




From: Robert Roos <rroos@ALLEG.EDU>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 17:17:49 -0400
Subject: Origami tesselations--Winfield, Kansas

I have no connection with the conference listed below, but thought there
might be people on the list who might be interested. The conference
includes a half-hour talk on "origami tesselations." (For all I know, the
speaker is a subscriber to this list, but I don't remember seeing this
announced on the list.)

For further info, see Web address or e-mail address at the end of the
announcement.

Bob Roos
rroos@alleg.edu
----------------------------
Southwestern College
announces the first annual conference of
BRIDGES:
Mathematical Connections in
Art, Music and Science
July 28-30, 1998

...list of contributors omitted; many artists, musicians, mathematicians,
and people from other fields....

Registration: Registration fee is $40 per day or $100 for the entire
conference.

...program omitted, except for the following:

Thursday Afternoon, July 30, 1998
Special Session VI (2:30 - 5:15)

Room 103, Beech Science Center
Chair:  Helena Verrill

...

4:45 -  Origami Tessellations
5:15
        Helena Verrill
        Max Planck Institute
        Bonn, Germany
...

For more information:

E-mail: sarhangi@jinx.sckans.edu
Tel:  (316) 221-8373
Fax:  (316) 221-8224
http: //www.sckans.edu/~math/
http://www.sckans.edu/~bridges/





From: Dino Andreozzi <dion@HEM.PASSAGEN.SE>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 19:56:54 +0200
Subject: Spelling error in the announcement of the 1st SOM

Hi All of You,
I must say that I'm terrible sorry that I spelt wrong the name of our
special guest Mr. THOKI YENN in the announcement of the 1st SOM. I hope Mr.
Thoki Yenn will forgive me for that.

Regards

Dino





From: =?iso-8859-1?B?VEhPUktJTEQgU9hOREVSR8VSRA==?= <thokiyenn@GET2NET.DK>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 23:27:01 +0200
Subject: Sv:      Spelling error in the announcement of the 1st SOM

. I hope Mr.
>Thoki Yenn will forgive me for that.
>
Dear Dino

You are forgiven, but I must admit that the correct
spelling of my name  is a very pleasing sight

Thoki Yenn

===============================
Thoki Yenn  IDEAS UN-LIMITED
Tranehavegaard 1, st. 101
DK- 2450  Copenhagen  SV.
DANMARK
Phone/Fax: 00 45 33 24 61 13
e-mail: thokiyenn@get2net.dk
Have a look at
http://www.bornholmershoppen.dk/videorig.html





From: "J. Robert A. Lemieux" <rlemieux@MA.ULTRANET.COM>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 06:29:31 -0500
Subject: Re: Folding Faces

Folding Faces by Eric Kenneway, 1978, ISBN 0-448-22557-3

I suspect the book is out of print, but may be found in
many libraries.
Bob
J. Robert A. Lemieux
------------------
Contents:

Introduction/6
How to Use This Book/10
Symbols/11
Vocabulary And Procedures/12
Notes On Paper/13
Measuring by Folding/14
Proportions of The Head/15
------------
Practice Profiles/16
Basic Mask 1/17
Indian Chief/l8
Girl/19
Soldier In A Steel Helmet
Basic Mask 2/21
Chef/22 Guardsman/14
More Variations of Basic Mask 2/25
Young Woman/27
------------
Female Faces/32
Baic Mask 3/33
Developing the Eyes/34
Ghost/35
African Girl/36
Chinese Girl/38
Victorian Girl/40
------------
Babies and Buddha/42
Preliminary Base/43
Baby/44
Confucius/46
Buddha/49
------------
Famous Faces/50
Bsic Mask 4/51
Hitler/52
Basic Mask 5/55
Nixon/56
Stalin/58
Castro/60
De Gaulle/62
Shakespeare/66
Dr. Schweitzer/71
The Phantom of The Opera/75
------------
Fun Faces/80
Mask With Movable Eyes/81
Dad Egg Cozy/84
Mom Egg Cozy/86
Pinch Puppet/89
------------
Further Reading/96
Origami Addresses/96





From: Susan Dugan <florafauna@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 17:50:06 -0400
Subject: Re: Kusudama (origami ball)

Hi Liony Azali,

Venus was my first Origami fold (except "kid stuff" when I was little) I got
a kit at Walt Disney World, but the instructions were in Japanese. I got to
step 17 and was totally lost. The next day I got help with the translation
and was able to finish the fold.

Your problem with #22 may be from #21, after you fold down the triangle you
need to bring the "side points" of the diamond forward closing in the white
triangle.
(If you look at step #24 you will see the "side points" starting to come
together in the center)
(back to #21)
You now will have what looks like the start of a fan (in-out-on-out)
now for #22
let the fold to the right (shaded part), valley fold IN beside the right
"side point", then mountain fold OUT the next triangle (the one with a long
point)
I then fold IN the left flap (like in #20)
then fold the other half of the long point IN
and then the next fold is mountain folded OUT,
then fold IN the right flap (like in #20) then fold down the white triangle.
Keep on doing this and the unit will get rounder, tighter and firmer.
If you look at the photo on page 11 the black points are the white triangles
in the diagram see how all the "side points" meet in the center. I hope this
is not to confusing.

TIPS:
    when working out a new fold, use a big piece of paper (I use old
telephone books for work paper, its floppy but free)
    not ALL the time but in most cases the models in the back of the books
are harder than the ones in the front.

