




Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 18:41:14 -0300
From: Makaala647@aol.com
Subject: Re: kusudama

a Kusudama is a traditional japanese decoration made of modular origami
formed into a ball. both string and glue are used. It is supposed to
represent a sweet-smelling ball of herbs that were hung over the bed of a
sick person.

Dont I sound knowledgeable... I admit it I had to look it up.
Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway pg. 95-98.

Matt Sparks





Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 18:48:21 -0300
From: Makaala647@aol.com
Subject: Re: X-files

The X-files episode, was one of the eerier of last season. The plot was a
little girl 8 years old was the reincarnation of a police man who had died 8
years earlier. The policemans hobby was origami, his wife had a painting of
Noahs ark. on the table beneath the painting was
a collection of all the animals in the picture except the giraffe. He had not
finished that one when he was killed. The little girl who besides being
almost autistic. can do complex origami figures, only no one taught her how
to do them.  And when the bad guys open the door of the house to find an
origami giraffe on the step, well.... you have to see it.
Matt Sparks





Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 21:55:53 -0300
From: SOYLENT GREEN <rhudson@yorkcol.edu>
Subject: RE: X-files

I think there was a little girl, who suddenly acquired the ability to fold
seagulls or swans or something, like from out of the blue.  I just caught that
bit of it, though, and then turned it off.

I'd sooner see an episode about somebody that ridiculed a paperfolder, was
abducted by aliens, who, as higher-life forms, perform a kind of biogenetic
origami on his body, while he is conscious.

Call me sick, but...

Rob





Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 23:06:17 -0300
From: JanetJWH@aol.com
Subject: Re: kusudamah

The kusudama kits from the Origami USA supply center are nice and not too
difficult, but you should practice the modules a few times with your own
paper before using what's in the kit.  They usually have a few extra sheets
of paper in case you make a mistake.  They also usually come with a tassel
for the ball.   The only bad part of the kits is that you don't get to pick
your own color scheme.

Janet





Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 00:52:55 -0300
From: vedder@polyhedra.tiac.net (Vedder Wright)
Subject: Re: Gay Merrill Gross's Art of Origami

>        Isn't this book still available throught the Origami USA Supply
>Source?  It is listed (for 12.95) in the latest catalog that I received.  I
>hope that it is still available because it is such a good book.
>
>

I just ordered and received a copy of this book through my local bookstore.
Not more than a month ago.

Of course this was through Wordsworth in Cambridge, MA --a store that is
very efficient.

By the way, the book has a diagram for assembling the butterfly bomb which
is great fun.

Vedder





Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 00:59:05 -0300
From: vedder@polyhedra.tiac.net (Vedder Wright)
Subject: Re: kusudama

>Okay, since no one else has asked... What the heck is a "kusudama"??
>

All the answers already given are great, but we should add that if you like
Kusudamas, you will probably like modular origami as well. There are
several nice books on those. I though Kusudama just referred to "round
origami things" in general, and included modulars too.

Can someone enlighten us here? Is there a real difference?

All verbal hairsplitting aside, if you like Kusudamas, try modular origami too.

Vedder





Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 08:27:00 -0300
From: Katherine C Long <kcl@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: kusudama

On Thu, 15 Sep 1994, Kelly Reed wrote:

>  There are 3 kusudama
> books (plus a couple of kits) listed in the Origami USA SOurce catalog.
Kelly,
     I have the three kusudama books from the catalog.  The Nippon
Origami book has the most models but is in Japanese and has drawings
that are harder for me to follow.  Yamaguchi's book has classic
kusudamas, a good explanation of how to string them and is in
English - some of the page number references are a little off.
The Fuse book, which I just got this week, has more box-like
as opposed to flower-ball-like kusudamas.  It is in Japanese,
is well drawn, and seems easier than Fuse's books on spirals
and boxes.
    I'm glad I got started on kusudamas with the Yamaguchi book,
but my favorite one now is the NOA.  Send me your snail-mail
address if you want to see sample pages from all three.

Katherine
kcl@world.std.com





Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 14:03:48 -0300
From: Jeannine Mosely <j9@icad.com>
Subject: kusudama

Matt Sparks says that a Kusudama is supposed to "represent a
sweet-smelling ball of herbs that were hung over the bed of a sick
person".  Actually, it was supposed to CONTAIN the sweet-smelling
herbs.  The literal translation (according to my linguist husband) of
Kusudama is "medicine ball".  Think of it as one of those pine-scented
cardboard air freshener's you hang from your rear-view mirror.  Much
nicer though.

        -- jeannine mosely





Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 15:17:14 -0300
From: Kelly Reed <kreed@lcsc.edu>
Subject: Garden Folds

        Could somebody please post the info to get the book, GARDEN FOLDS by
Mark Turner?  I know I saw the information recently, but I went through
my stuff this weekend and couldn't find it.

                              Thanks,

                              Kelly
                              kreed@lcsc.edu





Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 16:54:40 -0300
From: Joseph Wu <jwu@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: Garden Folds

On Mon, 19 Sep 1994, Kelly Reed wrote:

>       Could somebody please post the info to get the book, GARDEN FOLDS by
> Mark Turner?  I know I saw the information recently, but I went through
> my stuff this weekend and couldn't find it.

Mark self-published _Garden_Folds_, printing only 50 copies. All of those
are gone. Peter Engel is undertaking the task of getting the book
re-published, but that has yet to happen. In other words, you're out of
luck for the time being.





Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 12:34:02 -0300
From: Jose Tomas Buitrago Molina <buitrago@registro.univalle.edu.co>
Subject: Computer fold.

Hello !

I'm searching a Computer fold.
Do you knew where can I found it?

Thank you,

Jose Tomas
buitrago@registro.univalle.edu.co





Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 17:22:42 -0300
From: Kathryn Dudley <kdudley@isnet.is.wfu.edu>
Subject: Re: Origami magazines?

        I've looked through the Serials Directory and there are no
magazines devoted to origami or papercraft.  There are lots of general
arts & crafts magazines, however.  The newsletter from Origami USA is
all that's out there from what I can tell.

Kathryn Dudley           |"What are you looking at?  You
Carpenter Library             | need six tickets if you want to
Bowman Gray School of Medicine  | stare at me!"
Winston-Salem, NC             |       --Chicken Lady





Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 15:28:43 -0300
From: Doug Philips <dwp+@transarc.com>
Subject: Re: Origami magazines?

Kathryn,

        While not "magazines" per se, many groups have newsletters _and_ allow
geographicly distant members.  In particular:  CHicago Area Origami Society
(CHAOS) has a bimonthly newsletter, as does the West Coast Origami Guild
(WCOG) and the British Origami Society (BOS).  I have been meaning to write
the to other USA groups listed in the archive, but haven't yet.

