




Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1995 17:55:15 -0300
From: Martin Gibbs <mrg1001@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Thokki's DNA

On Sun, 23 Apr 1995, Penelope R. Chua wrote:

> Actually, I went back and stared some more at my origami DNA, and this
> time could make out major and minor grooves.  For some reason, the model
> forms two grooves, one slightly deeper than the other - though not for
> the same reason that real DNA makes grooves of different widths. (Can
> anyone tell me why the origami model ends up miraculously with major and
> minor grooves?)

  I'm not sure if the following explains the asymmetry you're talking
about but it explains a certain asymmetry of the model.

  If you untwist your DNA model back to a rectangle you'll see that you
made lots of rectangles and put in one of the diagonals on each - so you
have horizontal mountain folds and you have valley folds going up to the
right from the horizontal.

  If you made a different model which started with the mountain folds going
down from the horizontal at an angle and valley folds going up from the
horizontal at that same angle then the model would have a certain extra
symmetry that you don't want for DNA.

  That wasn't very well explained but I hope you see what I mean.

  Martin Gibbs.





Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1995 18:24:53 -0300
From: Cynthia Pettit <pettit@cs.unc.edu>
Subject: DNA handed-ness

To make the model realistic, couldn't you fold one in the mirror?? :)

Cyn





Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1995 18:48:30 -0300
From: "Penelope R. Chua" <chupenr@minerva.cis.yale.edu>
Subject: Re: DNA handed-ness

On Sun, 23 Apr 1995, Cynthia Pettit wrote:

> To make the model realistic, couldn't you fold one in the mirror?? :)
>
> Cyn

Actually, the first DNA I ever made was the correct handedness - I think
I made an error reading the diagrams and made the diagonal creases in the
opposite direction.  This made the model coil the other way - ie, in the
opposite handedness.

--
Penelope Chua                 chupenr@minerva.cis.yale.edu
Department of Biology         (203) 432-5052
Yale University
219 Prospect Street
Box 6666
New Haven, CT 06511





Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1995 22:26:49 -0300
From: Stamm@aol.com
Subject: Online Origami volume 3 issue 1

After an extremely long absence.   There is finally a new issue of Online
Origami.  Alex Barber informs me that it is now uploaded to the archive and
also available on his Web Page (http://starbase.neosoft.com/~barber/)

I don't think I'll be attending this year's convention in NYC (Its been a
tough year) However I do plan to update the Online Origami Digest.
Basically I just plan to update "Online Origami Digest 1994" and add
whatever is new.  If there is anybody who wants to help out in that effort,
either writing, rewriting or proofread any sections, just let me
know.  This effort is for fun and glory and no $$$ and like last year I
plan to make it available to anyone and everyone in any form.

Hope all is well with everyone.
Tom Stamm
stamm@aol.com





Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 09:56:50 -0300
From: DEWEY.D.M%wec@dialcom.Tymnet.COM
Subject:

     I have added

     %-12345X@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = Postscript

     as the 1st line in the PFISH.PS file that I obtained from the Origami
     archive. I am still getting the same error that was detailed in an
     earlier origami-l mailing by another author. I looked at the other
     *.ps files that I have run successfully with Ghostscript and they do
     not start with the above line. Did I misunderstand the placement of
     the fix? Since, I am new to Ghostscript I am at risk of doing
     something intellectually challenged (dumb).

                                Dave Dewey





Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 12:53:44 -0300
From: Kim Best <Kim.Best@m.cc.utah.edu>
Subject: 64 unit Chessboard

I have converted my instructions for a unit origami chessboard to
post-script and have uploaded them to rugcis.rug.nl.  They are in the
files: chessbd1.ps, chessbd2.ps, and chessbd3.ps.  The old gif format
instuctions were deleted, because I messed up.

For those who don't remember, this a modular chessboard for use with
John Montrolls chess pieces in 'Origami Inside-out'.  The nice thing
about this board is that the pieces can be folded from paper the same
size as the chess pieces.  And if you turn it upside-down, it makes an
excellent egg-crate.

And one more thing...  Look Ma! no tape!

Kim Best                            *******************************
                                    * There's always a place for  *
Rocky Mountain Cancer Data System   *   the angry young man...    *
420 Chipeta Way #120                *     In a kill file!         *
Salt Lake City, Utah  84108         *******************************





Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:07:12 -0300
From: Jeannine Mosely <j9@concentra.com>
Subject: [KTHIDEMANN@aol.com: May Philomorph Meeting - 5/1/95]

I will be speaking at Harvard University next Monday evening, to a
group called the Philomorphs.  If you are in the area and interested
in attending, you are welcome.  Details follow.  Send me email if you
need directions or even possibly a ride.

        -- jeannine (j9@concentra.com)

Return-Path: <KTHIDEMANN@aol.com>
From: KTHIDEMANN@aol.com
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 12:37:25 -0400
To:
Subject: May Philomorph Meeting - 5/1/95

*** PHILOMORPHS ***

Dear Philomorphs,

Please join us for our final gathering of Spring, 1995:

"Combining Business Cards with Pleasure"

Jeannine Mosely
Artist & Computer Scientist

Monday, May 1st, 1995 at 8:00 pm

Harvard University
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Room 401
24 Quincy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts

The stiffness and resilience of card stock render it a unique design medium
with significant differences from ordinary paper, especially for making
folded models.  In addition, the fortuitous dimensions of the American
business card make many interesting geometrical constructions possible.
 Bring a supply of your old business cards and learn to make a variety of
deltahedra, variations of the cuboctahedron, both rhombic dodecahedra, and a
stellated rhombic triacontahedron.  Don't worry if you're all thumbs -- it's
easier than it sounds.  Some cards will be provided for those who cannot
bring their own.

The Philomorphs meet on the first Monday of each month during the Spring and
Fall semesters unless otherwise noted.  All meetings are free and open to the
public.  Interested friends and colleagues are welcome to attend.
 Suggestions for future speakers or meeting topics, and notes on other items
of interest are encouraged.  Those wishing to receive future notices via
email may send a note to kthidemann@aol.com.

Contributions and address changes may be sent to the following address.
 Please make checks payable to "Philomorphs."
Philomorphs
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138





Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:44:07 -0300
From: ACPQUINN@middlebury.edu
Subject: RE: [KTHIDEMANN@aol.com: May Philomorph Meeting - 5/1/95]

I wonder if diagrams might exist of those interesting-sounding card modulars?
If not, would someone who goes to this meeting care to draw them up, especially
if they're as simple as they are advertised to be?

