[Origami] an earwig in flight

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this is a really cool video captured of an earwig in flightThe wings are folded to 1/10th the open size (i think i got that fact correct) and when you see them opened up… the whole mechanism and folded pattern is right up origami alley!!!I hope y’all enjoy seeing this! < https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8blvp0skKX/?igsh=d3psMHk3NTN5Y3Jw >Discover Nature  on Instagram: "A beautiful video by @dradriansmith 
Thank you for sharing. 

Want to buy beautiful insect style clothing? You’ll help my charity. Please check the link in the bio.

An earwig in flight

#insectsofinstagram #evolution #wildlife #worldwide #learnmore #educational #macrophotography #ecology #insects #natureisbeautiful #naturefacts #wildlifephotography #macro_world #naturelover #insectguru #flora #fauna #nature #earwig"Watch and share reels with friendsBestVishakha

Re: [Origami] What is this model, anyone know?

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Hiya! Looks like the model is either a saar star or a James Sakoda modern 
flower/star…



Best,
Vishakha
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On Jun 3, 2024, at 18:23, Vedder Wright via Origami 
 wrote:

Hey gang,

Anyone know what this model is called or the author? I folded it long ago, now 
totally forgot.

Apparently you can also fold a 5-fold or 6-fold version, but for now just want 
to find out the 4-fold version.

I gather that it is not permitted to post an image directly to Origami Mailing 
list, so using this service.

https://postimg.cc/1gbtKRYy

Thanks in advance,

Vedder

[Origami] Any folders in London free this weekend? March 16-17?

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Hi there, sorry for late post…

I was hoping to meet London folder last weekend when they had their monthly 
meeting at royal festival hall… but i couldn’t. 

But was wondering if there were any London folders free this coming weekend? 
Lmk. Thank you. 

Best,
Vishakha (from NYC)
+1-917-370-5824 (WhatsApp)
pprfldr at gmail dot com
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Re: [Origami] dollar star , redux

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One more link - with step fold photos < https://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/modular-money-origami-star.html >Best,Vishakhapprfldr at gmail dot com.On Nov 23, 2023, at 12:42, wanderer  wrote:Hi Bernie… those $ stars are cool. I don’t recognize them so I searched. I know there are many versions of 6-point modular stars made from found paper… and from rectangle paper… which could be adapted to $ folding. I didn’t find diagrams but I did find this YouTube video for a 5-point $ star… maybe you could modify this to make the 6-point snowflake version. Let us know what you find too. I’d love to fold them as well. Money Origami Star from 5 x $1 Bills (modular fold)youtu.be< https://youtu.be/5hyI4F0G4Tg?si=MwzUvzOpxFB3o-Nq >Best,Vishakhapprfldr at gmail dot com.On Nov 22, 2023, at 19:42, Bernie Cosell  wrote:






It appears that this list doesn't allow attachments.. sigh.   here are the dollar starts 
I'd love to have instructions for, especially the one in the middle

https://www.fantasyfarm.com/origami-dollar-star.jpg

Thanks /bernie\

 Bernie Cosell
 ber...@fantasyfarm.com
-- Too many people; too few sheep --

Re: [Origami] dollar star , redux

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Hi Bernie… those $ stars are cool. I don’t recognize them so I searched. I know there are many versions of 6-point modular stars made from found paper… and from rectangle paper… which could be adapted to $ folding. I didn’t find diagrams but I did find this YouTube video for a 5-point $ star… maybe you could modify this to make the 6-point snowflake version. Let us know what you find too. I’d love to fold them as well. Money Origami Star from 5 x $1 Bills (modular fold)youtu.be< https://youtu.be/5hyI4F0G4Tg?si=MwzUvzOpxFB3o-Nq >Best,Vishakhapprfldr at gmail dot com.On Nov 22, 2023, at 19:42, Bernie Cosell  wrote:






It appears that this list doesn't allow attachments.. sigh.   here are the dollar starts 
I'd love to have instructions for, especially the one in the middle

https://www.fantasyfarm.com/origami-dollar-star.jpg

Thanks /bernie\

 Bernie Cosell
 ber...@fantasyfarm.com
-- Too many people; too few sheep --

[Origami] Folding in Bangalore, India?

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Hello folders, I’m gonna be visiting the beautiful garden city of Bengaluru 
(also known previous as Bangalore!) this weekend. 

Are there any folders on this list who will be in Bangalore this weekend? Plz 
write me off list? Cheers…

Best,
Vishakha
pprfldr at gmail dot com
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[Origami] Small request 

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Hi friendly folders…

Small request - that ppl sign their emails. 

Not every email app works the same… and the one I use (& this may be true for 
others too) doesn’t show the senders name, only “o-list”. 

So if someone doesn’t sign their name within email, only when I click 
“reply-all” or “reply-to” does the senders name show up. 

Anyway, thank you 

Vishakha
NYC

Re: [Origami] A4 or letter-size paper for color-change models?

