




Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 16:13:00 -0400 (AST)
From: Contractors Exchange <contract@pipeline.com>
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

At 01:58 PM 11/19/96 -0400, Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us> wrote:
>
>>Send your models, carefully packed, by Thursday, November 15 to our Home
>>Office address ATTENTION: ANNUAL GIFT. If you're mailing the models in an
>>envelope, please use a thin sheet of cardboard to protect them from
>>unnecessary folding by the Postal Service.
>>
>
>There's a BIG problem with the dates here! I haven't gotten this letter (but
>I confess I did't go to the mailbox yesterday :->) and the models were due
>last week! Any hope that the "due" date was extended? OUSA must have sent
>the mailing out later than they expected.

Due to problems with the mail at the American Museum of Natural History, a
large portion of this mailing was sent out late. OrigamiUSA was able to
make an extension note on a portion of the mailing, but not all of it.
Obviously, the sooner the better, but if you send in models this week, it
should be okay.

Marc





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 17:30:24 -0400 (AST)
From: Charles Knuffke <Knuffke@Sirius.com>
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

Pat Slider wrote:
>
> Missed this before sending my last posting. Guess it is still possible if I
> send something tomorrow via 1st class? But not enough time to buy Montroll's
> "African Animals" book first. Thought it was a great excuse to budget the
> purchase :->.
>

Dear Pat:

Hello! Been awhile since last we "talked". Hope all's going well out in
Yosemite, and that you haven't too adversely affected by all the recent
rain.

The reason I'm writing you is to let you know that if you're looking for
a copy of Montroll's African Animals, I've got a duplicate that I'd be
happy to send it to you. And you can't beat the price, cause it's free!

Lets just say you owe me a cup of tea when you come out to SF next -
How's that for a bargain?

All I need is your address, and I'll send the book out immediately.

Regards,

Charles Knuffke





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 18:33:40 -0400 (AST)
From: "Ole A. Nielsen" <nielseno@post.queensu.ca>
Subject: xmas balls

>Wanadering around Michaels (a craft store) as I am occasionally
>       prone to do,
>       I came across those glass balls that are hung on trees as
>       ornaments.  Next
>       to them were clear, empty balls with removable tops, so you can
>       put stuff in em.
>       But, the opening is about 1/2 inch in diameter.  I thought it
>       would be cool to stick
>       some origami in it, but don't really know what.  Before I tried,
>       (and maybe end up
>       slashing my hand open with broken balls, I thought I'd ask the
>       group if you had any ideas,
>       or if anyone's done something like this before.

I've done that! But I'd never do it again. I folded a crane with a wingspan
3/4 of the diameter of the ball. Then I unfolded most of the steps, shoved
it into the ball and (BTW, the ball had an opening with a 1.5cm. diameter)
refolded it with tweezers. it took me about five hours.

GOOD LUCK

Janet





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 19:23:54 -0400 (AST)
From: "ANITA L. HAWKINS" <ahawkins@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>
Subject: Re: xmas balls

On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, Ole A. Nielsen (Janet) wrote:
> >Wanadering around Michaels (a craft store) as I am occasionally
> >     prone to do,
> >     I came across those glass balls that are hung on trees as
> >     ornaments.  Next
> >     to them were clear, empty balls with removable tops, so you can
> >     put stuff in em.
> >     But, the opening is about 1/2 inch in diameter.  I thought it
> >     would be cool to stick
> >     some origami in it, but don't really know what.
>
> I've done that! But I'd never do it again. I folded a crane with a wingspan
> 3/4 of the diameter of the ball. Then I unfolded most of the steps, shoved
> it into the ball and (BTW, the ball had an opening with a 1.5cm. diameter)
> refolded it with tweezers. it took me about five hours.

Now that's a dedicated folder (or maybe just stubborn ;) ! Wondering,
could you take a complete folded crane, still flat (with the wings
upright), roll it loosely around a pencil to just smaller than the ball
opening's diameter. Then slip it quickly inside and let it uncoil inside
the ball, maybe tweezers to spread the wings once inside. Wouldn't work
with foil, I guess, but with a nice springy paper???

Only a theory, I'll let someone crazier... errr, more dedicated than me
give it a try. Besides, I don't have any empty balls (no rude remarks,
now, guys :)! ) to practice on.

Anita
Havre de Grace, Maryland





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 20:06:43 -0400 (AST)
From: LarryFinch@aol.com
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

In a message dated 96-11-19 14:05:50 EST, you write:

> I don't know anything about the Museum's exhibit other than the title, so I
>  don't know if they have any specfic area or region in focus, but:
>
The exhibit is a temporary exhibit of truly awesome photographs of the
Okavango region, mostly of animals.

Larry Finch
larry@jyacc.com
larryfinch@aol.com





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 20:48:03 -0400 (AST)
From: Steven Casey <scasey@enternet.com.au>
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

refer  to the Christmas Origami USA Letter :
>
>The only question I have is: "Where is Okavango?". I know it's in Africa,
>but what area of the continent are we talking about? Any help from the more
>geographically inclined would be appreciated ;-)
>
>Regards,
>
>
>
>*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>Charles Knuffke       "Amen the Thunderbolt in the Dark Void"
>153 Divisadero                                  -Jack Kerouac
>San Francisco CA 94104
>mailto://knuffke@sirius.com
>*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
>

oh-kuh-vahng'-goh
Okavango is a vast wetland located in Northern Botswana. It is the remnant
of an inland sea and is connected to the 1,600-km-long (1,000 miles)
Okavango river. Botswana is surrounded by  Namibia (to the west) Zimbabwe
(to the east) and South Africa (south)

Rough diagram follows:

#---------------------------------------#-----------------|
  #####         #################     ##    Zimbabwe      |
      ##########        ##### #   ####                    |
                    #####      ##                         |
 Namibia   ##########             #                       |
          #                        #                      |
          #                         ##                    |
          #                          #                    #
          #                           ####              # |
       ####    Botswana                   ##############  |
       #                              ###           #     |
       #                            ##              #     |
       #                          ##                #     |
       #                      ###                   #     |
       # #                  ##     South Africa      #    |
       #   #      ###       ##                       #    |
       #   #   ##   #######                          #    |
       #   ###                                        #   |
       #                                               #  |
----------------------------------------------------------|

Hope this helps

Steven Casey
Melbourne, Australia
scasey@enternet.com.au





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 21:12:50 -0400 (AST)
From: dragon@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
Subject: Re: Origami as ornaments