-Alasdair-
acpquinn@middlebury.edu





Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 15:14:32 -0300
From: Jeannine Mosely <j9@concentra.com>
Subject: RE: [KTHIDEMANN@aol.com: May Philomorph Meeting - 5/1/95]

   Reply-To: origami-l@nstn.ca
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   I wonder if diagrams might exist of those interesting-sounding card modulars?
   If not, would someone who goes to this meeting care to draw them up,
     especially
   if they're as simple as they are advertised to be?

   -Alasdair-
   acpquinn@middlebury.edu

I am working on diagramming my card folds.  They are indeed very
simple.  Several require only 2 or 3 creases per card, none require
more than 5. The problem is describing how to assemble them in 3
dimensions.

        -- jeannine (j9@concentra.com)





Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 17:14:14 -0300
From: casida@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Casida Mark)
Subject: Re: Help trailer and signatures

Hi everyone!

I think we should all thank Maarten van Gelder for his good work
coordinating this list.  Although it was my message which started
the discussion about trailers, I would like to say that the most
important thing (in my opinion) is that the list coordinator is
comfortable with the system (s)he must coordinate.  I think a
short trailer (1-2 lines) would be useful, but I do not insist.
I will also make the effort to shorten my own trailer when sending
to this list.

                             Happy folding,
                                    ... Mark

           e-mail: casida@chimcn.umontreal.ca





Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 18:38:56 -0300
From: DBSH47B@prodigy.com (MRS. JANET J HAMILTON)
Subject:

-- [ From: Janet Hamilton * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --

Jay had started a poll of favorite models and books.  I haven't seen
many responses (unless people are responding to Jay directly).  Let me
put in my two cents:

Favorite books:
1 - Easy Origami - Montroll - Great to teach from
2 - Boxes in One Piece - Fuse - Fun and useful!
3 - The OUSA Convention programs - various - wonderful variety,
something for everyone
4 - Origami Flowers - Takahama - I can't grow the real ones (no green
thumb)
5 - The Art of Origami - Gross - Beautiful book
6- Creative Life with Origami - Takahama - Nice variety
7 - Origami for the Connoisseur - Kasahara and Takahama - Science and
Art of folding

Favorite Models:
1 - Rose - Kawasaki - Classic flower
2 - Flapping Bird - Traditional - Fun to give kids
3 - Shining Alice - Shall - Looks delicate
4 - Hexagonal "Cat Box" (real name is in Japanese) - Fuse - from
Boxesin One Piece, pg22
5 - Space Shuttle - Kawasaki - Looks great for a relatively simple fold
6 - Butterfly Ball - Kawamura - always a "hit"
7 - Swan greeting card - Martin Wall - from BOS #17?
8 - Strawberry - Cooker - Best with duo paper

Well,  that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Janet





Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 18:59:57 -0300
From: FBrafman <fbrafman@SMTPLink.Barnard.Columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anasta

     The only Tomoko Fuse books I've seen in English are "Origami Boxes,"
     "Quick and Easy Origami Boxes" (which comes in a kit), and "Unit
     Origami."

     Is "Boxes in One Piece" in English or Japanese?  Do you know where one
     can get it?

     Thanks.
     Florrie Brafman
     Barnard College
     New York City
     <fbrafman@barnard.columbia.edu>
     *****If this is the future, why aren't we wearing tights?*****

______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
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Date:    4/27/95 5:38 PM

-- [ From: Janet Hamilton * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --

Jay had started a poll of favorite models and books.  I haven't seen
many responses (unless people are responding to Jay directly).  Let me
put in my two cents:

Favorite books:
1 - Easy Origami - Montroll - Great to teach from
2 - Boxes in One Piece - Fuse - Fun and useful!
3 - The OUSA Convention programs - various - wonderful variety,
something for everyone
4 - Origami Flowers - Takahama - I can't grow the real ones (no green
thumb)
5 - The Art of Origami - Gross - Beautiful book
6- Creative Life with Origami - Takahama - Nice variety
7 - Origami for the Connoisseur - Kasahara and Takahama - Science and
Art of folding

Favorite Models:
1 - Rose - Kawasaki - Classic flower
2 - Flapping Bird - Traditional - Fun to give kids
3 - Shining Alice - Shall - Looks delicate
4 - Hexagonal "Cat Box" (real name is in Japanese) - Fuse - from
Boxesin One Piece, pg22
5 - Space Shuttle - Kawasaki - Looks great for a relatively simple fold
6 - Butterfly Ball - Kawamura - always a "hit"
7 - Swan greeting card - Martin Wall - from BOS #17?
8 - Strawberry - Cooker - Best with duo paper

Well,  that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Janet





Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 05:11:36 -0300
From: urgias@tsmi19.sissa.it
Subject: RE: [KTHIDEMANN@aol.com: May Philomorph Meeting - 5/1/95]

        I'm interested in diagrams too, if will be available!
        Please, send us a mail if yes,

        Luisa Urgias





Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 05:20:58 -0300
From: Nick@tritec.demon.co.uk (Nick Robinson)
Subject: HI Alex

Hi there Alex - back on the subscription trail again, via my
demon address at work. I hope this will prove more permanant
than in the past!

Good convention wasn't it?

Hi to all other ori-l'ers. I write a column for the BOS mag
devoted to ori trivia, puzzles, theory, computer use etc. If
anyone has anything to offer, please share it with me.

Thanks & bye

Nick Robinson





Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 10:19:49 -0300
From: Jay@garter.dhr.com
Subject: Favorites II

I suppose that everybody is drawning in end-of-semester finish-up, and that is
why traffic has slowed down so much, but I've only gotten two responses on the
"favorite models" thing.  For anyone who might have missed I will repeat
myself...

On another list I read, the"Indigo Girls", the members were argueing about
whether it was a good idea to have another "poll" of favourite songs.  The
"oldTimers" were agast at tthe idea of having to wait through another poll but
the "newComers" were very interested.  It seems to me that doing the same on
this post would be very interesting (if not annoying to some).  So please send
in your  favourite models & books (up to 10 of each).  If you match the
following format (match use of dashes, colons, numbers, etc.,) I'll be happy to
do stats and give a final tally, though I expect that there won't be enough
respondents to give a lot of meaning to the stats.  Below is an example of the
format to match:

=====
Models:
# - Name - Designer - Short comment
.
Books:
# - Name - Author - Short comment
.
Put additional comments at the bottom.
=====

Here are mine...

