




From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 15:10:31 -0700
Subject: New old diagrams

Marc Kirschenbaum has released his original diagrams for his "rearing
dragon" (that has appeared in Jay Ansill's "Mythical Beings"). In his
words, "it would be about time the 'correct' diagrams got propagated."

You can find these diagrams at
<http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/Files/GIF/models.html>.
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From: "Katherine J. Meyer" <kathy@SILENTWORLD.COM>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 15:20:47 -0500
Subject: Chat tonight

Hi All:

It's that time again......no not Howdy Doody time.....Chat time!

Tuesday, July 7      9pm Eastern Standard Time

Hope to see you there  :)

Kathy <*))))><





From: Doug Philips <dwp@TRANSARC.COM>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 15:24:46 -0400
Subject: Re: convention photos

Joseph Wu indited:

> I've got photos of both that turned out quite well. Give me some time to
> scan them. The shot of you with your face in the middle of the sponge looks
> great!

Pardon my cynicism Joseph, but photos taken from last year's exhibit have been
in limbo ever since....

-D'gou

--
end
<a href="http://www.pgh.net/~dwp">Doug's Fun Page</a>





From: Jane Rosemarin <jfrmpls@SPACESTAR.NET>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 15:55:20 +0100
Subject: Re: Paper decoration techniques

Sebastian wrote:
>Now I am interested in other techniques for decorating paper. Which
>techniques have you used, and to create which effect?

The technique I keep going back to is speckling. I use watercolor paints
from tubes and also liquid pearlescent acrylics in bottles. It's quite
easy: I thin the watercolors with water, but generally leave them fairly
saturated with color. I often use white, adding color as necessary, for
an opaque effect. I use a medium-fine watercolor brush (about size 4).
After dipping the brush in the paint, I tap just above the hairs to
propel the paint onto the sheet.

Speckling is useful when you have a solid-colored paper and some of the
(boring, jarring) white reverse side will show in the finished model. The
reverse side may be speckled with the other side's color and an
additional color or two for interest. Speckling with white and
pearlescent colors is effective on dark papers.

I took three classes in paper decorating at this year's OUSA convention.
The most interesting technique I learned there was to paint an area with
a wash of watercolor and blot it with a paper towel or sponge for a
stone-like finish. This was explained by Aldo Putignano, whose classes
are loaded with ideas, and tremendously inspiring.

But since a person in Germany can't hop on a plane for New York to attend
a convention that already was (are there any time machine models?), I
would recommend a good book on paper decorating, published by OUSA,
called Decorating and Enhancing Paper for Origami. In addition to
describing many decorating techniques, it has articles on wetfolding,
backcoating and preserving models.

-Jane





From: "L. Hayashi" <lmh@COMPUSMART.AB.CA>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 16:52:39 -0600
Subject: Re: Poetry

Mike ,  thanks for sharing this beautiful poetry
Lynda

----------
> From: Mike Kanarek <kanarekorigami@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Poetry
> Date: July 7, 1998 8:45 AM
>
> Thought you might enjoy this:
>
>
> Cranes at Hiroshima
> by Miya Kanzaki
>
> My mother brought home a rainbow. The squares of paper
> thrilled me with color. I didn't know what to make
> of them, at first. She sat me down
> at the kitchen table; mother and little girl
> learned the art of origami. I folded the gift
> of life into the kami with my mother at my side.
>
> Soon, I was obsessed. I pushed aside
> onionskin and binder paper,
> preferring smooth orange and blue, giving
> days and nights to the making
> of flowers, rabbits, and cranes. This girl
> had a mission, refused to come down
>
> for dinner. As my father wolfed down
> potato and beef stew with a side
> of takuan pickles and sticky rice, his girl
> busied herself with a menagerie of paper.
> I still had the giraffe and the rhinoceros to make.
> That Christmas, I proudly gave
>
> my parents the zoo. I received a stockingful of gifts
> and our trip to Japan, where cherry blossoms fall down
> like snow in springtime. In Tokyo, we made
> a pondful of koi squirm for food pellets. The insides
> of their mouths were tangerine, their fins thin as paper.
> Here, I was an American girl.
>
> I felt so different from the Japanese boys and girls
> who wanted to practice their English with me. They gave
> me pink candy wrapped in rice paper.
> I imagined the intricate origami shapes they had down
> pat. With my hands at my sides,
> I wondered about the origami they could make.
>
> Next on our tour, we made
> the trip to Hiroshima, were I saw a wax girl
> with wax flesh dripping off her sides.
> As I stood before the Memorial, I learned that children gave
> strings of cranes---thousands---that hung down
> from the sculpture, to the deceased. Like lilies, but paper.
>
> These were the noble paper shapes Japanese children made!
> Rain misted down. I thought of the dripping girl.
> My mother gave me her hand. I trembled inside.
>
>
> I found this poem in a book called ON THE WINGS OF PEACE ~ Writers and
> Illustrators Speak Out for Peace, in Memory of Hiroshima and Nagaski
> Introduction by Sheila Hamanaka~ All royalties from the sale of this
> book will benifit international peace organizations~
>                        Mike 'Pops" Kanarek
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com





From: "Sonia Wu (NC)" <swu@VIRTU.SAR.USF.EDU>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 17:38:23 -0400
Subject: Re: Origami Quote Requested a Few Weeks Ago

Someone (I've forgotten who) asked about an origami quote that discussed
the real value of origami being the delight in creation or something to
that effect.  Anyway, I think I found it (my apologies if this has
already been posted).  Check page 132 of Tomoko Fuse's,  Multidimensional
Transformations Unit Origami (Tokyo and New York: Japan Publications,
Inc., Tokyo and New York, 1990, 4th ed.), a section called "Origami Fate"
immediately preceding Chapter 5. It's really quite a lovely passage and I
enthusiastically  keyed it all in to this message before terror of
copyright violation took hold (sorry).  The book is usually carried by
Barnes and Noble and is delightful for the models, clear diagrams, and
philosophical thoughts expressed.

Sonia Wu
(Florida)





From: Sheldon Ackerman <ackerman@DORSAI.ORG>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 17:55:38 -0400
Subject: Re: Chat tonight

>
> Hi All:
>
> It's that time again......no not Howdy Doody time.....Chat time!
>
> Tuesday, July 7      9pm Eastern Standard Time
>
> Hope to see you there  :)
>
Can you be a bit more specific as to where this chat will be taking place?
I honestly don't know.