-Doug





Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 20:10:09 -0300
From: GD_ROPPENHEI@fair1.fairfield.edu
Subject: Re: Origami magazines?

Several origami societies in other countries put out magazines, the catch is
you have to be a member to get them.





Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 21:14:55 -0300
From: Stamm@aol.com
Subject: Re: Origami magazines?

Kathryn:

..also there is Online Origami (which has had an issue since the conference
 -- sorry
guys my life is out of control.) and two Origami APAs: FOLD (Which is full)
and
Imagiro. (APAs (Amateur Press Alliances)  are cooperative publications.  You
have
to WRITE to RECEIVE)

Tom





Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 16:18:23 -0300
From: Jeannine Mosely <j9@icad.com>
Subject: asymmetric cranes

I have just discovered that it is possible to fold rather strange
looking, asymmetric cranes from any quadrilateral with the property
that the sum of the lengths of two opposite sides equals the sum of
the lengths of the other two sides.  When this property is satisfied,
a central vertex in the quadrilateral's interior can be chosen such
that, when it is connected by straight lines to the four corners of
the quadrilateral and four circles are inscribed in the resulting
triangles, these four circles meet in pairs at four tangent points
that lie on a circle with the central vertex at its center.  (This
property is essential to crane construction.)  Furthermore, the
construction of this central vertex is not unique!  (I have not yet
analyzed what the locus of allowable central vertices looks like.)

To fold the crane, valley fold creases from the central vertex to the
corners and mountain fold the angle bisectors in all three corners of
each of the four triangles.  Make a bird base and proceed as usual.
Very weird.

Note that I didn't mention how to construct the central vertex yet.
Actually, I didn't even mention how to construct a quadrilateral with
the desired property.  It's actually easiest to work from the central
point outward.  You will need compass and straight edge.

>From a central point on a piece of paper draw four lines radiating
outward at random angles.  The four corners of the final quadrilateral
will lie on these four lines.  Draw a circle centered at the central
point.  At each intersection between the circle and a line, construct
a line through the intersection perpendicular to the radiating line.
The intersections between adjacent pairs of perpendiculars are the
centers of the four "kissing" circles.  Draw these four circles.  Pick
any one of the four circles and draw a line tangent to it crossing its
two adjacent radiating lines.  The intersections between this line and
the two radiating lines are two of the vertices of the quadrilateral.
Now draw the line through one of these vertices tangent to the next
circle.  The intersection of this line with the next radiating line is
the third vertex of the quadrilateral.  Draw a line through it tangent
to the next circle, intersecting the last of the radiating lines to
get the final vertex.  Now you have the desired quadrilateral and its
dissection.  Cut it out and fold.

Has anyone else tried this before?  I'm looking into frogs, next.

        -- jeannine mosely





Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 18:10:22 -0300
From: aratner@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Alexander Ratner)
Subject: Re: asymmetric cranes

Jeannine -

This reminds me of Dr. James Sakoda's off-set bird base from his
book, _Modern Origami_.  While he still folds from a square, he
moves the central vertex towards one of the sides.  From this base
he shows how to fold a graceful, elongated crane.  I tried the same
idea on the frog base and came up with an interesting variation
on the basic flower, sort of a trumpet flower.

Good luck on your research!

  - Alex Ratner





Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 20:00:20 -0300
From: Cynthia Pettit <pettit@cs.unc.edu>
Subject: (long) First [and last?] SE Origami Fest!!

The First [possibly last] Southeastern Origami Festival!
[Held in Charlotte North Carolina]

Well, first *I* heard about this is when Joseph Wu told me he was
coming down to attend.  Since he lives in Vancouver and I in North
Carolina, I didn't think I'd ever get to meet him in person.  "Great!"
I said, "now you can teach me that orchid I was looking for!"  "Oh,
yeah, I forgot you posted about that..." he said. :)

So after spending a wonderful afternoon showing him around our
state-of-the-art computer graphics lab and he showing me his "If Pigs
Could Grow Wings And Fly" and the orchid, we retired to Raleigh with
his friends Courtney Spooner and Mette Pederson.  We stayed up rather
late, given that I had an 8:00 class in the morning [and physics, no
less... :-b ] but I had so much fun!  As I said to them, I had never
folded with anyone that I had not introduced to origami and taught
myself...

This was my first inkling what fun an origami convention could be...

So I decided to attend Saturday.  I wanted to attend a class taught by
Mrs. Tamiko Kikukawa -- who is Master Akira Yoshizawa's sister --
which started at 9:30.  So I was up at 6:00 to leave for Charlotte by
7 for a ~2:15 drive...

When I got there, it was *pouring* rain.  Well, actually it was
drizzling and didn't start pouring until I was exactly halfway from my
car and the front door of the Public Library...  I was wearing a silk
shirt so I was *drenched* and feeling it.  As soon as I got in, I
registered and bought a T-shirt and changed!

I was too late for Mrs. Kikukawa's class, so I decided to buy a ticket
for her sunday class then jumped into Paul Jackson's "beyond the
folded edge" class.  I really had no idea what it would be like -- I'd
never been to an origami class before.  [As I found out, it was not
your typical origami class!]

Paul Jackson, from Great Britain, gave quite a fascinating talk.
Instead of letting the folds shape the paper, we made the paper shape
the folds...  It was very "Zen".  We experimented with a single fold
and watched how the light played across the surfaces.  We also noticed
things about how stable it was -- most pieces would stand easily.

Another interesting "trick" we tried was crumpled paper.  We crumpled
then pulled the paper apart part-way [not flatten it] and again,
looked at the light.  Then we crumpled it again, every time making
more and more creases.  Each time we crumpled, the paper got smaller.
[For those mathematicians out there, I felt it was increasing it's
"fractal dimension"... :) ] It was very interesting!  We then folded
across the paper, finding creases that already existed, but
strengthening them into a single line.  It made a kind of "ridge"
across a vast plain of wrinkled hills.  It's hard to explain unless
you saw it.  Very interesting feel.  We also rolled the paper up then
crumpling.  This made crumples only along the length.  We also made
them from one corner, which radiated outward from that corner.  The
"mountains" we made from these went across the grain of the folds, and
made the paper wrap around itself.