I have used plastic ornamental balls that are found in craft shops.  These
balls come in different sizes and open in the middle so it is possible to
fold a variety of origami figures and animals.  I have used them for
folding Neil Elias dragon and also the traditional cranes.  They look
wonderful when hung near christmas lights.  I would also recommend using
foil paper so as to reflect the lights.  My ornaments have been big a big
hit a christmas time.  Check your local craft store for these plastic
balls.  I have purchased them in Canada and our Lewiscraft stores.  The
manufacturer is Mangleson's and they are out of the states.  Good luck and
hope this provides you with the information that you require.
Lynd

                                     email: dragon@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 21:40:39 -0400 (AST)
From: Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Okavango

At 08:48 PM 11/19/96 -0400, you wrote:
>refer  to the Christmas Origami USA Letter :
>>
>>The only question I have is: "Where is Okavango?". I know it's in Africa,
>>but what area of the continent are we talking about? Any help from the more
>>geographically inclined would be appreciated ;-)

>oh-kuh-vahng'-goh
>Okavango is a vast wetland located in Northern Botswana. It is the remnant
>of an inland sea and is connected to the 1,600-km-long (1,000 miles)
>Okavango river. Botswana is surrounded by  Namibia (to the west) Zimbabwe
>(to the east) and South Africa (south)
>

Found some okavango sites on the web....Perhaps the site
www.nationalgeographic.com/modules/okavango has the most animal pictures.
And there is even a short quicktime movie to find in the "tracking" section
plus suggestions for K-12 activities. (Perhaps it should be noted that a new
National Geographic on the region premieres Nov. 27th, 8pm ET. A little late
for inspiration, but I don't have a TV anyway :->.)

Given that this is a delta, does anyone have any knowledge about the
prevalent bird and fish species?

pat slider.
slider@yosemite.net





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 22:16:04 -0400 (AST)
From: "Christian B. Hall" <swerve@koz.com>
Subject: (Q) Closed sink

hello...i am brank spanking new here, so pardon if this question is in
a FAQ somewhere.

i got a little too bold and started on Marc K's bee model in this
year's annual collection and i am stuck on move # 37. i don't know how
to do a closed sink off the top of my head and can't tell from the
diagram where to even begin.

now, i have no idea how someone can help me from the list, but maybe
by pointing out another example of this fold elsewhere in the
collection?

any help would be appreciated. i hate being right in the middle of the
model and unable to continue!

thanks,

christian hall





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 00:56:13 -0400 (AST)
From: Marc Kirschenbaum <marckrsh@pipeline.com>
Subject: Re: (Q) Closed sink

At 10:16 PM 11/19/96 -0400, "Christian B. Hall" <swerve@koz.com> wrote:
>hello...i am brank spanking new here, so pardon if this question is in
>a FAQ somewhere.

It is possible to search the mail archives for the term *closed-sink* for
additional information.

>
>i got a little too bold and started on Marc K's bee model in this
>year's annual collection and i am stuck on move # 37. i don't know how
>to do a closed sink off the top of my head and can't tell from the
>diagram where to even begin.
>

You can't be too shaby a folder if you made it that far through the model.
In that same model, step 32, there is an *unsink* procedure. This is in
essence the opposite of a closed sink. With an unsink, you are pulling out
an inverted point, while with a closed sink, you are inverting a given
point. This is different from yiour generic sink, in which the layers of
the point are spread apart prior to inversion. With your situation (step 37
of Marc K's *Bee*), performing a closed sink is the more intuitive way of
inverting the point.

>now, i have no idea how someone can help me from the list, but maybe
>by pointing out another example of this fold elsewhere in the
>collection?
>

Hope this helps.

Marc





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 09:03:32 -0400 (AST)
From: Michael & Janet Hamilton <mikeinnj@concentric.net>
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

Charles Knuffke wrote:
>
> Today I received the following letter from OrigamiUSA. While I realize that
> many members of the Origami-L also received this letter, I thought I'd post
> it for any non-OrigamiUSA members who'ld like to help out...
>
> {Begin Letter}

..snip

> more to your taste. Printed or dyed paper can be used to make some very
> lively looking animals. (But please--no cutting or drawing.)
     ^^^^^^^^^^

..snip

> ELEPHANTS: "The Magic of Origami" by Alice Gray and K. Kasahara (L, p34)
> and "Paper Magic" by Robert Harbin L, p57. (Also, a giraffe L, p61)

Even though the text of the letter from OUSA specifies no cutting, both of the
     models
in Harbin's book (the elephant and giraffe) require cutting.  I was part way
     through
the giraffe before I got to the cutting instructions...I finished it and sent
     it in
anyway since it was on the list.

Janet Hamilton

--
mailto:Mikeinnj@concentric.net
http://www.concentric.net/~Mikeinnj/





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 09:55:23 -0400 (AST)
From: Jean Villemaire <boyer@videotron.ca>
Subject: Re: xmas balls

Janet Nielsen wrote:

> > empty balls with removable tops, so you can put stuff in em.  But, the >
> opening is about 1/2 inch in diameter.  I thought it would be cool to
> > stick some origami in it, but don't really know what.  Before I tried,
> > (and maybe end up slashing my hand open with broken balls, I thought I'd
> > ask the group if you had any ideas, or if anyone's done something like >
> this before.
>
> I've done that! But I'd never do it again. I folded a crane with a wingspan
> 3/4 of the diameter of the ball. Then I unfolded most of the steps, shoved
> it into the ball and (BTW, the ball had an opening with a 1.5cm. diameter)
> refolded it with tweezers. it took me about five hours.

Now, at that pace, you'll be a grandmother when you're finished doing
ornaments for a whole tree! ;-)  BTW, Janet, j'ai vu le diagramme que tu as
dessine pour le dragon de Neale.  Tu as beaucoup de talent.  J'espere quew tu
sauras mettre ce talent au service de tes propres creations.  Y a-t-il des
modeles que tu as crees toi-meme ?

Jean Villemaire
Montreal, Quebec





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 14:38:30 -0400 (AST)
From: rita <rstevens@philly.infi.net>
Subject: ghostscript success

Thanks to those individuals who provided helpful comments with respect to
postscript viewing.  I finally managed to see the origami files from the ftp
site.

Rita Stevens
Philadelphia, PA





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 15:37:00 -0400 (AST)
From: Zachary Brown <zbrown@lynx.dac.neu.edu>
Subject: Definition of purism and pureland

I'm curious if there is concensus on exactly what purism is. Since I
don't really know what it is, I guess it would be dry folding an uncut
square. Anything else?

Also, pureland origami confuses me a little too: exactly what
transformations are allowed? I know it's supposed to be just mountain and
valley folds, but what about valley folds that indirectly pull other
paper out, simulating a reverse fold or even a sink? How are these
problems addressed? Is there a solid definition out there?