--
---
Sheldon Ackerman.......http://www.dorsai.org/~ackerman/
ackerman@dorsai.org
sheldon_ackerman@fc1.nycenet.edu





From: Terry Buse <tbuse@VSTA.COM>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 18:23:26 -0500
Subject: perrito problem

Could someone explain what happens between step 6 and 7 of the perrito at the
     following website? Thanks in advance.
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/4091/desa05.html

Thanks also to Arial - I got your package and model. I couldn't believe that a
     person I didn't even know would go to such trouble:)) You're a super
     person! By the way I finished it and it looks great!





From: Russell Sutherland <RGS467@AOL.COM>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 19:01:52 -0400 (
Subject: Re: Chat tonight

<SNIP>

> Hi All:
>
> It's that time again......no not Howdy Doody time.....Chat time!
>
> Tuesday, July 7      9pm Eastern Standard Time
>
> Hope to see you there  :)
>
>Can you be a bit more specific as to where this chat will be taking place?
>I honestly don't know.

Sheldon,

The chat is @   http://www.the-village.com/origami/talk.html

Please keep in mind that you should use a java-based browser...Netscape Nav.
works ...or you can use Telnet services.

At any rate, I hope you are able to join us tonight.

Sincerely,

     Russell : \
RGS467@AOL.com

DARE TO FOLD!!!!!!!





From: Ian McRobbie <Ourldypeac@AOL.COM>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 20:01:24 -0400 (
Subject: Re: perrito problem

By looking at the diagrams 6-7 I have concluded that in order to flatten the
model to step 7 you bust fold the triangular pyramid to one side. the result
will be two rabbit ears that when folded to one side will reveal the one whole
squar while covering up the other.(In the diagram note that the pictures shows
to look like two squares overlapping each other. I hope this is helpful.
                                            -Ian





From: Rjlang@AOL.COM
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 00:17:39 -0400 (
Subject: Re: Origami Quote Requested a Few Weeks Ago

> It's really quite a lovely passage and I
> enthusiastically  keyed it all in to this message before terror of
> copyright violation took hold (sorry)...

Lest we go overboard on the copyright biz, I should point out that "fair use"
doctrine typically permits "brief quotations in reviews or critical articles."
I'd say a posting to this list qualifies. Commonly books will explicitly
permit this type of usage -- check the imprint page of your source.

Robert J. Lang
rjlang@aol.com





From: Julius Kusserow <juku@MATHEMATIK.HU-BERLIN.DE>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 07:43:31 +0200
Subject: Electra (was: Please help me identify an author/designer...)
Sorry if I post this massage again, but I don't find my massages from
26/6/98 in the archives

> To make Electra60 first put five modules together in a pentagonal ring. To
> every face then add two more modules which link up to make a square. Then join
> each of the squares with a triangle - you don't add any extra modules to do
> this. Just continue this pattern of pentagons, squares and triangles in a
> symmetrical way and the model will form itself.
>
I tried this idea and come up with a version of 36 modules combined in
triagles, squares and hexagons.
a square have a hexagon on each side and triangle on each point.On the
hexagons sides alternate squares and triangles. Looks very beautifull

Enjoy
        Julius





From: Julius Kusserow <juku@MATHEMATIK.HU-BERLIN.DE>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 07:45:02 +0200
Subject: Re: Please help me identify an author/designer..
Sorry if you get this mail twice, but I don"t found my massages from
26/6/98 in the archives

Hi are list of the models in "30 Origami designs" please help me, if you
know a creator.

glider from A format            traditional?
candy bag
butterfly fom 2:1 rectangle
sampan                          traditional?
duck step(napkinfold)
cable buffet (napkinfold)
bishop (napkinfold)
fish
sleepy dog
modular decoration I
colour change bird
modular decoration II
house                   traditional
3D house                traditional
G.I. cap
star
waterbomb               traditional
traditional box         traditional
nesting bird            Paul Jackson?
beak
lighthearted
star box                traditional
jumping frog
bird
building
pig form 2:1 rectangle
standing heart
chinese vase            traditional
electra                 Dave Mitchell
seal on a rock          Martin Wall?

Thanks in advance
        Julius





From: Howard Portugal <howardp@FAST.NET>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 09:18:02 -0400
Subject: Hacky Sack

What is the smallest number of these units that you need in order to make a
3-d shape? While we're at it, what is the progression? 30, 90, ???

Thanks,

Howard
--
Howard Portugal, West Chester, PA email:howardp@fast.net
---------------------------------------------------
"A problem worthy of attack, proves its worth by fighting back."
Author Unknown





From: Katharina Grif <Katharina.Grif@UIBK.AC.AT>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 09:23:04 +0100
Subject: origami supplies
Priority: normal

 I am going to visit Spain ( Barselona) for next two weeks.
Does anybody of you know some book stores with origami books and
paper there? Or some exhibitions halls  with origami models?
Please, mail me privately :)

with best wishes, Katharina





From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Garc=EDa_Macias_Carlos?= <CGMACIAS@TELMEX.NET>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 09:33:08 -0600
Subject: Re: origami supplies

        Katharina wrote:

        > I am going to visit Spain ( Barselona) for next two weeks.
        >Does anybody of you know some book stores with origami books
and
        >paper there? Or some exhibitions halls  with origami models?
        >Please, mail me privately :)
        >
        >with best wishes, Katharina

Why privately? (:-)

In 2 months I'll go to Spain, visiting also Barcelona, and I'm also
interested in
this information.

/8-) Carlos Garcia
cgmacias@telmex.net





From: Valerie Vann <valerie_vann@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 11:41:40 -0400
Subject: Hacky Sack

Since the units are the equivalent of the edges
of a polyhedron, will only join (at least in their
present form) in sets of 3 or 6 (i.e. polyhedra
with 3 or 6 edges converging at each apex), and the
poly will be regular (same length edges) and convex,
you can answer your question for yourself by looking
through a chart of the regular convex polyhedra.