Then we started making a cube -- a modular which was posted to this
group not long ago -- by folding two sides of a rectangle then
assembling it into a cube.  It was indeed very strong!  He showed how
it could be taped together and unfolded and how the pattern looked.
This kind of thing was also posted not long ago [by me from a sci.math
posting], but he added an interesting twist: like a box-top needs a
"tab" to keep it closed, so also you need tabs on all edges for the
glue to hold the box together.  Funny thing is, if you can find a
configuration of squares that will fold together to make a cube [there
are 11 configurations of squares that do this], you can find the place
where the tabs go by going around the edge: tab/no-tab/tab/no-tab etc.
This in fact works for *any* geometric shape which can be cut out of a
flat piece.  Fascinating!

Anyway, that class made me *think*.  It changed the way I looked at a
piece of paper.  Nifty! :)

Most of the rest of the day I spent folding in the lobby and looking
around [and restraining myself from buying $100's of dollars of
books and paper!! :)  If only they accepted VISA!! ;) ]

Mette later took me on a walking tour of some displays around the city
-- the neatest in my opinion was the paper cranes hanging by wire [I
don't remember where...]  There was a whole flock of them in various
wing positions -- and they were probably 4' long!

That evening a group of us went out to eat and had a good time talking
about general stuff.  Walking back it started to pour.  Well,
actually, it was drizzling and didn't start to pour until we were
halfway between the restaurant and our hotel!!  I was drenched again!
[I was becoming known as the one always stuck in the rain...]

That evening was a lot of fun!  In a big room we folded, exchanged
stories, looked at slides and gossiped. :)  The highlights were the
jumping frog contest which Paul Jackson won hands-down!!  His frog
jumped way OVER the table!!  Then was the jump-your-frog-into-the-box
contest.  I don't remember the names of the people who won that.  [I'm
bad with names -- and I met so many new people too!]  Then there was
the demo of the fab-wow equipment for teaching origami to a large
class.  There was a camera over-head showing the folders hands folding
each step -- and Joseph could even see the specks of dirt under
Jonathan's fingernail!  Hahaha!  So he zoomed in for a real good look. :)

The demo was part of another game -- guess the model!  After a number
of good guesses, it was the "Celestial Warrior Mask" from a
[Yoshizawa??????] book...

The last game was kinda like a three-legged race -- you and a partner
fold a model...each with only one hand!

*I* think *our* team won, but our model came out too messy for the
judges... <pout> :)

Prizes were given to all the winners -- donated by Origami USA, I
believe.

We stayed up and folded until the wee hours.  Joseph taught me his
gryphon -- I *think* I remember it... ?:-\  [Gotta fold that again!]

Sunday:

Joseph and I attended the Kikukawa class, where we folded a number of
simple models: two-fold flower, two-fold butterfly, jumping
grasshoppers, the standard International Origami Center butterfly-logo,
and other things.  Joseph explained to me that classes taught through
the IOC were very formal -- in the sense that the students are like
"apprentices" and should be respectful of the teacher's models and
designs.  He said it was very rude to modify any models.  I have had
little experience with eastern culture of any kind so I paid
attention.

Mrs. Kikukawa was very interested in Joseph's models and Joseph tried
very hard not to modify what he was folding...but the creative juice
in his blood obviously made that difficult!  :) Every little tiny
modification he made was found and put back if Mrs. Kikukawa saw it!
I enjoyed watching the semi-interplay... :)

The things in the class that "changed me" [my evaluation of a class]
were some of the things Mrs. Kikukawa said and the interpreter said.
We were asked to imagine the paper as a part of us.  This made me stop
and think a second.  [I'm kinda a new-age-y, western-zen type gal. :) ]
Also, the interpreter asked us to notice the hand positions and
movements of Mrs. Kikukawa.  Mrs. Kikukawa herself said that making
the folds themselves should be thought of in the same way as making
brush strokes in calligraphy -- one sweep, don't go back constantly
liked that feeling.  I need "taps" here and there to keep me
"centered".  Not too scientcy, not too artsy-fartsy.  Somewhere
inbetween appreciating both for what they are...

Anyway, enough mysticism. :)

Joseph and I headed back to the library to hang out and to be in the
group picture later on in the day.

Can you guess what happened?  Well, it started drizzling just as we
got out of the car...

I sat again in the lobby and folded with some people there while I
dried out...  There was a bit of discussion about an aMAzing young man
at the festival.  Child prodigy -- he was 5 and was teaching classes
to some children there.  He was even better than his parents, who he
kept helping!  It will be fun catching glimpses of him here an there
as he grows up..at least I hope he stays involved so we can learn from
him! :)

Joseph sat and picked through his box-o-stuff to leave some things for
the display when Yoshizawa's models went back to Japan.  Joseph was
talking about a children's class he taught and how he asked Jonathan
what he should fold.  "I don't care," he said, "you can fold the
two-fold stegasaurus for all I care!"  Joseph said he told him, "I can
fold a one-fold stegasaurus!" and showed us!  [I'll leave it for you
to figure it out!!  heehee! :) ] he left it in his box for the display
-- just to see what Jonathan would do with it! :)

After a rainy drive back to Chapel Hill, I was filled with the
Obsession stronger than ever!  I had so much fun and met so many great
people!  I finally joined Origami USA, and will start attending the
Durham group near-by.  I also want to teach classes someday at
conventions!  [How do I go about doing that??]  And I think I may even
start a small monthly class in the department here.

Ever since this weekend, I've been dreaming about folding.  I think
I'm getting the urge to modify a fold of my own -- which is an amazing
thought, since invention is not a part of my personality...

Anyway, if you haven't gone to convention, go!  Find a reason!  It's a
load of fun!!

Cyn
--
        "It's not about driving down rt 66 and stopping at the Holiday Inn!
               It's about *adventure*!!"
                          ---Richard P Feynman





Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 21:04:53 -0300
From: Joseph Wu <jwu@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: (long) First [and last?] SE Origami Fest!!

On Wed, 28 Sep 1994, Cynthia Pettit wrote:

> The First [possibly last] Southeastern Origami Festival!
> [Held in Charlotte North Carolina]

Actually, if all goes well, Jonathan will be organizing another one in two
years time.

> Well, first *I* heard about this is when Joseph Wu told me he was
> coming down to attend.  Since he lives in Vancouver and I in North
> Carolina, I didn't think I'd ever get to meet him in person.  "Great!"
> I said, "now you can teach me that orchid I was looking for!"  "Oh,
> yeah, I forgot you posted about that..." he said. :)

Very shamefacedly, I might add...8)

> Mrs. Tamiko Kikukawa -- who is Master Akira Yoshizawa's sister --

Sister-in-law, actually.

> Mette later took me on a walking tour of some displays around the city
> -- the neatest in my opinion was the paper cranes hanging by wire [I
> don't remember where...]  There was a whole flock of them in various
> wing positions -- and they were probably 4' long!

