




From: Kim Best <kim.best@M.CC.UTAH.EDU>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 16:25:22 -0600
Subject: Re: Moses (was Re: Eastern Dragon Diagrams)

Joseph Wu wrote:

> At 14:48 98/10/22 -0600, you wrote:
> >Now how about 'Moses'?
> >
> >Ah!  Come on!  You could diagram it in 2 steps.  Maybe 3.
>
> Hmmm? Are you talking about KOMATSU Hideo's "Moses"? I've got a big enough
> backlog of my own models to diagram without worrying about anyone else's! 8)
>

 Oops! Sorry. Just because you taught me the model I assumed you designed it.
Besides it seams to follow your current interest in making models that have a
3-d appearance due to the natural tension of the paper, as apposed to
wetfolding.

The more I examine this model the more I like it.  It's so straight forward you
can unfold it with your eyes.  Yet it's bold and full of charactor.  And should
make anyone who claims that simple folding is trivial hang their head in same.

--
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: Robby/Laura <morassi@ZEN.IT>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 16:39:02 +0200
Subject: Re: Puss in Boots(2)

David,
At 04.40 22/10/1998 EDT, you wrote:
>In case anybody wonders who sent the posting about Puss in Boots a few
moments
>ago, it was me - er - I,  David Lister.

Nobody wondered, David: you are unmistakable..... <:-)

(and so is your name in the mail header, hahaha !)

<From: DLister891@AOL.COM>

;-)

Roberto





From: Jeff Kerwood <jkerwood@USAOR.NET>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 16:49:27 -0400
Subject: Re: Looking for "The Magic Paper"

John Marcolina wrote:

> I've watched the video, and the paper doesn't look like elephant-hide to
> me. It's not stiff enough, but I can't tell what it is.

Thats the puzzle - eah!

> I heard from Wyndstone that they import their papers from Germany, so it
> is in fact the same. I have also purchased a lot of both brands, and can
> attest to the fact that they are identical.

Thanks John, thats just what I wanted to know! :-)

Jeff





From: Kim Best <kim.best@M.CC.UTAH.EDU>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 17:07:48 -0600
Subject: Re: Maitreya (was: Origami display at Xerox PARC)

Joseph Wu wrote:

> Maitreya was (is?) a bodhisattva, a class of Buddhist deities who have put
> off Nirvana for the sake of mankind. "Miroku-Bosatsu" is the Japanese name
> of the same being.

Oh wow!   So those are earlobes, not long tresses of hair.

I thought it was a young woman decked out in her 60's Mod hat.  Sitting on a
     bench
and driving the young boys crazy, by stroking her long legs.

So I suppose shaping the vest to suggest breasts is out of order too....

--
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: ROCKYGROD@AOL.COM
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 18:16:26 -0400 (
Subject: Palacio's Whistle

I just folded Palacio's Whistle from his book Selecta.  But I can not get it
to whistle.  When I saw him at the convention he was able to make a very loud
whistling sound.  What is the secret?  Should I use a certain paper?  Anyone
have success with this?
Thanks,

Patty





From: Nick Robinson <nick@CHEESYPEAS.DEMON.CO.UK>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 20:44:16 +0100
Subject: Re: http://www.parc.xerox.com/csl/members/bern/origami.html

martin <mrcinc@SILCOM.COM> sez

>but all the rest got stuck after
>partially showing --- repeated tries yielded same results???

I had similar success - the pictures are really a bit too large when
they're all on the one page...

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: Perry Bailey <pbailey@OPENCOMINC.COM>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 20:50:21 -0500
Subject: Re: Palacio's Whistle

ROCKYGROD@AOL.COM wrote:

> I just folded Palacio's Whistle from his book Selecta.  But I can not get it
> to whistle.  When I saw him at the convention he was able to make a very loud
> whistling sound.  What is the secret?  Should I use a certain paper?  Anyone
> have success with this?
> Thanks,

Try squeezing it a little at the top experiment, when you squeeze it just right
it works fine.

Perry

--
pbailey@opencominc.com
http://www.afgsoft.com/perry/  <----Web Page with Diagrams!





From: Sebastian Marius Kirsch <skirsch@T-ONLINE.DE>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 22:52:10 +0200
Subject: Re: Useful Origami

On Fri, 23 Oct 1998, Teresa Ford wrote:
> Lately I have been having a lot of fun folding boxes from Origami Boxes for
> Gifts, Treasures & Trifles by Alexandra Dirk.  Where can I go to get more
> diagrams for boxes with lids and other similar things?

Im many of Tomoko Fuse's books -- and there you'll also encounter the
boxes from Fr"aulein Dirk's book again, because she has taken the liberty
of using Tomoko Fuse's designs in her book, without even once mentioning
that she didn't design these masterpieces herself. :-(

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





From: JacAlArt@AOL.COM
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 23:58:35 -0400 (
Subject: Even MORE new diagrams at...

More diagrams are up at:

<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jacalart/private/origami.htm">~ Welcome to
Alecs Pages - Graphic Design & Or</A>

(Browser capable of JavaScript is required for maximum experience! Like
Netscape 3.0 and higher or Internet Explorer 4.0)

~Alec
(members.aol.com/jacalart/private/origami.htm)





From: Antonio Ropero <aropero@BPE.ES>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 00:51:18 +0200
Subject: Re: Palacio's Whistle

Hi

>I just folded Palacio's Whistle from his book Selecta.  But I can not get
it
>to whistle.  When I saw him at the convention he was able to make a very
loud
>whistling sound.  What is the secret?  Should I use a certain paper?
Anyone
>have success with this?

Yes! I know this... Palacios teach me to fold this... and Angel Ecija the
creator of the wistle teach me again ... I remember how to fold this :)
This model needs to be fold with a hard paper, like paper special for
drawings...
I fold this model and the sound of the wistle is spectacular!

Bye!
Antonio Ropero (http://www.bpe.es/colaboradores/aropero)
Asociacion Espaola de Papiroflexia (http://www.publynet.com/aep)





From: martin <mrcinc@SILCOM.COM>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 07:06:11 +0100
Subject: Re: http://www.parc.xerox.com/csl/members/bern/origami.html

After my first failure of loading from this site --- it worked the next
day. All's well that ends well. The work is amazing.