These can be found in Origami for the Connoiseur and
Fuse's Unit Origami, as well as on a number of web sites.

valerie





From: Julius Kusserow <juku@MATHEMATIK.HU-BERLIN.DE>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 12:50:14 +0200
Subject: Re: Electra
On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, The Browns wrote:

> I have made an Electra from the book of ULtimate Papercraft and Origami, with
     30
> modules, but it falls apart to easily.
If you put to modules together fold the point and the pocket you insert it
in at the middle of the module, and fold it at the line where you see the
conection between the modules

>Can you diagram one for me with 60 modules?
> Are the mdoules the same? Thanks.
>
> Jeff Brown
>
The Electra 60 are made from the same modules, a discription for arranging
them was written on 6/6/98 on this list.

Hope that helps
        Julius





From: Kim Best <kim.best@M.CC.UTAH.EDU>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 13:34:01 -0600
Subject: Re: Hacky Sack

Howard Portugal wrote:

> What is the smallest number of these units that you need in order to make a
> 3-d shape? While we're at it, what is the progression? 30, 90, ???

You should be able to joint 6 together to form a spherical/geodesic/bulgy
version of a tetrahedron.

--
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         *******************************





From: Wellenberg <SusannaWellenberg@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 13:53:42 -0400
Subject: Re. Ceramic Paper

 I have bought some Ceramic Paper in Tokyo at Tokyu Hands. It is rather
thick, contains about 95 percent of ceramic material. You have to fold it
wet. There are I think five thicknesses (A,B,C,D,E) for different purposes.
I have  checked in Europe could not find it here.

I saw another (Chinese) ceramic paper when visiting with Kawasaki in
Sasebo. I cannot judge on the quality, but I saw Kawsaki folding his rose
out of this ceramic paper very easily. His friend gave me some sheets and
they seem to be "constructed" differently, i.e. there is ceramic material
between two layers of tissue.

I personally prefer the touch of the Japanese brand, but as I said, I would
have to ask some "specialists" like Inoue or Kawasaki for more detail.

When folded and dried, you can burn it like any ceramic, the Japanese brand
needs some 1350 C, for the Chinese paper I do not know details.

Maybe this helps a little bit.

Susanna

eMail: SusannaWellenberg@compuserve.com





From: Sarah Wooden <sarah@FREDART.COM>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 14:24:18 -0400
Subject: Re: Please help me identify an author/designer..

At 07:45 AM 7/8/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Sorry if you get this mail twice, but I don"t found my massages from
>26/6/98 in the archives
>
>
>
>Hi are list of the models in "30 Origami designs" please help me, if you
>know a creator.
>
>glider from A format                   traditional
>candy bag                              Paul Jackson
>butterfly fom 2:1 rectangle            Paul Jackson
>sampan                                 traditional
>duck step(napkinfold)                  Paul Jackson
>cable buffet (napkinfold)              Paul Jackson
>bishop (napkinfold)                    Paul Jackson
>fish                                   Jeff Beynon
>sleepy dog                             Paul Jackson
>modular decoration I                   Paul Jackson
>colour change bird                     Paul Jackson
>modular decoration II                  Paul Jackson
>house                                  traditional
>3D house                               traditional
>G.I. cap                               traditional
>star                                   Florence Temko
>waterbomb                              traditional
>traditional box                        traditional
>nesting bird                           Paul Jackson
>beak                                   Paul Jackson
>lighthearted                           Wayne Brown
>star box                               traditional
>jumping frog                           Traditional
>bird                                   Paul Jackson
>building                               Paul Jackson
>pig form 2:1 rectangle                 Paul Jackson
>standing heart                         Paul Jackson
>chinese vase                           traditonal
>electra                                Dave Mitchell
>seal on a rock                         Dr. Martin Wall
>
>Thanks in advance
>        Julius





From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 15:09:17 -0700
Subject: Re: Origami House

At 04:02 PM 98/07/08 -0600, you wrote:
>For anyone else having trouble getting to the Origami House web page the
>address is acually :
>
>> http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~origamih/eindex.html
>
>Many of the models displayed there are simply amazing.  Especially those by
>Takahisi Hojo.

HOJO Takashi is pretty amazing. He was supposed to go to the OrigamiUSA
convention this year, but could not get time off from his new job. Those of
you who remember the TV Champion origami competition video that I showed in
NYC last year may recognise his name as the winner of that contest. The
dragon that Yamaguchi-san taught this year is the dragon that Hojo-san used
in his winning diorama in that contest. Second prize winner HONIDEN Nahomi
was present in NYC this year.
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From: Kim Best <kim.best@M.CC.UTAH.EDU>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 16:02:42 -0600
Subject: Origami House

For anyone else having trouble getting to the Origami House web page the
address is acually :

> http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~origamih/eindex.html

Many of the models displayed there are simply amazing.  Especially those by
Takahisi Hojo.
--
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         *******************************





From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 16:19:31 -0400
Subject: Re: Origami Quote Requested a Few Weeks Ago

> Someone (I've forgotten who) asked about an origami quote that discussed
> the real value of origami being the delight in creation or something to
> that effect.  Anyway, I think I found it (my apologies if this has
> already been posted).  Check page 132 of Tomoko Fuse's [snip]

Sonia. Thanks, it was me. I checked the passage in the Fuse book and it was
nice, but not the one I was looking for. The one I have in mind is on
someone's web page.

Thanks for taking the time to pass on this information,
Jeff Kerwood





From: "Sonia Wu (NC)" <swu@VIRTU.SAR.USF.EDU>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 16:19:47 -0400
Subject: Re: Copyright Fear, the Sequel

I checked the page that talks about  Fuse's Multidimensional
Transformations Unit Origami copyright requirements and the
publisher doesn't even permit the usual reproduction of short passages for
reviews (which might have been stretched to cover my humble posting).  It
sounded ironclad enough that I'd have trembled even to use the quote in a
term paper.

The Fuse quote really is nice, too (p. 132 in the 4th edition, right
before chapter 5).  Oh no, I quoted the page number.....

Sonia Wu
(Florida)





From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 16:28:58 -0400
Subject: A Puzzle - The Root of Squaring the Unsquare

I'd like to get at the root of how to make an unsquare piece of paper
square. The puzzle is this, if you start with an unsquare piece of paper,
using only the two diagonal folds OR the two book folds (and an exacto &
straight edge), can you make it square, and if so - how? I am saying use
only the diagonals OR the books so that after the paper has been squared
you haven't created extra creases.

