




From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 12:07:28 -0500
Subject: Re: origami haiku

From: Rick Bissell

>  Does anyone have any others?

========

Origami-dan
  Origami-butai
    Origami-Kai

Kenshukai
  Tanteidan-Origami
    Which one shall I use

========

Sorry I couldn't resist. And I hope I am close on the number of syllables
in the Japanese words (if any lines are to short just append the word
"hummm ").

Sorry Valerie, the I vote against "Origami-guruupu" because then I might be
called an origami guru (I'm not ready for that pressure ;-)   ).

BYE  :-)
Jeff
jkerwood@usaor.net





From: Jim Cauble <jimc@SESSIONWARE.COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 15:17:29 -0800
Subject: Re: A ??? of paper folders

> One who studies fold patterns would be a Foldologist.
>
         I'm not nearly as advanced or professional a folder as any of
you, but I believe you are all Increasingly Artistic. :)





From: Glenda Scott <gdscott@OWT.COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 15:32:14 -0800
Subject: Re: First book/net material on origami

I would like to suggest the ART OF ORIGAMI by Gay Merrill Gross, ISBN
0-7924-5841-9 as the best begining book that I have ever seen.  The
instructions are well drawn, the fotos are exceptionally beautiful and
large enough to gather information from.  The introduction features an
interesting historical presentation without being tedious.  It's a
wonderful book featuring a  great selection of items to fold.

I also have an origami workshop on the web using fabric.  There are
diagrams available for downloading and fotos of origami.  Just use your
favorite paper instead of fabric.  http://www.owt.com/gdscott

Glenda





From: Perry Bailey <pbailey@MTAYR.HEARTLAND.NET>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 16:19:56 -0600
Subject: Re: Solid Solids Warning

>In an earlier email I mentioned that I got some GREAT gold paper backed
>foil called Sold Solids. Well, I have gone back and bought more and it was
>not the same. I have to warn you, that to the best of my judgement, I got
>THREE different papers under that name. All three were gold paper backed
>foil but folded VERY differently (two were good but one was crap). I didn't
>want you to follow my previous advice and end up getting the crappy paper
>(and hating me forever  ;-)  ).

The problem is that a lot of companies use a plastic coating that looks
     metalic, then there are other papers that are metalic, but to low of a
     metal content to fold well.  I have found sometimes you can get some
     decent foil at Hallmark, but the problem is

Perry





From: Deborah Foreman-Takano <dforeman@MAIL.DOSHISHA.AC.JP>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 16:41:40 +0900
Subject: Hello!...Introduction

Hello. I'm a relatively new member of the list who
did a quick delurk recently with a posting about
enjoying using origami to teach communication
strageties. I thought I ought to do a brief self-
introduction if I planned on posting with any
(ir)regularity, so, just very quickly:

I'm Debi and I am a relative beginner to folding
itself, though I have been studying a lot of things
*about* origami for quite a while. I originally be-
came fascinated by it as an elementary schoolchild
in Buffalo, where I stumbled onto a program on edu-
cational television. I still remember the appearance
of the instructor: a thin, bald Japanese man in
haori and hakama (one kind of formal Japanese dress),
sitting at a desk and solemnly teaching us how to
fold a piano, a fox puppet, several kinds of boats.

I'm living permanently in Japan now, having been
here well over half my life, and agree with Joseph
Wu that (1) most Japanese people, although familiar
with origami because they folded a few things as
a child, basically consider it child's play, and
that (2) origami afficionados are slightly wierd
people, devoted to their hobby.

Although I also agree with another comment on this
list, that there are certainly benefits to leaving
origami less widely known, I at the same time
identify with, and am involved in helping young
Japanese identify with, the latent pride they have
in their culture. There are traditional things that
many Japanese are not very interested in learning
about for themselves, such as tea ceremony, origami,
and kabuki appreciation. Although they consider
these things old-fashioned, they are quick to point
them if they think they will be meeting up with some
foreigners who might ask them some questions, but
otherwise young Japanese think that people interested
in these arts are what might be termed "cultural nerds".
I'm more than happy to demonstrate, whenever I have
the chance, how these things can be relevant to modern
Japanese life, and I find the opportunity in a number
of classes. I think it's great that some students
have come to consider origami not only something more
than "kids' stuff", but something with heretofore
unfathomed (by them) practical uses.

Bunraku (classical Japanese puppet theatre) is another
one of my interests, and I am trying to do the same
thing with that.

Anyway, thank you very much for everything on this
list--I'm taking in all of your tips, and my folding
is coming along quite nicely. I hope to be attending
a conference one of these days, and will be really
pleased to meet you in person.
Debi Foreman-Takano
dforeman@mail.doshisha.ac.jp





From: Deborah Foreman-Takano <dforeman@MAIL.DOSHISHA.AC.JP>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 16:42:27 +0900
Subject: Origami Group

I just wanted to offer another possibility for the
Japanese name you have been discussing.

"-Kai" is a common designation in Japanese for
groups involved in investigating or doing a parti-
cular thing. It means "Society" or "Association."
Thus, maybe "Origami Kai" would be a possibility?

"Kenshukai" is a term used for a group or a meeting
for the purpose of studying a certain thing, so
"Origami Kenshukai" might also be possible.

The "tantei" of "Tanteidan" means "detective"--
Thus, "Group of Origami Detectives". or maybe
more colloquially for English, "The Origami
Investigators".

Debi
dforeman@mail.doshisha.ac.jp





From: D Pun <debpun@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 17:25:51 -0500 (
Subject: Architectural Origami Workshop Ideas

Hello, everybody!
I like to introduce (& delurk) myself:
My name is Debbie Pun. (hurrah for origami!)
As a result of Tomoko Fuse's Make-a-Box kit
I purchased 7-8 years ago at New York City's Kinokuniya
bookstore, I fell in love with the simplicity
of her interlocking origami designs.
I have been specializing in unit origami and box origami.
I started to create origami mobiles for my friends.
I also started to explore complex animal designs.

Because of my passion for origami, I have been invited
to an Artist-in-Residence program at an elementary
School in Schenectady, New York. The annual theme this
art school will explore is architecture.