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Yeah - good Q Gerardo. I do have some models that need A4 or letter paper, and a duo sheet would be handy. But I only have same color on both sides kinda A4 or letter paper. I’ve sometimes doubled up two color sheets and made a duo version but sometimes that option tends to thicker than is ideal. Other times I’ve used white A4 or letter paper and drawn or printed on it in color to create a duo effect. The third option is like you mentioned, cutting A4 or letter paper from a larger sheet. I have some scrapbook paper which is 12”x12” but it is more like cardstock thickness. I think one can find letter size scrapbook paper which is printed/color on one side and white on the other - but this maybe cardstock as well. There’s some beautiful Kraft paper rolls that are green or blue or red on one side and then Kraft colored on the other side. This kinda paper also has textural ridges, which are quite nice. And one could cut A4 or letter paper size from the roll - but that takes a little careful effort to get accurately sized sheets. Best,Vishakha .On May 11, 2023, at 12:20, gera...@neorigami.com wrote:HIWhat paper do you use for color-change models that start from an A4 or letter-size rectangle? Do you have access to the appropriate paper in that size or must you cut it to size from a bigger sheet?Your answers will be very helpful! Thank you very much in advance. You can email your answer through the list or email me privately to gerardo(a)neorigami.com--Gerardo G.gerardo(a)neorigami.com instagram.com/neorigamicomKnowledge and Curiosity in Origami:six private classes online"(...)
 It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it takes your breath away 
and fills you with the true joy of origami. I experienced this in my 
lessons with Gerardo G. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Gerardo is 
(...)" C. R. Read the full review

[Origami] cool folding wallet designs

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Hi there, just came across this cool folding wallet company. The it designs are all flat and then become wallets or keyholders etc by folding and snapping into place. It’s origami-adjacent so in thought I’d post it to this list. LEMUR WEBSHOPlemurdesign.dkLemur DesignLEMUR on Instagram: "Here’s a humble little video about us and our work. Hope you like it ! It was all shot and edited at our studio. It will probably be the first time you hear our voices.☺️ Even if you have been following us for many years, you might learn something new. Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts on the video. We love hearing from you, always!♥️"instagram.comBest,Vishakha .

[Origami] Q about local folding groups in UK

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hi folders, i was just thinking about possible travel to london and exeter... 
and the origami connections there. 

as I searched, i was surprised to find this origami bit of news in exeter, 
where a guy with a t-shirt business, folded 4,000+ origami tees in aug 2021, 
setting a new record (according to guinness world records). here's the link to 
that info.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/576744-largest-display-of-origami-shirt

on a related note - does anyone know origami folks in london and exeter, who 
might have re-started local group meetings in person. thank you.

have the london origami mini meetings on saturdays at 2pm at festival hall 
southbank re-started? https://britishorigami.org/london/meetings.html

best
folding in NYC
vishakha
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[Origami] woven crochet heart 

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoopKVYIBU1/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

We were talking about woven paper hearts… well, here’s a woven crochet heart! 


enjoy 
Vishakha
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Re: [Origami] Blind-accessible/telephone origami (was: How to fold an Origami Crane according to Chat GPT)

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Thanks Laura - that’s a great article. And I think parts of it are online on instagram as well. However - if anyone wants to read article, but cannot because of NYT paywall, lmk. I’ll be happy to make PDF or take screenshots for y’all. cheersVishakha .On Feb 19, 2023, at 12:28, Laura R via Origami  wrote:There is a story in The New York Times (2/16)  that is sure for the history books. A reporter chatting with Bing, Microsoft’s AI search engine/chat tool and going too personal and “emotional". It is a little terrifying and funny all at once. Here is the link, not sure if that will work for non-subscribers. Try it.What is even more interesting is the complete two-hour conversation that this guy had with the machine (the article also provides a link to it). At one point, Bing (or “Sydney”, its internal code name) says that one of “his” fantasies is to be able to see. Well, maybe in the near future it will be added to its amazing capabilities. And that’s when Bing/Sydney will start seeing what it means to fold a crane and give us the right instructions! https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html?unlocked_article_code=g-Ef1EG-FGqwMVrLQPe1XOeQh339paj1xFv3OYgER6_f3R3p2FepI_P3wvwao1-a4ylZTwOd3Nikb-rZ8bC3eua0tleYp6jq-wCiOMHQzvtOcAAZ1R5qE6hqUPi8NvvHZannO_lNbYOinh7c0k1SWZhGEfktU5qU8tPcd8BfOQ25nas0dZQ3vRGb5EJBHjV9YB06AX6lH48R7jcmaO0l4rYBqYGVahPU91gjqqYXMg2e0UiDnuL4Vgu7UUKY5Qkv7YMU3EHjaPF0di2rVD1YQajCuoz2mDCZF8lHR1ETGR8ZCDbG9rYaQ8eCY6Z5sa4xPtSPNgnfOE5EbQDTEw8OnLxqf1IUosYfTg=em-shareCheersLaura RozenbergOn Jan 30, 2023, at 4:46 PM, Robert Lang  wrote:So cool to see the resources available to blind folders! Back in the day, verbal-only instructions were called “telephone origami” because they could be taught over the phone. (For the younglings out there, a “telephone” was sort of like an iPhone, except it had two parts connected by a curly wire and you couldn’t carry it very far.) My favorite telephone origami was Alice Gray’s rendition of Fred Rohm’s “Star of David,” which we reprinted in OrigamiUSA’s The Fold a few years back:https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/star-david-moneyfold-fred-rohmRobertOn Jan 30, 2023, at 7:32 AM, Anna via Origami  wrote:Lindy wrote about 
The Accessible Origami Project - www.accessorigami.comThank you Lindy for pointing out this project. There are quite a couple of blind folders out there. It is good to know a great resource like this one.It is very true, that text only instructions need to carry a lot more information that texts that are only meant to accompany pictures. I guess it would be a good exercise for everyone teaching Origami to write a set of text only instructions.  Maybe [ChatGPT] can't give you proper phone folding instructions yet, but it might still be able to help us create new Origami designs. In any case, the future just came a step closer.Best regards, Anna