Paper can be unsquare in many ways but let's use these two shapes to start
with:
A. The paper is rectangular
B. The paper is a squished diamond, all sides are the same length and 2
opposing pairs of angles are 88 and 92 degrees.

You can fold a diagonal in 3 ways:
1. Align the top point and let the ends of the diagonal be ~ off ~
2. Align the ends of the diagonal and let the top point be ~ off ~
3. Accurately bisect one corner of the ~ square ~ (lining up the edges
coming from the corner).

Lets examine the result of each shape & folding method and see what shape
you get when you cut off the ~ excess piece ~.

A1) You end up cutting off a long narrow triangle from each end of the
rectangle creating shape B (do a book fold and your square will be off)
A2) Same as A1
A3) Works

B1) There is not an excess piece to cut off, but do a book fold and it'll
be off. To make it square, when you do the book fold align the creases of
each diagonal (one tip of each diagonal point will be nearer the center
than the other) and cut off the excess (cut parallel to the long edge, in a
straight line from the tip of one ~short tip~ to the tip of the other
~short tip~ (repeat with other book fold)).
B2) Same as B1
B3) Same as B1

This all started because I was folding with a friend who did a ~ 1 ~ and
cut off the excess to make it square (?). I didn't think much about it but
went home and did the same thing - the first time I had to do a book fold
after cutting off the excess a light went off in my head and "Houston - we
have a problem".

My thought is that most bought paper that is unsquare has good 90 degree
angles but is slightly rectangular (true?). So A3 would be the best choice
for that.

For home cut paper- who knows?!  I'm thinking best way to square up a home
cut unsquare piece of paper is, again, to try an A3 then do a book fold and
trim as above. I used A3 because if it you have an A shaped paper and use
A3 you won't create a B shape and need to trim a second time (which would
be the case if you tried A1 or A2 on an A shaped paper). But this uses both
diagonal and book folds so it doesn't solve the puzzle.

I'm not real mathematically inclined, does all of the above make sense and
sound correct?

I know there are several ways to make a square from an irregularly shaped
paper, but that's a bit different than my question. My question is how do I
trim an almost square piece of paper into a true square (using only
diagonal OR book folds)?

Jeff





From: "James M. Sakoda" <James_Sakoda@BROWN.EDU>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 17:14:13 -0400
Subject: Re: ceramic paper

>I was looking at the Gallery Origami House:
>http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~origamih/eindex.htm
>one of the models (with out a Creator) is:
>
>    "Title : Hashi-oki (Chopstick Rest)
>    one sheet of square paper, without cutting (ceramic paper)"
>
>What is ceramic paper, can you buy it or do you make it, if so how?
>
>I know that this has been 'talked about' before but I do not remember any
>examples.
>
>Hobbit

I had a little experience with ceramic paper which will provide some
information.  In Fold, a nesletter exchanged among a small group, I wrote
about my experience in Issue 16 Dec. 1987.  When I visited my brother in
California I was able to visit the Westwood Ceramic Supply, 14400 Lomitas
Avenue, City of Industriesm, CA 91746.  You can write to them for
information on ceramic paper, although I don't know whether they are still
in business.  The ceramic paper measured 10.75 x 15.75 x 15.5 inches and
came in five different weights.  It felt like  soft cardboard and I got one
of the lighter weights since the heavier weight would have been harder to
fold.  I folded a turtle in Modern Origami and had it fired up by the
store.  The paper evidently becomes soft during the firing  in a ceramic
kiln to a high temperature, and needs some support.  The turtle developed a
crack down the middle of the back and a coule of th legs fell off, and I
had to glue it back on.  I left more to be fired when I left Los Angeles,
but later learned that the pieces did not survive an earthquake measuring
6.1k during the firing.
     I also learned that Tomita Sogyo, a Japanese company developed a
ceramic paper called Pecera, which only needs to be fired to 900 degrees
centigrade, and began marketing a small kiln priced at $110 according to
the exchange rate then in effect.  Like wet folding it is one means of
hardening folded paper, and a field which can offer opportunities for a new
approach to origami.  Howeveer, I have not had more experience with it
since and have not seen or heard of it being used for origami until you
mentioned it.
James M. Sakoda





From: Terry Buse <tbuse@VSTA.COM>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 20:20:30 -0500
Subject: perrito problems again

I've almost finished the Mexican dog but can't seem to get the head to be quite
     right. Anyone familiar with this model and can help? Thanks in advance
Terry





From: John & Hope <hopen2@MEGSINET.NET>
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 22:57:40 -0500
Subject: Re: origami supplies

Garcma Macias Carlos wrote:

>         Katharina wrote:
>
>         > I am going to visit Spain ( Barselona) for next two weeks.
>         >Does anybody of you know some book stores with origami books
> and
>         >paper there? Or some exhibitions halls  with origami models?
>         >Please, mail me privately :)
>         >
>         >with best wishes, Katharina
>
> Why privately? (:-)
>
> In 2 months I'll go to Spain, visiting also Barcelona, and I'm also
> interested in
> this information.
>
> /8-) Carlos Garcia
> cgmacias@telmex.net

  Was in Spain last Oct.  looked thr u  book stores & found nothing.  But
glad we made the trip.         Hope in Illinois  hopen2@megsinet.net





From: ROCKYGROD@AOL.COM
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 00:29:45 -0400 (
Subject: Re: Question-Neat Container-'98 Convention

While at the Convention I noticed a gentleman in the elevator that had a
plastic box (tupperware type) to hold his models that had a handle on the top
of it.  I asked him where he purchased it but it was not a store that I am
familiar with and with sleep deprivation I did not remember to write it down
and ask some relative back east about the store.  Did anyone else see this box
and know where I could purchase one?
Thanks in advance,
Patty





From: Edith Kort <ekort@MCLS.ROCHESTER.LIB.NY.US>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 05:00:42 -0400
Subject: Goodies at WalMart
I stoppend at WalMart and found the miniature clothes pins.  They were
located in the Craft Dept., the Doll-making section.  They come in a bag
of 50 for about $1.27.  They are made by Forster, who makes the large
size clothes pins. They seem to have a good spring to them.  They had a
choice of natural wood or brightly colored pins.