My big question is:
How can I combine origami, architecture, geometry
to a range of grade level (Pre-K to 5th grade)?
My first workshop begins March 26th, 1998. My target
audience is 3rd to 5th grade students. I follow
up with a second workshop Tuesday, March 31st
targeting the younger children.

So far, I have Masahiro Chatani's _Origami
Architecture: American Houses_ to base a workshop
for the older students. I am stumped what to do
with the younger students.

How can I properly teach the many folds in
a simple introductory 10 minutes so
the students understand how to follow the form?

Any suggestions would be helpful on how to present
the materials in a easy to understand method. I am
going to visit the Origami USA at the American Museum
of Natural History, NYC.

Thank you for help, and I hope to hear from
you soon!

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From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 17:47:36 -0500
Subject: Re: Architectural Origami Workshop Ideas

> Hello, everybody!
> I like to introduce (& delurk) myself:
> My name is Debbie Pun.

Hi Debbie - others are FAR more able to help you but I wanted to say HI and
thanks for delurking. Fuse modulars are among my favorite too (Isn't she
great).

BYE  :-)   Jeff K.
jkerwood@usaor.net





From: Jane Rosemarin <jfrmpls@SPACESTAR.NET>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 19:34:09 -0600
Subject: Re: OUSA dorm

Lynelle asked:
>Can you tell me, is there any way to get a totally NON smoking room at the
con?
 I'm the one who send the original posting. As I recall, smoking is not
allowed in the dorms. I believe there is a sign to that effect in the
lobby (or was it in the registration materials?). I suspect I had
unusually bad luck in getting a room that was permeated with smoke and
that contained stashed cigarette butts. I guess if it happened again, I
would ask to have my room changed.

Maybe some of us on the list who are going alone and need roommates, or
who would like to share a suite could contact one another here. Sounds
from the other responses to my question that the dorm with suites is an
improvement over the other one. Imagine, a refrigerator to store one's
Balcucci's purchases!

>Are there any hotels very close to the convention
I left NY 28 years ago, and I've never actually stayed in a hotel there,
but I know there are hotels in Chelsea (FIT's neighborhood), including
the famous Chelsea Hotel, which houses artists and writers. The theater
district, about a mile from the convention, has several hotels. I can't
recall, but the convention materials may include a hotel list.

I am considering staying at a hotel on the East Side, which may be more
expensive than those near FIT. I guess the advantages of the dorms is
that they are almost free, and it's great to be on site.  I liked Kim
Best's sugestion to bring your own towel.

I've saved all the responses to my dorm question, and I know they will
make my decision easier when the dreaded packet comes.

Thanks.

Jane





From: Carole Young <youngcj@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 20:01:35 -0600
Subject: Re: Architectural Origami Workshop Ideas

How about pre-making boxes, letting the kids turn them upside down,
draw windows and doors on them and construct houses from them.  A
simple single fold can make a roof.  They could construct a town from
inverted boxes and roofs.

carole

You wrote:
>
>Hello, everybody!
>I like to introduce (& delurk) myself:
>My name is Debbie Pun. (hurrah for origami!)
>As a result of Tomoko Fuse's Make-a-Box kit
>I purchased 7-8 years ago at New York City's Kinokuniya
>bookstore, I fell in love with the simplicity
>of her interlocking origami designs.
>I have been specializing in unit origami and box origami.
>I started to create origami mobiles for my friends.
>I also started to explore complex animal designs.
>
>Because of my passion for origami, I have been invited
>to an Artist-in-Residence program at an elementary
>School in Schenectady, New York. The annual theme this
>art school will explore is architecture.
>
>My big question is:
>How can I combine origami, architecture, geometry
>to a range of grade level (Pre-K to 5th grade)?
>My first workshop begins March 26th, 1998. My target
>audience is 3rd to 5th grade students. I follow
>up with a second workshop Tuesday, March 31st
>targeting the younger children.
>
>So far, I have Masahiro Chatani's _Origami
>Architecture: American Houses_ to base a workshop
>for the older students. I am stumped what to do
>with the younger students.
>
>How can I properly teach the many folds in
>a simple introductory 10 minutes so
>the students understand how to follow the form?
>
>Any suggestions would be helpful on how to present
>the materials in a easy to understand method. I am
>going to visit the Origami USA at the American Museum
>of Natural History, NYC.
>
>Thank you for help, and I hope to hear from
>you soon!
>
>______________________________________________________
>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com





From: JacAlArt <JacAlArt@AOL.COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 20:15:55 -0500 (
Subject: Kawaha Camel book?
Apparently-to: origami@mit.edu

In the latest issue of the Origami Tanteidan newsletter, there is a camel by
Kawahata. On the 1st page of diagrams, there's a picture of a bookcover with 3
camels. Is this a new Kawahata book?

~Alec





From: KUGA Takako <kuga@IMS.AC.JP>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 20:42:36 +0900
Subject: Re: Origami Group

Dbi's explanation is perfect. I'll spply it.

Deborah>"-Kai" is a common designation in Japanese for
Deborah>groups involved in investigating or doing a parti-
Deborah>cular thing. It means "Society" or "Association."
Deborah>Thus, maybe "Origami Kai" would be a possibility?

Right.  Actually Tokyo Origami Kai exists. That is a local group in Tokyo
but huge one.

Deborah>
Deborah>"Kenshukai" is a term used for a group or a meeting
Deborah>for the purpose of studying a certain thing, so
Deborah>"Origami Kenshukai" might also be possible.

I think "Origami Kenshukai" might also be possible. But "Kenshukai" is
often used in company.
The term often used a meeting especially for "learning" (rather than
"studying") practical things.
Employee in company is sometimes forced to attend this kind of meeting
which is called "Kenshukai".
"Kenshukai" is an ordinally one-day or a short-time meeting.
*******************************************
         KUGA  Takako

21-15 Kawaguchi-so F , Motosuga
Sugo, Okazaki Aichi 444-0035 Japan
e-mail:kuga@ims.ac.jp





From: KUGA Takako <kuga@IMS.AC.JP>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 20:57:39 +0900
Subject: Japanese Culture(long)

Hello, Debi and all of ML members

I am moved Debi's e-mail on Origami.  You know well about today's Japanese
culture.
Fortunatly a lot of foreigners has been interested in Japanese culture.
However today's Japanese life style is similar to Western one and young
Japanese people can not
evaluate our own culture.  We have little chance to experience traditional
culture.
Actually I have never worn "Kimono" since the commencement of University in
last spring.