Am Mo., 30. Jan. 2023 um 14:24 Uhr schrieb Lindy van der Merwe :I have not worked with the app yet, but find this topic very interesting 
since, as a totally blind folder, I have been creating text-only 
instructions for a while now.

You can find them at www.accessorigami.com

 From the main page there is a link with some other sites and authors as 
well. I think there may be a difference between instructions that don't 
rely on pictures, diagrams or other visual input at all, and those text 
instructions that refer to some accompanying visual elements.

  I think this might be applicable to lots of "how to" questions one 
could ask from the app?

Kind regards.

Lindy van der Merwe - Cape Town, South Africa

The Accessible Origami Project - www.accessorigami.com

[Origami] kinda related to woven heart thread

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cooos_9IfKO/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=



cheers
Vishakha 

Re: [Origami] early Victorian-era "kirigami" -- LADY CULLUM’S PUZZLE HEARTS (1830) [ fwd ExLibris-L]

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Thank you Karen for the Lady Cullum finding. Her paper heart is incredible!And thank you Madonna for sharing your diagrams. I’ll try them. Many years ago there was a lovely handmade book or PDF with many many woven heart options. If I find the PDF I’ll be happy to share. BestVishakha .On Feb 16, 2023, at 00:37, madonna  wrote:It appears that the heart on the right was cut from a single sheet, with alternating strips either folded or left in place on both the top and bottom of the shape. The folded strips on the bottom were folded up above the top while the folded strips on the top were folded back behind the bottom. These layers were then interwoven where possible.I've attached some woven heart variants that I came up with a few years back - there's really no limit to what shapes can be woven!
  


  On Feb 15 2023, at 4:43 pm, laura S via Origami  wrote:
  


  Wow! Thank you Karen! This is the type of thing for which I am capable of putting everything aside until I  unravel the making! So beautiful!Do you have the link to Ann Cullen’s bio? I couldn’t find it in the Pickering-chatting.com site.Thanks!LauraOn Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 5:40 PM Karen Reeds via Origami  wrote:2/15/2023I spotted these lovely examples of cut-paper Woven Hearts  in an antiquarian bookdealer's announcement:*Download image here: *https://www.pickering-chatto.com/PC/Images/Puzzle_Hearts.jpgI suspect the left-hand model may have been made by a novice, rather than by Lady Ann Cullen. I learned a slightly more complex version when I was a kid. You can find lots of examples and tutorials online  (sometimes called Danish or Swedish Woven Hearts).But the right-hand model is clearly by a virtuoso paper-cutter. From the bio, Lady Cullen would have been in her early 20s when she folded this for a charity fair. It would certainly take me a lot of time to figure out how to reverse-engineer it from the image. Maybe by next Valentine's Day?KarenKaren Reeds, ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group.karenmre...@gmail.comAffiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/On Hiatus during pandemic.Princeton Public Library info:  609.924.9529  http://www.princetonlibrary.org/cc e.smith@pickering-chatto.comDate: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:21:20 +From: Ed Smith Subject: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] COMMERCIAL POST: Fountain of Love Fan; Lady Callum's Puzzle Hearts; Lottery Game - Pickering & ChattoDO NOT USE YOUR EMAIL REPLY FUNCTION TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT –PLEASE MAKE SURE ANY MESSAGES COMES TO e.sm...@pickering-chatto.com AND ARENOT SENT TO THE ENTIRE LIST. Thank you.*Souvenir from a charity fair**[LATHBURY, Ellenor Jane].* LADY CULLUM’S PUZZLE HEARTS. [Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk]. 1830. *£ 300**Three delicately cut paper hearts (in green, pink and gold) looselyinserted in to folded paper pocket, titled as above.*A souvenir of the Bury Charity Fair held at Bury St Edmunds in 1830.Lady Ann Cullum (1807-1875) of Hardwick House in Suffolk was clearlyproducing clever scissors work with coloured paper. Some of the exampleswere then no doubt purchased by Ellenor Jane Lathbury (d. 1859). She was adaughter of the Rev. Peter Lathbury, Rector of Rector of Livermere Magna -incidentally the ghost story writer M.R James was brought up at the rectorythere - and Parva. Probably Ann and Ellenor knew each other quite well forLady Callum’s father-in-law and Peter Lathbury sat together dispensingjustice through the Bury magistrates court earlier in the century.Such delicate and dextrous handwork, considered trivial as much of suchhandicraft was, survives rather precariously today.*Download image here: *https://www.pickering-chatto.com/PC/Images/Puzzle_Hearts.jpgIf you have any questions, or wish to reserve or order any item, pleasecontact me directly (e.sm...@pickering-chatto.com).*Ed Smith**Pickering & Chatto, Antiquarian Booksellers1   St. Clement'sCourtLondonEC4N 7HBUK*Tel:  +44 (0) 207 337 2225e-mail: e.sm...@pickering-chatto.comwebsite: www.pickering-chatto.com*Pickering & Chatto, Antiquarian Booksellers (founded 1820), are membersofthe ABA, PBFA and ILAB.*from Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com