=====
Models:
1 - Ankylosaurus - Ronald Koh - "Origami Nirvana"
2 - T-Rex Skeleton - ??? - Brilliant evolution of modulars
3 - Lion Fish - Robert Lang - Lyrical and stylized in a "Punk" sort of way
4 - Demon - Jun Meakawa - The dawn of a new age
5 - Canada Goose - John Montroll - Really captures the spirit of the animal
6 - Duck - Stephen Weiss - Efficient and adorable
7 - Leopard Frog - Michael LaFosse - I'm breathlessly waiting for the movie!
8 - Happy Good Luck Bat - Michael LaFosse - Such flexibility & personality
9 - Butterfly - Centipede - Very lyrical and humorous
10 - Eastern Dragon - Stephen Wu - Keep your eyes on this guy!
11 - Dragon - Tom Stamm - Simple, flexible and personable

Books:
1 - Origami Zoo - Weiss & Lang
2 - Folding the Universe - Engel
3 - Origami: A Step by Step Guide - Harbin
4 - Origami Sea Life - Lang & Montroll
5 - Viva Origami! - Meakawa (& Kasahara?)

=====

Send your responses to either the list or to me...I hope this starts an
interesting conversation!





Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 10:29:11 -0300
From: DEWEY.D.M%wec@dialcom.Tymnet.COM
Subject:

        I would also like to kick-in my thanks to Maarten for his work in
     coordinating this list. I know that I am in danger of being considered
     as _user unfriendly_, but I think a trailer should either not be
     included or be extremely short, because if a picture is worth a
     thousand words, then having to figure out things yourself (as in
     tracking down FAQ's and web sites) is worth a whole novel. However,
     I'm really not the total hard line flamer that this comment makes me
     look like. Sometimes, I can even suppress saying _it's in the manual_
     when someone says _but I was never trained_. I better quit this line
     of pursuit. It is coming out _flaming_ than was intended.

        Anyway, back a thread or two ago there was a discussion about
     gluing tissue paper to foil. Please realize that this question comes
     from a folder who has been satisfied to obtain his paper from Ben
     Franklin etc. Perhaps I should have paid more attention to the type of
     paper I used; maybe I wouldn't have had to trash so many 20 fold
     thick, mushy, tearing wads of paper (I realize now that they were
     probably my attempts at Lang models). My question - is the foil that
     was mentioned mean kitchen aluminum wrap like _Reynolds Wrap_ or is it
     the foil used for wrapping paper or is it some other type? What about
     the tissue paper?

                                                Thanks,
                                                Dave Dewey





Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 12:05:02 -0300
From: "Bimal R. Desai" <bdesai@emory.edu>
Subject: Re: your mail

My understanding of the foil-backing process is that it works much better
with generic foil rather than brand name, simply because the former is
thinner than the latter.  I did try it once with Reynold's wrap and had
little trouble (but then again, my squares were 24x24 inches).

As for the adhesive, 3M makes a great aerosol adhesive, but it stinks to
high heaven and the mist leaves a fine coating all over the work area.
Make sure you open your windows and cover your craft table with PLENTY of
newspaper.

-Bimal





Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 13:18:11 -0300
From: jmarcoli@strata.com (John Marcolina)
Subject: Favorites

This was harder than I thought! But here goes:

MODELS

1 - Stegosaurus - Montroll - This is the model that got me excited about
origami again.
2 - Rose - Kawasaki - origami perfection.
3 - Baby Grand Piano - Patricia Crawford - A classic.
4 - Hermit Crab - Lang - A modern masterpiece.
5 - Zebra - Montroll - If I didn't fold it, I never would have believed it.
6 - Cicada - Lang - Brutal, but exhilarating.
7 - Blue Shark - Montroll - A beautiful, elegant fold.
8 - Horse - David Brill - OK, it's a triangle, but look at those results!
9 - Flamingo - Adolfo Cerceda - Now if I can only get it to stand on its
own..
10 - Kangaroo - Peter Engel - Excellent *bang for the buck*.

BOOKS

1 - Origami for the Connoisseur - Kasahara/Takahama - A fantastic variety of
folds.
2 - Origami Sea Life - Lang/Montroll - A great collection by two origami
heavyweights.
3 - The Complete Book of Origami - Lang - If I never buy another origami
book, there's still plenty in this book to challenge me.
4 - Origami Zoo - Lang/Weiss - Lots of great animal folds.
5 - Prehistoric Origami - Montroll - I love dinosaurs!

John Marcolina
jmarcolina@strata.com





Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 13:35:29 -0300
From: Jae Hyuk Lee <jaelee@WPI.EDU>
Subject: Re: Favorites

> 3 - Baby Grand Piano - Patricia Crawford - A classic.

Which book can this model be found in?

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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 14:51:37 -0300
From: Nick@tritec.demon.co.uk (Nick Robinson)
Subject: Re: Favorites...

Hi there, a contribution to the "favourites" selection. I don't want to
rate them in order, they all have something to recommend them. As you may
gather from the choice of folds, my tastes veer towards simplicity, economy
and grace rather than the "all points present" philosophy.

Books

Step by Step ori        Paul Jackson
PJ presents from an artists point of view, not a craftperson. He looks for
style & beauty first

Easy origami       the Biddles
Beautiful artwork lifts the book above most others. The designs are
perhaps not very stimulating, but clean & economical in the main.

Selected Works   Philip Shen
a BOS publication full of exquisite geometric work. Set me off on my
creative journey back in '84.

Origami, Zen etc        Peter Engel
Whilst not a fan of his finished folds (too mechanical for my tastes)
the theory presented is stimulating, original & progressive.

Spiel und Spass         Paulo Mulatinho
Superb draughtsmanship & elegant, ingenious folds. (OK, so one is mine!)

Paper Airplanes         Nick Robinson
Had to really, since I'm very proud of it. Well & truly stiffed by
the publishers. My first (& probably last) book, available in remainder
shops the world over &:)

Anything               Kunihiko Kasahara
His own work is wonderful, plus he exposes other folders with a rare
lack of selfishness.

Sea Life               Lang & Montroll
Set computer diagrams on the map, plus a huge range of clever techniques
for others to adopt. Some unusually beautiful results from two technicians.

Folds

Philip Shen "Form" - opened my eyes to the beauty of geometry, a vision
I have never lost. From his BOS booklet

Max Hulme "London Omnibus" - classic example of his logical, unforced style.
He made the original from 7 sheets of maxfields slotted into each other!

Bob Neale "Dragon" - always delights people in any situation.

Mark Kirschenbaum "minimal fish" - a fine "why didn't I think of it?" fold
showing that Mark isn't totally bound over by the technical brigade.

Tomoko Fuse "boxes" - original, fresh, the lids always fit perfectly.
The most creative Japanese folder of the last ten years for me. Modest too!

Thoki Yenn "Parallelapiped"(?) - a sod to fold, but amazing result! It is a
kind of geometric shape which collapses/flexes in two possible ways.

Didier Boursin "Equilibre" - fascinating balancing toy. Didier has much
grace and utility in his work.

Jack Skillman "Jackstone" - a geometric tour-de-force. Not a fold or crease
wasted. If only Harbin's drawings were more accurate!