Hope this helps and does not confuse you more.
Let the list know when you finish the fold.

Hobbit





From: Magdalena Cano Plewinska <mplewinska@MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 01:02:19 +0000 (
Subject: Re: Folding Faces

On Sun, 12 Jul 1998 06:29:31 -0500, "J. Robert A. Lemieux"
<rlemieux@MA.ULTRANET.COM> wrote:

>Folding Faces by Eric Kenneway, 1978, ISBN 0-448-22557-3
>
>I suspect the book is out of print, but may be found in
>many libraries.

I got my copy from OUSA at the Convention a few weeks ago, but it's in
Italian, with a leaflet of translation to English. It does include
instructions on how to create your own faces.
--
Magda Plewinska                   mplewinska@mindspring.com
Miami, FL, USA





From: Kimberly Crane <kcrane@KIMSCRANE.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 05:50:06 -0400
Subject: Re: Folding Faces

The book, Folding Faces by Eric Kenneway will be available in about a
month from Kim's Crane.  We do not yet have it listed at our site.  But it
is on its way!
Sincerely,
Kimberly Crane
http://www.kimscrane.com

Magdalena Cano Plewinska wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Jul 1998 06:29:31 -0500, "J. Robert A. Lemieux"
> <rlemieux@MA.ULTRANET.COM> wrote:
>
> >Folding Faces by Eric Kenneway, 1978, ISBN 0-448-22557-3
> >
> >I suspect the book is out of print, but may be found in
> >many libraries.
>
> I got my copy from OUSA at the Convention a few weeks ago, but it's in
> Italian, with a leaflet of translation to English. It does include
> instructions on how to create your own faces.
> --
> Magda Plewinska                   mplewinska@mindspring.com
> Miami, FL, USA





From: Richard Kennedy <r.a.kennedy@BHAM.AC.UK>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 09:38:20 +0100
Subject: Origami supplies in Austria?

I shall be spending my summer vacation in Filzmoos, 22 July - 05 August.
This is a small village quite close to Schladming, and not far from
Salzburg. Anyone know of any good shops in this part of Austria? If there
are any lovers of origami in this part of Austria, I'm happy to bring
items to share from England.

Happy folding,

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





From: lambertj <lambertj@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 06:39:08 -0700
Subject: How has origami influenced your life?

The article on teaching in prison made me think about
how origami changes the lives of those who practice
it.  I'd like to hear from anyone & everyone with a
story to tell.

John
lambertj@rocketmail.com
_________________________________________________________
DO YOU YAHOO!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com





From: Tim Gilmore <t-gilmore@USA.NET>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:06:10 -0500
Subject: Re: Folding Faces
Importance: Normal

If your library does not have the book you want, request they obtain it by
Interlibrary Loan.  This is a network to obtain books that are not in a
library's inventory.  I have even seen books sent from Louisiana to Europe
as an Interlibrary Loan.





From: Matthias Gutfeldt <tanjit@BBOXBBS.CH>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 16:44:29 +0200
Subject: Re: How has origami influenced your life?

Origami Changed My Life. I can see the headlines already...

Origami did change my life quite a bit.
First of all, it ruined my bank account. And according to my wife, I'm
an Origami Junkie. On the MUD I play my title is "The compulsive
paperfolder".
Every halfways flat surface in my home already has some models sitting
on it; since that isn't enough space, I started making mobiles, so the
airspace is getting crowded too.
I have spent more money on origami books and papers than on any other of
my numerous hobbies.
Winter 98/99 (shameless commercial plug following) will see me teaching
my first series of Origami classes here in Berne.
But still, I haven't reached the kind of folding skill I would like to
have. E.g. Kun Maekawa's Demon diagrams are well beyond my grasp, and
only with Sebastian Kirsch's help did I manage to fold the demon at the
Freising '98 Convention (report coming up real soon).
What I really like about Origami is the social aspect. Through our
mutual interest in Origami I communicate with many wonderful people all
over the world, and have met a few of them on Conventions.
And whenever I pull out my papers and start folding something, people
just start talking to me because they want to know what I'm doing.
Hey, if I wasn't already married, I'd probably pick up girls with
origami :-) ...

Matthias

lambertj wrote:
>The article on teaching in prison made me think about
>how origami changes the lives of those who practice
>it.  I'd like to hear from anyone & everyone with a
>story to tell.





From: "MARGARET M. BARBER" <mbarber@WELCHLINK.WELCH.JHU.EDU>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 16:48:26 -0400
Subject: Re: Origami tesselations--Winfield, Kansas

Helena Verril was on this list -- I'm not sure if she is still subscribed.
She has/had a really cool web page with photographs of tessellation
foldings and crease patterns for tessellations.

A few months ago, she posted a note saying that she was going to Germany.

Peg Barber
mbarber@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu

On Sat, 11 Jul 1998, Robert Roos wrote:

> SNIP

> Southwestern College
> announces the first annual conference of
> BRIDGES:
> Mathematical Connections in
> Art, Music and Science
> July 28-30, 1998
>
> SNIP >

> ...program omitted, except for the following:
>
> Thursday Afternoon, July 30, 1998
> Special Session VI (2:30 - 5:15)
>
> Room 103, Beech Science Center
> Chair:  Helena Verrill
>
> ...
>
> 4:45 -  Origami Tessellations
> 5:15
>         Helena Verrill
>         Max Planck Institute
>         Bonn, Germany

< SNIP >





From: Peter Budai <peterbud@MAIL.DATATRANS.HU>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:10:38 +0200
Subject: Re: Folding Faces

Hi,

>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.