Japanese cluture sometimes made light among Japnese people.
I think that unhappiness period for our culture came mainly two times.

First one was Meizi era which is about 100 years ago.
Japan had closed the country to foreigners for a long time in Edo era.
The moment when Mr. Perry came to Japan from America, all things began to
change suddenly.
Most of people had never seen Westerners and Western culture.
People made effort to study on Westren for progress our country.
Traditional culture was denied and Western one was valued.
A lot of masterpieces of Japnese art were bought as cheap ones and exported.
The way of studying on Western in those days was radical,
because people thought that Japan would be occupied by foreign country if
they didn't absorb foreign culture.

The second period is about 40 or 30 years ago.
After world war II, our country was developing. But people was poor
economically than America and Europe. Japanese people haped to be rich
materially.
We have tried to imitate Western world only from material aspect.

I think that they mistook how to study from Western world.
We have imported a lot of things form abroad without criticism.

That's why Japanese cannot evaluate our own culture.

What Origami is owe much to foreigners like Debi and all of you.
You have widened the possibility of Origami.
Many models made by foreigners inspired us.
We would not have invented them by only our sense of art.
And you made us re-recognize how wonderful Origami is.
That is a development , isn't it?

Debi,
I wish I have met you during my living in Kyoto.
I have lived Yoshida and would often go shopping to Takano.
I have never heard your great activity in Doshisha University,
because I am only a beginner of Origami.

Good-bye.
*******************************************
         KUGA  Takako

21-15 Kawaguchi-so F , Motosuga
Sugo, Okazaki Aichi 444-0035 Japan
e-mail:kuga@ims.ac.jp





From: Rosalind F Joyce <fold4wet@JUNO.COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 21:20:17 -0500
Subject: Re: OUSA dorm

The dorm rooms are just a place to sleep.  Some folders fold all night
and hardly use the room.  As far as 'spartan conditions,' it's best being
close to the fun, especially in the wee hours, and I prefer to spend my $
on origami stuff.
I'm very allergic to cigarette smoke, so my roommates either didn't smoke
in the room or were non-smokers.  When there were two or three of us
looking to share a suite, we requested non-smokers on housing
applications.  For the most part, Origami convention people are very
considerate.  (Staying at a hotel is no guarantee that previous tenant
didn't leave residual stuff, but you pay more.)   Ros Joyce

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From: Jeff Ellis <ellis7@EROLS.COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 21:22:45 -0500
Subject: Re: "Floating" airplane

Jeff Kerwood wrote:

> Someone asked, then answered, a question about an airplane that
> "floated"
> above a piece of cardboard. I woke up (after a weird origami dream - I
>
> tried to fold a piece of paper but it wouldn't bend then all the other
>
> piece in the room jumped up and flew around the room

I don't think that I ever had an influence on someone's dream
(nightmare?)  Not to mention on the topic of Origami!!!!!!!!!

> What
> about creating a thermal updraft by preparing the cardboard by
> covering it
> with heating-pads. When you use it you'll get an automagic updraft.
> What ya
> think about that???  ;-)
>

 Definitely a creative idea.  I'm not sure if it would work though.  I
still haven't gotten a glider to work with the cardboard.  But I'm still
trying ;-)

Thanks for your help... and sorry about the flying origami dream ;^)

Jeff





From: Jeff Ellis <ellis7@EROLS.COM>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 21:36:59 -0500
Subject: Re: Map fold

Hello!

I wanted to thank KUGA Takako for this information!!!!!!!!!

I tried to find a web page about this canning technique, but was
unsuccessful.  I have never seen this type of can myself.  Has anyone
seen a can produced like this?  Or does anyone know of a web site that
describes this technique further?  Or even shows a picture of such a
can?

Thanks!!!!!!!!
Jeff

> Jeff>Does anyone else know of any examples where Origami has given
> technology
> Jeff>a boost?
> Jeff>
>
> Prof. Miura have an another invention. I read about it in a sience
> magazine,"SCIaS"(published by Asahi Newspaper office on 12/06/96)
> which is
> written in Japanese. I don't know whether there is any book on it in
> English.  The article says that Prof. Miura published the paper about
> that
> in1969, but the name of the journal is not clear.
>
> His invention is about "can" for coffee.  You can buy canned coffee in
>
> vending machine.(In Japan there is a lot of vending machines which
> causes a
> problem of waste electric energy.)
> These cans have cylndrical shape, you know.
>
> If you make folds to make diamond unevenness(It's to hard to say how
> this
> pattern without picture of it.) on a can, the can will become stronger
>
> against the force to crush the curved surface of the cylindrical can.
> Moreover the strength against the force perpendicular to a base of the
> can
> will hardly change. This cylindrical shape which has unevenness is
> called
> "PCCP shell" in technical term.
> I guess from the article that "PCCP" is
> pseudo-cylindrical-convex-polygon.
>
> By this special unevenness the strength of can increases.  In other
> words,
> you can make thinner and lishter can(this synonimous confuses us!) by
> this
> technology. Originally Prof. Miura invented this not for can. His
> research
> might be a kind of science or mathematics.  There is no technology for
>
> practising his idea in those days.  Recently a "can" campany in Japan
> has
> paid an attention to his technology and begun to reserch for
> PCCP-shell
> can.  If this kind of can will be prevailed, the company can make the
> "can"
> at lower cost and prevent from wast natural resources. I have never
> seen
> such kind of can in shop or vending machine. How about you?
> *******************************************
>          KUGA  Takako
>
> 21-15 Kawaguchi-so F , Motosuga
> Sugo, Okazaki Aichi 444-0035 Japan
> e-mail:kuga@ims.ac.jp





From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 21:45:22 -0800
Subject: Re: Map fold

On Sunday, March 15, 1998 6:55 AM, KUGA Takako [SMTP:kuga@IMS.AC.JP] wrote:
> His invention is about "can" for coffee.  You can buy canned coffee in
> vending machine.(In Japan there is a lot of vending machines which causes a
> problem of waste electric energy.)
> These cans have cylndrical shape, you know.

> at lower cost and prevent from wast natural resources. I have never seen
> such kind of can in shop or vending machine. How about you?

