




From: Mark Plant <mplant@UK.ORACLE.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 05:29
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

Yep - view the source using Netscape Navigator 4.6, and some of the code
flashes, indicating syntax errors in the HTML.

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: Allan findlay <mailto:a_findlay@CREATIONS.CO.UK>
To: <mailto:ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

> I couldn't find the insect diagrams......
>
> (And on Netscape the page is HUGE, the text is in the top left and I can
> scroll around over a massive area).
>
> -------------------------
>         Allan   (ICQ 65208096)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom May [mailto:MayTom431@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:05 AM
> To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: My New Web Site
>
>
> Dear members of the list,
>
> You are cordially invited to view my new web site (first and only) at:
>
> http://members.aol.com/maytom431/
>
> There's not much there yet, but I have diagrammed one of my insects.
>
> Happy folding, Tom May





From: Allan findlay <a_findlay@CREATIONS.CO.UK>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 05:40
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

I've just tried it with Explorer, it worked fine.

-------------------------
        Allan   (ICQ 65208096)

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Plant [mailto:mplant@UK.ORACLE.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:26 AM
To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

Yep - view the source using Netscape Navigator 4.6, and some of the code
flashes, indicating syntax errors in the HTML.

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: Allan findlay <mailto:a_findlay@CREATIONS.CO.UK>
To: <mailto:ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

> I couldn't find the insect diagrams......
>
> (And on Netscape the page is HUGE, the text is in the top left and I can
> scroll around over a massive area).
>
> -------------------------
>         Allan   (ICQ 65208096)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom May [mailto:MayTom431@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:05 AM
> To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: My New Web Site
>
>
> Dear members of the list,
>
> You are cordially invited to view my new web site (first and only) at:
>
> http://members.aol.com/maytom431/
>
> There's not much there yet, but I have diagrammed one of my insects.
>
> Happy folding, Tom May





From: Mark Plant <mplant@UK.ORACLE.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 05:52
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

So it does.

Regards

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: Allan findlay <mailto:a_findlay@CREATIONS.CO.UK>
To: <mailto:ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

> I've just tried it with Explorer, it worked fine.
>
> -------------------------
>         Allan   (ICQ 65208096)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Plant [mailto:mplant@UK.ORACLE.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:26 AM
> To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: My New Web Site
>
>
> Yep - view the source using Netscape Navigator 4.6, and some of the code
> flashes, indicating syntax errors in the HTML.
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Allan findlay <mailto:a_findlay@CREATIONS.CO.UK>
> To: <mailto:ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:16 AM
> Subject: Re: My New Web Site
>
>
> > I couldn't find the insect diagrams......
> >
> > (And on Netscape the page is HUGE, the text is in the top left and I can
> > scroll around over a massive area).
> >
> > -------------------------
> >         Allan   (ICQ 65208096)
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom May [mailto:MayTom431@AOL.COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:05 AM
> > To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: My New Web Site
> >
> >
> > Dear members of the list,
> >
> > You are cordially invited to view my new web site (first and only) at:
> >
> > http://members.aol.com/maytom431/
> >
> > There's not much there yet, but I have diagrammed one of my insects.
> >
> > Happy folding, Tom May





From: Penny Groom <penny.groom@BTINTERNET.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 06:47
Subject: HR P Kazil are you out there ?

Does anyone know who HR P Kazil  is( that is how the name was shown on
the bank statement).

He/she has paid into the BOS bank account but I have not had a
membership application.

The bank only know the name and the town in Holland where the money was
paid in and that is Doorduijn.

If you can help or you know the person (or are the person) please let me
know.

Best wishes

Penny

Penny Groom

Membership Secretary, British Origami Society
www.britishorigami.org.uk/

Please visit the Hunger Site at http://www.thehungersite.com/
Clicking on this site once daily donates food at no cost to you to the
hungry around the world.





From: Nick Robinson <nick@CHEESYPEAS.DEMON.CO.UK>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 07:33
Subject: Re: looking for help

Eric Ladden <eladden@YOURCORNERSTONE.COM> sez

>Recently, I saw someone make a flower,
>including stem, from a cocktail napkin

If memory serves, Stephen Weiss created a beautiful rose from a napkin.

The BOS database (see the BOS site under "resources") pulls up a variety
of roses, including a napkin rose in the Birmingham 86 convention pack,
creator uncredited.

all the best,

Nick Robinson

email           nick@cheesypeas.demon.co.uk
homepage        www.cheesypeas.demon.co.uk
BOS homepage    www.britishorigami.org.uk





From: Thomas C Hull <tch@ABYSS.MERRIMACK.EDU>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 07:50
Subject: Re: 3rd Origami Science, Math, and Education Meeting

Robert Allen Schwartz asks,

>>>
Is the 1st proceedings available? I heard it was hard to locate.
<<<

As I think I wrote in a recent origami-l posting (on pentagons),
the 1st Proceedings are nearly-impossible-to-find.  I've
heard of people finding them in strange bookstores in Japan, but
that's it.  No library in the USA has it.

