Re: [Origami] tato fold?

2024-04-15 Thread Charlene Morrow via Origami
That is the "star-building-unit" that appears in a book published a while ago by Key Curriculum press, authored by Betsy Franco. It is a variation of the Soobe unit. You can take 2 units and make a flat model, like that used for the earrings pictured, by wrapping the 2 units around each others

Re: [Origami] Origami Vending Machine at Kinokuniya NYC and the first origami college degree

2024-02-07 Thread Charlene Morrow via Origami
Oh my!! This is unbelievably cool!! You have no idea how much this cheered up my day when I really needed it!! Thanks for telling us about it. I wish I wasn't 3,000 miles away in the PNW right now. Any chance you will send a follow-up message with a video of the machine in action. Congratulati

Re: [Origami] The perfect gift...

2023-12-11 Thread Charlene Morrow via Origami
In fact if you go directly to the company: https://www.slowpoursupply.co/ you get a lot more color choices! Very cool! On 12/11/23 12:13 PM, Joel Stern wrote: Saw this today in Wirecutter in the NY Times. The perfect gift for the coffee-loving origamist in your life: https://www.williams-sonoma

Re: [Origami] ori-miura map publisher?

2023-04-19 Thread Charlene Morrow via Origami
I remember a decade or more ago the nyc transit system put out a nyc subway map that folded up in a mihrab-like way to a credit card size packet & had a cover with a pocket that could hold your metro card. No idea the publisher. Hope this helps. Cheers, Char Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 18,

[Origami] Interesting Talk!!!

2021-01-28 Thread Charlene Morrow
Dear Origami Friends, I am writing to you to let you know about an interesting (online) lecture being given by one of our wonderful colleagues --- Tom Hull. He is known worldwide for his work on mathematics and origami. On February 20^th , as a part of the Winter Speaker Series at the Newport

Re: [Origami] Space Origami Talk

2020-07-08 Thread Charlene Morrow
and/or you could check out the free presentation that was live-streamed by the Intrepid Museum and is now available online: https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/virtual-astronomy-live Scroll down to past programs and check out the June 25, 2020 presentation. Truth in advertisingI am one of th

Re: [Origami] Documentary Film?

2020-04-10 Thread Charlene Morrow
Yes, I also got this message --- by the way, it's Prince Vaughn ("n" on the end).  I have not followed up, but I do see that documentary film-making is mentioned on Mark Wahlberg's web pages.  I am wondering if it somehow connected to Community Origami Group events scheduled on the OUSA website

Re: [Origami] Giving Tuesday

2019-12-03 Thread Charlene Morrow
I say "Great idea!"  Paper for Water is an awesome project.  It is impressive that young sisters and CEO's, Isabelle and Katherine Adams, have developed such an effective and worthwhile project. For this work they received the Florence Temko award from OrigamiUSA, which was given at the 2019 PC

[Origami] Giving Tuesday

2019-12-02 Thread Charlene Morrow
Tuesday, December 2, 2019, is Giving Tuesday in the USA (not sure about elsewhere). Please think of being generous to origami causes everywhere --- local, national, and international --- so we can continue to inspire and bring people together joyfully everywhere. Please note that the annual Or

[Origami] Contacts with Folders in Cuba?

2017-02-13 Thread Charlene Morrow
Hi Origami Friends, I am planning a trip to Cuba for a few days in March, and I would like to make contact with folders there if possible. If you know of people there who might be interested in meeting up with me (mainly planning to be in Havana), and/or any teachers who might be interested i

Re: [Origami] Waterproof Paper for Peace Cranes?

2015-06-29 Thread Charlene Morrow
On 6/27/15 2:44 PM, sue neff wrote: Can anyone suggest a source for waterproof paper? We want to Fold cranes for the (high humidity) Conservatory & Botanical Gardens In 36" and 48" size (Orange/Red/Violet). I've been trying to find "Yupo" paper without success. Sue Neff / OCoP Origami

[Origami] Announcing An OrigamiUSA Fundraiser for Online Classes

2015-06-16 Thread Charlene Morrow
Dear Fellow Paperfolders, The OrigamiUSA Fundraising Committee is excited to announce a new initiative, "Project Connect," that is focused on facilitating more connections among our members. We know that many of you live far from any convention site, cannot attend a convention, and/or do not

Re: [Origami] Folding Architecture: Top 10 Origami-Inspired Buildings - Architizer

2013-11-02 Thread Charlene Morrow
On 11/1/13 2:55 PM, Peter Engel wrote: I'm appreciative to Patsy for sending along both web links. I'm currently preparing a lecture for the local American Institute of Architects chapter on my origami and architectural designs and how they have inspired and learned from each other. These imag