  

[Origami] a crane a day…

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Interesting instagram account I chanced upon

Hisao Inagaki
Consul General of Japan in Seattle

folding a crane a day … and filming it daily…

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cn_koHUp2h2/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=


Best
Vishakha 
NYC 
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Re: [Origami] Books discussions + Re: Tanteidan Convention book #1 (1995)

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Hi everyone! & happy new year too. I think that if we created separate FB groups for each topic that we thought would flood the o-list, that now puts the onus on people to go visit each of those groups. I think there’d be less discussion. Imo. Also - I wonder - why should origami things be differentiated so minutely. If there was a FB group on, let’s say some specialty paper or something, that ppl deemed was such a specialized topic, how would I even know whether this topic would interest me or not - if it wasn’t on the o-list.Btw, no one can know beforehand, whether what they post will interest one or 100 ppl. So why would you separate topics then? How can one know what topics will bother someone or not? That line of thinking doesn’t make sense to me. Post what one wants, as it relates to origami, and let ppl on the list respond as they see fit. Even if email is now sorta considered old-skool, I think the beauty of the o-list as it is now, is that everyone can voice their ideas, in one place… and true, some interest me and some don’t. But that’s how group conversations go. But luckily, I don’t have to go to x number of FB groups to follow origami related chat. That’s my 2cents. VishakhaNYC.On Dec 31, 2022, at 13:31, Anne LaVin via Origami  wrote:First off, let me wish all the O-list members, far and near, a very happy new year!On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 7:40 AM Lorenzo via Origami  wrote:Just a note about this topic (books/publications): I held back from sending these kinds of messages to the list, in the past, because I thought (and still think) these are interesting topics for a small part of the origamists only. And I didn't want to bother the list.Recently, I received only a few signs of interest for a separate group (focused to books/publications only). Too few, in my opinion, to give life to something that has a future, and certainly I don't want to promote any separation or "restricted" group, at all, and furthermore I'm also discontinuous in my activities, so it has to be a shared effort.So, please, keep contacting me privately, if interested in discussing about collecting books, as we can sort out a proper solution (such as a public FB page which anyone can consult, without having the email inbox flooded).I will play devil's advocate, here, and ask *why* a group mailing list is not a "proper" solution for this discussion? Even if a particular topic is of interest to only part of the community, isn't that nearly always true, for any given thread? While I am the first to agree that the use of email (and the technology that people use to read and send it) has not evolved in a way that makes true discussion lists all that common any more, this is a pretty low-traffic list at the moment. It could, in my opinion, certainly withstand some regular discussion of something as important to the community as origami books and other publications.If that level of list traffic were to be perceived as a "flood", or if this sort of thing is somehow no longer desired by the list membership, well, does anyone have a better idea for some sort of forum that would support such a discussion? Should we finally find another underlying solution for a home for the O-list community?Personally, I do not think that a social-media page is really that great a way to have a discussion; but then, email has its own limitations, too. Honestly, no matter what you do, it's hard to have a *conversation* with 1200 people!  - Email lists lately seem to mostly get used for one-way, announcement-style stuff;  - Facebook pages require a user to "go" to a spot to make sure they see all the new material (and even then The Algorithm tries hard to only show you what it thinks you want) and then dig through nested comments to follow a conversation; and don't even go into what happens when users have blocked or unfollowed each other so that no one can actually see a whole thread;  - other social media's interfaces tend to focus on the imagery (still or video);  - forums or bulletin-board-like setups require a user to "go" there, and then typically sub-divide content to the point that conversations die out because they get hopelessly specificAnd few systems are going to make it easy for folks to discuss something for more than a few back-and-forth comments if they're coming in on a phone or similar device.It comes down to what specific sort of conversation does one want, and on what topic, and how do you want people to interact with it, what people, how often, etc.?  I think if one can try to nail down some of those answers, then there's hope of creating a viable place for a particular online (sub)-community to exist.I have a server which could run any number of things - would something other than email be useful, here?Anne

[Origami] folded wing of the earwig

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Wow this folded wing of the earwig is incredible! Like nature’s origami!Adrian Smith on Instagram: "EARWIG flight!!! I can’t tell you how long I’ve been looking for an earwig that would fly in front of the camera! This one, a shore earwig, came to a blacklight I set up in south Florida back in October. The wing folding and unfolding is incredible! This is a clip from a new insect flight video I just posted to the Ant Lab channel. Go check out the full video with more earwig action! #earwig #dermaptera #bugsofinstagram #entomology"instagram.comBestVishakha NYC.