I also bought a "Tye Dye" memo cube.  It is not really tye-dyed, but has
a leaf pattern printed on one side and comes in five pastel colors. The
label lists the size as 3.5 inches square; it is really 3-3/8 by 3-9/16
(8.55 cm x 9 cm).  It is glued on one long side to make a pad.  If you
don't mind trimming, it makes a pretty good value of 500 sheets for
about 1.99.
--
  Edith M. Kort
  Rochester, NY





From: Michael Belehradek <mbelehradek@CNC.SK>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 08:44:45 +0200
Subject: Re: origami supplies

At 09:33 AM 7/8/98 -0600, you wrote:
>        Katharina wrote:
>
>
>        > I am going to visit Spain ( Barselona) for next two weeks.
>        >Does anybody of you know some book stores with origami books
>and
>        >paper there? Or some exhibitions halls  with origami models?
>        >Please, mail me privately :)
>        >
>        >with best wishes, Katharina
>
>Why privately? (:-)
>
>In 2 months I'll go to Spain, visiting also Barcelona, and I'm also
>interested in
>this information.
>
>/8-) Carlos Garcia
>cgmacias@telmex.net
>
I was in Barcelona 3 weeks ago and as I walked up
Ramblas from Columbus statue to Catalan Square and
on right side in side street near Cathedral of St. Eualia
(at about 1/3 way up near McDonald on right side Ramblas)
was 1 shop where they had some Origami books behind
front glas. These Origami books were in spanish (or Catalan)
language. It was saturday evening so shop was not open :-((.

If someone knows about shop where sells Origami in Wien
please let me know .... Thank you.


     Mike





From: Carole Young <youngcj@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 06:38:10 -0500
Subject: Re: Goodies at WalMart

Thanks for the tips.  What do you use the clothes pins for?

I like the small squares.  Sometimes I take them to day-long meetings
where I slowly fold cranes, usually by feel.  I have gotten fairly
adroit at paying very good attention to the subject while my hands stay
busy.  At then end of a meeting I will have 10-20 cranes in the last
flat stage.  I take them home complete the 3D expansion and deposit
them into a large glass goldfish bowl which is slowly filling up.
Rather than distracting me, it keeps me from getting restless either
from sitting so long, or from making so many cranes.  By feel, matching
corners is different.  You feel the match of points and sides.  Also I
do the folds one way, unfold and fold the opposite way so that when I
squash for example I am not struggling with half the folds involved
being in the wrong direction.  The fold then goes into place without
having to see.

Lets see,  I may call then "ZEN AND THE ART OF MEETING PARTICIPATION".





From: Faye Goldman <FayeG@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 07:36:11 -0500
Subject: Re: Question-Neat Container-'98 Convention

ROCKYGROD@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> While at the Convention I noticed a gentleman in the elevator that
had a plastic box (tupperware type) to hold his models that had a
handle on the top of it.  I asked him where he purchased it but it was
not a store that I am familiar with and with sleep deprivation I did
not remember to write it down and ask some relative back east about the
store.  Did anyone else see this box and know where I could purchase
one?
> Thanks in advance,
> Patty

I buy mine in a chain office supply store called Staples.  They are
made by Sterilite and are called Show Offs.  They come in two size:
7 x 8  and  14 x 8 (inches).  They also stack together pretty well.
I don't have the price handy, but I think they were under $5.

Faye





From: "Katherine J. Meyer" <kathy@SILENTWORLD.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 09:08:31 -0500
Subject: SE Festival Info

Hi All:

Jonathan Baxter sent me the address for his website about the
Southeastern Origami Fesival in Charlotte North Carolina. (the one
referred to on the flyer) Here it is:

http://southeastorigami.home.mindspring.com/index.htm

It is still under construction but there is a lot of information
available now.

Kathy <*))))><





From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 11:50:10 -0700
Subject: Re: convention photos

At 03:18 PM 98/07/06 -0400, you wrote:
>Did anyone who attended the OUSA convention get a good photo of my
>exhibit (half of Menger's Sponge)?  I'm such a lousy photographer, I
>usually rely on friends to supply me with snapshots.  I need a picture
>for my website.  (I always credit the photographer.)  If you took a
>digital photo or have a scanner, you could just email me a gif or
>jpeg.  Thanks,

I've put up two photos of Jeannine's sponge on my website. Also, I've
included a photo of Sy Chen's tea set which was, in my opinion, the best
piece on exhibit at the OUSA convention. Take a look at
<http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/Gallery/ousa.html>.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Joseph Wu, Origami Artist and Multimedia Producer
t:604.730.0306 x 105   f: 604.732.7331   e: josephwu@ultranet.ca





From: Reeds <reeds@OPENIX.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 17:21:19 -0100
Subject: leaving list for time being

Dear folding friends   7/9/98

I love readingall your messages, but my hands are suffering from
computer-clickery--a book on carpal tunnel syndrome I just bought tells me
that in Norway, it's called "mouse disease!" I'm nowhere near wrist splints
yet, but I know I have to reserve my hands in the coming months for a big
project (curating a big exhibit on history of medicine)  and, of course,
actual origami.

So for the time being, I'm setting this list to NOMAIL until sometime close
to the next OUSA.

happy folding
Karen
reeds@openix.com

PS a special thank you to everyone who brougt blow-in subscription cards
for my Poverty fold class at the OUSA convention! You didn't put your names
on thebundles of cards, so I don't know who you are. If you'd like copies
of the diagrams of these new models, email me individually. For the rest of
you, I'll send the diagrams to OUSA and hope they'll show up in the 1999
Convention volume.
KMR





From: Julius Kusserow <juku@MATHEMATIK.HU-BERLIN.DE>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 17:43:07 +0200
Subject: Re: Please help me identify an author/designer..
On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Sarah Wooden wrote:

> At 07:45 AM 7/8/98 +0200, you wrote:
> >Sorry if you get this mail twice, but I don"t found my massages from
> >26/6/98 in the archives
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi are list of the models in "30 Origami designs" please help me, if you
> >know a creator.
> >
>>
>> ... all the 30 Models with creator...