Dave Brill "Horse" - so beautiful & so difficult!!!  A triumph of economy
(in the use of a triangle) over traditional geometry.

Akira Yoshizawa "Pidgeon" - classic use of a bird base. As with the above,
so hard to bring to life.

Micheal LaFosse "Orchid" - I've only ever seen a photograph, but the this
fold is quite unbelievable. I have a frog folded by Micheal - he has all
the touch of Yoshizawa without the restraints of classical geometry.

11 choices, but there you go - I'm a rock'n'roll rebel!

Nick





Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 15:48:46 -0300
From: Jeannine Mosely <j9@concentra.com>
Subject: rhombicuboctahedron

I feel like I am having a deja vu.  I'm sure I've seen this before,
but I've checked all my books and I can't find it anywhere.  In
"Origami for the Connoisseur", there is module described such that two
of it make a cube.  First make divide a square into thirds crosswise
and lengthwise, thereby making 9 equal smaller squares.  Do this with
the paper face up, making all valley folds.  Now fold the four corner
squares in half on the diagonal. This makes an octagon with 4 short
sides and 4 long sides, short and long sides alternating. Now make
mountain folds to divide in half each of the four triangles that were
the corners of the original square.  Two of these units nest to make a
cube.  Very nice.  But 6 of them nest to make a rhombicuboctahedron!
And the book doesn't mention it.  Has anyone seen this before?

(The rhombicuboctahedron has 26 faces, 18 squares and 8 triangles,
with 3 squares and 1 triangle coming together at each of 24 vertices.
The model described above actually has "dimples" that are inverted
pyramids with triangular bases, instead of triangular faces.)

        -- jeannine





Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 18:41:18 -0300
From: jmarcoli@strata.com (John Marcolina)
Subject: Re: Re: Favorites

>> 3 - Baby Grand Piano - Patricia Crawford - A classic.
>
>Which book can this model be found in?
>
>  Jae H. Lee

Patricia Crawford's Baby Grand Piano can be found in the now out-of-print
Origami 4 by Robert Harbin. You might find a copy at the library. I obtained
a copy of the diagrams (for the piano only) from Jerry Harris, but I don't
know if he's still on this list. If you're desparate, and don't mind a copy
of a copy, I'd be happy to send you a copy of the diagrams I have.

John Marcolina
jmarcolina@strata.com





Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 12:09:35 -0300
From: Kevin Thorne <C598033@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Subject: Roses

     I've noticed in most of the favorite model lists that Kawasaki's
rose has been close to the top.  I of course must agree with this.  It is
one of the most beautiful models that I have ever made.  However, after
folding probably 12 different models of roses, I have never seen a reasonable
model of a stem for any of these roses.  And, I'm not talking about a
rectangle folded in half 5 times.  What I would like to see is a very
detailed model complete with thorns and leaves.  If anyone has ever seen
a model of this type or has heard of one being made, please tell me.  A
rose is twice as beautiful if it is complete, not just the flower.  :)

                              Kevin

Kevin Thorne
c598033@mizzou1.missouri.edu





Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 13:53:39 -0300
From: John Olsson <d91johol@und.ida.liu.se>
Subject: HP-printer advertisement

Have anyone noticed the advertisement in magazines for HP-printers with
origami-models?

Does anyone know if the models that appear are actual models or if they
are "computermade"?

If they are real, does anyone know where can one get the descriptions
for them?

/John

d91johol@und.ida.liu.se





Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 14:53:47 -0300
From: hull@hypatia.math.uri.edu
Subject: A NEW iso-area model!  (?)

Hi Everybody!

Wowwie zowwie!  I've recently been having a wiz-bang of a time
discovering a new (I think) series of iso-area models.  So I'll
try to give an ASCII version of a crease pattern that leads to one
of these families:

+------------------------------+
|\             /              /|
| \--------------------------/ |
| |\           \            /| |
| | \----------------------/ | |   This is a variation on the
| | |\         /          /| | |   hyperbolic paraboloid (as seen
| | | \------------------/ | | |   in Paul Jackson's _The Complete
| | | |\       \        /| | | |   Origami Course_). All I did was
| | | | \--------------/ | | | |   make it flat by adding zig-zag
| | | | |\     /      /| | | | |   creases from the center square to
| | | | | \----------/ | | | | |   to the paper's edge.  I know
| | | | | |\   \    /| | | | | |   this picture it stretched out of
| | | | | | \------/ | | | | | |   proportion (due to the funky ASCII)
| | | | | | |\ /  /| | | | | | |   but you should be able to do it
| | | | | | | +--+ | | | | | | |   just by noting that all angles in the
|\|/|\|/|\|/|\|  |\|/|\|/|\|/|\|   crease pattern are either 90 or
| | | | | | | +--+ | | | | | | |   45 degrees.
| | | | | | |/  / \| | | | | | |
| | | | | | /------\ | | | | | |
| | | | | |/    \   \| | | | | |
| | | | | /----------\ | | | | |
| | | | |/      /     \| | | | |
| | | | /--------------\ | | | |
| | | |/        \       \| | | |
| | | /------------------\ | | |
| | |/          /         \| | |
| | /----------------------\ | |
| |/            \           \| |
| /--------------------------\ |
|/              /             \|
+------------------------------+

Now, this crease pattern can be collapsed in several different ways -
all dependant on how you choose the mountain/valley creases.  One
way you can collapse it will produce an AMAZING iso-area model.
Try it!  It's origaliscious!

Then you might want to try doing the same thing with a hexagonal
piece of paper!  Oooo!

Exercise:  why doesn't this work for an octagon piece of paper?
        (I mean, why won't the octagonal version collapse in an
        iso-area way?)
        (Yes! I'm giving you all math homework! Har har har!)

So, Jeremy, Chris, Nick, Alex, Robert, anyone, have you seen this
before?  It looks to me like something Paulo Barreto would probably
do.

Cheers!
----------------- Tom "tell the teacher we're surfin'" Hull





Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 10:22:02 -0300
From: DBSH47B@prodigy.com (MRS. JANET J HAMILTON)
Subject: Re: Roses

-- [ From: Janet Hamilton * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --

> However, after folding probably 12 different models of roses, I have
never seen a
> reasonable model of a stem for any of these roses.

James Sakoda has a modular stem that I have never tried with the rose,
but the connection points might be modified to look like thorns.  I
believe it is from his book Origami Flower Arrangements.

Janet





Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 11:14:43 -0300
From: jdharris@teal.csn.net (Jerry D. Harris)
Subject: Re: your mail

>My understanding of the foil-backing process is that it works much better
>with generic foil rather than brand name, simply because the former is
>thinner than the latter.  I did try it once with Reynold's wrap and had
>little trouble (but then again, my squares were 24x24 inches).

        I guess it's a matter of preference, but I prefer the heavy duty
foils to the regular ones -- I find them to be _too_ thin -- finished
models are flimsy, and if limbs don't have many layers of the foil, then
animal models won't stand -- the bulk of the body just causes the limbs to
buckle.

        As a brief aside, spray-mounting tissue paper to the white side of
some of the origami foils adds an interesting touch.

Jerry D. Harris
Denver Museum of Natural History
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO  80205
(303) 370-6403
Internet:  jdharris@teal.csn.net
CompuServe:  73132,3372

--)::)>   '''''''''''''/O\'''''''''''`  Jpq--   =o}\   w---^/^\^o

Overheard in the Denver Museum's
old Fossil Mammal Hall, from a mother
to her daugher:

"See there?  That's the camel-dinosaur, and
the horse-dinosaur, and the elephant-dinosaur..."

--)::)>   '''''''''''''/O\'''''''''''`  Jpq--   =o}\   w---^/^\^o





Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 11:16:32 -0300
From: jdharris@teal.csn.net (Jerry D. Harris)
Subject: Re: Re: Favorites

>>> 3 - Baby Grand Piano - Patricia Crawford - A classic.
>>
>>Which book can this model be found in?
>>
>>  Jae H. Lee
>
>
>Patricia Crawford's Baby Grand Piano can be found in the now out-of-print
>Origami 4 by Robert Harbin. You might find a copy at the library. I obtained
>a copy of the diagrams (for the piano only) from Jerry Harris, but I don't
>know if he's still on this list. If you're desparate, and don't mind a copy
>of a copy, I'd be happy to send you a copy of the diagrams I have.
>
>John Marcolina
>jmarcolina@strata.com

John and Jae -

        Hi, I'm still around!  I'd be happy to send copies of the
instructions of this model to anyone who sends me an SASE to the address
below (good for another 2 months only!)  Probably this offer is illegal,
under those silly copyright laws, but...c'est les pantouffles!  8-)

Jerry D. Harris
Denver Museum of Natural History
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO  80205
(303) 370-6403
Internet:  jdharris@teal.csn.net
CompuServe:  73132,3372

--)::)>   '''''''''''''/O\'''''''''''`  Jpq--   =o}\   w---^/^\^o

Overheard in the Denver Museum's
old Fossil Mammal Hall, from a mother
to her daugher:

"See there?  That's the camel-dinosaur, and
the horse-dinosaur, and the elephant-dinosaur..."

--)::)>   '''''''''''''/O\'''''''''''`  Jpq--   =o}\   w---^/^\^o





Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 11:18:25 -0300
From: jdharris@teal.csn.net (Jerry D. Harris)
Subject: Re: Favorites II

All -

        Okay, here's my $0.02 on the "Favorites" topic.

FAVORITE MODELS
------------------------------

"Unicorn" by Patricia Crawford:  oddly, this model is a real waste of
paper, as Peter Engel pointed out in his book, as it takes an entire half
of a square just to make the horn, but the finished model is so elegant
that I think it's wonderful, and it's always a hit when I make it for
someone.  Miss Crawford had an eye for curvilinear modelmaking long before
it came into fashion; it's exemplified best in her "Swan" which, along with
Kawasaki's "Rose," is so soft-looking as to defy the thought it was
actually folded instead of sculpted!

"Demon" by Jun Maekawa:  I just think that this model is about the best
demonstration of what is possible in origami, and I use it as such a lot
when I run across people who think that origami is limited to cootie
catchers, waterbombs, and flapping cranes.  They just don't think it's
possible to get 5 fingers on each hand, as well as a detailed head plus
wings plus shoulder horns plus legs plus a tail all without cutting.  I am
also constantly amazed that Maekawa designed this model, not by folding it,
but by imagining the folding map on the square _first_.

"Dollar Bill Cat" by Stephen Weiss:  The first thing I always make from a
dollar bill (the only non-squares I'll use!) to leave as a tip in a
restaurant!  And it's almost always a hit.  Unfortunately, some mistake it
for a schnauzer or a sabre-toothed cat, but I think that its morphology is
by far the most cat-like in the origami realm I've seen so far.  Kawahata's
"Bobcat" in Montroll's new book comes close, but not quite...  My other
favorite bill model is Fred Rohm's "Deer."

"Seamless Chessboard" by Steven Casey:  I still haven't folded this one --
I'm missing a page of instructions!  DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THEM?!? -- but
this looks to be right up there in terms of one of the most intricate and
technical models I've ever run across.  For those who've never head of it
or seen it, it's a chessboard folded from a single square, but each
"checker" on the board has no seamlines running across it, the way that,
for example, Montroll's does.  That is, Montroll's makes each square black
or white by folding an edge of paper diagonally back on itself to reveal
the underside of the paper; thus, each "checker" has a folded edge running
across it (well, most of them do), but Casey's have none.  Last I head,
Casey dropped off the face of the Earth...sad, really, as he was a superb,
if highly underappreciated, folder.

        Yeah, it's a short list, but if I listed everything that really
impressed me, we'd be here forever!  I think it goes without saying that I
truly admire almost everything I've seen by Lang and Montroll, and much by
Engel.  Kasahara's diversity never ceases to amaze me, and I'm rapidly
learning tto appreciate Kawahata and Neishikawa, although I really wish
they'd publish over here more!  (Same with Maekawa.)

        I wish I could say that I really admire Yoshizawa, but I really
can't...not after reading so many people's encounters with him.  For a man
to be so prolific (although I don't buy for a minute that he's created
"over 50,000 models" because many of them are just repositionings of other
ones) and a master of "soft-folding" and then refuse to share them with the
rest of the world is, IMHO, inexcuseable.  I sometimes wonder that, with
this eccentricity, if he won't have his models destroyed when he dies so
that no one else can claim them.  I can't admire that attitude.  From what
I _have_ seen of his work, they are indeed fabulous sculptures.  It's
really a shame that only his simpler stuff has been published, although I
use the head from his 2-piece "Panda"  (from _Origami Museum Animals I_) as
an earring a lot -- it's tremendously cute, and captures a whimsy not often
seen in origami!

FAVORITE BOOKS
----------------------------

        I can't answer this question, because I like different books for
different reasons.  I like _Origami for the Connoisseur_ for it's nice
explanations of simple mathematical principles behind some origami.  I
enjoy Lang's books for the sheer challenge, and the admiration I have for a
mind that can design such things!  I enjoy Montroll's books for the amazing
systematics that they document:  never quite as complicated as a Lang
model, but after perusing the diagrams, I'm amazed at how conservative they
really are:  very logical, and extremely diverse bases.  Montrol,l more
than any other folder, designs what I call WDWDITOT models -- "Well, DUH!
Why Didn't I Think Of That?" models -- they're so logical in their design
and outlay that I wonder why I never thought of doing something similar
(being as fledgling a creator as I am).  I wish I could say that about, for
example, Lang's models, but my mind simply hasn't learned to work that way
yet!  8-)

        Generally, I don't bother with books that are full of simple
models, but Bob Neale/Tom Hull's book _Origami:  Plain and Simple_ is a
great one, and far more apt to catch a neophyte folder's attention than any
other I've seen -- the models are all original (instead of the constantly
rehashed "Flapping Bird, Inflatable Frog" motif), the diagrams are clean,
and the layout highly enjoyable.  I always recommend this one when someone
asks about beginner's books.

        I would like to have a larger selection of the Japanese origami
books.  I've got a few, and I know that OUSA sells some, but does anyone
else here think that OUSA needs a nice, color catalogue, with pictures of
some of the models in each book?  I hate buying them "blind."

        Now, a question:  my girlfriend has a "pug" dog, a la _The
Adventures of Milo and Otis_.  Does anyone know if there exists a model of
this dog that does it any justice?

Jerry D. Harris
Denver Museum of Natural History
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO  80205
(303) 370-6403
Internet:  jdharris@teal.csn.net
CompuServe:  73132,3372

--)::)>   '''''''''''''/O\'''''''''''`  Jpq--   =o}\   w---^/^\^o

Overheard in the Denver Museum's
old Fossil Mammal Hall, from a mother
to her daugher:

"See there?  That's the camel-dinosaur, and
the horse-dinosaur, and the elephant-dinosaur..."

--)::)>   '''''''''''''/O\'''''''''''`  Jpq--   =o}\   w---^/^\^o





Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 11:44:07 -0300
From: jdharris@teal.csn.net (Jerry D. Harris)
Subject: Re: Roses

>-- [ From: Janet Hamilton * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --
>
>
>> However, after folding probably 12 different models of roses, I have
>never seen a
>> reasonable model of a stem for any of these roses.
>
>James Sakoda has a modular stem that I have never tried with the rose,
>but the connection points might be modified to look like thorns.  I
>believe it is from his book Origami Flower Arrangements.
>
>Janet

Janet et al -

        I have occasionally made complete roses for Kawasaki's model.  It's
about the only composite model I'll make (BTW, here's a distinction:
"modular" models are made from several identical pieces [or, in some cases,
multiple pieces of a few different kinds of modules]; "composite" models
are made from multiple, but not identical pieces), although in strict
origami terms, it's pure cheating:

        For the rose's leaves, I use a slightly modified version of the
"Leaf" seen in Eric Kenneway's _Origami:  Paperfolding for Fun_, which is a
really simply leaf, and only requires some shortening and rounding to make
it a nice rose leaf.  I also use the "Calyx" in that book; it works very,
very nicely.  You may have to work a while to get some satisfactory
proportions (that is, you can't use the same size squares for the rose, the
calyx, and the leaves!), though here's what I use:  if the "Rose" is to be
made from typical 9.75" square paper, use a square 5.75" for the calyx, and
3" and down for the leaves (leaves get smaller as they get closer to the
meristem).

        Take an unused wire coathanger; use some wire cutters to snip off
the long straigt piece that is the bottom edge.  This will be the stem.
Using the same green material you used for the calyx and the leaves (BTW, I
use tissue foil for all of it).  Using some needle-nosed pliers, curlone
end of the piece of wire into small loops.  Bend the loop down at a 90
degree angle.  CAREFULLY stab the sharp, unlooped end of the wire through
the center of the caylx (there's a small hole there), and down until it
pokes through the thick bottom point.  Slide the calyx up until it's just
below the loop.  The loop can be tucked inside the hole left in the locking
mechanism of the bottom of the "Rose" model; the calyx can be pushed up
against the rose; I generally hot glue it into place in some unobtrusive
spots (if you can, also hot glue the loop to the inside of the rose).  Now
you've got a basic stem, and it can be bent around slightly to give it a
natural crinkled look.

        Now take some long but somewhat narrow strips of the green material
you used for the calyx and leaves, and being wrapping it around the stem at
an angle, moving downwards (with a long enough strip, you'll only need the
one for the whole stem).  You can use hot glue to secure the ends.  As you
wrap, you'll notice that the paper doesn't quite lie flat:  that's because
by wrapping a flat strip around a cylinder at an angle, you're creating
tiny cones.  These small gaps can become houses for the attaching ends of
the leaves; they too can be hot glued in place.  And, if you're really keen
on realism, you can purposefully adjust how large each cone will be, and
then you can add some folds or twists and make thorns along the stem.

        Before you reach the bottom, you may want to make another loop in
the wire at the bottom end; it can be sharp after being cut.  Wrap the end
of the srtip around it several times, and glue the end down.  Voila!
instant rose.  Now make 11 more and put them in a vase.  Anyone know how to
make origami baby's breath?  (I've never sat down and studied those tiny
flowers to see what they look like!)

        As a final note, let me also say NEVER douse a tissue foil flower
in rose water!  Water makes the dye in the tissue paper run.  I've yet to
try rose oil.  If you use the hot glue, it's odorless when dry, whereas
other glues can make your rose smell "gluey" (although for a while there
will be a slight odor of the spray mount -- that's why wet folding might be
a better idea for this, although I've never done it that way), but I think
that some sort of rose extract could really add to a finished model like
this.

Jerry D. Harris
Denver Museum of Natural History
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO  80205
(303) 370-6403
Internet:  jdharris@teal.csn.net
CompuServe:  73132,3372

--)::)>   '''''''''''''/O\'''''''''''`  Jpq--   =o}\   w---^/^\^o

Overheard in the Denver Museum's
old Fossil Mammal Hall, from a mother
to her daugher:

"See there?  That's the camel-dinosaur, and
the horse-dinosaur, and the elephant-dinosaur..."

--)::)>   '''''''''''''/O\'''''''''''`  Jpq--   =o}\   w---^/^\^o





Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 19:07:05 -0300
From: canyonmn@ix.netcom.com (Kaleb Tilley)
Subject: Philomorphs

Jeannine,

    I would love to attend that meeting of the 'Philomorphs' (nice
catchy name, by the way), but I'm in Maryland and it would be a bit too
far for me to travel.
    I will probably be in the Boston area around the second to third
week of July, though.  Can you suggest things for me to see/places for
me to go to enjoy the Origami community in the state of Massechusetts?
I'd love to meet up with you, but realize that may be a bit too much to
ask for.
    Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

Kaleb C Tilley
--------------------------
. the Origami master folded his arms over his chest in dismay ...





Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 22:59:55 -0300
From: Valerie Vann <75070.304@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: rhombicubo for Hosoya Cube module

Jeannine,

I've looked in a lot of places for your rhombicub. from the Hosoya Cube
module (p. 68, Origami for the Connoisseur), as I shared your feeling
that I'd seen it some where, but turned up blank. Though I haven't gone
thru ALL my Fuse books or the FOCA/OUSA Convention Annuals (models by
members annual collections, but I know the Fuse works pretty well, and
i don't think in was the OUSA collections.

I think though that the deja vu feeling may just be because it seems
so obvious (which is not to say it is). After constructing one, and
finding assembly about as tricky as the first time I put a butterfly
bomb together, I think maybe the deja vu is because it is rather like
a butterfly bomb. And in fact if you treat it like a butterfly bomb
it comes apart the same way (though slightly more stable...). So if
nobody comes up with a prior source, I suggest you claim it, and call
it Mosely's Flower Bomb... The modules look sort of like flowers when
in falls apart. Three color ones assemblies look sort of like 3
interlocking octagonal rings.

By the way, there are two ways to make cuboctahedrons from a
modified version of this module: (both take 4 modules)

#1. Mountain fold/pleat thru the center of 1 peripheral square all the
way to the center of the center square. Use the pleat to turn the center
square into a re-entrant (concave) triangular pyramid. Assemble with
plain squares covering the square with the pleat.

#2  Don't fold the corner triangles of the module in half. Fold
diagonals of the 4 peripheral squares and collapse each peripheral
square into a re-entrant triangular pyramid. The module will turn into
a square "cup" that is half of a cuboctahedron. Nest 4 of these "cups"
into each other as a cuboctahedron.

P.S. Did you find any precedent for the possibly original module you
wrote about earlier?

--valerie     Valerie Vann        compuserve: 75070,304
INTERNET:     vvann@delphi.com
      or:     75070.304@compuserve.com
      or:     valerivann@aol.com





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 04:18:26 -0300
From: Jeremy Michael Shafer <jugami@cats.ucsc.edu>
Subject: Iso-area pinwheels

Hi Tom

        Kudos to your email diagrams; hope they did not take too long!
Yes that isoarea thingamuging is neato.  Chris and I have explored that
family of folds. Our favorite one is the infinite progression we used
for the BARF flyer. Another fun variation that I found is if you take
that model you diagrammed and you pleat-reverse fold the "arms" so that
they spiral out, when you pull the opposite corners, it springs out
into a 3-D flasher.

Happy folds,

        Jeremy





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 10:09:52 -0300
From: Tim Rueger <rueger@areaplg2.corp.mot.com>
Subject: Re: Roses

>>>>> "kt" == Kevin Thorne <C598033@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu> writes:

    kt>      I've noticed in most of the favorite model lists that
    kt> Kawasaki's rose has been close to the top.  I of course must
    kt> agree with this.  It is one of the most beautiful models that I
    kt> have ever made.  However, after folding probably 12 different
    kt> models of roses, I have never seen a reasonable model of a stem
    kt> for any of these roses.
[deletia...]

Hi, all,

For a simple stem, I use one-half of Toshie Takahama's Camelia model in
"Origami for the Connoisseur" (the same book most have seen Kawasaki's
rose).  The model is made of a 1x2 rectangle, with one half used for the
bloom, and the other half for the stem.  The stem is pretty simple, with
just one leaf, but it can be folded quite readily on its own, and easily
inserted in the base of the rose.  YMMV, of course.

-Tim
--
Tim Rueger             Motorola CCR&D IC Design Laboratory, IL02-2921
Fax  : (708) 538-4593  Internet: rueger@areaplg2.corp.mot.com





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 13:20:39 -0300
From: jmarcoli@strata.com (John Marcolina)
Subject: Blackdevil Angler

I DID IT!! I DID IT!! I DID IT!! I DID IT!! I DID IT!! I DID IT!!

(Hey, I wasn't going to be shown up by a 7-year old :)

(I did it!!!)

John Marcolina
jmarcolina@strata.com





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 13:38:28 -0300
From: Martin Gibbs <mrg1001@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Roses

I'm sorry but I just can't work out what YMMV means - please enlighten me!

On Mon, 1 May 1995, Tim Rueger wrote:

>
> >>>>> "kt" == Kevin Thorne <C598033@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu> writes:
>
>     kt>      I've noticed in most of the favorite model lists that
>     kt> Kawasaki's rose has been close to the top.  I of course must
>     kt> agree with this.  It is one of the most beautiful models that I
>     kt> have ever made.  However, after folding probably 12 different
>     kt> models of roses, I have never seen a reasonable model of a stem
>     kt> for any of these roses.
> [deletia...]
>
> Hi, all,
>
> For a simple stem, I use one-half of Toshie Takahama's Camelia model in
> "Origami for the Connoisseur" (the same book most have seen Kawasaki's
> rose).  The model is made of a 1x2 rectangle, with one half used for the
> bloom, and the other half for the stem.  The stem is pretty simple, with
> just one leaf, but it can be folded quite readily on its own, and easily
> inserted in the base of the rose.  YMMV, of course.
>
> -Tim
> --
> Tim Rueger             Motorola CCR&D IC Design Laboratory, IL02-2921
> Phone: (708) 538-5092  1301 E. Algonquin Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60196
> Fax  : (708) 538-4593  Internet: rueger@areaplg2.corp.mot.com





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 14:23:50 -0300
From: Mary Jane Heussner <rgtmjh@gsusgi2.Gsu.EDU>
Subject: OUSA convention housing information

For those of you who plan to stay in a suite at the FIT during the OUSA
convention:

There is an error in the Housing Registration Form that was mailed out
with the convention materials (thanks to Janet Hamilton for catching it
first).  It says the cost is $36 per person per night and if you wish to
have fewer than 4 people, you must pay the full $134 per night.  But,
obviously, 4 x $36 = $144.  The $134 is a typo; it should read "the full
$144".  OUSA does not make any profit off of these rooms, so please amend
your form to read $144 for a suite.  If you have friends who are not
members of this list and plan to come, please pass the word on that
$36 per person per night is the correct rate for the suites.

Thanks for your assistance in getting the word out.

Mary Jane Heussner





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 14:45:49 -0300
From: Eric Tend <eric@hpisdaja.ptp.hp.com>
Subject: SF Cherry Blossom Festival Report

I tried to send this out last Fri, but it looks like it got lost ... so

here goes another try ...
--------------------------

Well ... here is a report (from memory) of what went on in San Francisco's
Japantown Easter weekend and the following weekend.

The 1995 San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival featured a
wonderful origami exhibit and demonstration at the Miyako
Hotel.  The show ran for two consecutive weekends (4-15, 4-16,
4-22, 4-23) and was part of an extensive collection of Japanese
art exhibits and demonstrations.

This year's exhibit showcased a wide range of styles from a
bevy of talented artists.  Renowned origamists Robert Lang and
Peter Engel were kind enough to loan models for display.  Robert's
models included a bat (complete with fangs, toed feet, and veined
wings), a tortoise (with shell plating), a frog (so real
it looked like it was ready to jump off the table), a spider,
a cicada, and a goldfish.  Peter's models included a ravenous
crocodile, a kangaroo (with baby in pouch), and an amazing centipede.

John Collins had several of his paper airplanes on display and
was on hand on the last day to demonstrate his winning plane
for the world record: duration afloat (30 minutes!).  The
plane was fashioned out of cellophane, looked like the batplane,
and was assisted by a piece of cardboard underneth to create an
air pocket on which to manuever.

Chris Palmer and Jeremy Shafer drove up from Santa Cruz and
displayed their specialties.  They demonstrated three kinetic
pieces : flashers that expand from a one inch spiral to complex
crease patterns measuring two feet in diameter; flowers which, when
flattened, pop up, twist, and rotate; and geometric twists, which
pull open to reveal brilliant fold patterns and collapse to their
original shape.  Chris had a number of his trademark ultra-complex
twist tesellations, light-transparent stain glass-like designs,
flower towers, and box sculptures.  He also unveiled a 6x8 foot quilt
design folded out of fabric.  Jeremy had action-fold nail
clipper (folded out of tin), a USS Enterprise design,
two men on a see-saw, a dragon, a giant hand holding a man, and
countless other "truely twisted" designs.  Jeremy also demonstrated
his diversity by juggling.  It boggles the mind what these guys can
to with a single piece of paper.

Vicky Mihara-Avery displayed a wide variety of models including the
Statue Of Liberty and her own line of origami earrings.  Her sister
Linda (Mihara-Atcovitz) displayed some of her trademark connected
crane designs, which were interlocked tail to head, wing-tip to
wing-tip from a single piece of paper.  Linda also had a thousand
crane design arranged into a 3-band circle surrounding a square.

I, along with my co-hort Hoan Bui had a pyramid display case
full of money folds including my two dollar demon, kangaroo,
bear cub, bug-eyed jumping frog, raptor, and Hoan's cobra (with
two eyes on the back of it's hood).  The other moneyfolds
consisted of several dollar bill designs and tradional square
designs (using some infamous tape to attach two bills together
and folded to form a square with one nasty thick side).  It's a
new way of saving money ... once you fold something complex,
you don't want to spend it.  Also included in our display were
some micro origami (a burro, a dog, a bird, and a dinosour
.. all under a magnifying glass), some colorful Fuse units,
Meakawa demons, and an example of origami architecture (a pop
up 45 degree angled, 3-dimensional, cut-fold).

Eric Zo had a stampede of Montroll horses and a herd of
elephants along with his tiny collection of half square folds.

Kayo Kurata had some fabulous unit folds.

Pat Zura dropped by for some folding and reversed engineered
a really nice unit piece.

Jonathan (age 10), one our youngest creative folders came by and
folded some originals including a bat (with toed feet) and
a transformer robot/split-tailed dinosaur.

Members of the Redwood City folders showed up with some pieces.

V'Ann Cornelius dropped by from San Diego to give support and
to through out some West Coast origami exhibit ideas.

Overall, the turnout and interest was good and comparable to
previous year's shows ... wall to wall people ... new people
interested in folding ... folding demonstrations ... and fun,
creative people to get together with.

--Eric--

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     ____/__/__/__/__/__/__/ | "Its all in the reflexes"
      __/         __/        |                       -- Jack Burton
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    __/         __/          | Eric Tend
 ____/__/__/   __/           | eric@hpisdaja.ptp.hp.com





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 15:05:56 -0300
From: Makaala647@aol.com
Subject: Re: Roses

>>>>> "kt" == Kevin Thorne <C598033@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu> writes:

    kt>      I've noticed in most of the favorite model lists that
    kt> Kawasaki's rose has been close to the top.  I of course must
    kt> agree with this.  It is one of the most beautiful models that I
    kt> have ever made.  However, after folding probably 12 different
    kt> models of roses, I have never seen a reasonable model of a stem
    kt> for any of these roses.
[deletia...]

While not necessarily a stem, Joseph Wu's rose base is an enhancement to the
presentation of any Kawasaki rose.

Matthew Sparks





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 15:29:14 -0300
From: Tim Rueger <rueger@areaplg2.corp.mot.com>
Subject: Re: Roses

>>>>> "m" == Ice Cream)/The Pres(ident)/Herman/Sherman/Helmholtz/GFE (Gibbs
     Free Energy <Martin> writes:

    m> I'm sorry but I just can't work out what YMMV means - please enlighten
     me!

Hi,

Your Mileage May Vary.  IMHO, of course.  :^)

-Tim
--
Tim Rueger             Motorola CCR&D IC Design Laboratory, IL02-2921
Fax  : (708) 538-4593  Internet: rueger@areaplg2.corp.mot.com





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 15:45:05 -0300
From: Martin Gibbs <mrg1001@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
Subject:

Sorry about that name in the from header in my previous letter - my college
friends were playing silly jokes on me!





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 16:11:37 -0300
From: Al Houstoun <alhous@village.ca>
Subject: printing .ps files

        Is is possible to print post script files using an 486 DX2 machine?
It is connected to HP-III printer.

        If it is which program did you use to convert the file and where can I
get the program.

Thanks, Al Houstoun Thunder Bay





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 16:16:35 -0300
From: GD_ROPPENHEI@fair1.fairfield.edu
Subject: Origami Math Mother w/o email...

Greetings fellow folders!
        Sorry to give this message such a cryptic title, but it is a rather
strange request.
I am writing this on behalf of a pen pal of mine who does not have a telephone,
much less email. She lives on an island off the coast of Washington State. She
majored in Math in college, and she and her son do a lot of origami. She is
seeking a snail mail pen pal.  If anyone is interested in snail mail
correspondence with her, please email me, and I will send you her address, by
email.





Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 20:47:58 -0300
From: Kim Best <Kim.Best@m.cc.utah.edu>
Subject: Re: printing .ps files

On Mon, 1 May 1995, Al Houstoun wrote:

>       Is is possible to print post script files using an 486 DX2 machine?
> It is connected to HP-III printer.
>
>       If it is which program did you use to convert the file and where can I
> get the program.
>
> Thanks, Al Houstoun Thunder Bay
>

I was able to print the post script files using the Ghostscript program from
ftp://rugcis.rug.nl in the origami/gsdos directory.

after unzipping all 3 files, edit the file gslj.bat.  remove the gslp.ps
argument from the command line and change the  @gs to @gs386.

Then to print your file, type:  gslj filename.ps

hope this makes sense.

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