>...how to fold any face from picture...> I don't quite understand this. Do
you mean folding faces of well-known persons? In this case, you'll find
several in that book (Albert Schweizer, Garibaldi, Shakespeare, De Gaulle,
Nixon, Fidel Castro, Stalin, Hitler and so on).

There's been a question about this book a month ago:

>>It is out-of-print in English, but still available in Italian.
>...........
>>http://www.bookwire.com/index/Non-English-Booksellers.html
>
>Or, more simply, contact me and I'll send you a copy ! ;-)
>The original edition is no longer available since 1976, when the publisher
>(Paddington Press) collapsed. So I decided to "rescue" the book and
>translated it into Italian, after an arrangement with a local publisher.
>The Italian edition is "Volti in Origami" (Il Castello, 1978; reprinted
>several times). On the occasion, Eric added an extra face (Garibaldi).
>
>Roberto
>
>--
>         _\|/_
>        ( o o )
>=====-oOO-(_)-OOo-========+
>Roberto Morassi           |
>Via Palestro 11           |  Please DON'T quote my full
>51100 PISTOIA             |  message in reply... I KNOW
>ITALY                     |  what I have written ! :-)
>tel & fax (+)39-573-20436 |
>E-mail <morassi@zen.it>   |
>==========================+

Scusa Roberto, I had to quote you for someone else ;)

Peter Budai





From: Meristein@AOL.COM
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:25:11 -0400 (
Subject: Re: How has origami influenced your life?

Roberto wrote:

>Hey, if I wasn't already married, I'd probably pick up girls with
>origami :-) ...

It would NOT be the first time it happens......
Think, boys, think..... ;-)

Roberto

It's true; I met my husband at the local origami meetings and he folded me
most of Francis Ow's books in our first few months together. Then when he
moved away and it took a year for us to be together again, we invented a great
many letterfolds during our correspondence with each other.

Merida





From: Meristein@AOL.COM
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:34:43 -0400 (
Subject: Re: Capital Folders Origami

Hey, Steve; which way do I go when I get out of the Metro to find the library?
Are you driving from downtown? (I just had this brainstorm that I could maybe
hitch a ride with you after work). I get out at 4:45, but can adjust. I can
always spend time at Borders!

Merida





From: Meristein@AOL.COM
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:50:24 -0400 (
Subject: Re: Capital Folders Origami

Hey, Steve; how do I get to the library from the Metro stop?

Are you driving from downtown? Maybe I could hitch a ride with you after work
up to the meeting. Can you call me at 202/616-6525 tomorrow, or at home
tonight at 301/527-8253?

I'll be there in any case; Mike is iffy. Got pictures from Mark's.

Merida





From: Ian McRobbie <Ourldypeac@AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 19:33:24 -0400 (
Subject: Local Groups

Hello list!,
  I live near the DC area and I am wondering if someone could tell me about
any origami groups there.  If so, could you tell me when they meet and where
they meet.
                                                Thabk you,
                                                     -Ian





From: Robby/Laura/Lisa <morassi@ZEN.IT>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 19:57:53 +0200
Subject: Re: How has origami influenced your life?

Matthias,
At 16.44 13/7/1998 +0200, you wrote:

>Hey, if I wasn't already married, I'd probably pick up girls with
>origami :-) ...

It would NOT be the first time it happens......
Think, boys, think..... ;-)

Roberto





From: Robby/Laura/Lisa <morassi@ZEN.IT>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 20:41:32 +0200
Subject: Re: Folding Faces

Peter,
At 18.10 13/7/1998 +0200, you wrote:

>Scusa Roberto, I had to quote you for someone else ;)

Nessun problema, Peter..... thanks for your publicity !

I take the chance to tell that I still have a few copies of this book
(Italian Edition), available at $20 including airmail postage to US. E-mail
me first.

Bye all,
Roberto

--
         _\|/_
        ( o o )
=====-oOO-(_)-OOo-========+
Roberto Morassi           |
Via Palestro 11           |  Please DON'T quote my full
51100 PISTOIA             |  message in reply... I KNOW
ITALY                     |  what I have written ! :-)
tel & fax (+)39-0573-20436|
E-mail <morassi@zen.it>   |





From: Sy Chen <sychen@EROLS.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 22:51:14 -0400
Subject: Re: Local Groups

Marcia and Steve probably receive mailing list in digest form. So I throw
in my information here - We will meet TOMORROW (Tuesday):
>Beginning Tuesday, July 14 through December 8, we (Capital Folders) will
return to our former
meeting
>place the Tenley-Friendship Library, Wisconsin Ave & Albemarle St, NW,
>Tenleytown-AU Station on the Red Line.  We meet on the second floor in
>the Children's Library on the Second Tuesday of each month.
>Street parking is available.

Hope see you there.

|------------------------------------------------------\
|  _   Shi-Yew Chen (a.k.a. Sy) <sychen@erols.com>     |\
| |_| Folding http://www.erols.com/sychen1/pprfld.html --\
|---------------------------------------------------------|

At 07:33 PM 7/13/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Hello list!,
>  I live near the DC area and I am wondering if someone could tell me about
>any origami groups there.  If so, could you tell me when they meet and where
>they meet.
>                                                Thabk you,
>                                                     -Ian





From: Sy Chen <sychen@EROLS.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 23:20:43 -0400
Subject: Oops - Re: Local Groups

I forgot the time in previous mail - Our meetings are scheduled from 6:30
to 8:45PM. Most of us are late. Just be patient if you don't see anyone there.
Sy Chen

At 10:51 PM 7/13/98 -0400, I wrote:
>Marcia and Steve probably receive mailing list in digest form. So I throw
>in my information here - We will meet TOMORROW (Tuesday):
>>Beginning Tuesday, July 14 through December 8, we (Capital Folders) will
>return to our former
>meeting
>>place the Tenley-Friendship Library, Wisconsin Ave & Albemarle St, NW,
>>Tenleytown-AU Station on the Red Line.  We meet on the second floor in
>>the Children's Library on the Second Tuesday of each month.
>>Street parking is available.
>
>Hope see you there.
>
>|------------------------------------------------------\
>|  _   Shi-Yew Chen (a.k.a. Sy) <sychen@erols.com>     |\
>| |_| Folding http://www.erols.com/sychen1/pprfld.html --\
>|---------------------------------------------------------|
>
>At 07:33 PM 7/13/98 EDT, you wrote:
>>Hello list!,
>>  I live near the DC area and I am wondering if someone could tell me about
>>any origami groups there.  If so, could you tell me when they meet and where
>>they meet.
>>                                                Thabk you,
>>                                                     -Ian





From: Gareth Morfill <gmorfill@REDBRICK.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 23:34:40 -0400
Subject: Chat

All
Remember that the chat room never sleeps .... It is open at all times and
you can always stop by in the off chance someone else is there......
Just my .02 for the folk who 9pm EST on a Tuesday doesn't work for ......
Gareth

PS .... There are better Java Applets available ... whoever has the chat
room please shout and let's talk !!





From: Chinh Nguyen <chinhsta@GWIS2.CIRC.GWU.EDU>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 23:38:42 -0400
Subject: Re: Origami House

On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Kim Best wrote:

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

I'm sorry if I missed the follow-ups, but I was wondering--is there
anywhere I can get my greedy little paws on the diagrams for his models?
Does he have a book in the works?





From: Jorma Oksanen <tenu@SCI.FI>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 08:20:23 +0200
Subject: Re: How has origami influenced your life?

On 13-Jul-98, Matthias Gutfeldt (tanjit@BBOXBBS.CH) wrote:

>lambertj wrote:
>>The article on teaching in prison made me think about
>>how origami changes the lives of those who practice
>>it.  I'd like to hear from anyone & everyone with a
>>story to tell.

You're the first person who has admitted I've made him think.  Thank
you!

[somehow I just *can't* pass a change to make people smile]

>First of all, it ruined my bank account.

If I were a millionaire there would have been people after my money
who'd had me put in some mental hospital or the other.  Some people
just don't understand my priorities when it comes to money.

>And according to my wife, I'm an Origami Junkie.

I would like to see definitions for words like devotion and obsession.
Origami has definitely blurred some edges.

>I have spent more money on origami books and papers than on any other
>of my numerous hobbies.

Make it "on books and anything foldable and some unfoldable". This
doesn't come even close of what I've spent on computers in the last
decade or so, thought.

>But still, I haven't reached the kind of folding skill I would like
>to have.

Who has?

>And whenever I pull out my papers and start folding something, people
>just start talking to me because they want to know what I'm doing.
>Hey, if I wasn't already married, I'd probably pick up girls with
>origami :-) ...

I never did this intentionally, I swear!

The most important reason why I like origami is that before I started
folding paper I didn't think I though I was a failure with my hands.
This might of course be because I hadn't found anything I liked enough
to practise, practise, practise.

Like my writing, not everything I fold is great, but every now and
then I surprise myself.  And, again like my writing, those surprises
usually don't come from the most tecnically impressive works.
Althought Montroll's stegosaurus is far superior to Neales's winged
dragon, both of which I folded for my exhibit, it was the dragon which
I was more fond of.  While the old spiketail went to the hospital to
cheer up kids, the dragon was given as a special gift, to a baby who
wasn't delivered until two weeks ago.

The above may explain why I love to teach origami.  It's always
delightful to see people discover they can do origami too.  In this
sense it's more fun to teach total beginners than more advanced ones.

I better stop before I *really* start writing.

--
Jorma "blabber" Oksanen   tenu@sci.fi

Save me from, from going mental
Save me from just spinning out





From: Steve Woodmansee <stevew@EMPNET.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 08:01:50 -0700
Subject: I'm afraid of my paper!

Hi all:

Well my dream order finally arrived last night after my check to F/Folds
was lost in the mail for almost 3 weeks.  I bought my first not-a-hide,
lizard skin and several colors of glassine.

I've used glassine before (thanks to a sample from either Marcia or Stacia,
can't remember which, sorry!) - so am forging ahead with some more K-Roses
with that.  (BTW, they turn out spectacularly - almost lit from within).

As for the others - I AM TERRIFIED to use them.  I haven't really tried
wet-folding yet, not seriously, and I don't want to waste this gorgeous
paper, so I am totally blocked.  Anyone else ever feel outclassed by their
own paper?!

"Peace In Creases"

Steve Woodmansee
stevew@empnet.com





From: Steve Woodmansee <stevew@EMPNET.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:33:03 -0700
Subject: Folders in Reno, NV

Any folders in Reno, Nevada?  I'll be there from Tuesday, July 14th,
through Friday, July 17th and would love to meet you!

Please reply privately to one of these addresses:

stevew@empnet.com
steve_woodmansee@orcom.com

"Peace In Creases"

Steve Woodmansee
stevew@empnet.com





From: Lisa Hodsdon <Lisa_Hodsdon@HMCO.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 13:35:26 -0400
Subject: Re: I'm afraid of my paper!

Steve Woodmansee wrote:
>As for the others - I AM TERRIFIED to use them.  I haven't really tried
>wet-folding yet, not seriously, and I don't want to waste this gorgeous
>paper, so I am totally blocked.

There was a nice editorial in the last issue of the Paper about this
problem. I don't know who wrote it, but she said (and I probably
misquote) "Buy nice paper and fold it right away---don't be afraid
of ruining it!"

The point being that nicer paper makes nicer models whether your
folding is good enough or not. And, if you use it up, you can *buy
more* which you're going to do anyway, so why continue keeping
paper just so that you can add to the pile.

Have *I* acted on this advice---no, but it sounds good, don't you think?

Lisa
Lisa_hodsdon@hmco.com





From: Doug Philips <dwp@TRANSARC.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 13:49:09 -0400
Subject: Re: I'm afraid of my paper!

Lisa Hodsdon, responding to Steve Woodmansee's Fold-o-phobia wrote:
> There was a nice editorial in the last issue of the Paper about this
> problem. I don't know who wrote it, but she said (and I probably
> misquote) "Buy nice paper and fold it right away---don't be afraid
> of ruining it!"

True.  When you switch papers you will be switching some or lots of the
properties of paper which affect folding.  Thickness is just one of more
obvious changes.  You have to practice with the good paper to get good with it.

> Have *I* acted on this advice---no, but it sounds good, don't you think?

It is good.  Nothing worse than saving that one piece of really cool paper
(which you bought how many years ago and can no longer find) only to find that
when you fold it you're not used to it and you ruin it in the process.  Better
to fold it NOW and if you like the way it folds and/or can adapt to, then get
some more while you still can.  And don't forget to get an extra sheet or two
for practice.

Actually I usually fold a model several times using regular origami paper (kami
as it has been called recently) to learn the model and the folding sequence.
Then I fold once or twice on the "final" paper to learn how it reacts and to
figure out where to put in the fudge factors, etc., then I fold a model for
real.

But then again, that seems to go against a commonly expressed desire not only
for the diagrams for any model ever seen, but also for diagrams that should be
sooooo good that you can get an exhibition quality model the first time you
fold.

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





From: "L. Hayashi" <lmh@COMPUSMART.AB.CA>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:51:49 -0600
Subject: Edmonton's Origami Festival

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to take a few minutes to let you know that our annual origami
     festival is once again
coming up.  We wanted to let everyone know ahead so if they were planning to be
     in the area they
could attend.  Also, this is an invitation if you are interested in
     participating by putting up a
display or helping out at the "try it yourself table" please let me know.  The
     festival is held
each year to share our love of origami and meet with other folders who share a
     common interest.
One of the sponsors is the "Friends of Folding" a group of origami enthusiasts
     who meet once a
month to share their love or origami.

The details:
        Where:  Edmonton, Alberta  Canada
        Location:  THe Stanley Milner (Downtown) Library
        Dates:  October 17 (Saturday) and October 18 (Sunday)
         Hours:  Saturday 10 am to 5 Pm
                Sunday 1 to 4 PM

The festival will have individual displays or origami, some paper and books for
     sale, and a try it
yourself table.

The festival has been a huge success with Edmontonians and we feel it is an
     opportunity to show the
public about origami and perhaps get them interesting in this wonderful art.

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me privately.

Lynda Hayashi
lmh@compusmart.ab.ca





From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 19:46:44 -0400
Subject: Re: Why this mail for me?

> Please, if any of you know the e-mail address of Winson Chan, said me in
> private mail.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Patricia Gallo

winson_chan@spectrumsignal.com

Bye,
Jeff Kerwood





From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 20:01:26 -0400
Subject: Re: Why this mail for me?

Sorry - this was meacy to be private ;-/,

Jeff

----------
> From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
> To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: Why this mail for me?
> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 7:46 PM
>
> > Please, if any of you know the e-mail address of Winson Chan, said me
in
> > private mail.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Patricia Gallo
>
> winson_chan@spectrumsignal.com
>
> Bye,
> Jeff Kerwood





From: Gallo P & H <halgall@NETVERK.COM.AR>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 20:40:10 -0300
Subject: Why this mail for me?

Hi to all,

I receive this mail, but I do not know the address of this person. I do not
know why this for me.
Please, if any of you know the e-mail address of Winson Chan, said me in
private mail.

Thanks in advance
Patricia Gallo

http://www.netverk.com.ar/~halgall/

>X-POP3-Rcpt: halgall@antares
>but from a ethical point of view, I think the final say should go to the
>creator of the model.  I've talked to Wayne Ko (creator of the cross wing
>fighter) and he's fine with people making copies and distributing them.

>Happy Folding!

>--
>Winson Chan
>Electronic Engineering
>Simon Fraser University
>Burnaby, Canada





From: Paul & Jan Fodor <origami@ALOHA.NET>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:35:27 -1000
Subject: Re: How has origami influenced your life?

You origami ladies gonna love this.

I used to leave for work at 6:30 in the morning, teach all day, go home,
cook dinner for the family, nag at the kids to do the dishes, do my
homework.  Did it for 27 years.  Now that I do origami for a living, my
husband who also retired, does the housework, cooking, laundry etc. and
I sit in my easy chair with my feet up and fold.
                big :), aloha, jan





From: liony azali <fmla@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 10:19:31 -0700 (
Subject: Thanks for Venus tips

Hi all, finally i got the trick. I used bigger size paper and gave it
one more try, however i haven't completed 40 units to compose Venus. Is
it hard to assemble the units ? Does it take a long time ?

Anyway thank you for all your help

Liony Azali

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From: Paul & Jan Fodor <origami@ALOHA.NET>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 10:21:30 -1000
Subject: Kindergarten origami

Hi Liony,  I enjoyed your kindergarten origami experience story.  I bet
the kids really enjoyed your being there too.  I taught preschool the
last 2 years of the 27 years of teaching that I did so I appreciate the
effort that went into your experience.
        I have a suggestion for you in regards to teaching those little ones
anything.  You have a natural teacher in your home who can give you
clues what the children will be able to do.  Teach your k-kid at home
first, multiply the difficulty level by 5 or however many kids you will
have in your group and you have a pretty good idea how its going to go.
I think the paper cup would have been a very satisfying project for
k-kids.  There are many children who come to my origami craftfair booth
and proudly pronounce that they know how to make a cup.
        Its really great that you would take the time to visit our American
children.  Aloha, Jan





From: liony azali <fmla@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 10:55:40 -0700 (
Subject: Re: How has origami influenced  your life?

Hi, I wanna share a little bit of origami experience. I'm a beginner in
origami and did what most of you called kid stuff. Anyway let me tell
you about my background first. I'm a Exchange Student living with
homestay family in California. I have two host brothers, one is 14 and
the other one is 7. Since the youngest is still in Kindergarten and i
used to make him some origami fold, he asked me to teach his classmates
origami. I wasn't mind at all, in fact I found his request attempting
because I have never done this before. So I did, I got permission to
miss a day school and taught these little kids. His teacher Mrs. G is a
wonderful teacher and she was delighted having me that day. I taught 4
to 5 kids at the time and that was hard. I picked the peace crane which
I thought was the best one for them, but i ended up doing every single
one for them. It was a great experience i admit and i agree that there
is nothing more challenging than teaching a total beginner origami.

happy Folding

Liony Azali

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From: liony azali <fmla@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 13:45:56 -0700 (
Subject: Origami for living?

Hi Jan, probably this is a stupid question due to my lack experience in
origami, but i never thought that origami can be a source of living? Can
it be? How?

Anyway I bet you have been in this field for so many years compare to me
whom just starting up. Do you have any suggestion on what should i do as
a beginner? Right now i'm working on Kusudama by Makoto Yamaguchi and i
almost tried every single one in the book. What book that you recommend
best for my next one? Can you tell me about wet-folding?

I think i asked enough question so far and thank you for the tips on
handling little kids. I would love to teach them again sometime and
hopefully will do better than my first one.

Sincerely

Liony Azali

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From: Bren Riesinger <fascfold@FASCINATING-FOLDS.COM>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 14:05:53 -0700
Subject: Munich Airport Origami Exhibit

Origami Exhibit Extraordinaire!
June 1998, Franz-Josef-Strauss Airport, Munich, Germany

Originally inspired by the sharing of origami at a dinner celebrating 60
years of Brussel-Munich flights by Sabena (Belgium World Airlines), 6 months
planning came to a magnificent finish at this celebrated and successful
exhibit.  Contributors included: Joseph Wu, Michael laFosse, A. Yoxhizawa,
Nick Robinson, Paul Jackson, LaFosse, A. Yoshizawa, Klaus-Dieter Ennen.
Kasahara, and Toshikazu Kawasaki sent originals and many many others.
Special appreciation goes to Mrs. Emiko Suzuki, who contributed immensely
with her knowledge and personal contacts with the many Japanese folders
represented at the exhibition.

A more detailed report of the exhibition as well as a great collection of
pictures is available on the FF website.  The link is at the top of Origami
Land.  Many thanks to Susanna Wellenberg for sharing the news and pictures
with us.

Bren
Fascinating Folds
Suppliers for Origami and the Paper Arts
http://www.fascinating-folds.com





From: Paul & Jan Fodor <origami@ALOHA.NET>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:46:14 -1000
Subject: Re: Origami for living?

liony azali wrote:
>
> Hi Jan, probably this is a stupid question due to my lack experience in
> origami, but i never thought that origami can be a source of living? Can
> it be? How?
>
I'm a retired teacher who now has a craftfair business selling origami
jewelry.  It doesn't totally support us but gives a nice added income
for recreation.  It keeps us golfing twice a week.

> Anyway I bet you have been in this field for so many years compare to me
> whom just starting up. Do you have any suggestion on what should i do as
> a beginner? Right now i'm working on Kusudama by Makoto Yamaguchi and i
> almost tried every single one in the book. What book that you recommend
> best for my next one? Can you tell me about wet-folding?