Sorry.

---- Tom "obscure math knowledge horde" Hull





From: Doug Philips <dgou@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 08:53
Subject: Re: Transforming 3D Geometric models.

Rona Gurkewitz, replying to my query, indited:

>    I think that the 90 piece modular that you refer to is mine, from
>3D Geometric Origami. Dimpled Dodecahedron Ball.
>    12 five sided cones and 30 hinges.
>    At last year's convention, Doug Caine displayed a 270 piece model

It took me a while to locate my copy of your book. An interesting model, but
its not the one I was describing. Mark Kennedy's follow-up, now that I
re-read it, didn't really describe the look of the model either, and since I
didn't see an assembled one, I'm not sure if it is dimpled, or stellated (or
both!?!?).

-D'gou
________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com





From: Scott Cramer <scram@LANDMARKNET.NET>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 09:22
Subject: Re: Bronze Rectangle

Mirjam Van Vroonhoven asked:

>These mentioned also silver and gold ones.
>Could somebody give me the ratios of these rectangles??
>the mails from the last few days are not yet in the archives.

Silver Rectangle -   1:sqrt2              or       1 x 1.414
Golden Rectangle - 1:(sqrt5 - 1)/2  or       1 x .618

Scott scram@landmarknet.net





From: Casida Mark <casida@ERE.UMONTREAL.CA>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 09:41
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

Ditto.  I think there is some more work to do on the site, but
the beginnings look very nice.  May be you tried to put in too many
bells and whistles at once?

                                ... (another) Mark

>
> So it does.
>
> Regards
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Allan findlay <mailto:a_findlay@CREATIONS.CO.UK>
> To: <mailto:ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: My New Web Site
>
>
> > I've just tried it with Explorer, it worked fine.
> >
> > -------------------------
> >         Allan   (ICQ 65208096)
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Plant [mailto:mplant@UK.ORACLE.COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:26 AM
> > To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: Re: My New Web Site
> >
> >
> > Yep - view the source using Netscape Navigator 4.6, and some of the code
> > flashes, indicating syntax errors in the HTML.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Allan findlay <mailto:a_findlay@CREATIONS.CO.UK>
> > To: <mailto:ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: My New Web Site
> >
> >
> > > I couldn't find the insect diagrams......
> > >
> > > (And on Netscape the page is HUGE, the text is in the top left and I can
> > > scroll around over a massive area).
> > >
> > > -------------------------
> > >         Allan   (ICQ 65208096)
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tom May [mailto:MayTom431@AOL.COM]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:05 AM
> > > To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > > Subject: My New Web Site
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear members of the list,
> > >
> > > You are cordially invited to view my new web site (first and only) at:
> > >
> > > http://members.aol.com/maytom431/
> > >
> > > There's not much there yet, but I have diagrammed one of my insects.
> > >
> > > Happy folding, Tom May
> > >
> >
>

--
*-------------------------------------------------------*
|          Mark E. Casida                               |
|                  Mark.Casida@umontreal.ca             |





From: Jennifer Campbell <CampbellJ@DFO-MPO.GC.CA>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 11:27
Subject: Origami supplies in Ottawa?

Hi, especially folders who live near/have shopped in Ottawa, Ont.,

Could someone please inform me of stores in the Ottawa (or perhaps
Cornwall?) area which carry origami paper or books? I searched the archives
and did not find such a list (just a request for one, which likely resulted
in private correspondence). This past weekend, I visited family near Ottawa
and turned a bunch of kids on to origami... I taught a class at a small-town
public library and then the next day, since I had my supplies with me,
folded with my cousin's two children. Now I am being asked where books and
paper can be obtained (especially origami paper. You should have heard the
gasp of delight when I opened up my box of paper!)

I am from near Toronto, so of course I have the Japanese Paper Place and the
large bookstore chains, etc. I know that JPP does mail order-I used it
myself to top-up my supplies before this trip. But I think the kids would
like to go shop somewhere and buy a couple of packets rather than place a
large mail order, if you know what I mean. I suppose there are the
chain-type craft stores, like Lewiscraft and Michaels and for books, places
like Chapters they could try, but what I am trying to source are the nifty
places-paper supply stores, Japanese gift stores, toy or hobby stores, etc.
...

