Re: [Origami] Hiroshima peace museum puts Obama’s paper cranes on display

[Stephen Watson]

On 09/06/16 17:38, Paper Dragon wrote:

I just saw this article on the Japan Times website. I had been surprised that 
Obama only folded 4 cranes since I had heard that the number 4 is considered 
unlucky by the Japanese. This is because 4 sounds like death in Japanese.

I am curious who taught him how to fold the cranes. There are pictures of the 
cranes.

Mark

Hiroshima peace museum puts Obama’s paper cranes on display

Japan Times
Tokyo June 9, 2016

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/hiroshima-peace-museum-puts-obamas-paper-cranes-display/?utm_source=Daily+News+Updates_campaign=0a8025e5d1-Friday_email_updates10_06_2016_medium=email_term=0_c5a6080d40-0a8025e5d1-331933353

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Thursday put on display four paper 
cranes offered by U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the 
...


Interesting but I suspect, unless it states somewhere in the text that I have 
missed, Obama did not fold the cranes himself. It states "Obama presented..." 
The quality of the folding and the finish of the cranes suggest that theses have 
been made by an experienced origamist.  I am not knocking this, the very fact 
that Obama visited and presented these cranes is wonderful in all respects.  We 
need more of this altruistic attitude in politics.


Its just a shame that the originator of this work will not be recognised for 
this.

Just saying.

Stephen
It's a great day to fold :-)

[Origami] Origami on Local TV

[Stephen Watson]

Last week I was invited to sit on the famous blue sofa in the studio of Talk 
Lancashire, a local television service broadcasting to 1.1m viewers in the 
county of Lancashire in the UK, my home turf. This is a new station and in need 
some exposure so please give them a look and comment if you would. Noemi, the 
presenter did a piece on air with me about origami and, hopefully, it will be 
good publicity for our art. These guys are working hard to make the station work 
under difficult circumstances.


Here are the You Tube links to the show...

Pt1 https://youtu.be/4MHaWcC6D8M

Pt2 https://youtu.be/N-cdp-iPCsg


Many thanks
Stephen.
Art of Origami