Zack





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 17:59:56 -0400 (AST)
From: "Ole A. Nielsen" <nielseno@post.queensu.ca>
Subject: diagrams

>Now, at that pace, you'll be a grandmother when you're finished doing
>ornaments for a whole tree! ;-)  BTW, Janet, j'ai vu le diagramme que tu as
>dessine pour le dragon de Neale.  Tu as beaucoup de talent.  J'espere quew tu
>sauras mettre ce talent au service de tes propres creations.  Y a-t-il des
>modeles que tu as crees toi-meme ?
>
>Jean Villemaire
>Montreal, Quebec
>

HOW THE HECK DID YOU SEE THOSE DIAGRAMS!?!?!?
janet





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:11:34 -0400 (AST)
From: Oded Streigold <benjic@netvision.net.il>
Subject: RE: Definition of purism and pureland

  Zachary Brown wrote:
>I'm curious if there is concensus on exactly what purism is. Since I
>don't really know what it is, I guess it would be dry folding an uncut
>square. Anything else?
>
>
>

 In Origami for the Connoisseur, there are some rules that Kazuo Haga,
 has taken  upon himself. This rules, although they restrict models to
     geometric figures,  they may add some ideas to a definition of purism.

 "  1. The production of geometrical figures with single sheets of
       unadorned origami paper.
    2. Use only the hands; no tools of ant kind are permitted.
    3. No cutting or tearing is permitted; it must be possible to unfold
       the paper to it's original form.
    4. The figures produced must be sturdy and stable.
    5. The completed figure must be well-finished and elegant. "

Oded

Tel-Aviv
Israel
benjic@netvision.net.il





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:50:41 -0400 (AST)
From: Kristine Tomlinson <ktomlinson@platinum.com>
Subject: Update on 1831 Rosette Basket and Robert Harbin book

Hi,

A while back I wrote about finding an 1831 U.S. reference and diagrams
for a modular basket made from what we now call the Swedish,
Moravian, Bethlehem, or etc. star.

Here's an update.  Thanks again to the many of you who wrote to me
off-line about this module.  Marcia Mau pointed out Robert Harbin's "Paper
Folding Fun" c1960-61 to me, and my interlibrary loan came through last
night.  Sure enough, the woven module diagrammed on pages 33-35 is
the very same one.  So, we can say that it has been around since at
least 1831. Harbin even writes that "You can also make squares, or
baskets (complete with bottoms and handles) by interlocking several
stars together.  He mentions palm frond versions which suggest that
paper was a latter material.

I have also located someone in Western Massachusetts who learned
how to fold the complete basket as a girl and believed its popularity
wanned after World War II when paper became scarce. (She grew up
near a paper mill and they used the leftovers for the baskets.)
Interestingly, Lydia Childs who published the 1831 book is from
Massachusetts.  Do we have a continuous historic thread here?

Apparently the basket (star?) recently appeared in Yankee Magazine, an
American journal (now based in the mid-West :-), and I am trying to track
that down.

If you are interested in origami history, do try to locate the Harbin book
(English or U.S versions are around).  It's a slim volume but reprints many
of the origami, kirigami, and in-between paper activities that I've found in
my 19th century rare book library search and just haven't had a chance
to write about.  Harbin's sources were very clearly old magic books, and
"The Boy's Own" and "Girl's Own Books" published in England and the
United States.  The question still arises, however, where was the
"rosette" basket first published?  In England, the United States around
1830, or elsewhere?

That's it for now; I'm months behind in my digests!! :-)

Kristine
ktomlinson@platinum.com
Waltham, MA, USA





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:58:26 -0400 (AST)
From: Folderbuck@aol.com
Subject: Michael Shall's Origami Holiday Tree

Geetings All,

       ...... HELP!

         Last week I was contacted by Risa Miller at OrigamiUSA and by the
Smithsonian, in the hope that I could muster some origami-minded volunteers
to resurrect Michael Shall's HolidayTree. The Smithsonian has boxes of the
ornaments  that were recently brought in from storage. Reports are that they
are in good shape. The Smithsonian needs volunteers with a keen eye, an
understanding of paper and a deft touch to decorate a tree with the ornaments
that Michael both collected and folded.  Members of the Capital Folders were
unable to help due to the timing of the weekday hours made available by the
Smithsonian to decorate (December 4, 5 and 6) and take down the tree (January
6 and 7) between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. There are no evening or
weekend hours available due to the requirement for security and the usual
recent budget cuts. I, like the other Capital Folders, am a working stiff and
needed by my employer during those hours. Unfortunately I am also recovering
from eye surgery and my stamina is not yet back to 100%

        I am hoping that there are a few good folders in the Washington, D.C.
area with some time available who can take on this task. Mark Kennedy has
briefed me on the clever mechanism Michael developed to attach the origami, a
long piece of wire which is bent into a spiral-cone shape to fit over the
tree's branches.

        If  you can help, please e-mail me privately. If we can assemble a
 team to both decorate and take down the decorations, Great. If not, the
ornaments may stay in the boxes another year.

Thanks in advance,

Steve Buck
Silver Spring, Maryland
folderbuck @aol.com





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:18:13 -0400 (AST)
From: Jean Villemaire <boyer@videotron.ca>
Subject: Re: Definition of purism and pureland

Zachary Brown wrote:
>
> I'm curious if there is concensus on exactly what purism is. Since I
> don't really know what it is, I guess it would be dry folding an uncut
> square. Anything else?
>
> Also, pureland origami confuses me a little too: exactly what
> transformations are allowed? I know it's supposed to be just mountain and
> valley folds, but what about valley folds that indirectly pull other
> paper out, simulating a reverse fold or even a sink? How are these
> problems addressed? Is there a solid definition out there?

I'm not sure it's a good idea to start a discussion on this.  Unless it's
intended to clear up a more fundamental question, artistry, for instance.
Suppose some weird ultra-folder rushes in a convention and blows it up with a
"pure"... waterbomb! ;-)  God, what a disaster it would be.  Shredded
origamis all over the place.  Unsunk sinks.  Beheaded tsurus.  Montroll's
(or any great unorthodox folder's) fingernails pulled out...  I guess we
would need more than a zillion cranes to heal this one!  Or just be careful
to state our goals in some discussions.