Thanks in advance,
Jennifer.

P.S. The class went very well. Those kids were so keen that if there was a
lull while I helped one catch up, the others were folding extra of models
we'd done earlier! Each left with at least three tulips and two bunnies
after an hour and a half, and would have stayed longer if it wasn't closing
time at the library. I have a standing offer to teach again, and I most
certainly will! The tulip and stem were from Origami Made Easy (Kasahara)
and were ideal for beginners. There are no tricky maneuvers (save a squash
fold) and even a bit sloppy they look cheerful. 15 cm for the stem, but 10
cm for the tulip (not the same size, as the book says.) I brought along some
origami vases so each kid would end up with a nice display for their tulips.
That was a good idea, because they all said "I'm going to give this to my
mom/grandma/teacher"! The vase was by Saburo Kase, in Kenneway's O.
Paperfolding for Fun. It is clean and elegant looking and when made from the
same size paper as the stem/leaf, holds three tulips perfectly.

The bunny was something similar to the traditional one in O. Made Easy. The
reverse fold in the body was the only real trouble spot. I chose the
simplest rabbit I could find, but there had to be a rabbit for Easter! (I
love the Chinese blow-up waterbomb bunny, but I've found that beginners
often have trouble with tucking the flaps in on waterbombs)

OK, I'll stop rambling because the postscript shouldn't be longer than the
letter...





From: Rob Hudson <FashFold@AOL.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 11:43
Subject: Jersey Travel

Hi all,

This is semi-related to origami, and pertains to convention travel. I'm driving
     from PA, and wondered if there was a safe, relatively inexpensive place to
     park in New Jersey that's close to NJ Transit. I'm taking a business trip
     to NY prior to convention

Thanks!

Rob





From: Dennis Walker <TheWalkers@INAME.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 13:11
Subject: Re: Pentagons etc and Penrose Tiles

Hi,

Cheng wrote:
>> The Platinum Rectangle has interesting potential for paperfolding. For
>> starters, folding the Penrose tiles is a breeze.

That implies that you have folded them. Any chance of posting the
instructions, including those for creating a Platinum Rectangle? I'd be very
interested and I'm sure others would be too.

                                                        Dennis





From: Leong Cheng Chit <leongccr@SINGNET.COM.SG>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 13:13
Subject: Re: Bronze Rectangle

Mirjam Van Vroonhoven on April 26, 2000 wrote:
>
> Yesterday there were some mails on bronze and platinum rectangles. These
> mentioned also silver and gold ones.
>
> Could somebody give me the ratios of these rectangles??
> I missed the list over the Easter weekend, so i may have missed
something.
>
The rectangles discussed in ascending order of ratio of length to width,
and angle at which diagonals cross are:

1. Square, 1, 90 degrees.
2. Platinum,  about 1.376, 72 degrees.
3. Silver, sqrt 2, about 70 degrees.
4. Golden, (1+sqrt 5)/2, about 64 degrees.
5. Bronze, sqrt 3, 60 degrees.

All the best.

Cheng Chit





From: Florence Temko <Ftemko@AOL.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 13:26
Subject: Napkin Rose

At the first Peacock in San Francisco the rose folded from a paper napkin was
"the" model during the last dinner held at the Chinese restaurant. I don't
know who presented it first or created it. It may be tradtional or as I would
prefer to say "creator unknown."
    When I came back from San Francisco I made the rose while sitting around
Starbucks with a group of people, one of whom was a well-known fashion
designer. He immediately did it himself and after he had played around with
it for quite a while he produced a rose that was so beautiful without
altering the basic model, but oh, was it beautiful! All best from Florence.





From: Florence Temko <Ftemko@AOL.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 13:36
Subject: Re: April 30 auction.

I hope Rachel doesn't mind if I say that I did not put the price of $10 on
"Funny Money" and "Secret Notes." They were originally published at a much
lower price. However, they were sold for only a short time in spite of the
fact that they did well, but the publisher went under. All best from Florence
(FTemko@aol.com)





From: Rob Hudson <FashFold@AOL.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 16:18
Subject: 1998 Convention Newsletter

Hi all,

I am putting together a writing portfolio and had several articles published in
     the Convention 1998 newsletter for Origami USA.  I have unfortunately
     misplaced my copy, and OUSA distributed every last one with perfect
     efficiency (net inventory of zero). I

Thanks!