I have seen these cans in Japan. I think it was about a year ago. I can't
 remember which
company used them, but the cans were dark green, and they had a picture on the
 front that
looked like some sort of African mask. I think the coffee itself was called
 "Toki".

Joseph Wu, Origami Artist & Multimedia Producer
T: (604)730-0306 x 105    F: (604)732-7331   E: josephwu@ultranet.ca
W: http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca





From: KUGA Takako <kuga@IMS.AC.JP>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 22:18:59 +0900
Subject: Re: Metal Origami

Kenny1414>It might be possible to paint or spray a model with graphite,
Kenny1414>then do electrolysis on it, or something like that.
Kenny1414>If you start with a foiled paper model, the immersion
Kenny1414>in liquid for the electrolysis should not be a problem.

I heard about nonelectrolytic plating(another name is chemical plating).
This kind of plating is used in car body.
Nowadays car body is made of plastic, because plastic is more light than metal.
The car body is plated by way of nonelectrolytic plating.
I am sorry that I don't know the practical way.  I couldn't find  book on
the way.
It might be possible to apply the way to cover paper model with metal.
*******************************************
         KUGA  Takako

21-15 Kawaguchi-so F , Motosuga
Sugo, Okazaki Aichi 444-0035 Japan
e-mail:kuga@ims.ac.jp





From: Edith Kort <ekort@MCLS.ROCHESTER.LIB.NY.US>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 23:25:30 -0500
Subject: DeLurking

Hi,

Since we've been encouraged to "delurk" I'll say hello.  I am
particularly interested in unit origami and structures.  I run a summer
camp for girls ages 8 - 12, and find unit origami a great team-building
activity.  I try to scaffold them by starting with a simple fold, and
then work to more complex folds.  The Camp lasts 2 weeks, so we usually
do 3 or 4 different origami activities during that time.  Since 25% of
my Campers return each year, I have to come up with new sets of
activities each year.  Last year I had some 4th year Campers.  By the
time we get to more complex units, usually one or 2 girls on the team
can get it, and the others work under the guidance of the experts.  It
is interesting to see which girls become the origami 'gurus'.  It isn't
necessarily the oldest, or the best mathematicians, or even the best
artists.

Last year we worked on 'electra' from Paul Jackson's books.  The mail
here has inspired me to do the castle from Eric Kennaway's book.
Needless to say, we will change the name of the castle to something more
appropriate for my audience.  If anyone has suggestions for other
activities for my audience, I would enjoy them.  A few years ago we did
origami mobiles - which was a great way to work with balance and other
techniques.

I am currently working with the book that my friend Char Morrow, from
SummerMath at Mount Holyoke introduced me to, that we refer to as the
'origami quilting' book.  It has no English in it, but has T. Fuse at
the end, in the credits.  If anyone has worked with this book, I would
be interested in hearing from you.  The cover has pictures that look
like a series of quilts.  We will do a workshop on these at the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics regional meeting in Hartford Ct in
Nov.

I was introduced to origami by James Sakoda, who was a personal friend
of my parents when I was growing up.  (A public thank-you).

I enjoy the mail, but sometimes feel that I am inundated by the volume.
Are there rules of netiquette for this list?  I think that some of the
messages could more appropriately be sent to the person asking the
question, rather than the whole list.  I realize that sometimes answers
build on each other, but picking up 40 messages when I log on can be
overwhelming.
--
  Edith M. Kort  716-377-6862
  Director, Math, Science and Computer Camp
  University of Rochester, Warner School
  Rochester NY 14627





From: KUGA Takako <kuga@IMS.AC.JP>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 23:55:09 +0900
Subject: Re: Map fold

Jeff>Does anyone else know of any examples where Origami has given technology
Jeff>a boost?
Jeff>

Prof. Miura have an another invention. I read about it in a sience
magazine,"SCIaS"(published by Asahi Newspaper office on 12/06/96) which is
written in Japanese. I don't know whether there is any book on it in
English.  The article says that Prof. Miura published the paper about that
in1969, but the name of the journal is not clear.

His invention is about "can" for coffee.  You can buy canned coffee in
vending machine.(In Japan there is a lot of vending machines which causes a
problem of waste electric energy.)
These cans have cylndrical shape, you know.

If you make folds to make diamond unevenness(It's to hard to say how this
pattern without picture of it.) on a can, the can will become stronger
against the force to crush the curved surface of the cylindrical can.
Moreover the strength against the force perpendicular to a base of the can
will hardly change. This cylindrical shape which has unevenness is called
"PCCP shell" in technical term.
I guess from the article that "PCCP" is pseudo-cylindrical-convex-polygon.

By this special unevenness the strength of can increases.  In other words,
you can make thinner and lishter can(this synonimous confuses us!) by this
technology. Originally Prof. Miura invented this not for can. His research
might be a kind of science or mathematics.  There is no technology for
practising his idea in those days.  Recently a "can" campany in Japan has
paid an attention to his technology and begun to reserch for PCCP-shell
can.  If this kind of can will be prevailed, the company can make the "can"
at lower cost and prevent from wast natural resources. I have never seen
such kind of can in shop or vending machine. How about you?
*******************************************
         KUGA  Takako

21-15 Kawaguchi-so F , Motosuga
Sugo, Okazaki Aichi 444-0035 Japan
e-mail:kuga@ims.ac.jp





From: Thomas C Hull <tch@ABYSS.MERRIMACK.EDU>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 01:24:46 -0500
Subject: Re: Architectural Origami Workshop Ideas

Hiya!

Debbie Pun asked about ideas for teaching architecture themes
using origami in K-5 classrooms.  The "pop-up" origamic
architecture is a tempting place to start, but it's
complicated too.  I highly suggest you try that only with
older students.

I don't know of any good reference that gives an in-depth
discussion of the parallels between paperfolding
and architecture.  But there's plenty to talk about and
to with your students - even the young ones!  Here
are a few suggestions.

(1) Structure/strength exercises
A piece of paper, unfolded, is weak and limp.  But accordian-
pleat it a few times (i.e., make parallel folds across the
square, going mountain, valley, mountain, valley, etc.) and
all-of-the-sudden the paper can stand on it's side and
support weight!  Have your students experiment with this
simple fold.  Have some make "large" accordian pleats
(say, only 4 creases) and have others make finer
pleats (say, 8 or 16 creases).  Test to see which folds
are stronger by having the paper support light books.
You could even have them keep adding weight to discover
where the "threshold limit" is of this structure - at
what point do the folds buckle?  Conclude whether or
not many creases are better or worse than only a few.
Experiment with more stiff papers, like posterboard.