Thanks
        Julius





From: "Steve Tauber/Steve's Cool Cave..." <spistevo@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 19:07:01 -0700 (
Subject: Starship Enterprise

Hello,
I am putting together a book on Star Trek, and wish to know if anyone
knows of any USS Enterprise, etc designs??

Thank you very much.
Respectfully, Steve Tauber spistevo@hotmail.com

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From: Doris.L@T-ONLINE.DE
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 19:13:00 +0100
Subject: Barcelona

When I was in Barcelona two years ago, I looked for origami books in every
bookstore I could find. You have to asked for books about "Papiroflexia".
I can't recommened a special bookstore. You have to look. At that time I found 2
origami books by Kasahara
But don't forget about origami all the wonderful Gaudi buildings. It's worth to
climb up the Sagrada Familia, to have a rest in the Parc Guell, or to do
something for culture: visiting the Picasso and Miro Museum. And if you have
enough time, please visit the monastry "Montserrat".

Doris





From: Peter Budai <peterbud@MAIL.DATATRANS.HU>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 19:17:05 +0200
Subject: BARCELONA-info

Hi All who are going to visit Barcelona,

Katharina wrote:

>        I am going to visit Spain ( Barselona) for next two weeks.
>        Does anybody of you know some book stores with origami books
>        and paper there? Or some exhibitions halls  with origami models?
>        Please, mail me privately :)
>
>        with best wishes, Katharina

Carlos wrote:

>        Why privately? (:-)
>
>        In 2 months I'll go to Spain, visiting also Barcelona, and I'm also
>        interested in this information.

While being in Barcelona with an organised trip we (my mother and me) got
lost near the seaside and found a narrow street with a bookstore in which we
actually found three origami books. By Vicente Palacios (some of you may
remember him from last years N.Y. convention). Too bad I didn't know Vicente
at the time.

Sorry, I can't tell you the name of the street but if you'd like to visit
Vicente (Palacios), I can give you his address and phone nr. (you should
write or call him before). I know he welcomes visitors.

My email is <peterbud@mail.datatrans.hu>

Enjoy the Sagrada Familia, the octagonal road junctions the weather, etc...etc.

Have a nice travel,

Peter Budai





From: Ian McRobbie <Ourldypeac@AOL.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 19:21:03 -0400 (
Subject: ORIGAMI LOVERS UNITE!!

 Everyone please, I beg you, please come to the origami chat tonight at AOL!!
 My best bud plans these chats and only gets maybe five people to come every
time one is scheduled. So please come to the chat tonight!! I want to have a
lively chat for once!!
                                                     Thankyou children of the
origami,
                                                                     Ian
McRobbie





From: "Steve Tauber/Steve's Cool Cave..." <spistevo@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 19:38:32 -0700 (
Subject:

Hello,
I am putting together a book on Star Trek, and wish to know if anyone
knows of any USS Enterprise, etc designs??

Thank you very much.
Respectfully, Steve Tauber spistevo@hotmail.com

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From: Peter Budai <peterbud@MAIL.DATATRANS.HU>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 20:24:34 +0200
Subject: BARCELONA-info

Hi,

I haven't received my posting to the List (which normally I do) about the
Barcelona-issue. If it made through, sorry for sending it again.

_______________PREVIOUS__MESSAGE______________________________________

Hi All who are going to visit Barcelona,

Katharina wrote:

>        I am going to visit Spain ( Barselona) for next two weeks.
>        Does anybody of you know some book stores with origami books
>        and paper there? Or some exhibitions halls  with origami models?
>        Please, mail me privately :)
>
>        with best wishes, Katharina

Carlos wrote:

>        Why privately? (:-)
>
>        In 2 months I'll go to Spain, visiting also Barcelona, and I'm also
>        interested in this information.

While being in Barcelona with an organised trip we (my mother and me) got
lost near the seaside and found a narrow street with a bookstore in which we
actually found three origami books. By Vicente Palacios (some of you may
remember him from last years N.Y. convention). Too bad I didn't know Vicente
at the time.

Sorry, I can't tell you the name of the street but if you'd like to visit
Vicente (Palacios), I can give you his address and phone nr. (you should
write or call him before). I know he welcomes visitors.

My email is <peterbud@mail.datatrans.hu>

Enjoy the Sagrada Familia, the octagonal road junctions, the weather, etc...etc.

Have a nice travel,

Peter Budai
_________________________________________________

P.S. This travel to Barcelona was somtime around '92.





From: Peter Budai <peterbud@MAIL.DATATRANS.HU>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 20:24:42 +0200
Subject: Re: origami supplies

Mike Belehradek wrote:

>If someone knows about shop where sells Origami in Wien
>please let me know .... Thank you.

Well, I don't even know about one at Budapest. I don't know if Vienna has
origami-shops, but you can surely find paper stores with nice papers (I
haven't tried but I can imagine).

Any Austrian folders on the List who might give some info?

Peter Budai





From: "Steve Tauber/Steve's Cool Cave..." <spistevo@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 20:45:51 -0700 (
Subject: Starship Enterprise

PS-If you know of several origami designs, please let me know only about
the best one(s); especially if diagrams are available.

Thank you very much.
Respectfully, Steve Tauber

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From: Jason Todd <jrtodd@MS.COM>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 23:31:01 -0400
Subject: Re: Starship Enterprise

Jeremy Shafer definitely has one.  You should email him and find out
about publishing it.  You can reach him at jugami@krmusic.com

-Jason Todd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Tauber/Steve's Cool Cave... [SMTP:spistevo@HOTMAIL.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 1998 10:07 PM
> To:   ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Starship Enterprise
>
> Hello,
> I am putting together a book on Star Trek, and wish to know if anyone
> knows of any USS Enterprise, etc designs??
>
> Thank you very much.
> Respectfully, Steve Tauber spistevo@hotmail.com
>
>
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From: Alasdair Post-Quinn <acpquinn@PANTHER.MIDDLEBURY.EDU>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 01:08:44 -0400
Subject: return of the lonely man

hey all...

i'm back.