Rob





From: Weldon MacDonald <weldon.macdonald@SYMPATICO.CA>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 18:50
Subject: Re: I'm new

I want to thank everyone who responded concerning books, paper, and the
Montreal origami society. I even found a couple of members on the list. It
seems Origami is alive and well in Montreal.
Thanks everyone
Weldon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lar deSouza" <fresco@SENTEX.NET>
To: <ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: I'm new

Weldon,

>I was wrong, the stores were open. I checked out the biggest and best Arts
>and Craft stores and forgidaboutit!  A couple of kids kits, almost no
books,
>and some very expensive (imported from Japan) paper. I suppose I could get
>all that over the internet, but Montreal was sounding pretty Origami poor
>until I read this.  I'll see if I can find them. Anyone with a contact,
>please let me know.

Arts and Crafts stores seem to have a surprising lack of good origami
books.  If you've got a Chapters or Indigo nearby, they generally have a
good selection among the stacks and stacks of books :)  You're going to
have to hunt for paper though.  Lewiscraft in Ontario carries great origami
paper from the Japanese Paper Place.  You can get good colours and quantity
for reasonable prices.  I don't think Michael's carries JPP stuff.
Imported Japanese paper is a joy to work with, but it is pricey.

I found this url for Origami Montreal:
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Den/8802/

I hope this helps :)  Later!

Lar

**********
The Many Faces of Lar
http://www.sentex.net/~fresco/faces

The ArtGuys:
http://www.internet.com/~artboy





From: Eric Ladden <eladden@YOURCORNERSTONE.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 20:24
Subject: Re: Napkin Rose

It sounds great, but can you describe how to make the rose?  Thanks
E

Florence Temko wrote:

> At the first Peacock in San Francisco the rose folded from a paper napkin was
> "the" model during the last dinner held at the Chinese restaurant. I don't
> know who presented it first or created it. It may be tradtional or as I would
> prefer to say "creator unknown."
>     When I came back from San Francisco I made the rose while sitting around
> Starbucks with a group of people, one of whom was a well-known fashion
> designer. He immediately did it himself and after he had played around with
> it for quite a while he produced a rose that was so beautiful without
> altering the basic model, but oh, was it beautiful! All best from Florence.





From: Larry Finch <LarryFinch@AOL.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 20:34
Subject: Re: Jersey Travel

In a message dated 4/26/00 11:43:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
FashFold@AOL.COM writes:

> Hi all,
>
>  This is semi-related to origami, and pertains to convention travel. I'm
> driving from PA, and wondered if there was a safe, relatively inexpensive
> place to park in New Jersey that's close to NJ Transit. I'm taking a
business
> trip to NY prior to convention and can finagle an extra conference class if
I
> can reduce my travel expense.
>
>  Thanks!
>

The most fun way to do it is to park at the NY Waterway ferry terminal in
Weehawken, NJ and take the ferry to NYC. Parking is $5 per day, the ferry is
$10 round trip. It runs every 15 minutes, 5 AM to midnight, and the trip
takes 7 minutes.
Free bus service all over midtown manhattan is provided as part of the
service. If the convention is at the Javits Center it is walking distance
from the ferry terminal in NYC. (www.nywaterway.com). You get to it by
heading towards the Lincoln Tunnel, then exit at the last exit before the
toll (Pleasant Avenue) and follow the signs to the "Ferry to NYC."

You can save some money by using one of the park-and-ride lots, one at the
Vince Lombardi service area at the northern end of the NJ Turnpike, another
at the intersection of the NJ Turnpike and the Lincoln Tunnel approach. This
will cost under $10, but the trip will take much longer.

Larry





From: Eric Ladden <eladden@YOURCORNERSTONE.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 20:36
Subject: Re: looking for help

You have a good memory.  I'll forward to you the diagram.  Thanks
E

Nick Robinson wrote:

> Eric Ladden <eladden@YOURCORNERSTONE.COM> sez
>
> >Recently, I saw someone make a flower,
> >including stem, from a cocktail napkin
>
> If memory serves, Stephen Weiss created a beautiful rose from a napkin.
>
> The BOS database (see the BOS site under "resources") pulls up a variety
> of roses, including a napkin rose in the Birmingham 86 convention pack,
> creator uncredited.
>
> all the best,
>
> Nick Robinson
>
> email           nick@cheesypeas.demon.co.uk
> homepage        www.cheesypeas.demon.co.uk
> BOS homepage    www.britishorigami.org.uk





From: Susan Dugan <florafauna@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 21:19
Subject: Re: April 30 deadline on auction

Rachel,
Can we give a snall donation to the cause?
hobbit





From: Rjlang@AOL.COM
Date: 26 Apr 2000 23:15
Subject: Re: Bronze Rectangle

In a message dated 4/26/00 10:14:04 AM, leongccr@SINGNET.COM.SG writes:

>The rectangles discussed in ascending order of ratio of length to width,
>and angle at which diagonals cross are:
>
>1. Square, 1, 90 degrees.
>2. Platinum,  about 1.376, 72 degrees.
>3. Silver, sqrt 2, about 70 degrees.
>4. Golden, (1+sqrt 5)/2, about 64 degrees.
>5. Bronze, sqrt 3, 60 degrees.