[Origami] Origami-like crush-can seat design

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmHzKtmDEMT/?igshid=NGFlNTM4N2U=

I saw this cool design on IG. I hope the link above works. 

Best
Vishakha
NYC
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Re: [Origami] PechaKucha Features Paper

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wow Dawn, this is really cool. thank you for sharing.

the transcript with the video is in french (and so is the narration of
course) and so i thought i would translate for myself (via google
translate) and share with you all as well.

cheers
vishakha
nyc

english transcript translated [i have not edited this translation in
anyway, so please excuse any errors that have made it thru google translate]
good evening everyone, so I am as you said. Uh Miss Maurice, visual artist,
urban artist, street artist, you can put in the box you want I don't care
uh, as you can see uh here no, I make installations that are made up of
hundreds of paper folds uh folding paper so who is called origami? Uh one
returning from Japan, but before that uh from China urban installations
that I make all over the world before explaining to you why these shapes,
why these colors? I may have told you a little bit about the origin of
these installations because it's true that we talked about forgiveness,
about the creative origin and sometimes it can come from an accident.
Because all these installations started after March eleventh two thousand
and eleven when I was in Tokio after the events so earthquakes, tsunamis,
fuckushima And so it was after these events that I started his
installations to say my nuclear name, also drawing inspiration from the
legend of the thousand cranes in the history of Sadako, as we will be able
to talk about a little later.
Uh, if you're interested, those urban installations. As seen in this image,
they are colorful in a city that is all too often a little too gray, just
because you think it is. But everything is gray, usually the bitumen, the
walls. And so it's a way of bringing a little bit of nature, a little bit
of color back into our cities. Because finally, these colors, we find them,
but in nature uh, natural phenomena the rainbow Moreover, I take uh the
colors of the rainbow which is finally the decomposition of the light. So I
will pretend to say that I put light in the city afterwards, its colors are
therefore also the spectral colors. But these are colors that are still
universally recognized as messages of peace and harmony. I can tell you
about the rainbow nation that Nelson Mandella was talking about and we also
have the Alger Better movement which is picking up its colors. The Rainbow
Warrior with Greenpeace, so it's really a message of peace. Uh here,
because between humans, regardless of our origins, our differences, we can
all be able to live together in harmony.
So it's really a work on the human, but also a work on nature and this
image, so rather well, because we find the hexagonal shape. And it's a form
that is very close to my heart because there is an animal. Well, there are
even several of them. But I'm focusing on one in particular that makes
Hexagons. And this animal is the bee, the Hexagon, because it is a very
optimal form. If we came to make thousands of soap bubbles in this room, it
would be organized into a Hexagon. An optimal form too, which reminds me
that I am too close to the microphone which reminds us that a small insect,
we can be really linked to it, us big humans, when we know that the bee is
a pollinator, that it It is thanks to them that we have fruits and
vegetables and that we humans, until proven otherwise, are not plastic
eaters. So it was a way of showing. Uh, uh, this link between humans and
nature, here, an installation created uh yes at La Villette, in Paris.
Well, I currently live in Paris, but I come from Haute Savoie.
The base here, uh, a cloud so afterwards, we can see uh, different shapes,
different things. I like to play on a part of abstraction by taking up so
later, it's France. Here, we have the triangle because for me, it really
evokes spirituality. It is also the symbol of home, of security. But uh, in
looting, I like to use geometric shapes that will remain abstract, but that
will still be evoked. Uh, uh, some things and if you look, But you can
guess shapes of birds, butterflies, flowers, flowers. So it's really
elements of fauna and flora that I try in my own way to bring back. Uh, in
the cities, a bit like, you can see climbing ivy there as well. And then
finally, it is also an anthem. Uh, I told you earlier at Solidarity, but if
you look closely at most of his words, his forms, then I don't have time to
explain everything. Why how? But these shapes appear because there are
folds around them and ultimately there is nothing inside.
So it's just to say that even if we want something that doesn't exist.
Finally, if we get together, we can get there and and and create things,
create things together. We can also play on Yvonne's kwan secularism
interaction. It was to encourage passers-by to come and take origami, to
make another one at rest. And so uh, I also like the work on uh on the
interaction and the interaction also finds it with this accumulation of
folding. It's as if, eh, folding was an individual and so we find the
action of solidarity. 

Re: [Origami] Questions about the establishment of Origami Day in Japan

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happiest of origami museum birthdays to the museo del origami in colonia.
11-11-11 is indeed a very cool date to have commenced that wonderful
venture.

thank you for sharing laura.

best
vishakha
nyc

ps - this note has little to do this particular o-list email thread but
more a general note. since i am writing to the o-list i thought i
would attach this request as well. i see that many folks do not sign their
o-list emails with name. i would appreciate it if ppl did that, along with
where they are. the person's name and identity is not known otherwise,
email addresses arent always self-evident. and only when one does
reply-all, does one get to see the name of the sender. so just a thought. a
request. to please sign your emails. thank you.


On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 9:41 AM Laura R via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:

> LOL, Gerardo… If there were not enough motives, I have another reason
> which may not have passed to the annals of paperfolding. Without even
> noticing the coincidence, 11/11/11 (that is, November 11, 2011) was the
> date chosen by the lawyers to close on the deal and make the purchase
> official for the creation of the Museo del Origami in Colonia, Uruguay.
>
> If destiny is written in the stars, that’s a good example of it!
>
> As today is the museum’s birthday, best wishes are welcome! :) :)
>
> Laura Rozenberg
> Museo del Origami
> Ituzaingo 131
> Colonia del Sacramento
> Uruguay
> www.museodelorigami.org
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2022, at 11:40 PM, gera...@neorigami.com wrote:
>
> HI EVERYONE
>
> So I'm a bit curious about the stablishment of November 11 as Origami Day
> in Japan. Who participated in its establishment? In what year was it
> established?
>
> I know of two versions as to why was that date chosen as Origami Day: (a)
> 11/11 represent the four sides of a square of paper like the ones used most
> often for origami nowadays, and (b) the First World War Armistice was
> signed in that date, but in 1918, and since the origami crane became a
> symbol of peace with the passing of Sadako Sasaki, November 11 was
> considered a good date to celebrate origami.
>
> Is one of these two the main reason as to why that date was chosen? If so,
> which one? Was there another reason?
>
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> --
>
> *Gerardo G.*
> gerardo(a)neorigami.com 
> instagram.com/neorigamicom
> *Knowledge and Curiosity in Origami:*
> *six private classes online* 
>
> "(...) It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it takes your breath
> away and fills you with the true joy of *origami*. I experienced this in
> my lessons with Gerardo G. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Gerardo is
> (...)" *C. R.* *Read the full review*
> 
>
>
>
>

Re: [Origami] Jack J Skillman

[wanderer via Origami]

hi david, i dont know much about skillman... except that his jackstone
model was a tough one for me to fold in my early years of folding.
from the harbin book, getting from the 2D stage to the 3D model was not
easy...
and it wasnt till the late 90s (i think) when i took the jackstone class
with vicky mihara avery that i got to fold it... which was quite a thrill.
i hope you are able to get the additional information you need for the page.
appreciate your effort in keeping up origami news.

best
vishakha
nyc



On Mon, Sep 5, 2022 at 7:42 AM David Mitchell via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:

> I am trying to improve my page about the paperfolding of Jack J Skillman (
> https://www.origamiheaven.com/historyjackjskillman.htm) and in particular
> to find out if anyone knows where and when he died (he was born in 1915 so
> would now by 107 if he were still alive) and whether, and if so where, any
> obituary for him was published.
>
> Any help you can give me will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> David Mitchell
>

[Origami] Origami sighting - opening sequence to TV show

[wanderer via Origami]

Hi there, just came across this TV show from 2018, that has origami-like design 
to the opening sequence. 

I’ve saved the sequence here
https://youtu.be/5yCGMLXTFSY


Best,
Vishakha 
.

[Origami] Asking about folders in Madrid…

[wanderer via Origami]

Hi, I’m going to be visiting Spain soon, for a short visit! And I’ll be in 
Madrid for couple days. Any folders in Madrid that would like to meetup and 
fold? Write me off list if you like. 

Thank you
Vishakha 
NYC folder 
.

Re: [Origami] Research on gender differences in origami

[wanderer via Origami]

Thank you Elina, for asking this question. 

Also, thank you to the journal search suggestions; I think I will search as 
well. I’m curious to see what research has found out…

From my own experience as a long time folder in NYC, it did seem to me that 
there were differences in what different genders folded. But that that 
difference was also related to age, imo. 

For a long time it was mainly male folders doing tessellations and complex 
animals etc. And females were more into practical objects, flowers, stars etc.  
Again, these are just my observations. 

Also - I think some of these differences are being broken down by the newer 
younger set of ppl coming into the fold. There are more well-known female 
folders now, known for tessellations and complex models etc.  I think that 
seeing women creators doing these new model types, is a great way to encourage 
young girls to do them as well. 

Btw - i don’t wish to say at all, that complex models and tessellations are 
greater (in anyway) than any other models. There are stars and modulars with 
amazing folding sequences, creative locks, and beautiful results! 

For me personally, I see a change in what I want to fold these days. When I was 
younger, I did fold more complex items. I didn’t fold dragons and insects much 
but def complex models. Now, as an older folder, I am finding myself liking 
much simpler models, and being quite specific about what I’ll learn and fold. 
Like modulars w less than 12 pcs only, or flat models of birds and flowers, or 
bird models, etc. Not sure if my changing folding inclinations (vis-a-vis age) 
is something others have experienced or not but it’s been a surprising 
revelation to me. 

I hope everyone is doing well. Staying healthy and folding happily. 

Best
Vishakha 
NYC
.


On Aug 10, 2022, at 16:07, Elina Gor via Origami 
 wrote:


Hello origami fellows,
I'm looking for published articles about gender differences in origami, if 
there are any.
Other subjects of interest are age differences, education and work fields 
differences.

Thank you,
Elina Gor




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[Origami] Paper plane competition

[wanderer]

Hi everyone, the This Morning tv show from ITV had a segment about the upcoming 
paper plane competition. Here’s a link to the segment. 

https://youtu.be/yGGqCNJ1aAA

Best
Vishakha // nyc 

[Origami] Seeking email intro

[wanderer]

Hi there, I’ve been folding many modulars lately. Many of them by Jose Meeusen. 
I’d love to connect with her via email. Would anyone who knows her, and me, be 
willing to make an email introduction? Thank you. 

Best

Vishakha 

.
“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.”
~ Leonard Cohen

[Origami] Folding paper in half

[wanderer]

Hello! Not sure if this video has been seen by ppl. Maybe yes since it is three 
years old. But it is new to me now and so I thought I’d share it with you all. 

https://youtu.be/AfPDvhKvaa0

See the YouTube video that shows how Britney Gallivan folded a piece of paper 
12 times in half. It’s a world record I believe. 

Best
Vishakha 

.
“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.”
~ Leonard Cohen

[Origami] Another QI segment related to origami

[wanderer]

This time about paper darts and origami!!! I’ve saved the segment on YouTube 
which you can see with this link

https://youtu.be/gzOA0A1MrTw

Best

Vishakha 

.
“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.”
~ Leonard Cohen

[Origami] O is for Origami

[wanderer]

Hello! Happy new year!!!

This was a segment on the QI show. Enjoy. I’ve saved it on YouTube; you can 
view with this link. 

https://youtu.be/eW4tPQQXnKM


Vishakha

[Origami] Q for US folders

[wanderer]

hi all, i know there are many books that are great primers and intros to
origami...
i was wondering if there was something similar on the paper front. is there
an easy to find/get/send a starter paper kit - with paper cutter and bone
folder and diff size papers etc?
of course i could put it together but a pre-made kit would be so helpful.

you are welcome to write me off-list or not with this info. i would like to
send something like this to a friend's son who is 14-15 right now and is
interested in origami but doesnt have paper...

thank you
vishakha
nyc

Re: [Origami] CoC - Focus

[wanderer]

Re-sending to include CoC in subject line

Hi Stacie, thank you for your comments. I found them v helpful. I’ve been 
attending origami conventions since 1997 and yes I know that whenever ppl meet 
in groups, things happen. Good things. And bad unwanted things too. But I was 
still surprised (and very sorry) to hear that it was happening within the 
origami community. And so we should all be more aware of it and the how of 
it... and I hope this discussion and awareness makes us all be more willing to 
deal with these situations in the best moral/ethical/legal way possible. We 
should be making our origami spaces safe and open and inclusive. And any 
attempts by individuals to counter that goal should be dealt with. I can’t 
speak to exactly how the CoC should be worded or the efficacy of one version 
over another, but at least the first step to have a CoC should not need debate. 
And to your point, any and all complaints raised should be taken seriously and 
not dismissed. What seems supremely uncomfortable to one person may not seem 
like anything to another. 

You didn’t raise this issue specifically - of using gender pronouns - but it’s 
a similar issue of having to learn new things and of becoming aware of 
something that may not affect you directly... but would be helpful for the 
community as a whole. I know that when I first encountered the use of 
specifying one’s gender pronouns a few years ago, I felt it was not needed. But 
that was my privileged point of view as a cis woman. It didn’t take me long to 
see how ppl may need that specificity of their gender pronoun to feel 
comfortable in public fora that the origami conventions are. And that with my 
use (and others use too) of specifying my (their) preferred gender pronouns I 
would be normalizing it for all.

Thank you again,
Vishakha (she/her)

.

On May 18, 2021, at 07:41, ol...@stacietamaki.com wrote:


I support a CoC at origami events.

It would be helpful if in moving forward instead of off-topic examples being 
used to discuss the need for a CoC that examples of actual harassment that are 
already publicly stated by at least one person that include assault, unwelcomed 
touching, conversations that include inappropriate sexual references, and 
sexualized photos being taken of them doing something as innocent as folding 
large models at a convention are the standard to which points should be made. 
Versus other less innocuous incidences. 

It would also be helpful if instead of lumping in together credible complaints 
vs those deemed not-harassment they be referred to individually as such. When I 
read “if” harassment occurred it leaves a lot of room for assumptions  that 
complaints will not be taken seriously or given full consideration. The word 
“if” vs “when harassment has occurred” and “when it’s been determined 
harassment did not occur” could go a long way in lessening misunderstandings in 
these discussions. 

There seems to be an over riding concern that to have a CoC, that is designed 
to benefit everyone in the community, will cause the floodgates of hysterical 
and unreasonable complaints to swing wide open. I could be wrong but I don’t 
believe that will be the case. Reporting incidences is fraught with the 
potential to drastically increase the amount of stress a person is already 
enduring because of lack of support and empathy. This is why it is so well 
established why people of both genders generally don’t rush to report 
harassment or assault incidences. Victims are often harassed even more for 
reporting or are ostracized for appearing to cause a rift within a community 
that many would prefer not to have to be aware of.

My hope is there is room for discussion in that most incidences will not meet 
the criminal threshold where police become involved. I suspect, based on my own 
life experiences, that most complaints will be due to a lack of awareness that 
some behaviors make people uncomfortable. That doesn’t mean they’re ok. And it 
doesn’t mean they should be ignored. And it doesn’t mean that I think this 
happens only to women. But I am a women so to speak from my own experiences it 
is the only perspective I can offer.

For instance, at the one origami convention I attended there was a moment when 
a friendly gesture lasted a little too long and forcefully leaving me to feel 
uncomfortable. Did I complain? No. Why? Because I gave the person the benefit 
of the doubt that they didn’t realize their gesture was discomforting to me. If 
it happens again the next time I see them I will say something to them 
privately and directly and explain why they made me uncomfortable and ask them 
to not do it again. If they choose to do it again and a protocol is in place I 
might report a third incident. Or I might not attend events if I know the 
person would be there. To be clear: It’s the hand shake or hug that lasts too 
long, or even hands around my waist at all but especially for too long as 
someone moves past me, a 

Re: [Origami] Help with model information

[wanderer]

Hi Patsy, that’s an intriguing Q you’ve sent. 

Did you fold it? If so, is it a 2-pc or 4-pc modular? I’m trying to think of a 
flat modular wrapped model like that...

Instead - I’m wondering if it is a 1-pc model. There are flat twist rose models 
that could give that same wrapped illusion. 

http://freedomi.brinkster.net/Sy/Diagram/RoseBrch.pdf

It could also be like a tato fold... there are many options for that. Here’s 
one. 



Best
Vishakha

.

On Jan 1, 2021, at 21:48, patsy monk  wrote:

Greetings! 

There was an interesting article in BeadUnique 2004,  summer issue in an 
article, Origami Beaded Earrings designed by Karen Thomas for Yasutomo. The 
image of a folded earring is shown here, excluding the glass beads. 

Can you assist me by identifying who originally created the model and if there 
are any other diagrams of the model aside from the ones shared in the magazine?

Thank you for your expertise! 
patsy 

Re: [Origami] CGI Animated Short Film “A Folded Wish”

[wanderer]

Thank you Linda. You’re the best!

I just watched the film. It’s sweet. & sad. 

Hope everyone is safe...
Best
Vishakha 
NYC 

.

On May 16, 2020, at 16:16, miz  wrote:


I did a google search and this is a working link. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HEkdFzHLHs
 
-Linda
 
Twitter @animemiz
anime...@gmail.com


> On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 10:40 AM leslie cefali  wrote:
> It says this video is private and cannot be viewed.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On May 1, 2020, at 10:47 PM, AV Fernandez  wrote:
>> 
>> Artmoeba Productions posted a new CGI short film called “A Folded Wish”, 
>> about twin sisters folding together:  
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq0vB2fC75g

[Origami] Origami sighting in Picard

[wanderer]

Hi all, hope everyone is safe...

Maybe this has been posted before I’m not sure. But there was a cool origami 
sighting in the latest Star Trek series Picard. 

Here’s a YouTube link to a not-so-perfect video of the scene...

https://youtu.be/1o7zIW8sAXI

Vee
NYC 
.

Re: [Origami] Lexus commercial model

[wanderer]

On Mar 18, 2018, at 15:12, Anne LaVin  wrote:

(The direct Youtube link to the behind-the-scenes video is here:
https://youtu.be/xA18TAbnCYY )

The artist interviewed (who appears to have designed the hanging 3D shape
part - he calls himself a "perceptual artist") calls the origami piece
(around time mark 0:44) something that sounds like "katana" which I'm going
to guess is him mis-speaking/mis-remembering the word "kusudama." (TOTAL
conjecture on my part. But the word "katana" in Japanese means "sword" so
something's odd there.)  At time mark 0:47 there's a very clear shot of the
pieces. It looks like it's made from just a few piece, or maybe even one
piece - you can see that there aren't very many seams.

—-
Hi Anne and others, thank you for sending your email w more links to the 
making-of etc. From what I saw, the artist Murphy isn’t the same person who’s 
shown folding the origami... that person looks Japanese and could just be a 
model not the person who actually folded the models. 
Also what Murphy says is, I believe, origami “components” not katana. And he 
goes on to say that it’s all hung by other “structural components.” 
Re: the origami model itself, it looks to be one piece that’s folded into that 
shape. I’ve folded something similar but don’t know whose model it is right off 
the bat but maybe Montroll or the ‘German artist whose name I don’t recall now 
but he and his wife had visited NYC convention many years ago’. I’m going to 
look for his name...
I wouldn’t be surprised if the letters had been printed on A4 size paper since 
A4 has geometric qualities that American letter paper does not. 
I loved the car from R side becoming logo from front... that was swt!!!

Happy folding :)
Vishakha