Martin R. Carbone / 1227 De La Vina St. / Santa Barbara, CA 93101
TEL: 805-965-5574 / FAX: 805-965-2414 / EMAIL: mrcinc@silcom.com
WEBSITES: http://www.papershops.com <<<and>>> http://www.modelshops.com
<<<and>>> http://www.silcom.com/~mrcinc





From: Keropi <keropi@VT.EDU>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 12:51:16 -0400
Subject: bird in birdcage

Was reading through some old mail from the Origami-L and was interested in a
model that Elsa Chen mentioned.  Does anyone know who the creator was?
Which book it may be found in (Spanish?  I presume?)?  I remember when I was
about 10 or 12 yr. old, I would fold many paper cranes, in various sizes,
and make a bird cage for them from a round circle and multiple strips of
paper.  There was even a "swing" for my cranes to perch on.  The model that
Elsa Chen mentioned brought back old memories and I would love to know where
I might find the diagrams to this model.  Parts of the original mail is
below:

Body:  FOCA Annual Convention 1992, Notes

The convention was held April 3-5, 1992 at Intermediate School #44
(IS44) in the neighborhood of the American Museum of Natural History,
New York City, USA.
<snip>
 Popular books that had to be backordered included:
* a new book from Spain whose author I can't remember that has a bird
in birdcage from one piece of paper in it
<snip>
Elsa





From: Saliers <msaliers@HOME.COM>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 13:20:15 -0700
Subject: Re: Creating Origami, by J.C. Nolan

At 03:09 PM 10/24/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Hi!
>I've been eyeing Nolan's book, Creating Origami, for a while now.  I've read
>the review in OUSA's product list, but it's too vague to interest me
enough to
>spend the $30.  How many models are there and what's the range of difficulty.
>I'd appreciate any information about this and his latest book, Awesome
>Origami.
>

I understand that it contains:

Paper Airplanes (Traditional), Cootie Catcher (Traditional), Gum Wrapper
Chain (Traditional),
Paper Football (Traditional), Fish (Traditional), Waterbomb (Traditional),
Pagoda Bookmark (Traditional), Decorations  (Traditional), Crane
(Traditional),
Jumping Frog (Traditional), Lover's Knot (Traditional),  It's Magic (Fred
Rohm),
Scorpion (Patricia Crawford), Unicorn (Patricia Crawford),
Squirrel On a Log (Patricia Crawford), Full Rigged Ship (Patricia Crawford),
Kangaroo (Patricia Crawford), Horseshoe Crab , Wolf Spider, Octopus,
Andrea's Rose,
Tarantula, Art Deco Lily, Australian Leaf Bug, Dragonfly, Hydra, Taarakian
Dragon,
A Simple Dragon for Natasha, Butterfly/Butterfly Chain, Delta Glider,
Cerberus,
Stylized Pegasus, Loch Ness Monster, Braided Paper, Frost Dragon,
Clownfish & Sea Anemone (amazing -- all from a single sheet of paper!),
Seven Simple Bracelets, Diving Duck, Seven Colored Lover's Knots, Leaping
Lizard,Fairy

Plus about 60 pages of essays and discussions with reknown origamists
regarding approaches to creating origami.

Subjective Evaluation: This should be on everyone's "top ten" origami book
list.





From: Glenda Scott <gdscott@OWT.COM>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 13:30:55 -0700
Subject: Re: ORIGAMI Digest - 23 Oct 1998 to 24 Oct 1998

>> Lately I have been having a lot of fun folding boxes from Origami Boxes for
>> Gifts, Treasures & Trifles by Alexandra Dirk.  Where can I go to get more
>> diagrams for boxes with lids and other similar things?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your help.
>
>
>Teresa,

There are several origami box designs available at http://www.owt.com/gdscott/

Glenda Scott





From: "<Ryan Becker>" <RyBecker@AOL.COM>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 15:09:49 -0400 (
Subject: Creating Origami, by J.C. Nolan

Hi!
I've been eyeing Nolan's book, Creating Origami, for a while now.  I've read
the review in OUSA's product list, but it's too vague to interest me enough to
spend the $30.  How many models are there and what's the range of difficulty.
I'd appreciate any information about this and his latest book, Awesome
Origami.

Thank you,
Ryan





From: Nick Robinson <nick@CHEESYPEAS.DEMON.CO.UK>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 17:05:48 +0100
Subject: more diagrams at cheesypeas

If anyone's interested, I've added some more diagrams to my homepage -
address below....

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/





From: JacAlArt@AOL.COM
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 21:26:29 -0400 (
Subject: Re: Creating Origami, by J.C. Nolan

An excellent book. Everything from simple to complex. Historical to modern.
Plus a lot more than diagrams. The frustration of getting through the
Clownfish And Sea Anemonie alone is worth the cost!





From: "Katherine J. Meyer" <kathy@SILENTWORLD.COM>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 08:04:05 -0600
Subject: flapping bat

Just wanted to thank Tom Hull for the Flapping Bat diagrams.

I'm having way to much fun driving my boyfriend Batty with
it.

Love the model! Thanks

Happy Halloween
Kathy <*))))><





From: Saliers <msaliers@HOME.COM>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 11:00:47 -0800
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

Probably the same model with a different story line is

"Why the Bat Dances" by Bob Neale from the 1984 FOCA Convention folder.

The model itself is pretty simply.  Take a rectangular piece of paper and
fold a water bomb base in the middle. Turn the "pages" of the water bomb so
That a side with two split "legs" is open.  Like:

   /\
  /  \
 /    \
/______\
|  ||  |
|__||__|

Rip about a half inch off the top. Take the piece you've ripped off and
insert it into the "legs" of the water bomb base at the bottom.  Hold the
left leg between your left thumb and forefinger and the right leg between
you right thumb and forefinger.  By working the paper back and forth,
you'll be able to make the top move up and down.