I thought I'd mention some of the other lesser-known but eminently useful
rectangles for origami. For my violinist, I used the already-mentioned Silver
rectangle (1:1.414), but for the bass player, I turned to the Titanium
rectangle (1:1.207), which had just the right proportion (it was, in the
terminology of an earlier thread, the "ideal" rectangle for the model). Then
for the Pianist, I turned to the Platinum Plus with Double Miles rectangle
(1:3.874), which just seemed somehow "right" for this particular model.

I have tried out other rectangles with lesser success. The Mercury rectangle
1:3.529) wasn't much good for models, but it was fun to roll it around in my
hand. The Tin and Aluminum rectangles (1:1.435 and 1:1.436, respectively)
seem more-or-less interchangeable, but if you study them hard you'll find
that they really lead to entirely different models. Along those lines, it's a
little-known fact that Peter Engel's reindeer (from Folding the Universe)
needs a tiny bit of fudging if you fold it from a square, but you can make
the the angles work out to exact multiples of 30 degrees if you fold it from
the Yttrium Aluminum Garnet rectangle (1:1.01).

And then there's box-pleated designs, where the various rectangles really
start to stand out. I used a (1,3)-Dinitrotoluene rectangle (1:7) for my
original Cuckoo Clock, but for the Black Forest Cuckoo Clock I was forced to
resort to a (2,4)-cis-Biphenylketonuric Deoxyriboclathrate rectangle in the
proportions of 1:10. Finally, for the Organist in last year's convention
packet, after working my way entirely through the Periodic Table of
Rectangles to no avail, I finally cracked the problem by using the
Supersymmetric Quark-Gluon Plasma rectangle (1:4). Which just goes to show
that there's a rectangle for pretty much any origami problem out there; all
you need is to know which one to use.

RJL





From: Deg Farrelly <StickmanAZ@AOL.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 01:20
Subject: Verbal instructions for the Napkin Rose

I understood the Napkin Rose to be a "Traditional Bar Fold" (along the lines
of School Yard folds... that is, widely known, but no attributed to anyone.

It is a lot easier than my feeble verbal instructions make it seem.

1.  Open a thin paper napkin flat.

2.  Valley fold the top edge (if not square, the short edge) about 1-1.5
inches. This will form the rose.

3.  From one side, fold over and over (essentially, roll) the napkin into a
soft tube.  This will form the stem and the leaf.

4.  Pinch/gather the tube together, at the raw edge folded down in step 2.
(The raw edge is inside the tube, so this is a judgement fold)

5.  From the pinch/gather and moving to the bottom, twist the tube tightly to
form a stem.

6.  When you reach about half way down with the twisting, gently unroll the
bottom edge of the tube, releasing the outside corner.  Coax the corner up to
the twisted stem, and pinch into a leaf shape.

7.  Continue to twist the remaining portion of the tube into a stem.

8.  Moving to the blossom end, turn down a small amount of the top, folded
edge, spiraling into the center.

9.  Complete final shaping of the blossom and the leaf and twist the stem
tightly.

o)-(
StickmanAZ@aol.com
deg farrelly





From: Tom May <MayTom431@AOL.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 01:30
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

Thanks to Mark, Mark, Allan, and Dorthy for your comments. I want to make the
site accessible to as many as possible. I used the "Home Publisher 2000"
program from "M.S. Works Suite 2000" to create the site. I will dump the
crane animation and adjust the size of the page. I hope that does it. I'm not
sure if I can solve problems with the navigation bar as that seems built in -
the only thing you can change are the number and appearance of the buttons
and the text associated with them.The basic structure seems not to be
accessible to the user. I'm pretty new to this web stuff. The program writes
the HTML. What I know about HTML would likely fill a smaller paragraph than
this. Any suggestions would be welcome.Those interested can try the site
again 04/27/2000 after 8:00 A.M. Site: http://members.aol.com/maytom431/

Happy folding, Tom May





From: Michael Janssen-Gibson <mig@ISD.CANBERRA.EDU.AU>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 01:49
Subject: Re: Tomoko Fuse Masks

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Lar deSouza wrote:

> Hey ho :)
>
> I was wondering if folks on the list can help me track down just who or
> what some of these characters from Tomoko Fuse's most excellent "Masks"
> book are! :)

Anne R. LaVin has put together an *almost* complete listing of the various
characters, as well as a couple of links to other sites. The address is as
follows:

http://web.mit.edu/lavin/www/origami/fuse-mask/

Thankyou Lar for sending me on this most interesting search!

regards
Michael Janssen-Gibson





From: Dorothy Engleman <FoldingCA@WEBTV.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 02:02
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

Still get "my browser is incompatible sign.  Can you get someone to
check your coding - this should not happen!