Or do the same "threshold limit" exercise with rolled-up
cylinders.  That can be very interesting - you can add
strength to paper by accordian pleating it OR by
rolling it into a tube.  Then find examples of how
such simple concepts are utilized in the buidlings
around you - like in columns or steel-support structures
to hold up roofs.

(2) simple shape & form exercises
Architecture isn't all about strength and civil engineering.
It's also about defining space creating shapes and forms to
fill it.  Paul Jackson has some wonderful and simple exercises
where you explore what you can do with a piece of
paper by only making one fold - or even 1/2 a fold (a crease
starting from the side and going only to the center, not all
the way across).  Try it and you'll soon see all the myriad
spahes you can make by curling the paper around the one
crease, or by "breaking" the crease in half with a dent
and twisting the two halves of the crease around.

Equally simple, and on the other extreme, is to have your
students crumple up a piece of paper, smooth it out, crumple
it again, smooth it, etc., a bunch of times, and observe
how this totally changes the properties of the paper.
It radically alters its texture, has the effect of shrinking
the paper, makes it malleable in a way that smooth, uncreased
paper is not, and acts as a great shock-absorber.  (Isn't
it amazing how uncreased paper offers no shock resistance,
but crumpled paper works so well that people use it to pack
delicate objects!)  There are lots of fun things to
do with kids to have them explore these very non-trivial
concepts.

Those are just a few, off-the-top-of-my-head ideas, but
they can be milked a lot, I think.  I encourage you to
explore the strengths and weaknesses of folded paper
yourself.  Ask yourself questions like, "Why does a
house of cards manage to stand?"  and "Why isn't an
accordian-pleated square of paper as good as a block of
wood?"  Try just making things, using planty of glue and
tape (eeek!) if you need to.  You'll learn a lot and
inevitably discover projects you can do with your
students.

I do hope that helps!

---- Tom "pleat me!" Hull
     thull@merrimack.edu
     http://www.math.uri.edu/~hull





From: Maarten van Gelder <maarten@rc.service.rug.nl>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 02:00:00 +0100
Subject: ADMIN: subscription, postpone and archives

How to UNSUBSCRIBE from this list ...
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In both cases, send a mail to the list owners:

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The list owners are human beings with a limited amount of time, so be patient
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When you don't get messages from the list (even not your own messages) you
are probably set to NOMAIL. You can do it yourself (when going on holiday),
but in the past months it happend to several members at random.  To set the
For those of you who have forgotten how to ACCESS the ARCHIVES ......
You may get information, programs, diagrams, old messages and other stuff
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From: Chan Jonathan <jonchan1@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 06:03:31 -0800
Subject: Skelton of T-rex

Hi,

Does anyone knows where can I find the book "Origami Skelton of
Tyrannosaurus rex" by Yoshino Issei?(english version)

Thank you very much!

                                                 Jonathan

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From: Eric Eros <eros@MOHAWK.ENGR.SGI.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 06:27:20 -0800
Subject: Re: Skelton of T-rex

> Does anyone knows where can I find the book "Origami Skelton of
> Tyrannosaurus rex" by Yoshino Issei?(english version)

I think that if you examine the folding in the Japanese version (which might
be the only version) you'll find that most of the folding is simple enough,
and the diagramming good enough, that you don't need to be able to read the
Japanese.  I will admit, though, that there is one step in the neck that I
haven't yet figured out.  Other than that, I would recommend that you look
at the diagramming for the spine to see where the hardest folding occurs.
Try the spine, first, in LARGE paper.  What I did, was I did just part of the
spine (8 squares by 8 squares) in 9" paper to figure out just what I was
supposed to do there.

--
Eric Eros





From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 09:05:25 -0500
Subject: Pickwick Revisited

Talk about serendipity. Just after I asked this Origami-email-dan (by the
way - what is the Japanese for Email) about where to get Pickwick tea (for
it's tea-bag envelopes) a new coffee/tea store opened up across from my
wives work - guess what kind of tea they care - PICKWICK!!!!  Well, they
don't carry all the flavors (maybe 15 or so) but I still consider it a
find.

I have called the store and they will take mail-orders, here is
there contact information:

The Oasis
502 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
(412)201-2320

If anyone has trouble ordering from the store contact me privately and,
unless I get too many requests, I'll pick up what you want and send it to
you (I'll only charge you for my costs).

Jeff Kerwood
jkerwood@usaor.net





From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 09:05:52 -0500
Subject: Narrow Folds

I am folding a model that has a long narrow fold along the edge (say 1/4"
on a 10" edge). I find it extremely difficult to get a straight fold. I
know that I could use a ruler and stylus but I'm wanting to be able to do
this by hand. Any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks, Jeff Kerwood
jkerwood@usaor.net





From: DonnaJowal <DonnaJowal@AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 09:08:21 -0500 (
Subject: Architectural  Origami

There is a unit origami model called Bluebeard's Castle.  I think it is
published in one of Eric Kenneway's books--I can't remember the name of the
book but it is arranged in alphabetical order, like a dictionary or
encyclopedia.

There are two or three basic units that go together to form a castle.  You can
actually expand on it and make a much larger and more elaborate castle than
the basic one shown with the diagrams.  In fact,  I think that there is
someone on the list who is in the process of building the largest one ever
made.  Whoever that is can probably offer lots of advice!

Sounds like fun!

Donna





From: ETW Bess <ETWBess@AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 09:45:51 -0500 (
Subject: Re: Architectural Origami Workshop Ideas

I delurked only once on rotary trimmers. But now I'm encouraged to do it for
real.

I'm a mother of two teenagers who try very hard to show no interest in
whatever origami I'm working on. I am, I suppose an intermediate folder--but
there's been no order to what I try, so my repertoire is spotty.  I love
Fuse's stuff, too.  I've recently tackled some models from her Japanese
language books.  Also, I just got Paper Creations  by Gay Merrill Gross (ISBN
# 1-56799-439-3), and I think it's a really great beginner book.  (Someone
mentioned one of her other books recently.)
Though they weren't new to me, I really like her treatment of bases.