<listens for cheers, and, hearing nothing, sits down on the floor>

well, anyway, i'm only this far <holds up fingers in demonstrative
position> from finishing my origami page...yeah, i know, who needs another
damn origami page, right? well, i'm going to forego all the redundant links
that everyone else has, and showcase my own models and their diagrams.
whee! ...the lonely man will be there too, in a blatant affront to those
who would like to censor such things, along with the zigzag bracelet, the
jellyfish, and the enigma cube <holds up sign for wild applause>

<listens>

hmm. you people must be asleep. <looks at watch>  no wonder. i'm off to
bed. g'night all.

peace,
alasdair





From: Kate & Dan Richardson <dlr@JAVANET.COM>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 01:55:33 +0000
Subject: Western MA folding session
Priority: normal

Hello everyone, and special hellos to all those I missed seeing at
the Convention this time around...

I will be hosting a folding session at my place in Northampton, MA
on Sunday July 19, from noon to 6pm. I expect there will be some
semi-organized teaching going on for beginners and children, as well
as more freeform sharing and teaching for those who like. We will
meet in a community building big enough to accomodate a few
different activities. If you are interested, please email me for
directions, more info or whatever.

I look forward to hearing some Convention stories!
And finding out what the rose cube is really supposed to look like!

Peace........Kate.

Kate and Dan Richardson
Northampton, MA
mailto:dlr@javanet.com





From: Nick Robinson <nick@CHEESYPEAS.DEMON.CO.UK>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 08:03:29 +0100
Subject: Re: Starship Enterprise

Larry Hart & Asghar Malik of London have quite a few trekky things, but
they ain't on-line!

all the best,

Nick Robinson

email           nick@cheesypeas.demon.co.uk
homepage        http://www.cheesypeas.demon.co.uk - all new look!
BOS homepage    http://www.rpmrecords.co.uk/bos/
RPM homepage    http://www.rpmrecords.co.uk - now with RealAudio clips!





From: Ariel <ariel@DATAPHONE.SE>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 08:14:35 +0200
Subject: Re: Starship Enterprise

There are on the i-net diagramas for the Enterprise by Marc Kirschenbaum

Here it is the link for the them...

http://www.rug.nl/rugcis/rc/ftp/origami/models.bin/enterprise/index.htm

cheers,

Ariel





From: Richard Davies <richardd@REDAC.CO.UK>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:32:23 +0100
Subject: Re: Starship Enterprise

> There are on the i-net diagramas for the Enterprise by Marc Kirschenbaum
>
> Here it is the link for the them...
>
> http://www.rug.nl/rugcis/rc/ftp/origami/models.bin/enterprise/index.htm

There is also an Enterprise NCC 1701 by Asghar Malik and Larry Hart in BOS
magazine 184. It starts from a bird base and is probably easier to fold than
Marc's. I can't give any idea of relative merit though.

Rich





From: Valerie Vann <valerie_vann@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:08:32 -0400
Subject: return of the lonely man

Alasdair wrote:
<<.the lonely man will be there too, in a blatant affront to those
<<who would like to censor such things

As one of  those old stick in the muds who favors not having
"adult content" origami posted to the list, I would simply point
out,  one can of course put whatever one pleases on one's
own web site. However.........

origami web sites are popular with teachers and school
children, and most of them contain nothing anybody could
object to.  If it were my web page, I would put the lonely man
on a page by himself, and post its URL to the Underground
Origami Pages. Otherwise your whole page could end up
listed as possibly unsuitable for children.

Just a thought.
valerie





From: Pat Slider <slider@STONECUTTER.COM>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:59:01 -0700
Subject: Re: Barcelona

A case of synchronicity....The posting below just turned up on the paper-l
(papermaking) list. Perhaps of interest to folders visiting Spain:

Outside Barcelona there is a papermaking museum in Cappelades which is worth
the trip.
It's in an centuries old  papermill.
If iinterested I can dig up more specific contact information
Lee





From: Alasdair Post-Quinn <acpquinn@PANTHER.MIDDLEBURY.EDU>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 14:33:01 -0400
Subject: Re: return of the lonely man

At 01:08 PM 7/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>origami web sites are popular with teachers and school
>children, and most of them contain nothing anybody could
>object to.  If it were my web page, I would put the lonely man
>on a page by himself, and post its URL to the Underground
>Origami Pages. Otherwise your whole page could end up
>listed as possibly unsuitable for children.

true, true, and i had not completely worked out how i was going to do this.
i am thinking that i may not include the lonely man at all, but just point
at Zack's page and reference it. not to worry, something tasteful will be
done, i'm sure.

peace,
alasdair





From: Peter Budai <peterbud@MAIL.DATATRANS.HU>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 18:38:26 +0200
Subject: Re: Barcelona

Hi All,

>[...] And if you have enough time, please visit the monastry "Montserrat".
>
>Doris

It's very-very beautiful, I recommend it, too.

Peter Budai





From: liony azali <fmla@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 21:44:21 -0700 (
Subject: Kusudama (origami ball)

Hi, my name is Liony Azali and recently I borrowed an origami book
entitled Kusudama, by Makoto Yamaguchi. I was so in to it and would like
to know whether there are other books about Kusudama.

Right now I'm working on "Venus" and I'm stuck on step 22nd. The
instruction said to fold the marked parts back so that they meet at the
back. I'm not quite understood the instruction. Is there anyone that has
tried making "Venus" that can help me out? I'm so eager to know how to
work this out.

Anyway I'm just a beginner in origami and this is my first time joining
origami mailing list, so if there any inconvinience, I'm deeply sorry.

Sincerely

Liony Azali

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From: "Francisco y J. Anmbal Voyer Iniesta" <fjvoyer@IIES.ES>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 22:42:03 +0200
Subject: Re: origami supplies

  Hello, my name is Anbal and Im from Spain.

    In the last days I have saw mails from Katharina Grif and Carlos
Garca asking about book stores with origami books in Barcelona.
Unfortunately I dont live in Barcelona (I live in Madrid) and I dont
know where can you buy origami books in that city, but in Spain you can
find origami books in many book stores and shopping centers. When you
ask  for origami books you must remember that we call to the origami
"PAPIROFLEXIA".

    If you can come to Madrid there is a Book store specialist in
origami books (not paper) and many papers store. The adress this store
is.