From: Tom May <MayTom431@AOL.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 03:27
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

Dear Dorthy et al.,

As of 12:22 A.M. PST, the update on the site is complete. Try it now. I hope
everything works. It loads a lot quicker. http://members.aol.com/maytom431/

Happy folding, Tom May





From: Mark Plant <mplant@UK.ORACLE.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 04:41
Subject: Re: Bronze Rectangle

Uh oh - this baby could run and run and run ....

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:Rjlang@AOL.COM>
To: <mailto:ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 4:13 AM
Subject: Re: Bronze Rectangle

> In a message dated 4/26/00 10:14:04 AM, leongccr@SINGNET.COM.SG writes:
>
> >The rectangles discussed in ascending order of ratio of length to width,
> >and angle at which diagonals cross are:
> >
> >1. Square, 1, 90 degrees.
> >2. Platinum,  about 1.376, 72 degrees.
> >3. Silver, sqrt 2, about 70 degrees.
> >4. Golden, (1+sqrt 5)/2, about 64 degrees.
> >5. Bronze, sqrt 3, 60 degrees.
>
> I thought I'd mention some of the other lesser-known but eminently useful
> rectangles for origami. For my violinist, I used the already-mentioned
Silver
> rectangle (1:1.414), but for the bass player, I turned to the Titanium
> rectangle (1:1.207), which had just the right proportion (it was, in the
> terminology of an earlier thread, the "ideal" rectangle for the model).
Then
> for the Pianist, I turned to the Platinum Plus with Double Miles rectangle
> (1:3.874), which just seemed somehow "right" for this particular model.
>
> I have tried out other rectangles with lesser success. The Mercury
rectangle
> 1:3.529) wasn't much good for models, but it was fun to roll it around in
my
> hand. The Tin and Aluminum rectangles (1:1.435 and 1:1.436, respectively)
> seem more-or-less interchangeable, but if you study them hard you'll find
> that they really lead to entirely different models. Along those lines,
it's a
> little-known fact that Peter Engel's reindeer (from Folding the Universe)
> needs a tiny bit of fudging if you fold it from a square, but you can make
> the the angles work out to exact multiples of 30 degrees if you fold it
from
> the Yttrium Aluminum Garnet rectangle (1:1.01).
>
> And then there's box-pleated designs, where the various rectangles really
> start to stand out. I used a (1,3)-Dinitrotoluene rectangle (1:7) for my
> original Cuckoo Clock, but for the Black Forest Cuckoo Clock I was forced
to
> resort to a (2,4)-cis-Biphenylketonuric Deoxyriboclathrate rectangle in
the
> proportions of 1:10. Finally, for the Organist in last year's convention
> packet, after working my way entirely through the Periodic Table of
> Rectangles to no avail, I finally cracked the problem by using the
> Supersymmetric Quark-Gluon Plasma rectangle (1:4). Which just goes to show
> that there's a rectangle for pretty much any origami problem out there;
all
> you need is to know which one to use.
>
> RJL





From: Mike Kanarek <kanarekorigami@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 05:13
Subject: Prison Origami

Hi, I am looking for help with teaching Origami in New York Prisons. I may have
     a chance to set up a program state wide. I will need people willing to
     teach locally in regard to the prison near where they live. Also I would
     like help compling diagrams tha





From: Jack Mello <jmello@MEDIAONE.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 06:18
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

Hi Tom,

  None of the links at your web page work for me. I tried both IE and
Navigator.

Jack...

> From: Tom May <MayTom431@AOL.COM>
> Reply-To: Origami List <ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 03:24:46 EDT
> To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: My New Web Site
>
> Dear Dorthy et al.,
>
> As of 12:22 A.M. PST, the update on the site is complete. Try it now. I hope
> everything works. It loads a lot quicker. http://members.aol.com/maytom431/
>
> Happy folding, Tom May





From: Michael LaFosse <info@ORIGAMIDO.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 07:12
Subject: Re: Bronze Rectangle

> ... it's a
> little-known fact that Peter Engel's reindeer (from Folding the Universe)
> needs a tiny bit of fudging if you fold it from a square, but you can make
> the the angles work out to exact multiples of 30 degrees if you fold it from
> the Yttrium Aluminum Garnet rectangle (1:1.01).

