[Origami] origami sighting (StackExchange): folding (almost) pentagon from square -- a mathematician's question

2017-09-22 Thread Karen Reeds
My mathematician husband pointed this out to me: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2410516/regular-pentagon-from-a-square-paper NB The lack of color contrast on the original poster's diagrams makes them very hard to read. The reply by grand-chat gives much clearer diagrams. Karen Reeds, c

[Origami] Kirigami Sighting

2017-09-22 Thread Paper Dragon
I found this on the Japan Times website. Nagoya teen brings 100 paper insects to life at an art exhibit https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/09/18/national/nagoya-teen-brings-100-paper-insects-life-art-exhibit/?utm_source=Daily+News+Updates&utm_campaign=1eb9aedc5b-Tuesday_email_updates19

[Origami] New Location - Folding Sunday

2017-09-22 Thread Paper Dragon
Folding Sunday - NYC, USA: Museum of Natural History Note: We had been scheduled to be in the Rose Center Classrooms. The Museum had to change us to Room 319. So our meeting will be held in Room 319. Any OrigamiUSA members in or visiting the New York City area on the 4th Sunday of each m

[Origami] JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) article on origami research.

2017-09-22 Thread Kevin Lee
Hello Folders, Continuing the well established relationship between origami and space exploration, including by esteemed and disyinguished contributors to this forum, here is a new JPL article on their current research into the utility of origami in packing starshades or solar sails efficientl

[Origami] Printing Origami Paper

2017-09-22 Thread Michael Shannon
Thank you Robert Lang for replying to my earlier question about how to determine a fee for an origami demonstration. My next question is: Do you have any tips when printing your own origami paper? I plan on speaking to the print shop explaining how I don't want the ink to smudge as i'll be handli