    Librera Aranda
    c/ General Yage n11
    28020 Madrid (Spain)

    I hope you had understood my mail (Im learning English but now I
speak horrible)

    Hasta pronto

    J. Anbal Voyer
    email: fjvoyer@iies.es

    P.S. If you dont know Spanish books here have a little list of the
most interesting (in my opinion)

    -PAPIROGAMI
Author: Vicente Palacios
Publishing: Salvatella
ISBN: 84-7210-028-6

    -LA CREACION EN PAPIROFLEXIA
Author: Vicente Palacios
Publishing: Salvatella
ISBN:84-7210-060-x

    -PAPIROFLEXIA (A VUELTAS CON EL PAPEL)
Author: Grupo Zaragozano de Papiroflexia
Publishing: ?
ISBN: ?

    -PAPIROFLEXIA
Author: Eduardo Clemente
Publishing: Plaza y Jans
ISBN: 84-01-24023.9

    -EL LIBRO DE LAS PAJARITAS DE PAPEL
Author: Grupo Riglos
Publishing: Alianza Editorial
ISBN: 84-206-0339-2

    -EL LIBRO DE LAS MASCARAS DE PAPEL PLEGADO
Author: Grupo Riglos
Publishing: Alianza Editorial
ISBN: ?





From: Dino Andreozzi <dion@HEM.PASSAGEN.SE>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 23:54:15 +0200
Subject: First Origami Meeting in Scandinavia

The association "Origami Sverige"  is pleased to announce the First
Scandinavian Origami Meeting, to be held in Stockholm,
Sweden from October 23th to 25th, 1998.
The meeting is organized with the help of the finnish Origami Association
"Origami Finland" and our special guest will be Mr Toki Yenn (from Denmark)
and Mr Peter Budai.
Also attending will be Mr David Brill (BOS), Miss Claudine Pisasale (
MFPP) and Mr Jorma Oksanen (from Finland).
In those three days there will be origami master classes, a guided visit to
a paper mill, and a lot of fun.
While the convention takes place a big exposition of Origami will be
arranged simultaneously ( and continue until three days after the
convention).
Everyone is welcome to send models for the exposition that will be the
biggest never held in Scandinavia.

You will find all information, including booking forms, about the meeting
at http://hem.passagen.se/dion/OrigamiSverige/meeting/1stSOM.html

For those without browsing capabilities, you can request this info and any
further information to:

Mrs Antonieta Andreozzi
Tre Kaellors Vaeg 15 nb
145 65 Norsborg
Sweden
E-mail: origami.sverige@home.se
As part of the events, the convention will celebrate the 100 years since
Lillian Oppenheimer, to whom Origami in the western world owes so much, was
born, date which exactly matches the convention date.

Well, we hope to see you in Stockholm.

Regards

Dino Andreozzi





From: Jane Rosemarin <jfrmpls@SPACESTAR.NET>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 10:19:20 +0100
Subject: Re: Kusudama (origami ball)

Hello,

I can't help you with the Venus kusudama because I don't have the book,
but I do have a book to recommend. It is Newest Kusudama by Tomoko Fuse.
It's my favorite kusudama book; it's in Japanese, but the diagrams are
very easy to follow. You can get it from Origami USA, which is on the web
at:
http://www.origami-usa.org

Happy folding!

-Jane





From: Judy D Pagnusat <judypag@JUNO.COM>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 13:15:40 -0700
Subject: Re: return of the lonely man

 Valerie,

Toltally agree!!

Judy

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From: Frommars@AOL.COM
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 13:35:17 -0400 (
Subject: Folding Faces

Can anyone tell me what is in the Folding Faces origami book? Is it just how
to fold a couple faces, or how to fold any face from a picture, etc...?
thanks.





From: liony azali <fmla@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 14:38:39 -0700 (
Subject: Thank you for the Kusudama tips!!!

Hi, I think I just give it one more try, and if I still cannot do it,
I'll just keep on trying :)That Venus thing is a tricky one, I have
almost tried every single one in that Kusudama book by Makoto Yamagauchi
and they make nice gifts for my friends and relatives. Hopefully I will
be able to make the Venus because I really want to try other Kusudama
models.

One quick question, is there an origami meeting in San Jose area. If I
would like to join, do I have to be a member?Thank you very much and
keep on folding :)

Sincerly

Liony Azali

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From: MrsCalbash@AOL.COM
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 14:43:21 -0400 (
Subject: Re: Kusudama (origami ball)

Hello, Liony!
Welcome to Origami-L and to Origami!
In folding the unit for the Venus kusudama ball, I find that the trick is to
have the paper flexed the right way.  What you are doing, after you have
completed all the folds and then unfolded them again, is turning the whole
thing inside out.  If you managed the first 'fold the marked parts back so
they meet in the back' in step 19, then you know what to do.  Just make sure
you have the paper folded so that the shaded side is on the inside of the
cone-shaped flower you are creating.  The pleating maneuver gets a little
harder, of course, with each corner you fold, because the cone gets narrower.
But since the folds are already there, it's not hard.  Just be sure you start
off right at step 19, with the paper flexing so the shaded side is in, the
unshaded on the outside.
Hope this helps!
Leslie





From: "MARGARET M. BARBER" <mbarber@WELCHLINK.WELCH.JHU.EDU>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 16:56:26 -0400
Subject: Re: Kusudama (origami ball)

Welcome, Liony!  Another Kusudama book that's fun is one put out by the
Nippon Origami Association called Kusudamas.  I got this from the
Origami-USA Source and paid somewhere around 25.95 for it.  It is in
Japanese, but the diagrams are clear and there are some fun kusudamas in
it.  If you like this kind of folding, you might want to try a book by
Tomoko Fuse called Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations.  This
book contains beautiful structures made up of multiple "units."  It is
written in English and I'm pretty sure it can be found at the OUSA Source
too.  Enjoy!

Peg Barber
mbarber@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu

On Fri, 10 Jul 1998, liony azali wrote:

> Hi, my name is Liony Azali and recently I borrowed an origami book
> entitled Kusudama, by Makoto Yamaguchi. I was so in to it and would like
> to know whether there are other books about Kusudama.





From: "MARGARET M. BARBER" <mbarber@WELCHLINK.WELCH.JHU.EDU>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 16:59:25 -0400
Subject: Re: Electra60

I just finished putting this together -- What a stunning creation it is!
I had made the 30 module structure some time ago, so discovering one could
do this was really fun!  Thanks for posting the information on making
Electra60.

Peg Barber
mbarber@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu