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet rectangles are readily available from several origami
paper manufacturers --we have just assumed that they were meant to be 1:1 when
     we
bought them; our disappointment is obviously misplaced.

MGL





From: "Michael J. Naughton" <mjnaught@CROCKER.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 08:17
Subject: Re: A-format & Silver rectangle

Very interesting -- thanks, Thoki!

Thoki Yenn wrote:
I have on a secret place on my website
an article from a book
by the Danish Engineer Tons Bruns.

It is about the A-format,   . . . .





From: Kate Goff & Erik Rohman <erikkate@EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 09:00
Subject: Hi, I'm new!

Hello, my name is Kate, and I'm new to the list!  I'm also a relatively
new folder -- I've been doing it for about a year.  I have a few
questions, perhaps you folks can help!

I have been invited to do an origami demonstration/class for a large
public event sponsored by the public library this summer.  The theme of
the day is dogs.  They invite families to bring their dogs out for a
huge dog walk, and then have dog events and booths up in the park the
rest of the day.  This is the first event or class I've ever done!  My
concern is this -- if and when I find a few good, simple models for kids
to learn, can I reproduce those diagrams on leaflets for the kids to
take with them?  Does anyone know how to do this without breaking
copyright laws?  I'm sure the library can advise me on the copyright
infringements, but I haven't yet discussed this with them.  Perhaps I
need to find "classic" diagrams, (like the traditional crane) that are
public material, and fold the copyrighted material as a demonstration.

Anyway, advice would be greatly appreciated (and especially any advice
on some simple yet recognizable dog models!)

Thank you!
Kate





From: "Dr. Joel M. Hoffman" <joel@EXC.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 09:19
Subject: looking for help

>Hi, I'm looking for help. Recently, I saw someone make a flower,
>including stem, from a cocktail napkin.  No tears, no glue just a single
>napkin.  I've looked in book stores and libraries and can't find
>anything.  Does anyone know how this can be done or where I might look
>to find out?

There's a rose of sorts that's made by trirling the top of a napkin
around a finger to form the flower, then twisting the rest of the
napkin to form the stem.  One final corner is used as a leaf on the
stem.  Is this what you're talking about?

-Joel





From: Lar deSouza <fresco@SENTEX.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 09:38
Subject: Re: Tomoko Fuse Masks

Michael,

>Anne R. LaVin has put together an *almost* complete listing of the various
>characters, as well as a couple of links to other sites. The address is as
>follows:

Many many thanks for the url pointer!  I shall have to email Anne with my
info.  I've got a few masks she doesn't and a couple that we both have but
I've got a little more detail for them.  Part of the problem researching
these things online is the multiple spellings of English translations.  I
found about 4 different ways to spell Gigaku! :)P

>Thankyou Lar for sending me on this most interesting search!

Always a pleasure sharing origami interests!  Thanks again for your help :)

Later!

Lar

**********
The Many Faces of Lar
http://www.sentex.net/~fresco/faces

The ArtGuys:
http://www.internet.com/~artboy





From: THOKI YENN <thok@THOK.DK>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 09:59
Subject: Sv:      Hi, I'm new!

Hello Kate

My Name is Kalmon.
You are welcome to the list
and you are welcome to use anything
you find useful on my website
http://www.thok.dk
and make and distribute copies
of diagrams and drawings and whatever.
provided only, that my name and e:mail address goes along
with anything you use.

Have a nice day.

The Great and Glorious Kalmon of the North
thok@thok.dk





From: Gerard Blais <gblais@NORTELNETWORKS.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 10:47
Subject: Origami-Montreal - Next meeting

The next meeting of Origami-Montreal will be held:

======================================================================
     Sunday, April 30, from 1 PM to 4 PM,
     at 6848 Christophe-Colomb, Montreal.
======================================================================

On the menu:
    - Discussions: local events, international events, new books,
      interesting news, etc.
    - The latest number of the BOS magazine has arrived.
    - Special activity this month:

      "History of Japanese Art"

      A special presentation with slides by Hideko Sinto, who has
      studied the subject in Japan for her master's degree.
      Hideko will share with us her expert knowledge and love of
      Japanese Art.  Not to be missed!

See you Sunday!  Be there or be "square"! :-)

Grard

+-----+ Origami-Montral
|     | Phone & fax: (450) 448-2530 (Hideko Sinto)
|     | email: origami@francomedia.qc.ca (Hideko Sinto)
+-----+ web: www.geocities.com/orimtl





From: Susan Dugan <florafauna@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 12:56
Subject: convention material

I got my convention material yesterday!
Hoppit
In South Carolina





From: Doug Philips <dgou@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 12:58
Subject: Re: Hi, I'm new!