This was the display that Jonathan Baxter put up (with some help from
Marsha DuPre) in the atrium of the First Union Building. Each crane was
folded from 9' photographer's backdrop paper and was actually about 6-7'
long.

> [I was becoming known as the one always stuck in the rain...]

Hee hee hee...there were comments like, "Yes, her life-long ambition has
been to enter a wet T-shirt contest."

> The demo was part of another game -- guess the model!  After a number
> of good guesses, it was the "Celestial Warrior Mask" from a
> [Yoshizawa??????] book...

Kasahara. And I knew the answer, too, but I had already used up my guess
earlier.

> Mrs. Kikukawa was very interested in Joseph's models and Joseph tried
> very hard not to modify what he was folding...but the creative juice
> in his blood obviously made that difficult!  :) Every little tiny
> modification he made was found and put back if Mrs. Kikukawa saw it!
> I enjoyed watching the semi-interplay... :)

I honestly wasn't trying to modify anything. Just bending the paper a
little to give my models a bit of roundness/body. I guess even that was too
much.

> Joseph sat and picked through his box-o-stuff to leave some things for
> the display when Yoshizawa's models went back to Japan.  Joseph was
> talking about a children's class he taught and how he asked Jonathan
> what he should fold.  "I don't care," he said, "you can fold the
> two-fold stegasaurus for all I care!"  Joseph said he told him, "I can
> fold a one-fold stegasaurus!" and showed us!  [I'll leave it for you
> to figure it out!!  heehee! :) ] he left it in his box for the display
> -- just to see what Jonathan would do with it! :)

Diagrams will be forthcoming for the one-fold stegosaurus. Honest! I don't
think that even I could be lazy enough to put off diagramming that
particular model.

As Cynthia said, the First Southeastern Origami Festival was a great
success and a lot of good fun. Thanks, Cynthia, for all of the kind
comments and for saving me from having to write a review of my own! (I told
you I was lazy!)





Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 22:07:01 -0300
From: Lyn Belisle <belisle@tenet.edu>
Subject: Re: (long) First [and last?] SE Origami Fest!!

Cynthia and joseph,
Thank you!  What fun!  I loved it all, and have saved both message and
comments to read again.  C'mon, where's that one-fold stegasaurus?

        Lyn Belisle





Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 23:10:01 -0300
From: "Bimal R. Desai" <bdesai@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu>
Subject: T-Rex skeleton

Hey guys!

     I just recieved the instructions for the origami T-Rex skeleton from
the OUSA supply center.  What a fabulous model!  I started folding it and
was instantly addicted, although it took me a while to get really into
it.  I made the skull on four separate occasions and each time gave it
away to friends who shared my enthusiasm for the model.  By the fifth
skull, I figured I should probably try to finish the creature.  Once I
completed the neck, there was no turning back.
     In any case, I really did have a reason for writing.  I didn't feel
like investing in the necessary hardware to mount the silly beast on a
block of wood with dowels and glue and what-not, so I started
experimening with ways that the model could be suspended from above.
Also, since desk space is in critical shortage in my college dorm room, I
felt that a 2 foot by 2 foot model might encroach on whatever living
space I did have.
     I took a coathanger from my closet and cut the base in half with a
pair of pliers.  Then, I staightened out the long arms and kept the hook
intact.  So now, I had a three foot piece of metal with a hook already in
the center.  I threaded kite string through the bottom of the model and
held it in place with carefully placed buttons (which were easily
concealed in the folds under the model).  It works out perfectly if the
model is suspended from the same three positions as the dowels in the
directions: one close to the end of the tail, one directly under the
pelvis, and one just under the hinge of the jaw.  I then tied the thread
to three places on the hanger and fiddled with the curvature of the
hanger until everything seemed to be in the right place.  If the anterior
end of the hanger (the side tied to the head) is curved just right, and
the posterior end is allowed to droop down a tad, the center of gravity
of the model (somewhere near the ribcage) falls directly under the hook.
So there you have it!  A hanging T-Rex skeleton.  The model looks quite
stunning hanging from a ceiling, and I hope to crank out a few more of
them to give to my four friends who currently only have the paper skulls.
     Give it a try!  It's a wonderful model, and I highly recommend it to
anyone who loves dinosaurs.  Be aware that it does take a considerable
amount of time, and it is rather complex, especially the tail segments
which use some truly ingenious box pleating techniques.  Also, it
requires a heckuva lot of glue (by origami standards at least).  I made
mine out of 21 large squares (8.5 inches to a side) cut from regular printer
 paper, and this seemed to work fine.  As is quite typical of my origami
habits, I gave the model away today to a friend.  Oh well.  Easy come,
easy go.

-Bimal "hey buddy, you want a paper skull?" Desai





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 09:40:38 -0300
From: GALLO@DIPMAT.UNICT.IT
Subject: x-rated origami

I am sorry if this message could disturb anyone. I understand that
folding is a very playful thing and that it attracts many kids so
it is a good idea to keep the discussion on the most acceptable level.
However I wonder if there is anyone out there who has folded models
related with sex.
thanks

Giovanni





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 15:44:41 -0300
From: Makaala647@aol.com
Subject: Re: x-rated origami

Sincerely hoping not to offend anyone....
In the current issue of penthous, there is an advertisement selling artsy
posters. one of the posters is entitled 'Origami' and is a photograph of a
folded yen note, folded into a accurate representation of female anatomy (or
part therof). I will elucidate no further. but if anyone wants to send me the
instructions for that fold...
Matt Sparks
Makaala647@aol.com





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 16:50:33 -0300
From: Joseph Wu <jwu@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: One fold Stegosaurus (was: Re: (long) First [and last?] SE Origami
         Fest!!)

On Wed, 28 Sep 1994, Lyn Belisle wrote:

> Cynthia and joseph,
> Thank you!  What fun!  I loved it all, and have saved both message and
> comments to read again.  C'mon, where's that one-fold stegasaurus?

I have uploaded the diagrams for the one fold stegosaurus to

/origami/.incoming/stegosaurus.ps

on the archive site. Hopefully, Maarten will move it to a more permanent
home soon.





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 16:52:14 -0300
From: GD_ROPPENHEI@fair1.fairfield.edu
Subject: Re: (long) First [and last?] SE Origami Fest!!

THANKS FOR YOUR ACCOUNT OF THE SE CONVENTION. IT WAS WELL WRITTEN, AND I
ENJOYED IT, THO BEING THERE WOULD HAVE OF COURSE BEEN MORE FUN. I DO HOPE EVERY
ONE WHO ENJOYS DOING ORIGAMI JOINS OUSA, AND HAS THE GOOD LUCK TO ATTEND THE
 ANNUAL CONVENTION.
RUTH OPPENHEIMER





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 18:58:31 -0300
From: sulkinds@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu (Danny Sulkin)
Subject: RE: x-rated origami

>Sincerely hoping not to offend anyone....
>In the current issue of penthous, there is an advertisement selling artsy
>posters. one of the posters is entitled 'Origami' and is a photograph of a
>folded yen note, folded into a accurate representation of female anatomy (or
>part therof). I will elucidate no further. but if anyone wants to send me the
>instructions for that fold...
>Matt Sparks
>Makaala647@aol.com

I would like it as well.

Danny Sulkin
sulkinds@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 19:00:28 -0300
From: sulkinds@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu (Danny Sulkin)
Subject: Re: One fold Stegosaurus (was: Re: (long) First [and last?] SE Origami

>On Wed, 28 Sep 1994, Lyn Belisle wrote:
>
>> Cynthia and joseph,
>> Thank you!  What fun!  I loved it all, and have saved both message and
>> comments to read again.  C'mon, where's that one-fold stegasaurus?
>
>I have uploaded the diagrams for the one fold stegosaurus to
>
>/origami/.incoming/stegosaurus.ps
>
>on the archive site. Hopefully, Maarten will move it to a more permanent
>home soon.

Where is this site? Is it an FTP site?

Thanks

-Danny Sulkin
Manager
Media Services
(sulkinds@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu)





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 20:05:12 -0300
From: "THEODORE R. TREJO" <TREJO@rcf.mayo.edu>
Subject: RE:a GREAT NEED

To all recipients of Origami,
        Every year I decorate a christmas tree for the Hiawath Homes for
severly retarded/handicapped children this tree along with many others is
then auctioned to raise money.
        In past years I'v decorated 5ft trees which require about 400
peices of origami. This year they asked me to decorate a 7ft tree. As you
can see Its going to take a lot of peices to cover it.
        I was wondering if the Origami enthusiasts on this list could
help me. I've decided to name the tree the "Caring bear tree" and cover
it with Origami bears.
        If you can find the time to send me ONE BEAR or two with your name
on it and help me delay getting arthritis, I would be in your debt.
        send to: SEMBS Origami
                c/o PO Box 6542
                    Rochester, Minnesota USA
                     55901
                          Thank you!  Theodore Trejo





Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 15:15:11 -0300
From: Brian Ewins <gapv64@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: asymmetric cranes

This is called the 'Husimi-Maekawa folding', so yes, it's been done,
but no, I've never seen a crane folded that way. Theres an easier way to
construct quads of this type:
1. draw a circle
2 pick 2 points outside the circle and draw the tangents to the circle
passing through them.
These 4 lines form the edges of the quadrilateral... if you're unlucky
they only meet at 3 points and the quad is open-ended, but its easy to
see how to avoid this when you draw it.
        These are used in the construction of more complicated origami
works, along with couple of similar objects:
draw the inscribed circle of a triangle. from the centre of the circle
draw lines to the vertices. You'll find that these bisect the angles of
the triangle. Finally, fron the centre of the triangle draw a perpendicular
to one of the sides. This is the construction of the 'Husimi inner point
theorem' and can be folded flat (like the H-M folding) to have only one
open edge.

You can get arbitrary quadrilaterals to fold flat with one open edge too,
but you need 2 circles this time (actually you don't need the circles
at all ... but try drawing them in on the construction I describe next)
draw all of the angle bisectors of the quadrilateral. There are four
points where pairs of these meet; pick 2 of these ponts so that if
the corners were labelled A,B,C,D (no particular order) then the bisectors
from A,B meet at one point and those from C,D meet at the other. The
one condition is that the lines shouldnt cross each other to get to
these points. (You'll have to draw this to see what I mean!)
Join these two inner points, and finally drop a perpendicular from each
point to some side (doesnt have to be the same side for both points)
This can be folded flat with one opening and is called the Meguro molecule.

I describe this lot from a paper called 'Evolution of Origami Organisms'
by Jun Maekawa... I got this from Tom Hull who got it from Alex Bateman
so I don't know where it originates, but he mentions that the ideas
covered there are discussed in Kasahara+ Maekawa's book 'Viva! Origami'.
I use a slightly different triangular molecule in my article in the
archives (circles.ps in /origami/articles) if anyone's interested.

        liked the crane idea ... cool beanz.

                     Baz.





Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 00:04:54 -0300
From: GURKEWITZ@WCSUB.CTSTATEU.EDU
Subject: Re: asymmetric cranes

Folks,
    Actually, I think the originator of these folding ideas is
Jacques Justin, who wrote a paper a long time ago called
"Mathematical Theory of Origami Bases".
    I think Sakoda's flower book has an example of another base
folded from a special quadrilateral. Years ago he was teaching how
to make eight petalled asymmetric flowers.

Rona





Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 10:14:09 -0300
From: MKFIRE@aol.com
Subject: Re: Exhibit of Original Origami

I just returned from Michael LaFosse's exhibit of original origami.  this
wonderful show is at the Yamawaki Art & Cultural Center at Lasell College in
Newton,(just outside of Boston), MA.  Michael taught a number of wet folding
classes (remember the good luck bat?) at the Origami convention in New York.

Many of Michael's designs are wet folded from hand made paper and are
exquisite!  Additionally exhibited are models designed and created by Master
Akira Yoshizawa of Japan.

My daughter and I were lucky enough to view the exhibit while Michael was
there.  He answered many questions about his approach to designing new models
and delighted us with his many stories about how some of his models came to
be.

The  gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 1:00pm-5:00pm.  Thursday,
1:00-7:30pm.  Closed on Mondays.  The exhibit runs from 9/16/94 through
 10/04/94.  You can contact Lasell College at 617-243-2000 or Michael
directly at 1-800-238-1279 at arrange alternate viewing times.

It was a lovely exhibit!!
MKFIRE

My apologies if this message already appeared.





Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 15:04:21 -0300
From: Stamm@aol.com
Subject: Re: Exhibit of Original Origami

I just talked to Michael on the phone.  His show at Lasell has been extended
to 10/16/94.  He will also be doing workshops on the weekends of 10/8-9
10/15-16 (10am to 3 pm).  Class sizes are limited to 20 -- registration is
reqired.  Call his 800 number for details (800) 238 1279.