At 01:36 PM 10/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Does this sound familiar to anyone?
>
>
> Years ago I learned to make a wonderful
>moving Mount Fuji. At the end of the folding process you tore off a
>little triangular piece, inserted it in the bottom of the 'mountain',
>gently wiggled the 2 power corners, and lo and behold, the peak of the
>mountain gradually appeared through the opening at the top! Magic!
>
>
>I received a personal message but couldn't help her with any information
>about the model.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Sarah





From: Keropi <keropi@VT.EDU>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 12:48:25 -0500
Subject: Re: Creating Origami, by J.C. Nolan

Is this book still available?  I did a quick search through some on the
online bookstores and found nothing on Creating Origami or J.C. Nolan

Keropi
keropi@vt.edu
-----Original Message-----
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 8:27 PM

>An excellent book. Everything from simple to complex. Historical to modern.
>Plus a lot more than diagrams. The frustration of getting through the
>Clownfish And Sea Anemonie alone is worth the cost!





From: Sarah Wooden <sarah@FREDART.COM>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 13:36:28 -0500
Subject: Mt. Fuji Query

Hi all,

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

 Years ago I learned to make a wonderful
moving Mount Fuji. At the end of the folding process you tore off a
little triangular piece, inserted it in the bottom of the 'mountain',
gently wiggled the 2 power corners, and lo and behold, the peak of the
mountain gradually appeared through the opening at the top! Magic!

I received a personal message but couldn't help her with any information
about the model.

Thanks!

Sarah





From: Keropi <keropi@VT.EDU>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 13:50:43 -0500
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

I can't help with it either but I remember learning it from my mother and
she called it a monkey (an abstract one) climbing up a tree/mountain.  There
were two pieces but they were both folded from separate sheets of paper (not
torn off of one).  Anyone else know/heard/seen something like this?  In the
meantime, I'll try to search the attic above my eyes/ears for the folding
method.

Keropi
keropi@vt.edu

-----Original Message-----
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 1:36 PM

>Hi all,
>
>Does this sound familiar to anyone?
>
>
> Years ago I learned to make a wonderful
>moving Mount Fuji. At the end of the folding process you tore off a
>little triangular piece, inserted it in the bottom of the 'mountain',
>gently wiggled the 2 power corners, and lo and behold, the peak of the
>mountain gradually appeared through the opening at the top! Magic!
>
>
>I received a personal message but couldn't help her with any information
>about the model.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Sarah





From: Howard Portugal <howardp@FAST.NET>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 13:56:47 -0500
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

Hi Sarah,

I recently purchased a Japanese book whose title I can't read, but the ISBN
is 4-7016-0648-5 which has a Monkey climbing a tree model very similar to
what you're describing. I'll try to describe it.

1. Form a colored preliminary base.
2. Fold the single layer points at the front and back, to the center.
3. There are now five visible colored points. Two each on the left and
right, and one at the top.
4. Mountain fold the 4 points at the left and right into the center of the
model to meet the two points already there.
5. Fold the top point down to the center, unfold and cut off along the
crease
6. Turn the cut-off waterbomb base inside-out to make a preliminary base,
this is your Monkey
7. Take the now white preliminary base, with the opening facing down, and
insert it into the bottom of the larger piece between the White points.
8. Wiggle the two White points back and forth and the Monkey will climb up
the tree and finally peek out the top.

I haven't tried this yet, but it looks pretty easy.

Good Luck,

Howard

Sarah Wooden wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Does this sound familiar to anyone?
>
>  Years ago I learned to make a wonderful
> moving Mount Fuji. At the end of the folding process you tore off a
> little triangular piece, inserted it in the bottom of the 'mountain',
> gently wiggled the 2 power corners, and lo and behold, the peak of the
> mountain gradually appeared through the opening at the top! Magic!
>
> I received a personal message but couldn't help her with any information
> about the model.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sarah

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





From: Jane Rosemarin <jfrmpls@SPACESTAR.NET>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 14:17:54 -0500
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

This sounds like the Erupting Mt. Fuji model found in Tomoko Fuse's
"Moving Origami" (ISBN4-416-39210-9).

The model is made from a preliminary base with the open points down. The
top eighth, or so (judgment cut) is snipped off horizontally. The front
and back flaps of the larger piece are then valley folded up so that the
bottom points meet the cut edge. The top fragment, which is a tiny
waterbomb base, is slipped onto the bottom "legs" of the main piece, and
these legs are shifted up and down to move the little waterbomb base up
and out the top opening.

When I first made this model from Fuse's book, I had no idea what it was,
since I do not read Japanese. I thought it was a rocket launcher. Also, I
know I have seen this fold somewhere else with an entirely different name.

-Jane





From: Keropi <keropi@VT.EDU>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 14:20:23 -0500
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

-----Original Message-----

<snip>
>I recently purchased a Japanese book whose title I can't read, but the ISBN
>is 4-7016-0648-5 which has a Monkey climbing a tree model very similar to
>what you're describing.
<snip>

Hi Howard,

    I guess my memory served me right, it was a monkey climbing a tree.  I
just folded the model based on your directions but it doesn't seem like the
one I remembered...either that or my memory is fading...anyways, thanks for
the information.

Keropi
keropi@vt.edu





From: "J. Corley" <jamii@SWCP.COM>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 14:50:15 -0700
Subject: Re: David Huffmans Double Spiral

 I don't know what technique Mr. Huffman uses, but when I was a kid I
used to make paper doll furniture and one item was a pillow that had a
curved fold. I marked the curve with a pencil then lightly scored it with
a pin and got a good curved edge out of it.
             Jamii

On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, Torsten Drees wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> i' ve never seen such techniqe like in the double spiral from David
> Huffman. how can i get the round creases in the paper? can anybody help?
>
> i think the models with the round creases from hin are all wounderful.
>
>
> Torsten
>

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Jamii Corley   --- jamii@swcp.com





From: "<Ryan Becker>" <RyBecker@AOL.COM>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 15:09:05 -0500 (
Subject: Re: Creating Origami, by J.C. Nolan

Is the Clown fish and Sea Anemone from a square of paper?  One of the
questions I had about this book was whether or not the majority of the models
are from squares.

Thank you for the quick responses.

Ryan





From: Keropi <keropi@VT.EDU>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 15:11:18 -0500
Subject: ship identification needed

Don't know if this has already been discussed (if so, sorry), who is the
creator of the ship in Brill's bottle in OFTC?  Its not the same as Patricia
Crawford's 3-masted ship, I have Harbin's Origami step by step guide and the
two ships are not alike...unless one is just a modification of the
other...thanks in advance for any information.

Keropi
keropi@vt.edu

ps. was folding Patricia's ship and made a mess, paper was too thick...guess
I'll try again.





From: MORGANA <la.llibreria@BCN.SERVICOM.ES>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 18:14:48 +0100
Subject: Re: bird in birdcage

Keropi wrote:
>
> Was reading through some old mail from the Origami-L and was interested in a
> model that Elsa Chen mentioned.  Does anyone know who the creator was?
> Which book it may be found in (Spanish?  I presume?)?

This model is in the book "PAPIROFLEXIA, El mejor metodo para dominar el
arte de la pairoflexia"
by Eduardo Clemente
Ed. Plaza & Janes
Sexta Edicion. 1996
ISBN 84-01-24023-9

You can buy it in many bookstores in spain.

with regards

N.Jenson





From: Torsten Drees <torsten.drees@T-ONLINE.DE>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 20:49:51 +0100
Subject: David Huffmans Double Spiral

Hi,

i' ve never seen such techniqe like in the double spiral from David
Huffman. how can i get the round creases in the paper? can anybody help?

i think the models with the round creases from hin are all wounderful.

Torsten





From: Hatori Koshiro <hatori@JADE.DTI.NE.JP>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 07:22:40 +0900
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

I heard "Monkey Climbing a Mountain" is Chinese tradition.





From: Herman Lau <hlau@ARB.CA.GOV>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 01:54:18 -0800
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

Howard Portugal wrote:

> Hi Sarah,
>
> I recently purchased a Japanese book whose title I can't read, but the ISBN
> is 4-7016-0648-5 which has a Monkey climbing a tree model very similar to
> what you're describing. I'll try to describe it.
>
> 1. Form a colored preliminary base.
> 2. Fold the single layer points at the front and back, to the center.
> 3. There are now five visible colored points. Two each on the left and
> right, and one at the top.
> 4. Mountain fold the 4 points at the left and right into the center of the
> model to meet the two points already there.
> 5. Fold the top point down to the center, unfold and cut off along the
> crease
> 6. Turn the cut-off waterbomb base inside-out to make a preliminary base,
> this is your Monkey
> 7. Take the now white preliminary base, with the opening facing down, and
> insert it into the bottom of the larger piece between the White points.
> 8. Wiggle the two White points back and forth and the Monkey will climb up
> the tree and finally peek out the top.
>
> I haven't tried this yet, but it looks pretty easy.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Howard
>
> Sarah Wooden wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does this sound familiar to anyone?
> >
> >  Years ago I learned to make a wonderful
> > moving Mount Fuji. At the end of the folding process you tore off a
> > little triangular piece, inserted it in the bottom of the 'mountain',
> > gently wiggled the 2 power corners, and lo and behold, the peak of the
> > mountain gradually appeared through the opening at the top! Magic!
> >
> > I received a personal message but couldn't help her with any information
> > about the model.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Sarah
>
> --
> Howard Portugal, West Chester, PA email:howardp@fast.net
> ---------------------------------------------------
> "A problem worthy of attack, proves its worth by fighting back."
> Author Unknown

 I learned the above action model from a classmate when I was in elementary
school, about 3rd grade, back in the late 50's.   It was then called "The
Elevator".  The large piece being the "building" and the small piece torn off
was the "elevator".

Herman





From: tommy <tomkat@DALLAS.NET>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 20:14:21 -0600
Subject: Re: David Huffmans Double Spiral

I figure that the curved folds are made by first plotting them onto the
paper and then scoring the line with a stylus of some sort as Jamii
suggested. Experimentation with different scoring tools and papers
should produce at least some favorable results. Here is another web site
with examples of David Huffman's work...

http://www.sgi.com:80/grafica/huffman/index.html

Tommy

Torsten Drees wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> i' ve never seen such techniqe like in the double spiral from David
> Huffman. how can i get the round creases in the paper? can anybody help?
>
> i think the models with the round creases from hin are all wounderful.
>
> Torsten





From: Douglas Zander <dzander@SOLARIA.SOL.NET>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 05:31:49 -0600 (
Subject: Re: Pictorial origami

<edited: one continuous line broken up into
 many lines of less than 72 characters in length>

>
> Hello,
>
> (I have asked this a few times before, but to no avail.
>  Here goes another try.)
> Who knows more about the technique called 'pictorial origami'?
> It is mentioned in Eric Kenneway's Complete Origami, p. 136, as a
> development by Bob Allen. In short, you use edges and folds as lines
> in a drawing. (But it is not a kind of pleat-folding technique as used
> in f.i. 'Gecko and fly on a wall' by Herman van Goubergen.)
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> Sjaak
>
>
>
> Sjaak Adriaanse
> email: S.Adriaanse@inter.NL.net
> ----------------------------------
> We perform the miracles
> Kate Bush
> ----------------------------------
>

You mention that you do not receive any answers to this question;
this may well be simply because no one has done any more work on this
has started something and others must continue with his/her work.
If this art interests you then I say simply; "Go with it!  Explore on
your own!  Be a pioneer!"  :-)  :-)
Remember also that even though this list is in no way omnipotent, there
are many leaders of origami on this list.  I believe that if there exists
any more information of this art form you describe then it is highly
likely that someone would have heard or seen something about it.  Of course,
that is not to say that a person is secretly developing his skills in this
art form and does not wish to give away his secrets until his book is
published.
You may have a jump on a new art form and become a leading authority on it
if you so desire.  That would be cool.  :-)

--
 Douglas Zander                |
 dzander@solaria.sol.net       |
 Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA     |





From: Saliers <msaliers@HOME.COM>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:16:53 -0800
Subject: Re: Useful Origami

>> say--I'm a secretary.)  Today I did a Carryout Bag with handles made from
>> an 8"x4" piece of paper, but what I really want is a regular-size "paper
>> lunch bag".  I'd like to be able to whip one up whenever I need it instead
>> of buying them.  Anybody got one of these?
>>

For years I used newspaper folded a la the printer's cap as my lunch box.
Fold two of these units, each with two plys of newsprint, insert one face
to face into the other and ... ta dah! You've got a lunch box that will
last up to two weeks (depending on what you carry in it).

Of course, it had a down side.  One time my building received a bomb
threat.  When the officers and his dog came through to check the building,
he spotted my lunch and asked in alarm, "What's THAT??"  I'm glad I was
there to explain, or my lunch may have ended up at the detonation range.





From: Gareth Morfill <gmorfill@REDBRICK.COM>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:37:37 -0500
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

This sounds a lot like the crawling beetle on pages 142-143 of Eric
Kenneways Complete Origami. He has it entered under "Playground Folds".
Hope this helps - Gareth

PS - Folding instructions are pretty much as everyone has described.

At 01:36 PM 10/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Does this sound familiar to anyone?
>
>
> Years ago I learned to make a wonderful
>moving Mount Fuji. At the end of the folding process you tore off a
>little triangular piece, inserted it in the bottom of the 'mountain',
>gently wiggled the 2 power corners, and lo and behold, the peak of the
>mountain gradually appeared through the opening at the top! Magic!
>
>
>I received a personal message but couldn't help her with any information
>about the model.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Sarah





From: Sjaak Adriaanse <S.Adriaanse@INTER.NL.NET>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:33:20 +0100
Subject: Pictorial origami

Hello,

(I have asked this a few times before, but to no avail. Here goes another try.)
Who knows more about the technique called 'pictorial origami'? It is mentioned
     in Eric Kenneway's Complete Origami, p. 136, as a development by Bob
     Allen. In short, you use edges and folds as lines in a drawing. (But it is
     not a kind of pleat-folding tech

Greetings,

Sjaak

Sjaak Adriaanse
email: S.Adriaanse@inter.NL.net
----------------------------------
We perform the miracles
Kate Bush





From: Teresa Ford <TesaFord@AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:55:35 -0500 (
Subject: Re: Useful Origami

> > Lately I have been having a lot of fun folding boxes from Origami Boxes
for
>  > Gifts, Treasures & Trifles by Alexandra Dirk.  Where can I go to get more
>  > diagrams for boxes with lids and other similar things?
>
>  Im many of Tomoko Fuse's books -- and there you'll also encounter the
>  boxes from Fr"aulein Dirk's book again, because she has taken the liberty
>  of using Tomoko Fuse's designs in her book, without even once mentioning
>  that she didn't design these masterpieces herself. :-(
>
Thanks for your reply...  I checked the introduction in my copy of Dirk's book
and she does mention that Tomoko Fuse developed and perfected the technique.

Over the weekend I purchased a couple of books that have some great diagrams.
One is Easy Origami by Kazuo Kobayashi and Chiharu Sunayama.  In this book
there are several containers and boxes etc.  The other book is Fantastic Folds
by Andrew Stoker and Sasha Williamson.  It also has some great boxes and
containers.

Teresa Ford





From: Teresa Ford <TesaFord@AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:55:41 -0500 (
Subject: Re: Useful Origami

In a message dated 10/21/98 12:32:34 AM Central Daylight Time,
kettir@GEOCITIES.COM writes:

> I love the creative stuff, but I also like the useful origami, such as
> placecard holders, cups, boxes, bags, hats, napkin rings, and other great
> things you can do with paper.  (I make my living with paper, you might
> say--I'm a secretary.)  Today I did a Carryout Bag with handles made from
> an 8"x4" piece of paper, but what I really want is a regular-size "paper
> lunch bag".  I'd like to be able to whip one up whenever I need it instead
> of buying them.  Anybody got one of these?
>
Julie,

I recently purchased a great book that has many of the things you requested.
It is Easy Origami by Kazuo Kobayashi and Chiharu Sunayama.  I'm not sure if
anyone has similar diagrams on their websites.

Hope this helps.

Teresa Ford





From: Maldon Wilson <Maldon7929@AOL.COM>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:54:48 -0500 (
Subject: Re: Pictorial origami

> In short, you use edges and folds as lines
> in a drawing.

From your description this sounds like something Jeremy Shafer does fairly
often.

Examples:

Man in the Moon Watching a falling Star.
Unicyclist Flying a Kite
Chocolate Covered Ant
The Unfortunate Suitor
Man Swatter

Check out his web site at: http://www.krmusic.com/barf

Last time I looked  the Ant diagrams were available there.

Maldon





From: Nick Robinson <nick@CHEESYPEAS.DEMON.CO.UK>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 20:46:00 +0000
Subject: Re: Pictorial origami

Sjaak Adriaanse <S.Adriaanse@INTER.NL.NET> sez

>Who knows more about the technique called 'pictorial origami'?

This is an area I'm exploring at the moment - if you wish I can rattle
some diagrams together - you might try "mount2.gif" at my homepage
(address below).

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/





From: Michael Gibson <mig@ISD.CANBERRA.EDU.AU>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 16:18:37 +1100
Subject: three-masted ship

Sorry I can't remember who was asking about a three-masted ship besides
Patricia C's. There was a ship in the Kenneway book "Paperfolding for Fun"
before they massacred it. The design is by Martin Wall

Hope this helps.

ps. thanks for the Fuse spiral reviews - I think they sound like they are
worth the money

Regards,

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Michael Janssen-Gibson                 e-mail: mig@isd.canberra.edu.au
ISD, Library                   phone/voice mail: +61 6 (06)  201 5271
University of Canberra
PO Box 1 Belconnen, ACT 2616





From: Michael Gibson <mig@ISD.CANBERRA.EDU.AU>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:54:10 +1100
Subject: three-masted ship

Hi all,

Sorry if this has already been sent

Someone recently enquired about a three-masted ship other than Patricia
C's in "Origami Step by Step".

There was such a ship in Eric Kenneway's "Paperfolding for Fun" before it
was massacred. The design belonged to Martin Wall. Hope this helps.

IMHO I think the cuts took a great book and made it merely average. Pity.

ps. thanks for all the comments regarding Fuse's spiral books. Based on
the glowing reports I think it could be worth the purchase.

Regards,

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Michael Janssen-Gibson                 e-mail: mig@isd.canberra.edu.au
ISD, Library                   phone/voice mail: +61 6 (06)  201 5271
University of Canberra
PO Box 1 Belconnen, ACT 2616





From: Jason Todd <jrtodd@MS.COM>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:35:26 -0500
Subject: Re: Joseph's Eastern Dragon difficulty...

Since Joseph's design is so modular, it lends itself readily very
lengthy dragons with many sets of legs.  Also, since the folding isn't
super-detailed,  you can fold it with pretty small paper.  With a roll
of wrapping paper, you should be able to get a really long ratio if you
are willing to fold on the 4" or smaller width.

A while back, I folded a 3"x36" piece of foil backed wrapping paper into
a version with three sets of legs and nice long body segments and a
curly tail.  To do the cutting, I used a drafting board and straight
edge.  Joseph's design will tolerate a little bit of error in the
cutting as well, so it's not super crucial.

-Jason

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 1998 6:53 PM

Joseph Wu wrote:
> I forgot to add that the position of the hind legs (determined in step
16)
> will change if you use a ratio other than 5x1.

Right.  You could even make an Eastern Dragon Centipede too. ;-)

> Mistakes in the diagrams that I've noticed so far:
> Step 24: those are the "back legs", not the "front legs".
> Step 32: little glitch (extra line) at the base of the tail.

I was going to note that when I've seen this model in the flesh, so to
speak, from a 1x5, it tends to look, well, squirrel-ish.  The versions
you have pictured with the loops in the body and tail are unmistakably
dragons however. ;-)

Thanks for the corrections.

-D'gou





From: Doug Philips <dwp@TRANSARC.COM>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:40:19 -0500
Subject: Halloween folding!!

OK, so this isn't as complete as I would like, but heck, there are
only a few folding days left!  Feel free to post additions, comments,
etc.  I will put this up in a nicer form on my web site later today,
and will post the URL when I have.  I will have to go back over the
past week or two and will update the web site with what I find as well
as anything new that comes in.

-D'gou
Cooker's strawberry to make a very nice pumpkin.

-+-
and it stands with an arched back and one paw up.  Definitely a cat
with attitude.  The down side is that it uses two long cuts to make
the four long legs so may not be considered pure origami.

       The model is attributed to Frederic G. Rohm and is from the
1963 book, THE BEST OF ORIGAMI by Samuel Randlett.

-+-
Ansill's book 'Mythical Beings.'

       To the individual who explained the chin sink on the witch in
the msame book, THANK YOU, I finally managed to do it, and it folded
back nicely into it's original form (I have several back orders to
fill for my sisters' offices during the Halloween season).

-+-
-+-
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 19:05:14 -0500

       There is a three piece model called Hallowe'en Witch in
_Brilliant_Origami_ by David Brill. The pieces are a witch, her hat,
and a broom. Glue is recommended for assembly. The picture of the
model in the color plates at the front of the book looks nice.

       I also remember a witch on a broomstick in Paul Jackson's
_Festive_Folding_. I'm not certain but I think this is a one piece
model.

       A search on the Fascinating Folds web site for Halloween
Diagrams produced the following two models though I have seen neither
one.

       Flying Witch in _Horrorgami_ by Steve and Megumi Biddle

       and

       Flying Witch in _Scary_Origami_ by Jill Smolinski

-+-
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 19:41:25 -0400

       Gee, I remember those, brooms I mean <grin> think I use to have
one.  Kidding aside there is a nice model of a witch on a broom in The
Flapping Bird by Samuel Randlett my copy doesn't have an ISBN sorry.
The model is called Welsh Witch and is by Robert Harbin. I use it in a
free-standing mobile surrounded by bats for Halloween...even found
that you can color change the straw part of the broom.

-+-

       From: Becky Zec <imbz@EARTHLINK.NET>
       Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 22:11:37 -0500
       Subject: Diagram Assist
       Priority: normal

        I found a diagram on the net for something called Pumpkin Face and
have gotten down to the last two steps but I simply can not figure how
to complete them.  I'm wondering if someone could check it out, here
is the URL for the diagram:

       http://www.rug.nl/rugcis/rc/ftp/origami/models.bin/PumpkinF.gif

-+-
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:39:29 -0400

       Thanks for trying this model. I am willing to improve the
diagram if you can give me a little more detail about the confusion
and where you got stuck thru private e-mail. Anyway here is another
challenge:
       You can make two lower center teeth by adding extra pleat in
step 7.
       Happy Halloween!

-+-

        The book he is refering to is:

                Ansill, Jay
                    Mythical Beings, 1992.
             Running Heads Inc.  pages: 96
                    English
                    isbn 0-06-096866-4

                Robert Neale:  Wizard and Witch, page 25

-+-
END OF MESSAGE





From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 14:28:12 -0800
Subject: Re: book contents (Tanteidan Conventions)

At 16:23 98/10/27 -0500, Anne R LaVin wrote:
>I've put up the first part of a review of Tanteidan 4 at
>
>        http://web.mit.edu/lavin/www/origami/tanteidan4/
>
>So far it's got the table of contents (translated into English) but I
>hope to add some more information later.  I'm also working on the
>contents of 2 and 3.  (A quick disclaimer: Japanese names are not that
>easy for me to decipher, so there are holes in the data.  I hope no
>one's offended if I've temporarily left their name out - I'll get the
>names filled in as soon as I can figure them all out!)

Thanks muchly! A few corrections:

- "Mamentisaurus" should be "mamenchisaurus".
- "'Glay' the Arien" is an error on Yamanashi's part. It should be "the
gray alien".
- The "Witch on Broom" is by MIYAJIMA Noboru.
- "Air Mail" is by HOJO Takashi.
- The "Horse" is by (I think) NISHIKAWA Seiji.
----------------------------------------------------------------
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From: Robby/Laura <morassi@ZEN.IT>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:52:14 +0100
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

Keropi,

At 13.50 25/10/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>I can't help with it either but I remember learning it from my mother and
>she called it a monkey (an abstract one) climbing up a tree/mountain.

It's a well known action model. I learnt it several years ago, and it was
not related to mountains or monkeys, rather to an "origami birth".
Specifically, the triangular point (cut from the original sheet) was turned
inside out to give a preliminary base which was fed into the "mother" and
made to emerge from the hole. I demonstrated it at some French Convention
as the "Birth of the Preliminary Base", and it was published in some issue
of LE PLI. If needed, I can look for it, scan the diagrams and store them
in a server for downloading.

Roberto





From: Anne R LaVin <lavin@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 16:23:12 -0500 (
Subject: book contents (Tanteidan Conventions)
On Fri, 23 Oct 1998 Michael Gibson <mig@ISD.CANBERRA.EDU.AU> wrote:

 > I am interested in finding out the specific contents of these tantalising
 > and yet ellusive Tanteidan annuals. I tried skimming through the pages of
 > Origami House (those I could acces anyway) to no avail.
 >
 > Is there a site where I can get the contents list for issues #2,#3,#4? I
 > would like to know some details before considering the purchase.

I've put up the first part of a review of Tanteidan 4 at

        http://web.mit.edu/lavin/www/origami/tanteidan4/

So far it's got the table of contents (translated into English) but I
hope to add some more information later.  I'm also working on the
contents of 2 and 3.  (A quick disclaimer: Japanese names are not that
easy for me to decipher, so there are holes in the data.  I hope no
one's offended if I've temporarily left their name out - I'll get the
names filled in as soon as I can figure them all out!)

Comments, as always, are very welcome.  I'm particularly interested in
what other information people could use - difficulty ratings (even if
they're subjective, or guesses, if I've never folded the model in
question)?  Other commentary on the models?  Table of contents in
Japanese?  Whatcha think?

Anne LaVin





From: Doug Philips <dwp@TRANSARC.COM>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:24:18 -0500
Subject: Halloween Model List on the web.

I have added a page of Halloween Models (text only) to my web site.
Based on a message I posted to this list earlier today.

Go to: http://dropit.pgh.net/~dwp/origami/Origami.html
and then click on the "Halloween Models" link.

Please send updates, corrections, comments, etc. to me:
dwp@transarc.com

Enjoy!

                -D'gou





From: Maureen Evans <kanga@ESCAPE.CA>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:09:17 -0500
Subject: Re: Showing money rose on Aleenes Creative Crafts TV Show

I caught your segment on Aleenes Creative Crafts this morning.  I was very
impressed.  The rose was lovely.  Thank you for sharing.

Maureen Evans
kanga@escape.ca

DORIGAMI@AOL.COM wrote:

> I was asked by April and otheres to share this information with all of you. On
> August 21st I taped a segment of Aleenes Creative Crafts Show on TNN
> television channel.  I demonstrated the money rose and they will be marketing
> my tape on Origami Money Folding which has the rose, money trees, and about 15
> money folds.  In addition, the Money Rose Booklet which tells how to make just
> the rose.  If anyone is interested in watching the show, it will be on
> October 27th, Aleene's Creative Living, TNN (the Nashville Station). There
> will be a photograph and a little story on the Rose in the magazine Aleenes
> Creative Living in either Sept. or Oct. issue.  You can get this mag in most
> craft stores. You can also get the tape and booklet from Ousa and from Kim's
> Crane.





From: "James M. Sakoda" <James_Sakoda@BROWN.EDU>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 23:19:28 +0100
Subject: Adobe Acrobat 3.0 sale

To those interested in producing portable document format.  I have just
receoved a ad for Adobe Acrobat 3.0 at a special sale price of $85
(regularly priced at $184.32) from CDW.  Their phone number  is
800-239-741, if you are interested in placing an order.  Upgrade from
Acrobat Exchange v.2.1 or Acroibat Pro V2.1 is $73.21 or $56.30.  Portable
document format (PDF) can be used to create files readable with  IBM or
Macintosh machines which are very small in size.  It is particularly good
for reducing the size of line drawing instructions which folders often seek
on the internet.  For the consumer (reader) access to the pdf format is
free, since it is possible to download Acrobat 3.01 reader from Adobe.com.
The produce, however, is often required to pay for the production process.
Occasionally there is a sale which reduces the cost, and this one seems to
be a good one, although far from being free.Those interested in viewing
some pdf formatted diagrams of dollar bill folds will find some on my web
page given below.  James M. Sakoda
     http://idt.net/~kittyv





From: Hatori Koshiro <hatori@JADE.DTI.NE.JP>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:18:43 +0900
Subject: Re: book contents (Tanteidan Conventions)

> I've put up the first part of a review of Tanteidan 4 at
>
>         http://web.mit.edu/lavin/www/origami/tanteidan4/
>
> So far it's got the table of contents (translated into English) but I
> hope to add some more information later.  I'm also working on the
> contents of 2 and 3.  (A quick disclaimer: Japanese names are not that
> easy for me to decipher, so there are holes in the data.  I hope no
> one's offended if I've temporarily left their name out - I'll get the
> names filled in as soon as I can figure them all out!)

Thanks a lot, it's a great work.

It's difficult to read Japanese names even for a Japanese.
But I have a list of the members of Origami Tanteidan.
I hope the following is a help to you.

Diagrams of "Sonobe Unit" are by KITTAKA Mihoko.
"Shinkansen" and "Crane Fireworks" are by NAKAJIMA Susumu.
"1-legged demon" is by NISHIMURA Osamu.
"Pig","Rabbit","Bird (It should be Crow)",&"Mermaid"
     are by YAMADA Katsuhisa.
Diagrams of "Snow Crystals" are by FUSE Tomoko.
"Mamenchisaurus" is by KIMURA Tetsuo.
"Tyrannosaurus Rex" is by TAKAI Hiroaki.
KINOSHITA Go's Model is "Tochukaso",
     which is a kind of mushroom that parasitize on insects.
"Elk/Moose (It should be Reindeer)" is by KAMIYA Satoshi.
     Its diagrams are by KAWAHATA.
"Horse" is by KOZASA Keiichi.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*  We can rather cast blank votes than keep away from polls.  *
*    _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/                                     *
*   _/ HATORI Koshiro _/      hatori@jade.dti.ne.jp           *
*  _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/   http://www.jade.dti.ne.jp/~hatori/  *





From: "Chamberlain, Clare" <Clare.Chamberlain@HEALTH.WA.GOV.AU>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:25:10 +0800
Subject: Re: Mt. Fuji Query

 I was taught the model as a chicken laying an egg.  I'm sure it's in an
early BOS booklet on action origami - possibly written by Paul Jackson.
I've taught it many times, and never tire of it.  Sorry about the lack of
detail, but I'm too poor to have a computer at home!!!

Clare





From: Judy D Pagnusat <judypag@JUNO.COM>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 09:50:36 -0800
Subject: Re: Useful Origami

Theresa,

Tomoko Fuse has 3 books in English on boxes that most of us feel set the
standard on box making.  Any of them would be an excellent purchase.  You
can find them in OUSA as well asKim's Crane and Facinating Folds, or any
of the internet book suppliers.

Judy

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From: Joseph Wu <josephwu@ULTRANET.CA>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:59:09 -0800
Subject: Re: One legged Demon

At 13:29 98/10/28 -0700, you wrote:
>I'm probably winning the prize for the most clueless questions lately,
>so here's some more....

Hahaha! Oh, you'll never beat some of the questions that I get from my
website! 8)

>Where does the One legged Demon in Tanteidan 4 collection come from?  It
>look's to me like it has something to do with Freemasonry or the
>Illuminati!  Kinda like a corruption of the eye in the pyramid.
>
>Are the two limbs on the creature arms, or are they supposed to be the
>necks of some kind of bird?  Saw an ibis?
>
>And is it sticking out its tongue?  Or is that a flame or a snake?
>
>This model gives me chill.  It looks like an idol for some bizarre cult.
>It almost makes me want to chant "Annuit Coeptus Novus Ordo Seclorum,"
>backwards!  (Any conspiracy nuts catch the significance of that last
>statement?)

It's a creature from Japanese folk tales. It's called the "hitotsu me kozo"
(one-eyed <something>). It's basically an umbrella (bamboo & paper umbrella)
with one eye, one leg, and two arms. Its tongue sticks out. So far, I've
been unable to figure out the significance of it. I've seen it many times in
various Japanese cartoons and comic books dealing with ghost stories.
Apparently it is basically a bogeyman used to frighten children (in a "fun"
kind of way), and is especially popular in the summer (probably during
O-Bon, the Japanese equivalent to Hallowe'en). I'll ask a few more of my
Japanese coworkers for insights on this creature.

----------------------------------------------------------------
Joseph Wu, Origami Artist and Multimedia Producer
t: 604.730.0306 x 105   f: 604.732.7331  e: josephwu@ultranet.ca
w: http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca





From: Kim Best <kim.best@M.CC.UTAH.EDU>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:29:45 -0700
Subject: One legged Demon

I'm probably winning the prize for the most clueless questions lately,
so here's some more....

Where does the One legged Demon in Tanteidan 4 collection come from?  It
look's to me like it has something to do with Freemasonry or the
Illuminati!  Kinda like a corruption of the eye in the pyramid.

Are the two limbs on the creature arms, or are they supposed to be the
necks of some kind of bird?  Saw an ibis?

And is it sticking out its tongue?  Or is that a flame or a snake?

This model gives me chill.  It looks like an idol for some bizarre cult.
It almost makes me want to chant "Annuit Coeptus Novus Ordo Seclorum,"
backwards!  (Any conspiracy nuts catch the significance of that last
statement?)

--
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: Anne R LaVin <lavin@MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:37:13 -0500 (
Subject: some more book reviews/tables of contents
And I've added the tables of contents for:

Tanteidan convention 2
        http://web.mit.edu/lavin/www/origami/tanteidan2/index.html
Tanteidan convention 3
        http://web.mit.edu/lavin/www/origami/tanteidan3/index.html
Issei Super Complex Origami
        http://web.mit.edu/lavin/www/origami/issei-s-c/index.html

and Jay Nolan's "Creating Origami" is on the way.

This is fun!  Now if I were just better at reading Japanese names...

Anne LaVin





From: Kim Best <kim.best@M.CC.UTAH.EDU>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 15:36:20 -0700
Subject: Re: One legged Demon

Joseph Wu wrote:

> It's a creature from Japanese folk tales. It's called the "hitotsu me kozo"
> (one-eyed <something>). It's basically an umbrella (bamboo & paper umbrella)
> with one eye, one leg, and two arms. Its tongue sticks out.
>

Thanks Joseph.  Your reply gave me anough info to do a web search on the
thing. (Which I should have done for Maitreya, and not reveal I had the
hots for a Buddhist diety!)

But I found a picture at:
http://www.ingjapan.or.jp/kojpclass/kojpclass/Ghost.htm

Not not nearly as scary as the Tanteidan model.
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From: Doug Philips <dwp@TRANSARC.COM>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 15:57:17 -0500
Subject: Re: One legged Demon

Kim "Clues for the Clue-less for $100, Alex" Best wrote:

> I'm probably winning the prize for the most clueless questions lately,
> so here's some more....

???I doubt that!

> Where does the One legged Demon in Tanteidan 4 collection come from?  It
> look's to me like it has something to do with Freemasonry or the
> Illuminati!  Kinda like a corruption of the eye in the pyramid.
...
> This model gives me chill.  It looks like an idol for some bizarre cult.

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If we told you, we'd have to toad you!  Bwhaaaaaaaaaaa-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Actually... I have no clue.  But your are right, it is a cooly chilling
looking model, at least in the diagrams.  Have you folded it yet?  Are you
ready for the interdimensional gateways to open and release the forces
that.... Oh, sorry, wrong model...  That one would be Lang's deceptively
titled RockClimber II, better known in the darker circles as the
Lang/Lovecraft Unsinking Dimensional Gateway.

And now back to your regularly scheduled helpful messages.

-Daddy-o "Halloween! Boo!" D'gou
