rachel OrigamiwithRachelKatz.com