Tom





Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 18:20:02 -0300
From: Joseph Wu <jwu@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Origami on TV

I just got back from The First Southeastern Origami Festival in Charlotte,
NC. More on that later. Anyway, I took a look through the TV listings and
saw that the TV movie, "Beyond Betrayal" will be airing tomorrow night
(Tuesday) on CBS. The movie is about a woman (Susan Dey) trying to escape
from her abusive husband (Richard Dean Anderson). Anyway, there is origami
in that movie, supposedly folded by one of the other characters, but in
reality folded by yours truly! Catch it if you can, or set that VCR! 8)





Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 18:31:40 -0300
From: Joseph Wu <jwu@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: Origami on TV

On Mon, 26 Sep 1994, Joseph Wu wrote:
> I just got back from The First Southeastern Origami Festival in Charlotte,
> NC. More on that later. Anyway, I took a look through the TV listings and
> saw that the TV movie, "Beyond Betrayal" will be airing tomorrow night
> (Tuesday) on CBS. The movie is about a woman (Susan Dey) trying to escape
> from her abusive husband (Richard Dean Anderson). Anyway, there is origami
> in that movie, supposedly folded by one of the other characters, but in
> reality folded by yours truly! Catch it if you can, or set that VCR! 8)

Well, I guess I have to follow-up on my own message. It seems that the
editorial was released announcing the airing of "Beyond Betrayal" tomorrow
night, but then the date was subsequently changed to October 11. Sorry
about the misinformation!





Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 20:08:55 -0300
From: Vernon Chin <vernonc@sfu.ca>
Subject: Re: Origami on TV

Yo Joe!

        How was the conference?  You got a new southern
draaaaaaawwwlll?  It's the funniest thing, because I was thinking
about "Beyond Betrayal" this morning and when it would be on TV . . .

                              Vernon Chin





Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 13:50:07 -0300
From: Joseph Wu <jwu@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: Origami on TV

> Joseph - Please post this for me on the list, I am having on-going problems
> with sending mail to the list. I wanted to know how it was you ended up doing
> the origami for the movie? Thanks,
>                              Charlotte

The people from Warner Bros. contacted the local Japanese paper store,
asking if they knew of any origami artists who could do this job for
them.  Since I buy most of my supplies there, I have a good rapport with
the staff there and they recommended me.





Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 09:16:09 -0300
From: "Dorinha M.S.S. Vitti" <dmssvitt@carpa.ciagri.usp.br>
Subject: origin of origami

I need some references about origin and history of origami.Do someone has
this?I am going to present a speech about origami, during my English
class and I though this was an interesting subject..





Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 12:35:43 -0300
From: Kelly Reed <kreed@lcsc.edu>
Subject: Re: origin of origami

On Wed, 28 Sep 1994, Dorinha M.S.S. Vitti wrote:

>
> I need some references about origin and history of origami.Do someone has
> this?I am going to present a speech about origami, during my English
> class and I though this was an interesting subject..
>

        There is a brief history of origami in Gay Merrill Gross' THE ART
OF ORIGAMI and there is also a lot of information in Eric Kenneway's
COMPLETE ORIGAMI.  Usually noshi is considered to be one of the original
works of origami.  There is a great book on Noshi (Classic Origami in
Japan by Honda, although it seems to be pretty hard to find.

                              good luck,
                              kelly





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 21:13:52 -0300
From: VickyAV@aol.com
Subject: Re: x-rated origami

There is a fairly well known folder in japan that creates what he calls
"origasmi" but I can't recall exactly who (and I don't want to guess
incorrectly).  And there is a japanese book with   x-rated folds - couples in
various positions...that I'm sure is out of print.  I know one person who has
this book in S.F. and if I ever see him I'll inquire about it.

vicky mihara avery





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 21:15:30 -0300
From: "Dorinha M.S.S. Vitti" <dmssvitt@carpa.ciagri.usp.br>
Subject: origami origin

thanks for the suggestions you sent me.They will be very useful!

To Tom Hull
thanks very much to send me the proceedings.I didn't receive it yet,
but I think it is coming...I would be very happy to receive your paper
on origami origin.Thank you very much .Dorinha





Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 03:34:09 -0300
From: Stamm@aol.com
Subject: Re: x-rated origami

I believe there was someone at the convention this year with some pornigami
call "The Lonely Guy" 'nuf said?





Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 12:46:44 -0300
From: Mary Jane Heussner <rgtmjh@gsusgi2.gsu.edu>
Subject: Re: x-rated origami

The creator of "the lonely guy" is Ross Kohler.  I didn't go to this
year's convention so I don't know what his current address is, but if you
can get that and write him, I'm sure he would send you diagrams.





Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 13:48:32 -0300
From: "Kevin J. Barth" <barth@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: RE:a GREAT NEED

On Thu, 29 Sep 1994, THEODORE R. TREJO wrote:

>       If you can find the time to send me ONE BEAR or two with your name
> on it and help me delay getting arthritis, I would be in your debt.

I will be happy to help - but I don't have a bear model.  Can you suggest
one, or tell me where I can get one?

Kevin

>       send to: SEMBS Origami
>             c/o PO Box 6542
>                 Rochester, Minnesota USA
>                55901
>                   Thank you!        Theodore Trejo
>

Kevin Barth
barth@wam.umd.edu
*************        GSS/MU d H- s++:++>+:+ g-(?) p? !au a- w+++ v+(-)
The Geek Code        C++ UU+ P- L- 3- E---- N+++ K+ W@(W--) M-- V--
Version 2.1          -po+ Y+ t+@ 5 j R G tv b+(++) D- B-
*************        e+++ u(*) h! f- r- n-- y+





Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 14:47:29 -0300
From: Jeannine Mosely <j9@icad.com>
Subject: x-rated origami

   From: Makaala647@aol.com

   Sincerely hoping not to offend anyone....
   In the current issue of penthous, there is an advertisement selling artsy
   posters. one of the posters is entitled 'Origami' and is a photograph of a
   folded yen note, folded into a accurate representation of female anatomy (or
   part therof). I will elucidate no further. but if anyone wants to send me the
   instructions for that fold...
   Matt Sparks
   Makaala647@aol.com

I don't know which portion of the female anatomy Matt is referring to,
but -- once, in a restaurant, my husband and I were playing with napkin
folds.  He accidentally produced something that would have looked very
appropriate at Judy Chicago's "Dinner Party" (an astonishing art work,
I don't know where it resides now, but if you ever have the chance to
see it, do!).  We collapsed in laughter, undid the offending fold in
haste, and have spent the last ten years fruitlessly trying to
recreate it.