Jean Villemaire
Montreal, Quebec
boyer@videotron.ca





Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:48:55 -0400 (AST)
From: Jean Villemaire <boyer@videotron.ca>
Subject: Re: diagrams

Ole A. Nielsen wrote:

> HOW THE HECK DID YOU SEE THOSE DIAGRAMS!?!?!?
> janet

I didn't intend to hurt your feelings that much.  I got them at our first
meeting of the new Origami-Montreal.  Someone there showed it to us and I
found out you were the one who had committed them.  What I was pointing out
is that with such a talent for diagramming, if you ever get to create your
own models, it will be no time when you are able to share those with us.  Not
everyone can do so.  I, for one, am able to diagram my own models and I know
it's a great feeling to see them lying on paper step-by-step the same way any
other greater models do.  It also enables me to get other people, children in
particular, to start creating.  It seems comforting to them that someone can
take it up as soon as they are ready to pass it on.

Keep up the good work et si ca t'interesse, je t'enverrai par fax
quelques-uns des modeles dont j'ai moi-meme fait les plans.

Jean Villemaire
Montreal, Quebec
boyer@videotron.ca





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 00:04:59 -0400 (AST)
From: Marc Kirschenbaum <marckrsh@pipeline.com>
Subject: Re: Definition of purism and pureland

At 03:37 PM 11/20/96 -0400, Zachary Brown <zbrown@lynx.dac.neu.edu> wrote:

>I'm curious if there is concensus on exactly what purism is. Since I
>don't really know what it is, I guess it would be dry folding an uncut
>square. Anything else?
>

Oded seemed to supply a good set of defining rules. These rules seem to be
modern in nature; back when origami first started, cutting was used quite
freely, so I would imagine the views on what constituted purity ws quite
different. As with religion, each practitioner seems to come up with a set
of rules which define his personal notion of purity. As for myself, I have
very orthodox folding habits, but I often stretch my artistic licence to
the limits when producing display models.

>Also, pureland origami confuses me a little too: exactly what
>transformations are allowed? I know it's supposed to be just mountain and
>valley folds, but what about valley folds that indirectly pull other
>paper out, simulating a reverse fold or even a sink? How are these
>problems addressed? Is there a solid definition out there?

Before subsequet confusion arises, it should be clear that purism does not
necessarily have to be observed to have a purland model. John Smith (the
and valley fold (i.e., reverse folds are not allowed, as that would be the
combination of a mountain and valley fold). I think the original intention
was to create a self-imposed creating limitation, so as to foster the
creation of simple models. If this is/was the idea, I must say some of the
things done with purland techniques can be far from simple. You could say
there was some bending of the rules to allow folds to *naturally* affect
the position of other folds; a very subtle difference from your standard
set of combination folds (such as reverse folds). I must say the purland
way towards producing reverse folds, sinks, ect, are quite interesting,
although perhaps only from an acedemic perspective. You could say there are
varying degrees of purity, even within the narrow purland camp (are
reference points required? can folds be formed on interior layers? are
mountain folds allowable, or must the model be turned over first to form a
*legitimate* valley fold?). I can go on with questions, but I think you can
get the idea.

Marc





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 00:46:18 -0400 (AST)
From: Valerie Vann <75070.304@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

<<late mailing>>

At least I got mine in time to contribute this year; last year
I got the notice 5 days after the deadline. The mailings at
OUSA do seem to be having occasional difficulties. Still, I
only had 2 days, and ended up letting something else slide while
I did it.

Perhaps next year: an early notice direct to the origami-l?

One other note: the requirement that the models fit in a
legal-size envelope indicated that the models are delivered
to the recipient flat in envelopes at the event. This is sort
of sad, as it precludes really 3-D models, hence some of origami's
best. The first year I made lots of wet folded 3-D butterflies,
packaged them carefully so they wouldn't get squashed, then cringed
later when the "envelope" spec meaning dawned on me. I only hope
that some of the butterflies ended up on the tree...

I picked models that *can* be 3-D but are effective "flat":

Paul Jackson's little Elephant (no tusks, but somehow has the
   "essence of elephant" in a simple shape, and the closed sink
   can be done without "sinking"...)

Robert Lang's Lion, and Stephen Weiss' Giraffe,
  both from Origami Zoo

A variation on a two piece Yoshizawa Monkey (the pieces are
  locked together; no glue required.)

Been home for 3 days with flu, went on an "Origami Zoo" and
Eduardo Clemente binge (I like his pig, mouse and alligator; the
more complex models have terribly thick places in the heads and
such; does anyone manage to do these from 10-12 inch paper
without splitting?)

I'd forgotten what a great teaching book "Origami Zoo" is!
Graded models, and the wonderful basics and text in the front!
And many of the models *can* be made from plain old origami
paper: the lion is one, and so are most of the birds and
smaller critters.

--valerie
Valerie Vann
75070.304@compuserve.com





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 01:50:38 -0400 (AST)
From: Pam and/or Namir <pgraben@umich.edu>
Subject: Subjective interpretation of term

Hi all.  So I was sitting at home, wandering through the 96 Annual Collection
when I happened upon Herman Van Goubergen's Whelk.  In step 4 he says

Avoid "parasitic" creases.

What's that mean? The crease involved is (forgive me if this ends up botched)
a fold perpendicular to and bordered by two other folds.  Looks like an "H".
Try again:
step 1, two existing creases   I I
step 2, add a valley inbetween  -
step 3, looks like H

Herman does like his pre-creases, doesn't he? :)


     -Namir

!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-
Pamela Graben:     Thinking... what a concept!
Namir Gharaibeh:  "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a
     choice."
pgraben@umich.edu





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 10:41:14 -0400 (AST)
From: Mark Morden <marmonk@eskimo.COM>
Subject: Seattle's November PAPER meeting moved to December

If any one was planning on attending the November PAPER meeting this coming
Sunday in Seattle, we had to move November's meeting to December.  We will
now be getting together on Sunday, December 15, from 1-3 pm at the
University Heights Center.  Please contact me at the address below if you
need more information.

Mark Morden == marmonk@mail.eskimo.com
http://www.eskimo.com/~marmonk/
--------------------------------------------------------
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun
has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it
I see everything else.
                       C.S. Lewis, "The Weight of Glory"





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 10:55:10 -0400 (AST)
From: Jean Villemaire <boyer@videotron.ca>
Subject: Re: Definition of purism and pureland

Marc Kirschenbaum wrote:

> As with religion, each practitioner seems to come up with a set
> of rules which define his personal notion of purity. As for myself, I have
> very orthodox folding habits, but I often stretch my artistic licence to
> the limits when producing display models.

I'm glad Marc recalls his own orthodoxy.  And also the fact that a set of
rules may work for one's quest of purity and not at all or not enough for
another.  The first time I encountered John Smith's  term was in Kenneway's
Complete Origami (p. 146).  From the very first paragraph, it was clear
this question was not clear, that pure origami can be scaled from "folding
only" to "valley-folding only".

What importance can we give to this phenomenon?  Someone could always start
folding with one of the few traditional bases.  Would that be "traditional"
folding even if the model created at that time is very contemporary?  One
thing is sure, we would all know this particular folder finds great symbolic
value to those bases.  In the same way, someone could always fold models in
a valley-only way.  Does this make it necessarily a purer model?  All we
would know for sure is that such a folder finds a very great value and
pleausure in valley folds.  (BTW, if this particular folder worked its way
with the paper upside down, would it become a mountain-fold-only model?)

I am aware of all the symbolic background in a valley fold.  Dominique
Buisson, in her Manuel pratique d'origami (CELIV, Paris, 1990), points out
at page 19 the very importance of the folded fan in old japaneese religious
and social traditions (well, at that far time, religious and social were
often mixed up).  The succession of valleys and mountains represented Japan
in its own geographical appearence.  Etc. etc.  Let's just say that a valley
does not exist without mountains surrounding it...  Now, does this mean the
purist origami would be achieved in the simple fan.  It sure was considered
as an ideal at that time.  But, hey, what about a OUSA convention with only
paper fans in display?

So, if I must sum up, I would prefer if we let origami exist in different
degrees.  Someone I can't remember the same made a chart out of this, scaling
different practices with origami from a pure valley fold to the most farther
paper sculpture.  Pure origami, whatever the degree it is used in, must
remain a challenge for creators and a pleasure for folders more than a goal
by itself.  Or else, someone will come one day and tell us "what origami
really is".

I'll just keep on folding paper...

Jean Villemaire
Montreal, Quebec
boyer@videotron.ca





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 11:36:10 -0400 (AST)
From: GURKEWITZ@WCSUB.CTSTATEU.EDU
Subject: origami polyhedra article in England

I read of an article by Ian Harrison in _Mathematics Teaching_ #153
Dec 95 called "Origami Spheres". It consists of "strut modules" for
building skeletal polyhedra.

Has anyone seen this article.

Rona





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 11:51:47 -0400 (AST)
From: Pam and/or Namir <pgraben@umich.edu>
Subject: Re: xmas balls

Thanks everyone who gave suggestions on the ball, there were many creative
     ideas.
All I need now is time!
                                                                -Namir





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 16:58:16 -0400 (AST)
From: "Ole A. Nielsen" <nielseno@post.queensu.CA>
Subject: diagrams

>
>> HOW THE HECK DID YOU SEE THOSE DIAGRAMS!?!?!?
>> janet
>
>I didn't intend to hurt your feelings that much.  I got them at our first
>meeting of the new Origami-Montreal.  Someone there showed it to us and I
>found out you were the one who had committed them.  What I was pointing out
>is that with such a talent for diagramming, if you ever get to create your
>own models, it will be no time when you are able to share those with us.  Not
>everyone can do so.  I, for one, am able to diagram my own models and I know
>it's a great feeling to see them lying on paper step-by-step the same way any

>other greater models do.  It also enables me to get other people, children in
>particular, to start creating.  It seems comforting to them that someone can
>take it up as soon as they are ready to pass it on.
>
>Keep up the good work et si ca t'interesse, je t'enverrai par fax
>quelques-uns des modeles dont j'ai moi-meme fait les plans.
>
>Jean Villemaire
>Montreal, Quebec
>boyer@videotron.ca

You didn't hurt my feelings! I was just completely baffled by how you saw
them. Was it Cathy Palmer-Lister that showed them to you?
I have created a few models... including a bee and a dragonfly, but I don't
have the patience to diagram them.

Janet





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 17:05:15 -0400 (AST)
From: Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us>
Subject: Bookstores in Asia

Came across the following site:

http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/books/stores/asian/faq.html

It is quite an extensive list of bookstores in Asian cities. Lots of stores
listed for Japan.

Posting this to the list for those who are searching for books in these
cities. Of particular interest perhaps are the "used" Japanese bookstores
which offer searching services; although it is unclear from here whether or
not this service is extended to those overseas.
(One store, Dragon's Egg, apparently will be online soon.)

pat slider
slider@yosemite.net





Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 20:04:51 -0400 (AST)
From: Joseph Wu <origami@planet.datt.co.jp>
Subject: Re: Definition of purism and pureland

Jean, you are confusing two different terms here, and adding some additional
confusion to the mixture.

Pureland origami: a set of origami constraints devised by John Smith in an
effort to produced simpler models. The constraints are simple (I guess there's
really only one!): the only folding technique allowed is the use of mountain and
valley folds. One could further restrict this by allowing only valley folds (or
only mountain folds) because one is the same as the other if you flip the paper
over. [I would hazard a guess that the origin of this name came from the sect of
Buddhism known as "Pureland", but I'm not sure. John?]

Purism/purity: a scale of restrictions in origami. "Pure" origami limits the
paper folder to single uncut squares of paper. Less pure origami relaxes one or
more of those restrictions: more than one piece of paper, non-square paper,
or allowing of cutting. This system, however, is rather informal, and ignores
certain types of origami altogether (e.g. modular origami). And, while some
would argue that "pure" origami is better, most people do not use this as a
judgement of a model's worth.

Note the differences: pureland origami is about folding techniques, while the
question of purity refers (mainly) to starting materials. Also, pureland origami
is very specific, while purity is a more nebulous term.

          Joseph Wu           Faith: When you have come to the end of all the
  origami@planet.datt.co.jp   light that you know and need to step into the
 Webmaster, the Origami Page  darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing that
http://www.datt.co.jp/Origami one of two things will happen: either there will
 Webmaster, DATT Japan Inc.   be something solid to stand on or you will be
    http://www.datt.co.jp     taught how to fly.                --Anonymous





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 00:27:55 -0400 (AST)
From: Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us>
Subject: OFTC in Ireland

Found a copy (multiple copies?) of Kasahara's "Origami for the Connoisseur"
for sale at Fred Hanna's Bookstore in Ireland. (I'm being a bookhound today.)

Here's the contact information:

27/29 Nassau Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 677 1255 Fax: +353 1 671 4330.

hannas@adnet.ie

Here's the URL for their searchable catalog and online ordering form:

http://vectra.adnet.ie/hannas/newsearch.html

Worldwide shipping provided. For some reason there is no "slow boat"
shipping listed for the U.S; although there is for Canada and every other
continent. Go figure. Maybe just a web page mistake?

Now I should turn off the computer and go fold African animals instead.

pat slider
slider@yosemite.net





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 02:45:38 -0400 (AST)
From: RA Kennedy <kennedra@isdugp.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: origami polyhedra article in England

>
>
> I read of an article by Ian Harrison in _Mathematics Teaching_ #153
> Dec 95 called "Origami Spheres". It consists of "strut modules" for
> building skeletal polyhedra.
>
> Has anyone seen this article.

No. But I do know that Ian Harrison is a Mathematics Teacher in England, and
a member of the BOS. I guess his address is in the BOS members handbook, for
anyone who wishes to contact him. This journal appears to be held in the
Education Library, so I will try to have a look at this article.

Ian has displayed a number of polyhedra models from struts at past BOS
conventions, and gave an illustrated talk at one convention.

Hope this is of some interest,

Richard K.
(R.A.Kennedy@bham.ac.uk)
Birmingham, England





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 02:54:59 -0400 (AST)
From: Vincent & Veronique <osele@worldnet.fr>
Subject: Fr: simple mais trognon

Salut plieurs, plieuses,

Comme tout les ans, le groupe de Toulouse organise en decembre deux
grandes manifestations:
- le salon de la maquette,
- les 24h de Telethon.
Pour ces manifestations et toutes les autres qui ont lieu au cours de
l'annee, on montre et on fait plier les gens qui viennent nous voir.

Personellement, je montre le pliage de la chemise avec ou sans les
manches selon le niveau de l'auditoire, car c'est un pliage simple
(pas trop de plis, ni tres complique) et dont le resultat est sympa.

Et vous, qu'est ce vous montrez ?
Si vous ne faites pas d'atelier de ce genre, quels sont les pliages
qui, selon vous, repondent a ces criteres: simple mais trognon ?

Vincent
 _______                                                     _____
|       | Osele Vincent (Toulouse/France) Membre du MFPP    /|    |
|       | osele@worldnet.fr                                /_|    |
|       | http://www.worldnet.fr/~osele/origami.htm       |       |
|_______| -----------------> ORIGAMI -------------------> |_______|





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 08:13:30 -0400 (AST)
From: rita <rstevens@philly.infi.net>
Subject: Santa Claus

On page 70 of Paulo Mulatinho book titled 'Origami-30 Fold-By-Fold Projects'
is a Santa Claus (not just the face, but full body).  I couldn't find that
diagram in the book.  Does anyone have any idea where it can be found?  If
not, are there others (on the same level) in other available books.  Thanks
in advance.
Rita
Philadelphia, PA





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 12:42:31 -0400 (AST)
From: John Smith <jon.pure@paston.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Definition of purism and pureland, a bit long.

At 03:37 PM 11/20/96 -0400, you wrote:

>
>Also, pureland origami confuses me a little too:

I thought the best way to help was to republish the introduction to my first
collection of Pureland models. You will see that in Pureland not only is
there a requirement to only manipulate one fold at a time, but also there
must be landmarks for all essential folds. In a way my choice of the name
Pureland was quite useful as it does suggest the use of landmarks, although
I did not think of that originally.
I ought to make clear that minimal folding which seeks to convey the essence
of an object in as few folds as possible is rarely Pureland as well since
landmarks are usually few and far between.
The study of Pureland lead to me consider the process of folding. I must
keep this short, but a petal fold is in essence two reverse folds and a
valley fold. I have even found a real curiosity in a Pureland method of
folding the bird base.

Welcome to Pureland Origami

In this booklet appear 16 of my own  Pureland' models which I hope you will
enjoy folding   You may well be puzzled by the word  'Pureland' and a few
background notes may be of interest

In l9?2 I suggested to Mick Guy that we work on a book about Origami which
would start with very simple models and proceed in a structured way to the
most difficult.  In the event we decided not to proceed with the task.  I
did, however, undertake some research for the book and, in particular, into
what made some models more difficult to fold than others.  It seemed to me
that a simple model should have relatively few steps, and use only very
simple folds which could be easily located,

Now the simplest fold is a valley or mountain fold, so I tried to invent
models which used these alone.  The result was my Mountain & Valley
Butterfly and Dart created in March 1972 and put into the B.O.S. library at
that time.  The next step was a talk I gave at the B.O.S. convention in
April 1976, subsequently published in issue 58 of our magazine (June 1976).
This article attempted to define Origami, and its variations, as a
modifications from the 'purest' form.  I argued that this 'purest' form
should use only a square of material and proceed purely by folding to
achieve its results.

The choice of a square I defended by arguing that it is the first fully
symmetric, even cornered regular figure and the most elementary of the
perfect figures.  One could also plead that a square follows the sequence of
a point being extended to a line (no dimensions to one dimension) and the
line being extended at right angles (thus giving 2 dimensions in Euclidean
space) . This in its most symmetric form yields a square and then a cube (in
3 dimensions) .

Nothing else happened until the April 1978 convention when my interest in
the simplest Origami was again aroused.  I used the term "Pureland" at the
convention to describe this new idea of the simplest folding only using a
square. 'Pure', of course, referred back to my article of June 1976 and
'Land' was a reference to my Mountain & Valley butterfly of 1972
'Pureland' is also the name used by a form of Buddhists in China & Japan and
has a concept of a heaven or Pure land which can be achieved by devotees.  I
think that there are interesting parallels between paperfolding and religion
(including Zen) but this little booklet is hardly the vehicle for such a
discussion.

As a result of the Spring convention of 1978, I made a search of published
models and in issue No 70 of the B.O.S. magazine published the 'rules' of
'Pureland' and gave references to some 16 models which conformed to these
rules and thus could be identified as Pureland

Naturally the rules of Pureland are strict but simple:

(1)     Only a square to be used.

(2)     Only Mountain or Valley folding to be used.
        It is permissible to unfold a valley or mountain fold
         and to turn a model over while folding.

(3)     'Tucking in' or Opening up to 3D is acceptable provided no creases are
made          in the process

 (4)    In the  purest' of Pureland all folds should be exactly locatable

Now why, on earth, you may be asking should anyone in their right mind want
to restrict themselves to such a limiting set of rules?  Well there are
several very good reasons:-

(i)     Pureland often yields simple models which are easy to teach and easy to
fold.

(ii)    Pureland offers a fascinating challenge to solve the technical problems
involved in achieving the equivalent of reverse folds etc.  Thus it may well
help the technical development of our art,

(iii)Creative thinking cannot exist without a pattern or structure.  A
pattern or structure necessarily involves constraints.  These constraints
are the means by which we express our creativity. Pureland has strong
constraints but is 'rich' in
creative opportunities

(iv)    Many Pureland models have a harmony and elegance of their own.

(v)     Many of us feel that complex 'engineering' has become too important and
that a return to simplicity is overdue, Pureland requires such simplicity

I hope that many folders will take up the challenge of Pureland, and add to
our growing repertoire of models.

This is the end of the introduction. I hope it is of some value,  John Smith.
John Smith
Norwich
England
e-mail  jon.pure@paston.co.uk





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 14:02:05 -0400 (AST)
From: Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Santa Claus

At 08:13 AM 11/22/96 -0400, you wrote:
>On page 70 of Paulo Mulatinho book titled 'Origami-30 Fold-By-Fold Projects'
>is a Santa Claus (not just the face, but full body).  I couldn't find that
>diagram in the book.  Does anyone have any idea where it can be found?  If
>not, are there others (on the same level) in other available books.  Thanks
>in advance.

I can think of a cheery two-piece Santa Claus in the Biddles "Amazing
Origami for Children" book. Very simple, but I would guess that this model
would look great as an ornament. Plus you can stick them in your Christmas
cards? There is also a great idea for "candy canes".

Coincidentally, Powell's Books (www.powells.portland.or.us) has been listing
both the Biddle book and the Mulatinho book in the "sale" catagory
(remaindered). As I recall the Biddle book is between $6 and $7 and the
Mulatinho is a hardback for a little over $10.

I do highly recommend the Biddle book, especially if you have children in
the house. I haven't seen the Mulatinho book myself.

pat slider.





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 14:46:05 -0400 (AST)
From: RA Kennedy <kennedra@isdugp.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: origami polyhedra article in England

> >
> > I read of an article by Ian Harrison in _Mathematics Teaching_ #153
> > Dec 95 called "Origami Spheres". It consists of "strut modules" for
> > building skeletal polyhedra.
> >
> > Has anyone seen this article.
>
> No. But I do know that Ian Harrison is a Mathematics Teacher in England, and
> a member of the BOS. I guess his address is in the BOS members handbook, for
> anyone who wishes to contact him. This journal appears to be held in the
> Education Library, so I will try to have a look at this article.
>

I have now visited the education library. The article is a 4 page pullout in
the magazine. There is a description of polyhedral approximations to the
sphere - regular (Platonic), semi-regular (Archimedean) and geodesic. There
are diagrams for a strut module (from rectangular paper) from which frame
models of these polyhedra can be constructed. I'm not sure if the module is
original, it's based on a 60o geometry, and could well have been discovered
by others. There are photographs of models constructed from the struts,
including icosahedron, dodecahedron, rhombicuboctahedron, tetrahedron,
dodecahedron. The geodesics are made up of triangles, and require the use
of struts of differing lengths. Instructions are given for an icosahedron
based geodesic sphere. A colour photograph of this impressive model appears
on the cover of the magazine.

Bye

Richard K.
(R.A.Kennedy@bham.ac.uk)
Birmingham, England.





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 16:01:36 -0400 (AST)
From: Jorma Oksanen <tenu@sci.fi>
Subject: Re: Santa Claus

On 22-Nov-96, rita (rstevens@philly.infi.net) wrote:
>On page 70 of Paulo Mulatinho book titled 'Origami-30 Fold-By-Fold
Projects'
>is a Santa Claus (not just the face, but full body).  I couldn't find that
>diagram in the book.  Does anyone have any idea where it can be found?  If
>not, are there others (on the same level) in other available books.  Thanks
>in advance.
>Rita
>Philadelphia, PA

There's a simple Santa Claus in Paul Jackson's 'Origami - A Complete Step
By Step Guide'. It's made of two squares and needs glue to hold halves
together :(

As this is my first posting to this list, I'll tell you something about
myself before I go back lurking... I've been folding for about a year,
after getting above book dirt-cheap... Got Origami For The Connoisseur this
fall (thanks, Em!) and folded Kasahara's Rose today. I don't know how I did
it, but in the end it looked more or less like it should. I didn't check
how long it took, but as I missed two buses it took quite a while :)

Jorma
Southern Finland
--
Jorma Oksanen   tenu@sci.fi

"It's a good thing the average person doesn't realize
 the awesome destructive power of origami"                      Earthworm
Jim





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 16:32:33 -0400 (AST)
From: Doug Philips <dwp+@transarc.com>
Subject: Heystrafjordur 90 help!

In the Autumn 1990 BOS Convention booklet, on pages 66 and 67, is a model
called "Heystrafjordur 90" by A. Jardes.  It appears to be a unit piece,
based on the final picture and the labelling of flaps and pockets.  However,
the diagrams I have are poor quality copies (though they may well have been
the best that BOS could get) and I can't figure out the interlock mechanism,
as it is hard to read exactly what is being labelled as the flaps and pockets.
Has anyone done this model and figured it out?  I went over the diagrams for
the units at least 5 times and can't find any disagreement between the paper
in my hand and the directions.
Thanks!
-Doug
[Submitted at 1530 local time]





Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:14:55 -0400 (AST)
From: Michael & Janet Hamilton <mikeinnj@concentric.net>
Subject: Dahlia Model

I downloaded the "dahlia" model from the origami FTP site.  If anyone is
familiar with this model, I have a question.  I got all the way up to the
last step, where the model is opened out to 3D.  However, there are no
instructions on how to keep the model in this position.  Is there
supposed to be a lock of some kind to keep the model opened?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Janet Hamilton

--
mailto:Mikeinnj@concentric.net
http://www.concentric.net/~Mikeinnj/





Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 03:34:15 -0400 (AST)
From: Charles Knuffke <knuffke@sirius.com>
Subject: Re: Santa Claus

At 11:02 AM -0700 on 11/22/96, Pat Slider wrote:

>
> I do highly recommend the Biddle book, especially if you have children in
> the house. I haven't seen the Mulatinho book myself.
>

Actually, you may have already seen this book (Origami - 30 Fold by Fold
Projects) - it's a English version of Paulo's book PFIFFIGES ORIGAMI, which
is in german. Pfiffiges Origami should still be available thru OrigamiUSA.

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Charles Knuffke       "Amen the Thunderbolt in the Dark Void"
153 Divisadero                                  -Jack Kerouac
San Francisco CA 94104
mailto://knuffke@sirius.com





Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 11:27:10 -0400 (AST)
From: jammes <bruno.jammes@multicable.fr>
Subject: Re: Fr: simple mais trognon

Vincent & Veronique wrote:
>
> Salut plieurs, plieuses,
>
>
> Et vous, qu'est ce vous montrez ?
> Si vous ne faites pas d'atelier de ce genre, quels sont les pliages
> qui, selon vous, repondent a ces criteres: simple mais trognon ?
>
> Vincent
>

Bonjour !

Dans la categorie "simple et trognon", je propose le chapeau de samourai
avec un papier couleur sur une face ou les deux boites baptisees
"sanbows" dans les ouvrages de Harbin. Grand succes egalement pour la
jonque chinoise.

Mon experience repose plutot sur un public d'enfants dans le cadre de
seances d'animation ou d'ateliers

Bons pliages !

Bruno Jammes





Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 13:05:22 -0400 (AST)
From: Zachary Brown <zbrown@lynx.dac.neu.edu>
Subject: Paper making

If someone with experience wants to write a short article on making paper
from plant pulp (not recycled material), I would include it in the Origami
FYI sheet at

http://lynx.dac.neu.edu/home/httpd/z/zbrown/origami

or if it's long enough, I'll mirror it on the site and only refer to it
from the FYI sheet.

Zack





Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 14:00:15 -0400 (AST)
From: casida@ere.umontreal.CA (Casida Mark)
Subject: Re: FR :  Origami en =?UNKNOWN?Q?fran=E7ais?= EN: With translation

> Je lance enfin un appel a tous ceux qui ont un site personnel pour =
nous=20
> signaler leur pr=E9sence et leur int=E9r=EAt pour l'origami.  Je vo=
us laisse=20
> l'adresse du nouveau site de Origami-Montreal :
>=20
> =09http://tornade.ere.umontreal.ca/~gonzalep/origami.html

Puisque Jean Villemaire a eu la gentillesse d'annoncer l'adresse de n=
otre
nouvelle page d'origami, je profite de l'occasion d'admettre que nous
voulons chercher permission pour presenter la photo d'un stegasaure d=
e=20
John Montroll, pliee par Juancarlos Londono, et photgraphiee par=20
Luis Fernando Pino.  Nous cherchons aussi permission pour presenter l=
e=20
plan pour plier le simple (mais trognon) modele du herisson de=20
Tony O'Hare.  Si vous pouvez nous permettre a contacter ces gens la,
ca sera gentil parce que nous tenons d'etre correcte.  Merci en avanc=
e.

P.S. Jean, que pense-tu de mettre un de tes plans pour un modele=20
     original?

Since Jean Villemaire has been nice enough to announce the address of
our new origami page, I would like to take advantage of the situation
to ask if you can help us locate some of the following people in orde=
r
to seek the permission needed to present:

Photo of John Montroll's stegasaurus folded by Juancarlos Londono
and photographed by Luis Fernando Pino.

Plan for a simple (but cute) model of a hedgehog signed by Tony O'Har=
e.

Please help us.  We are new at the game of making public web pages,
but would like to be correct and above boards.  Many thanks in=20
advance.=20

--=20
*-------------------------------------------------------*
|          Mark E. Casida                               |
|          e-mail: casida@chimcn.umontreal.ca           |





Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 14:59:23 -0400 (AST)
From: GDScott@aol.com
Subject: re:Santa Claus

On 22-Nov-96, rita (rstevens@philly.infi.net) wrote:
>On page 70 of Paulo Mulatinho book titled 'Origami-30 Fold-By-Fold
Projects'
>is a Santa Claus (not just the face, but full body).  I couldn't find that
>diagram in the book.  Does anyone have any idea where it can be found?  If
>not, are there others (on the same level) in other available books.  Thanks
>in advance.
>Rita
>Philadelphia, PA

ORIGAMI for CHRISTMAS by Chiyo Araki, ISBN 0-87011-807-2 features 3 figures
of Santa.

Page 62:  Full figure of Santa with fold hat, boots, and beard. (simple)

Page 130: Santa Claus Mobile, featuring a spring-like body, hat, beard, and
boots.  Clever mobile, hangin' for the holidays.  (more involved)

Page 140: Santa Claus Card, features a fold-out scene with Santa at the
chimney, replete with fire grate. (for the enthusiast).

Hope this helps,

Glenda Scott
http://www.owt.com/gdscott





Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 15:05:44 -0400 (AST)
From: Nick Robinson <nick@homelink.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Mulatinho

Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us> sez

>I haven't seen the Mulatinho book myself.

They are without exception delightful books, beautifully illustrated. I
rate Paulo as one of the foremost illustrators of origami (as well as
Megumi Biddle) and his taste in folds is inspirational. (I don't say
that because there's one of mine in there!)

Give 'em a try - they're well worth the money.

all the best,

Nick Robinson

Origami, Improvised Guitar, Internet consultancy and Web design!

email           nick@homelink.demon.co.uk
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Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 17:51:27 -0400 (AST)
From: Kim Best <Kim.Best@m.cc.utah.edu>
Subject: Re: Santa Claus

There are also two Santa models in David Brill's "Brilliant Origami".
One even has an open sack, for small gifts like a piece of candy or nuts.

Kim Best                            *******************************
                                    *          Origamist:         *
Rocky Mountain Cancer Data System   * Some one who thinks paper   *
420 Chipeta Way #120                * thin, means thick and bulky *
Salt Lake City, Utah  84108         *******************************





Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 21:43:41 -0400 (AST)
From: J Armstrong <jcanada@clark.net>
Subject: Re: Fr: simple mais trognon

simple mais trognon ?

la grenouille fait d'une carte d'affaires (business card)
Jessica





Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 22:03:56 -0400 (AST)
From: J Armstrong <jcanada@clark.net>
Subject: Re: Russian Origami Magazine

Sergei:
I tried to reply personally but the message did not get through. I am
interested in getting a copy of the recent russian origami magazine.
Please let me know how to get you the funds.  Thanks. Jessica





Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 22:22:34 -0400 (AST)
From: reeds@openix.com (Reeds Family)
Subject: Re: Fr: simple mais trognon

>simple mais trognon ?
>
>la grenouille fait d'une carte d'affaires (business card)
>Jessica

the 6-business card box  ( Jeannine Moseley's wonderful model) Last week I
kept a three year old happy for a whole evening with a pile of these,
giving the grownups a chance to talk. (of course, the 3-year old was
equally pleased just to have a wad of tbe business cards in a rubber band
to draw on or slide in and out.)

Karen (a reader, but non-speaker/writer of French)
Karen Reeds
reeds@openix.com





Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 02:51:28 -0400 (AST)
From: Jean Villemaire <boyer@videotron.ca>
Subject: Re: Fr: simple mais trognon

Reeds Family wrote:
>
> >simple mais trognon ?
> >
> >la grenouille fait d'une carte d'affaires (business card)
> >Jessica

I guess I missed Jessica's letter.  It's the second time today I get this
impression.  I'm interested in that business card folding.  Can someone send
that message back to me please ?  And where do you write from, Karen ?

Jean Villemaire
Montreal, Quebec
boyer@videotron.ca