I'm not as experienced in origami as you think.  I keep my jewelry
pretty basic since I have to do so many of them.  I've gotten the ideas
from many different books but stay on line for the suggestions others
can give you about the very questions that you asked.>

> I think i asked enough question so far and thank you for the tips on
> handling little kids. I would love to teach them again sometime and
> hopefully will do better than my first one.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Liony Azali
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

--
<http://www.gotomymall.com/hawaii/origami/>
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From: "MARGARET M. BARBER" <mbarber@WELCHLINK.WELCH.JHU.EDU>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:01:48 -0400
Subject: Re: Origami Deutschland Convention

Unfortunately, I cannot read attachments on my e-mail system.  I would
very much like to read the report.  Can it be loaded at the archive site
for those of us with antiquated systems?
Peg Barber
mbarber@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu

On Wed, 15 Jul 1998 Doris.L@T-ONLINE.DE wrote:

> Hi,
> Angie, an Origami Deutschland member, wrote a report about the convention.
> I hope you enjoy her report.
>
> Origamically
> Doris





From: tommy <tomkat@DALLAS.NET>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:10:13 -0500
Subject: Repost (text): Origami Deutschland Convention [LONG]

I decided to convert the word document to text and post it in the proper
way.

Tommy

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Freising 1998,a personal view.

Thursday, 11.6.1998, 3pm, arrival at Freising. After the umpteenth
circle around the Domberg and getting lost in the one-way system we
manage to find the entrance to the Kardinal-Dpfner-Haus after all. It
seems to have taken longer than the entire journey from Bonn to
Freising. Just as well  that we have been prepared for this thanks to
the infoletter and also thank you very much for the hint, that we should
keep the parking ticket and not fold it!

In my room I first admire the lovely little box on my bedside table and
then I eat the chocolate inside.At 4 pm I am on my way to the Red Room
for the reception. Next to me a friendly gentleman who gives me a
radiant smile and I ask,  Are you somebody I should know or are you a
nobody like me?`He grins and turns around so that I can read his name-
David Brill. Well done! I tell him that I have lived in Sheffield for
some years and next thing is an introduction to Nick Robinson from
Sheffield. Oops, here I am, right in the middle of the origami world.
Did I really worry about the fact, that I don`t know anybody and did I
really think nobody would talk to me? The Red Room proves to be very
noble indeed with parquet and crystal chandeliers. I doubtfully look at
the flower arrangements, are they real or have some origami artists been
at work already? No, they are real and I have come across several more
of these beautiful arrangements throughout the house later on. Now the
music starts, two young Japanese artists play the piano and the bassoon.
Paulo gives us a warm wellcome. This is  followed by a speech which is
very witty and mercifully short. The Kreisheimatpfleger  Rudolf Goerge
reminds us that there is much more folding going on than you would
expect. For example, everybody folds a letter from time to time before
putting it into an envelope. Then the champagene corks pop and do we
start now? No, dinner first. Very quickly it becomes obvious that the 10
th International Meeting of Origami Deutschland is very international
indeed. I hear many different languages in the general hum around me.
Some time later Paulo mentions that  17 nations have assembled here. Our
table is shared by Peter Mielke from Canada, Phillip Noble from Scotland
and some people from Germany. They have also travelled some great
distances, which I modestly will not mention.

After dinner I visit the exhibition Himmel und Hlle, heaven and
hell,which is an old german game involving a folded paper toy.A very
appropriate name, because it is heavenly and unbelievable what people
can do with a piece of paper and I would have been embarassed like hell,
had I exhibited my modest attempts at origami. However, I must admit
that this feeling vanished after some time. In Falter 24 Paulo wrote
that Lillian Oppenheimer has laid the foundations for Origami as it is
today. A festival for the senses and the heart and a contribution to
peace and understanding between people of all nations. And this is how I
experienced the meeting. I think, it is great that I have met a lot of
people who were well known to me from pictures and their books, but most
of all I was impressed by the natural and friendly way in which people
communicated with each other. Now, back to the exhibition. First of all
the work of Eric Joiselle attracts my attention. What a varied display
from the pangolin over the hedgehog to the sculptured heads! Although
the following day Eric demonstrated on stage how to make these masks , I
could not do it , when I tried at home. It looked very easy then, all
you need is a piece of paper end a glass of water. However, I got very
wet and it didn`t work. Where was my mistake, Eric? There is an immense
variation in the models ,starting with Vincent Floderer`s edible looking
mushrooms to modular folding, children`s books, David Brill`s rowing
boats, not to mention Kunihiko Kasahara`s panda and Doris `Lauinger`s
roses. Afterwards I fold and fold... until  I am completely exhausted
and go to bed at midnight. And in my dreams I fold and fold....

And that is what we do first thing next morning. Paul Slater`s amusing
kissing lips are repeated at many tables during the next days. This is
followed by the introduction of some models on stage presented by  David
Brill, a brilliant showmaster and Edwin Corrie, a competent translator.
It is continued later after the celebration dinner. We are all a bit
lazy from eating too much good food, but Vincent Floderer`s show where
he teaches us how to fold his mushrooms lifts us all from our chairs. It
all ends with a procession from the 4th floor to a well  on the
groundfloor. We leave a rather wet floor and some very disturbed
goldfishes., but are the very proud owners of a more or less genuine
looking mushroom.

Whereas some people seem to wake up properly after midnight- how are
these Italians and French  people doing it?- I can`t keep my eyes open
any more after the performance of Anna Barbara and Andreas Rhmis, who
fold a huge book on stage. I briefly look at some of the books I have
bought in Silke`s well- stocked bookshop. Then I fall asleep , grinning,
because I remember the young man , who walked around  carrying a lot of
books under one arm and a lot of paper under the other one, mumbling all
the time, `I won`t buy anyhing`. I symphathize, I  could not resist the
temptations, too.