        -- jeannine mosely





Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 16:06:04 -0300
From: "Kevin J. Barth" <barth@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: Bears

In relation to the call for bears recently sent to this group, I asked for
sources of a model or two.  V'ann was kind enough to send me the
following and, at her request, I am posting it here:

-----

>From vann@cardiff.com Fri Sep 30 14:30:15 1994
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 11:08:18 PDT
From: V'Ann Cornelius <vann@cardiff.com>
Subject: origami bears

Kevin,
The following are some bear models that have been diagrammed.

p. 58 Creative Origami, Kasahara
p. 50 Animal Origami for the En., Montroll
p. 142 World of Origami, Honda
p. 103 Oarigami Zoo, Lang
p. 13 Origami Treasure Chest, Kitamura
p. 212 Secrets of Origami, Harbin

p. 7  Annual Collection 1990, by Corrie
p. 119 .................1994, by Baggi
p. 164 .................1992, by Tend This is $ model.
p. 201 .................1992, by Gimeno (Oso de Feria)

If you can post this to the list, I'd appreciate it.
For some reason all my postings bounce.

V'Ann
vann@cardiff.com

Kevin Barth
barth@wam.umd.edu
*************        GSS/MU d H- s++:++>+:+ g-(?) p? !au a- w+++ v+(-)
The Geek Code        C++ UU+ P- L- 3- E---- N+++ K+ W@(W--) M-- V--
Version 2.1          -po+ Y+ t+@ 5 j R G tv b+(++) D- B-
*************        e+++ u(*) h! f- r- n-- y+





Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 17:03:18 -0300
From: ACPQUINN@middlebury.edu
Subject: Re: x-rated origami

RE: the Lonely Guy...
hey, the guy at the convention with the Lonely Guy fold... that was me :)
I've been sending out copies to anyone who sends me a SASE and 1.00 for copy
costs.... feel free to E-mail me and I'll send u my snail-mail address so you
can get this nicely erotic fold :)

        Hope to see you all this June at Convention 95!!!

        --aLaSDair--
        acpquinn@middlebury.edu





Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 18:02:20 -0300
From: Eric Tend <eric@hpisdaja.ptp.hp.com>
Subject: Re: Bears

> >From vann@cardiff.com Fri Sep 30 14:30:15 1994
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 11:08:18 PDT
> From: V'Ann Cornelius <vann@cardiff.com>
> To: barth@wam.umd.edu
> Subject: origami bears

> Kevin,
> The following are some bear models that have been diagrammed.

> p. 58 Creative Origami, Kasahara
> p. 50 Animal Origami for the En., Montroll
> p. 142 World of Origami, Honda
> p. 103 Oarigami Zoo, Lang
> p. 13 Origami Treasure Chest, Kitamura
> p. 212 Secrets of Origami, Harbin

> p. 7  Annual Collection 1990, by Corrie
> p. 119 .................1994, by Baggi
> p. 164 .................1992, by Tend This is $ model.
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                        This is a baby Bear Cub
                                               --Eric--

==============================================================================
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      __/         __/        |                       -- Jack Burton
_______/__/      __/         |================================================
    __/         __/          | Eric Tend
 ____/__/__/   __/           | eric@hpisdaja.ptp.hp.com





Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 03:01:12 -0300
From: CREASER@aol.com
Subject: Re: x-rated origami

Its not really x-rated, (its _ART_, darn it!) but Anthony O'Hare has a nude
model in booklet 19 of the British Origami Society collection





Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 09:59:58 -0300
From: Steven Shoopak <cybrdyne@tigger.jvnc.net>
Subject: Re: T-Rex skeleton

how do I go about contacting OUSA to get those instructions?  I love
dinosaurs, and for my little sister's birthday, I made a flock of them for
her party.  However I wet folded them into different positions, so some were
drinking, others were just looking around, etc...

Steve.

Steve Shoopak (President, Cybernetic Dynamics Inc.)
steve@cyberdyne.com





Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 10:22:42 -0300
From: "THEODORE R. TREJO" <TREJO@rcf.mayo.edu>
Subject: Re: Bears

Kevin,
        Thank you for posting that list of bears, My resources are still
quite limited.          Theodore Trejo
                     SEMBS ORIGAMI
                     PO Box 6542
                     Rochester Minnesota.
                     55901 USA





Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 10:34:29 -0300
From: "THEODORE R. TREJO" <TREJO@rcf.mayo.edu>
Subject: Re: Bears

Hey Eric,
         Thank you for adding to the list of possible bears.
                          Theodore <trejo@rcf.mayo.edu>





Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 22:33:35 -0300
From: Valerie Vann <75070.304@compuserve.com>
Subject: Bears (& Butterflies)

>> diagrams for bears...<<

The BOC has a booket "The Genius of Jan Willem Derksen" that has
a nifty realistic bear, open mouth, high rump and all. Recommended.

Derksen also created what I consider the all time best butterfly, with
long narrow tails and 'horns' (well, the horns are more moth-like
if you want to get picky). The butterfly comes out in two colors if
you use duo paper, and the wings seem to have parts & layers, and it
can be curved nicely. The body can be locked so it doesn't spread
apart (Derksen didn't do this, but if you make one its easy to see
how).

Small book, but much other neat stuff...

--valerie     Valerie Vann        compuserve: 75070,304
INTERNET:     vvann@delphi.com                          ____
      or:     75070.304@compuserve.com                 /___/|
>> It is the art of engineering to reach         <<   |\./| |
>> sufficient conclusions from insufficient data <<   |/ \| /





Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 00:04:42 -0300
From: dzander@dazzle.sol.net (Douglas Zander)
Subject: requests for origami?

  Hello all,

    Recently there have been many requests for origami.
 I lost the addresses of some of the people who requested origami
 for their school(s).  I have the origami made and ready but I
 don't have the address.  If you wished origami for your school
 or organization then please send me your surface mail address
 or post it on the list.  I'm sorry I lost your addresses but I
 recently moved and I'm still in disarray :-(

 Thanks,
 Doug...

 Douglas Alan Zander
 dzander@dazzle.sol.net
 dzander@solaria.mil.wi.us





Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 11:27:01 -0300
From: jparham@pen.k12.va.us (Jeanette W. Parham)
Subject: Re: requests for origami?

According to Douglas Zander:

>     Recently there have been many requests for origami.
>  I lost the addresses of some of the people who requested origami
>  for their school(s).  I have the origami made and ready but I
>  don't have the address.  If you wished origami for your school
>  or organization then please send me your surface mail address
>  or post it on the list.  I'm sorry I lost your addresses but I

Dear Mr. Zander,
 I would like the patterns for any orgami you may possess to be
sent to my school:
Attn:  Jeanette W. Parham
       Robinson Middle School
       5035 Sideburn Road
       Fairfax VA 22032-2741

I teach 7th grade math and one of our units is space and shape
in which we teach some origami.

Thank you.  Jeanette Parham, teacher of mathematics





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 11:42:13 -0300
From: Kathryn Dudley <kdudley@isnet.is.wfu.edu>
Subject: Re: (long) First [and last?] SE Origami Fest!!

Cynthia,
Can you give specifics on "the Durham group"?  I hadn't heard of anything
going on in Charlotte!  Sounds like it was a great time!

Kathryn Dudley                    |  "What are you looking at?
Carpenter Library                 |   You need six tickets if you want to
Bowman Gray School of Medicine    |   stare at me!"
Winston-Salem, NC                 |                   --Chicken Lady

> After a rainy drive back to Chapel Hill, I was filled with the
> Obsession stronger than ever!  I had so much fun and met so many great
> people!  I finally joined Origami USA, and will start attending the
> Durham group near-by.  I also want to teach classes someday at
> conventions!  [How do I go about doing that??]  And I think I may even
> start a small monthly class in the department here.





Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 11:48:13 -0300
From: sulkinds@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.EDU (Danny Sulkin)
Subject: Re: x-rated origami

>I am sorry if this message could disturb anyone. I understand that
>folding is a very playful thing and that it attracts many kids so
>it is a good idea to keep the discussion on the most acceptable level.
>However I wonder if there is anyone out there who has folded models
>related with sex.
>thanks
>
>Giovanni

Try the book Cocigami (or Cockigami). For adults its very humorous.

-Danny Sulkin
Manager
Media Services
(sulkinds@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu)





Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 09:51:58 -0300
From: marmonk@eskimo.com (Mark Morden)
Subject: '95 Convention

>       Hope to see you all this June at Convention 95!!!
>
>       --aLaSDair--
>       acpquinn@middlebury.edu
>

Yes, it may be a bit early, but where is the '95 Convention?  Are they
always in New York City?  If so, does anybody know of a gathering out here
on the West Coast?

Thanks,

Mark Morden
marmonk@eskimo.com





Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 10:57:36 -0300
From: TREJO@rcf.mayo.edu
Subject: RE: requests for origami?

Douglas,
        I'v requested Origami Bears for the retarded childrens home.
        My address is SEMBS Origami
                   c/o P.O.Box 6542
                  Rochester, Minnesota
                        55901  USA
                              Thank you.
                              Theodore Trejo





Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 20:29:57 -0300
From: JanetJWH@aol.com
Subject: Re: '95 Convention

As far as I know, the OUSA (formerly Friends of the Origami Center of
America) convention has always been in NYC.  They used to hold it at the
American Museum of Natural History, then at a public school, and the last two
years it has been at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).  The FIT
location has been successful in that it provides a lot of space for the
classes and displays, and the dormitories across the street are available for
out of town conference attendees.  I believe the dates are June 23-25, 1995.

This year my whole family came with me to the city.  They visited the Empire
State building and the Intrepid Air-Sea museum while I was at the convention.
 Then we went out for dinner and went to see Beauty and the Beast on
Broadway.  A great day!

Janet





Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 21:33:42 -0300
From: VickyAV@aol.com
Subject: Re: '95 Convention

the recent OUSA newletter has June 23-25 for convention '95 in NYC.  There
has been lots of informal discussion to create a west coast event for fall
but admittedly its an enormous undertaking.  Anyone interested in beginning
the discussion again?  San Francisco has great weather in the fall...

vicky





Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 12:03:22 -0300
From: Jeremy.Uejio@Eng.Sun.COM (Jeremy Y Uejio)
Subject: Re: '95 Convention

> From origami-l@nstn.ca Mon Oct  3 18:12 PDT 1994
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 21:33:47 -0300
> Originator: origami-l@nstn.ca
> From: VickyAV@aol.com
> To: Multiple recipients of list <origami-l@nstn.ca>
> Subject: Re: '95 Convention
> X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas
>
> the recent OUSA newletter has June 23-25 for convention '95 in NYC.  There
> has been lots of informal discussion to create a west coast event for fall
> but admittedly its an enormous undertaking.  Anyone interested in beginning
> the discussion again?  San Francisco has great weather in the fall...
>
> vicky
>
>

I would love to see it happen in San Francisco.  How many people attend
this event?  Would a local high school be sufficient or would we have
to get Moscone Center or a large hotel or something?  For those who
live in SF, I've seen some events happen at Riordan High School.  Maybe
they're especially easy to rent out?

                          jeremy (who lives in SF)





Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 14:42:40 -0300
From: aratner@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Alex Ratner)
Subject: Re: '95 Convention

>>
>> the recent OUSA newletter has June 23-25 for convention '95 in NYC.  There
>> has been lots of informal discussion to create a west coast event for fall
>> but admittedly its an enormous undertaking.  Anyone interested in beginning
>> the discussion again?  San Francisco has great weather in the fall...
>>
>> vicky
>>
>
>I would love to see it happen in San Francisco.  How many people attend
>this event?  Would a local high school be sufficient or would we have
>to get Moscone Center or a large hotel or something?  For those who
>live in SF, I've seen some events happen at Riordan High School.  Maybe
>they're especially easy to rent out?
>
>                                jeremy (who lives in SF)

San Francisco sounds great!  I would attend such a convention if it
was not too late in September (school starts for me about Sept. 20th)
_or_  if it was on a weekend and the airlines offered those cheap
$30 So. Cal. to No. Cal. flights again. (:>)

As far as size, I suggest that it's always better to start fairly small.
If it's a smashing success, we could find a bigger space the next year.
..but I'm getting ahead of ourselves.

Could Bay Area Rapid Folders (BARF) put this together by itself or would
it need help?  What sort of help?  Are there any BARF members reading
this list who would be interested?

                - Alex Ratner

aratner@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Alex Ratner)





Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 15:09:34 -0300
From: Bimal_R._Desai@learnlink.emory.edu (Bimal R. Desai)
Subject: Halloween Theme Folds?

Well, it's that time of year again.  Time to pull out the old black and orange
origami paper.

I was wondering if anyone has seen a detailed fold for a bat.  I mean, "tooth
and claws" realism, to use a phrase I read in an origami book.  Most of the
origami bats I've seen have been fairly simplistic, not that simple models are
somehow inferior.  I just wanted to see if anyone had sat down and worked out
a fold for a complex bat.  If you have any suggestions, let me know.  I'm
looking to decorate my dorm room this season.

-Bimal

P.S.  I just bit the bullet and payed my dues to OUSA.  Unfortunately, I
didn't hear about the NC conference until the day after it happened.  Is there
some sort of mailing list I can get on?  I'm a Charlotte native, and I would
love to have gone.  Maybe next year?

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