About the architectural workshop ideas.  I think Tom Hull's suggestions arae
right on:

>>(1) Structure/strength exercises
>>A piece of paper, unfolded, is weak and limp.  But accordian-
>>pleat it a few times (i.e., make parallel folds across the
>>square, going mountain, valley, mountain, valley, etc.) and
>>all-of-the-sudden the paper can stand on it's side and
>>support weight!  Have your students experiment with this
>>simple fold.  Have some make "large" accordian pleats
>>(say, only 4 creases) and have others make finer
>>pleats (say, 8 or 16 creases).  Test to see which folds
>>are stronger by having the paper support light books.
>>You could even have them keep adding weight to discover
>>where the "threshold limit" is of this structure - at
>>what point do the folds buckle?  Conclude whether or
>>not many creases are better or worse than only a few.
>>Experiment with more stiff papers, like posterboard.
>>
>>Or do the same "threshold limit" exercise with rolled-up
>>cylinders.  That can be very interesting - you can add
>>strength to paper by accordian pleating it OR by
>>rolling it into a tube.  Then find examples of how
>>such simple concepts are utilized in the buidlings
>>around you - like in columns or steel-support structures
>>to hold up roofs.

The Baltimore Science Museum had a wonderful hands-on architecture exhibit
when we were there almost two years ago.  I think it was a permanent exhibit.
I recall that they had printed paper hand-outs that did justs the sorts of
things Tom describes.  Everyone talks about the wonderful aquarium in
Baltimore's Inner Harbor;  we thought that their science museum was pretty
great, too.

I'm toying with the idea of the OUSA convention--I joined last year.   But I
wonder if it's intimidating for someone of my limited, spotty skills.

I really enjoy reading all the hints and info that people write in.

Bess





From: Jeff Ellis <ellis7@EROLS.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 09:48:48 -0800
Subject: Re: Architectural Origami Workshop Ideas

In responce to Thomas Hull's suggestion:

> (1) Structure/strength exercises
> A piece of paper, unfolded, is weak and limp.  But accordian-
> pleat it a few times (i.e., make parallel folds across the
> square, going mountain, valley, mountain, valley, etc.) and
> all-of-the-sudden the paper can stand on it's side and
> support weight!

If you decide to do this exercise you might want to show the students a
Miura - map fold.  You can find directions for this fold on the
internet.  I mention this here because the fold has increadable
streangth when in a semi-opened position.  That is to say, if the map
fold is flat on a table partially opened it can support alot of weight.
This fold is probably too difficult for the children to fold, but you
could certainly demonstrate the streangth of the fold.

Hope this help!

Jeff





From: Karen Reeds <reeds@OPENIX.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 10:04:25 -0100
Subject: Re: Architectural Origami Workshop Ideas

Interesting question

For the little kids, at least, I'd take advantage of the kids'readiness to
turn boxes into houses, sheets over tables=tents...

Don't try any thing more complex than folding sheets into half and standing
them on end (or tents) or pleats or cylinders (with tape) and experimenting
with piling them up into 3-D "houses", skyscrapers,   (how many can you
pile on top of each other before they collapse), tents, bridges....
Remember, most of the kids will have a hard time just matching up edges or
corners.

for the 3-5 graders, I'd do the business card cubes (which a 3-yr old of my
acquaintance immediately labeled "a house" )  and explore interlocking,
piling, stability of structures, patterns.

Thanks for raising the question. It gives me an idea for the origami family
workshop I'm giving this week at our local library.

Karen
reeds@openix.com

>Hello, everybody!
>I like to introduce (& delurk) myself:
>My name is Debbie Pun. (hurrah for origami!)
>As a result of Tomoko Fuse's Make-a-Box kit
>I purchased 7-8 years ago at New York City's Kinokuniya
>bookstore, I fell in love with the simplicity
>of her interlocking origami designs.
>I have been specializing in unit origami and box origami.
>I started to create origami mobiles for my friends.
>I also started to explore complex animal designs.
>
>Because of my passion for origami, I have been invited
>to an Artist-in-Residence program at an elementary
>School in Schenectady, New York. The annual theme this
>art school will explore is architecture.
>
>My big question is:
>How can I combine origami, architecture, geometry
>to a range of grade level (Pre-K to 5th grade)?
>My first workshop begins March 26th, 1998. My target
>audience is 3rd to 5th grade students. I follow
>up with a second workshop Tuesday, March 31st
>targeting the younger children.
>
>So far, I have Masahiro Chatani's _Origami
>Architecture: American Houses_ to base a workshop
>for the older students. I am stumped what to do
>with the younger students.
>
>How can I properly teach the many folds in
>a simple introductory 10 minutes so
>the students understand how to follow the form?
>
>Any suggestions would be helpful on how to present
>the materials in a easy to understand method. I am
>going to visit the Origami USA at the American Museum
>of Natural History, NYC.
>
>Thank you for help, and I hope to hear from
>you soon!
>
>______________________________________________________
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From: Jeff Ellis <ellis7@EROLS.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 10:26:35 -0800
Subject: Translations

I found something today, that many of you probably already know about.
But, I figured some of you might not -- so why not tell everyone.

At AltaVista,
http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate?

you can enter a web site, and recieve a translation.  Unfortunatly, no
Japanese.  They do have French, Spanish, Italian, German, and
Portuguese.
I have not yet tried the service, but it looks really cool.  Might come
in handy when trying to follow an Origami site from another country.

Jeff





From: Bruce Stephens <B.Stephens@ISODE.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:28:37 +0000
Subject: Unit origami (was Re: DeLurking )

ekort@MCLS.ROCHESTER.LIB.NY.US said:
> If anyone has suggestions for other activities for my audience, I
> would enjoy them.

Tom Hull has the awesome five intersecting tetrahedra (from his origami
mathematics page: <URL:http://www.math.uri.edu/~hull/OrigamiMath.html>).  This
looks lovely in five colours or just in one.





From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 13:17:50 -0800
Subject: Re: Translations

At 10:26 -0800 1998/3/16, Jeff Ellis wrote:
>At AltaVista,
>http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate?
>
>you can enter a web site, and recieve a translation.  Unfortunatly, no
>Japanese.  They do have French, Spanish, Italian, German, and
>Portuguese.

Jeff, this came up sometime last month, I believe. I, and several others,
pointed out that the translator is fun, but it is not particularly
accurate. Check the archives for details.

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From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 13:20:09 -0800
Subject: OUSA convention NOT intimidating (was Re: Architectural Origami

At 09:45 -0500 1998/3/16, ETW Bess wrote:
>I'm toying with the idea of the OUSA convention--I joined last year.   But I
>wonder if it's intimidating for someone of my limited, spotty skills.

Of course not! Come along and join the fun!

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From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 13:21:16 -0800
Subject: Re: Skelton of T-rex
At 06:27 -0800 1998/3/16, Eric Eros wrote:
>> Does anyone knows where can I find the book "Origami Skelton of
>> Tyrannosaurus rex" by Yoshino Issei?(english version)
>
>I think that if you examine the folding in the Japanese version (which might
>be the only version)

There IS an english version. It was published by Origami Maple in Toronto.
I believe that OUSA was carrying it, but I don't know if this is still true.

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From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 13:24:18 -0800
Subject: Email in Japanese (was Re: Pickwick Revisited)

At 09:05 -0500 1998/3/16, Jeff Kerwood wrote:
>Talk about serendipity. Just after I asked this Origami-email-dan (by the
>way - what is the Japanese for Email) about where to get Pickwick tea (for

email: denshi-meiru

Sometimes, it's just ii-meiru.

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From: Dennis Walker <d_and_m_walker@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 13:51:35 -0500
Subject: T-Rex Skeleton

Hi,
        I have an English version of Issei Yoshino's T-Rex Skeleton
diagrams. The details are:

        Origami Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex
        Designed and diagrammed by Issei Yoshino
        Published by Origami Maple, Toronto 1993
        (Curiously, no ISBN)

        Origami Maple
        469 Roncesvalles Avenue #405
        Toronto
        Canada M6R 2N4

        I purchased the book at the 1995 BOS Convention at York. Issei
Yoshino was there and taught his Tiger model (It took most of the weekend
to do!).

        I hope this information helps,

                                        Dennis Walker





From: Bonni Ledesma <bonni@CROSSROADS.ST-LOUIS.MO.US>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 14:01:34 -0600
Subject: another delurker

Hi!  I want to delurk, but am new to the internet, and I have just dabbled
-in my own way since I first saw a Japanese missionary make a crane when I
was 7 and proceeded to use the church bulletin every Sunday to make cranes,
cups, fortune tellers, and planes which were the only models anyone knew in
my small rural town.  Late in my high school days, I checked out every book
St. Louis library had on origami, but I never ran into anyone who was into
origami.  I have used origami mainly as entertainment and challenge for
myself and my children and functionally as invitations to all my childrens
birthday parties, as my annual Christmas card ornament, as decorations for
Chinese New Year. I have used my old diagrams and  taught some origami
during holiday events at church and international days at our school.

Now I have some time to renew my interests. Finding this list and beginning
to explore websites is opening my eyes all your wonderful experiences and
interested people.  I am eager to get back into folding but you all are way
beyond me so I want to catch up.  I thought I would just get back into
origami by using Fuse boxes as favors for my daughters wedding.  I hadnt
been exposed to Fuse before as all my books are so old.  Fuse is so
awesome.  But now I want to try to fold so many things you all have talked
about.

One of my prize ornaments I made for a Christmas card was the snowflake
which I made with the mylar taco chip bags when they first came out.  I had
everyone saving them for me.  It was terribly hard to keep folded, but well
worth the effort,  and then I found mylar sold on a roll!  I just placed my
first order with Fascinating Folds to investigate various papers.

I guess this is too long, but too overdue.
Bonni Ledesma - any  other St. Louis folderphilians?
Bonni@crossroads.st-louis.mo.us





From: ID 601198 - Leslie Mitchell <mitchell@QUAIL.MSANET.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 15:05:44 -0500
Subject: Re: A ??? of paper folders

How about "Crease Monkeys"???

Leslie





From: Barbra0336 <Barbra0336@AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 15:28:05 -0500 (
Subject: Re: Architectural Origami Workshop Ideas

In a message dated 3/15/98 2:38:16 PM, you wrote:

<<How can I properly teach the many folds in
a simple introductory 10 minutes so
the students understand how to follow the form?>>

Hi Debbie,
Welcome to Origami and to teaching.  In teaching elementary school students I
have found a couple of important things I'll share with you.
When you demonstrate use paper with different color on each side so they can
better tell what you are doing.  Second, your folding  model  should be  much
larger than theirs need be so they can see your folds better.  Third, begin
with easy folds and develop harder ones.  Last, either give each  person an
individual fold chart or have a large one on display so they always have a
reference to the folds you are using.  Also, sometimes I take in several
models of each stage of the project  to pass around to they can see what each
stage is supposed to look like.  Have fun and good luck from a retired
teacher, Barbara





From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 15:56:26 -0800
Subject: Re: Pteranodon on the net

>For those interested to my "Pteranodon" model, I'm glad to report that
>instructions for it are now available on the Web (and can be downloaded as a
>ZIP file for printing, if desired). Connect to the CDO website:
>
>http://www.essenet.it/cdo

This page doesn't work. You've commented out the bulk of the page by
commenting out the "new.gif" image near the top:

<!--IMG SRC="new.gif">

You should have

<!--IMG SRC="new.gif" -->

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From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:00:06 -0800
Subject: Re: Pteranodon on the net

At 23:36 +0100 1998/3/16, Robby/Laura/Lisa wrote:
>For those interested to my "Pteranodon" model, I'm glad to report that
>instructions for it are now available on the Web (and can be downloaded as a
>ZIP file for printing, if desired). Connect to the CDO website:

The pteranodon itself is here: <http://lorien.sissa.it/CDO/pteran.html>.

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From: Julius Kusserow <juku@STUDI.MATHEMATIK.HU-BERLIN.DE>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:22:37 +0100
Subject: New Model/New Diagrams

Hi All

I put a new diagram on my page. It`s the "Twin Crane" I ask for weeks ago.

You find the diagrams at

http://wwp.mathematik.hu-berlin.de/~juku/01twincrane.ps
http://wwp.mathematik.hu-berlin.de/~juku/02twincrane.ps
http://wwp.mathematik.hu-berlin.de/~juku/03twincrane.ps

Hope you enjoy it

Julius





From: Lisa Hodsdon <Lisa_Hodsdon@HMCO.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:26:39 -0400
Subject: Re: another delurker

Bonnie (and everyone else too I've finally decided)--

Don't be fooled into thinking that we are *all* far beyond you in
understanding and folding ability. As I recall, I knew little more
than the crane and waterbomb when I joined the list. I've been
around a number of years, and my participation in the list and
my folding ability have increased immensely since the beginning.
I still rarely fold much that takes more than 30 steps to diagram
without someone else along to help decipher diagrams or show
me the way.

Granted, there are some extraordinary folders and creators
on the list. But I can't be the only one who tunes out when the
discussion gets into "just how do you manage to do that double
closed reverse sink in step 104 without ripping the &#$*@ paper

Lisa
Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com

[I hate the way punctuation before a close paren looks like a
deformed smily.]





From: "Metzger, Jacob" <JMetzger@CITGROUP.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:38:40 -0500
Subject: Origami Mail Volume - digest instructions

Edith (and all new to the list or the internet)-

>> I enjoy the mail, but sometimes feel that I am inundated by the
volume.

The best relief for high volume of mail is to set the List to DIGEST
mode. You will get one mail a day from the list server containing all
the messages since the last digest. Here are the instructions:

>>This  list is  available  in digest  form.  If you  wish  to receive
the
>>digested  version  of the  postings,  just  issue  a SET  ORIGAMI
DIGEST
>>command to  LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU  (or  LISTSERV@MITVMA.BITNET).
(NOT, repeat NOT to origami@mit.edu)

The only downside is that there is a time lag, most notably for
"time-dated" messages (such as for example, "I have 2 copies of Viva!
Origami which I will sell for $5 each to the FIRST two people to reply
YMMV.

Yaacov Metzger





From: Linda Taylor <paperposy@CHEERFUL.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 17:06:00 -0500
Subject: delurking

Greetings to all,
  After only being on the list for a couple of weeks, I guess it's time for me
 to also "delurk".
  My name is Linda Taylor and I'm passionately hooked on origami!  This is an
 extremely new hobby to me, having no prior experience with it in the past.
  I owe it to three guys who come into the restaurant that I manage.  They would
 leave tips and other folded creations for the staff and so we started
 displaying them.  Around October 1997 I thought this would be great for
 Christmas, so, I asked if they would be willing to do some decorations.  I was
 completely in awe of the whole process, but, still not quite willing to try.
  The decorations where great and suddenly everyone was asking about origami.
 Then I asked if they could do flowers for the tables and they agreed.  When the
 flowers came in, I was really impressed.  Thats when it happened-I got hooked!
  So now I've jumped in with lots of enthusiasm and I owe a huge thank you to
 Mike, Larry and Marc!
  Keeping up with all the e-mail on the list has been fun and a learning
 experience for me.  I don't know how much I'll respond to in  the future, but,
 this is a start in the right direction.
  Thanks to everyone for the wealth of info!

Respectfully,
Linda Taylor





From: DMAWolf <DMAWolf@AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 17:55:58 -0500 (
Subject: Re: OUSA conventions

My notes on the convention
  Limited skills are not a problem just watch the class sign up and don't get
into classes that are too hard.  If you get lost ask the person next to you,
peek at their model, or ask the teacher.  As a visual learner I have made many
new friends by being totally lost and having someone else help me.  No matter
how good you are there is always someone who is better (usually 20 years
younger), so go, enjoy.
The Suites   In 3 years in the suite we have never had a smokers room.  We
have frozen and have always had a furry friend in the kitchen.  You can read a
book through the sheets and the blankets are made of dryer lint.  The light is
only an overhead poor at best.  The good thing is sleep is not something a
great many people indulge in, and shower is hot.
  The after hour sessions is when the origami experts divulge the secrets
large and small--go ----sleep at home as has been said before.  It is tiring,
exasperating, inspiring and just plain fun.   I have models that if I had not
seen my handwiriting on the back I would not believe I did it.  You can get
overtired.
   If New York is not your cup of tea go to Charlotte, North Carolina, in
September.
Some of the experts from other countries will be there I know and I sure there
will be some in New York as well.
  Now that I have rambled on I will leave and fight with the jackstone again
Back to semi lurking
Diana Wolf





From: Sebastian Marius Kirsch <skirsch@T-ONLINE.DE>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 19:48:23 +0100
Subject: Re: Skelton of T-rex

The T-Rex Skeleton is one cool model; try to get it if you can. It is made
from 21 equally-sized squares.

I have also got the book by Fumiaki Kawahata, "Issei Super Complex
Origami" a few weeks ago. In this book there is a stegosaurus skeleton,
so I decided to make a display of a T-Rex and a stegosaurus fighting each
other. I am making both models from 23cm (9") squares of white elephant
hide; I use wetfolding to make it more durable. (Wetfolding is actually
very easy with elephant hide, because you can wet the paper all you want,
it won't rip. With other kinds of paper like Mi-Teintes or even mulberry
paper, this is much more difficult.)

One word about support for the models: I don't use suspending poles for
the model like it is said in the book. Instead, I use two pieces of thick
wire running through the whole model to support it. One piece of wire
runs from the head through the whole length of the model to the tail, the
other piece runs up one leg and down the other. The pieces of wire are
welded together at the hip.

On Mon, 16 Mar 1998, Eric Eros wrote:
> Japanese.  I will admit, though, that there is one step in the neck that I
> haven't yet figured out.

The neck is pretty funky, but not actually very difficult. Just let the
creases fall where they would naturally, and don't care too much for right
angles.

Yours, Sebastian                                       skirsch@t-online.de
                        /or/ sebastian_kirsch@kl.maus.de (no mail > 16KB!)





From: Alice MacDonald <amacd@BMI.NET>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 20:02:46 -0800
Subject: Re: Architectural Origami Workshop Ideas

Hi! I teach origami to 5th graders too, and I appreciate all the
suggestions coming in. Here's a simple technique I first saw at a math
workshop, and  maybe you already know this, but if you use an overhead
projector and wax paper squares, the simple foldlines show up very well on
your screen.