I start the Saturday morning with a short visit to Freising and of
course it starts to rain. Then I carry on with folding,
folding...lectures, demonstrations, workshops, videos... Why can`t I be
in several places at the same time? We also send 100 balloons for
Lillian Oppenheimer into the air to celebrate her 100 th birthday. It
does not rain for a change and the inevitable group-picture is taken. In
the evening it is show- time again. It starts with Vladimir Chernow and
Leonid Fedorovich, who arrived in a van in Freising after a 3 day
journey. They have brought their marionettes, made from wood, metal and,
of course, paper and their temperamental show ends with a thundering
finale where many spectators dance  with the marionettes. And the show
goes on. Did you ever try to find a person you don`t know,  following
the description by another person who does not know this person either?
Well,it works and quickly five couples find each other  and enter the
stage, including me and Gabriele. The attempt to fold a crane together
when one person is allowed to use the right hand only and the other the
left one causes a lot of laughter and cheering. Doris and Elfie win the
competition  and we end up 4th., but it was good fun. The climax of the
evening is the paper tower competition. Five famous  folders choose five
helpers each and they are requested to build a tower with 200 sheets of
writing paper.  within 30 minutes. The winning team is the one with
highest tower  under the condition that it stays upright for at least a
minute without any support (the tower, not the team). The team with K.D.
Ennen and Nick Robinson wins by a  narrow margin and everybody is in
high spirits. Only I start to feel tired again. How on earth do the
Italians...When I wake up some time around 4 o`clock in the morning I
can still hear talking and laughter drifting over from the aula at thr
other end of the floor and I  really  envy their stamina. Sunday morning
we have to say good bye, it is a long journey to Bonn. But it is only a
year until we meet  again in Hildesheim  and until then I will practise
the many new models I have learned. Many thanks to Silke and Paulo and
their undefatigable helpers, the enormous amount of work and effort on
your side was worth it, it was simply wonderful! I am sure that Origami
Deutschland  and our convention in Freising have made a contribution to
the spreading of friendship and peace in the sense of Lillian
Oppenheimer.

Angelika Stolze-Caster
Berliner-Ring 26F
D-50321 Bruehl
Tel: 02232-35714
Fax:0221-9415468





From: Peter Budai <peterbud@MAIL.DATATRANS.HU>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:32:30 +0200
Subject: Re: How has origami influenced your life?

Matthias Gutfeldt wrote:

>Origami did change my life quite a bit.

Quite a lot for me! (I guess you thought the same). It always gives me a
puzzle to solve or put together and this is one of the many reasons I like it.

>Every halfways flat surface in my home already has some models sitting
>on it; since that isn't enough space, I started making mobiles, so the
>airspace is getting crowded too.

Move into a larger house! It solves the problem. For some months. Don't
laugh, I say this from experience...

>I have spent more money on origami books and papers than on any other of
>my numerous hobbies.

At the beginning collecting minerals beat buying papers but now...
Anyway, if I would go surf the Net, that would top origami spendings as well!

>Hey, if I wasn't already married, I'd probably pick up girls with
>origami :-) ...

Not sure it works the always properly. (Or shoudn't I start with explaining
the difference between an open and a closed sink?)  :o,
Really, it's not so easy  B-/

Back to life-changing, these days are 99% filled with origami for me, as I'm
putting together (I wanted to avoid the word 'diagramming' but I just can't
resist it) my next book. Speaking about it, I have to go back and play on
the mouse.

Happy Folding, Peter





From: Peter Budai <peterbud@MAIL.DATATRANS.HU>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:32:34 +0200
Subject: Re: I'm afraid of my paper!

Hello Everybody,

>Lisa Hodsdon, responding to Steve Woodmansee's Fold-o-phobia wrote:
>> There was a nice editorial ... in the "Paper"...
>True.

Yes, it is (this sounds like someone, who's learning English this time,
doesn't it?).

>> Have *I* acted on this advice---no, but it sounds good, don't you think?
>
>It is good.

If I only could keep it rather than keeping the papers! Eeeek, it's so hard
to FOLD them... but they SHOULD be folded, I agreee...

>... regular origami paper (kami as it has been called recently)

I think this name is good, because it's shorter. If we say 'kami', the one
who's listening to us will remember the beginning of the definition... :)
Anyway, it's clearer this way.

>But then again, that seems to go against a commonly expressed desire not only
>for the diagrams for any model ever seen, but also for diagrams that should be
>sooooo good that you can get an exhibition quality model the first time you
>fold.

There ARE good diagrams, from which you can fold the model for the first
time. Final shaping depends always on the folder. BTW, what do you (All)
think a diagram should contain? [If this was discussed extensively already,
you don't have to tell it again]

Good voyage through mountains to valleys,

Peter 'Hungarian' Budai





From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:44:29 -0400
Subject: New Member FAQ

A while back I posed a question to this group.  The question was something
like "would it be a good idea to regularly post a ~ beginning folder faq ~
email to this group so that we don't have lots of repeat questions". I
actually got lots of feedback, thank you.

I'll skip all the alternatives and jump to the conclusion. It was generally
felt that asking the same questions a lot is not a bad thing - even old
timers occasionally have new insights when rethinking things. It also was
thought to be important that everyone knows about the archives and how to
search them. So, after all this, the end result is that both Maartens FAQ
(which is pointed to from his ADMIN notice) and Josephs Welcome Notice will
contain information about the archives and how to access them.

Thanks for everyones input, patience and cooperation.
Jeff Kerwood