Kate Goff indited:

>Hello, my name is Kate, and I'm new to the list!  I'm also a relatively
>new folder -- I've been doing it for about a year.

Welcome!

>to learn, can I reproduce those diagrams on leaflets for the kids to
>take with them?  Does anyone know how to do this without breaking
>copyright laws?  I'm sure the library can advise me on the copyright
>infringements, but I haven't yet discussed this with them.  Perhaps I
>need to find "classic" diagrams, (like the traditional crane) that are
>public material, and fold the copyrighted material as a demonstration.

The best way to avoid copyright infringement is to either use diagrams whose
copyright has expired (I don't think that there are many of those floating
around, remember, just because the model is a traditional model, someone has
a copyright on the diagrams that appear in the book!) or to ask the
copyright holder for permission!

John Smith has a few very cute two piece (head and body) nodding dogs. I
thought they used to be on the British Origami Website
(http://www.britishorigami.org.uk/), but got lost in their maze (sorry guys,
you use frames which obscure what is really going on, and I guess I need to
mouse from the left side of my system, cause I had to go directly to the
site map to find what I wanted).

Paul Jackson has two cute dogs on his website:
http://www.origami-artist.com/ and he even reads this list, so I'm sure a
politely worded request would be courtesouly answered.

Since I couldn't find John Smith's site, I'll leave this as an opportunity
for him or someone else to pipe in with the address and any additional
information. Again, he seems to read this list, and I'm sure he'd appreciate
the chance to reply to polite query as well.

Nick Robinson also has a cute 1 piece nodding dog, but it might be a bit too
hard for first timers (and I don't know if it is on his website yet, Nick?)

-D'gou
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From: Susan Dugan <florafauna@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 13:10
Subject: Re: convention material

Sorry
OUSA convention material, In NY, NY for the new people.
Hoppit the dyslexic Hobbit
In South Carolina





From: Paula & Gerard <su008787@WOLMAIL.NL>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 15:46
Subject: Morning Glory (was: Modular and Patents)

Mark Kennedy wrote on tuesday 25 april 2000 1:51:
> ...the model that I taught you was a Russian Model first taught in the US
> by Elena Afonkin called the Morning Glory.

It's a coincidence that this model came up on the origami-l...
I recently made a photograph of this model and planned to put it on my
website and ask you all if you knew something about it! :-))

 So, now I got the English name. In Dutch I called this model "bloeiende
bol", translated in English it would be "flowering sphere", but now I'll
call it "morning glory" of course.

 I have learned this model a couple of years ago from Maarten van Gelder.
Maarten got it from Russia. He did not know who was the creator of this
model.

If anyone knows who the *creator* is, or knows a way to get the answer,
please let me know!

This evening I have been busy with my web-site, the picture of "morning
glory" is also there, among many more photo's of models I like. I also added
some new diagrams. Would you please look at it and give me advice (e.g. the
language)....

Thanks,
Paula from Holland.

http://www.home.zonnet.nl/gerard.en.paula/





From: Rob Hudson <FashFold@AOL.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 15:50
Subject: Laundry Folding

Hola,

At the risk of digging up bad memories, I'm going to nonetheless ask:

How do you fold your laundry?

I was plagued for years by a mother who assumed that since I could fold paper
into intricate, lifelike creatures I was equally capable of creasing and
ironing clothes.

Now that I am several years beyond the homestead, I have piles of clothes
"boulder folded" in a bunch.  What's the most compact way to fold a shirt and
other clothing without wrinkling?

God help me, I'm domesticating.

The pain of it all.....





From: Scott Cramer <scram@LANDMARKNET.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 16:22
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

Rob Hudson queried:

>How do you fold your laundry?

    Had you done a better job of folding the bunny, you wouldn't have to be
folding your own laundry.

Scott scram@landmarknet.net





From: Lar deSouza <fresco@SENTEX.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 16:26
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

>How do you fold your laundry?

BWAAHAAAHAAAHAAA!!!  This is so funny to me because in my house I'm in
charge of laundry :)  I can get rid of stains with the best of them and I
promise you that I do no fancy folding of clothing!

>I was plagued for years by a mother who assumed that since I could fold paper
>into intricate, lifelike creatures I was equally capable of creasing and
>ironing clothes.

Ironing is a seperate artform that I only just learned a couple years ago.
I can now successfully iron a shirt without re-wrinkling it in the process!
 Aside from the occassional dress clothes I tend to buy clothes I can throw
in the dryer and then hang up!

BTW - here's an old origami sighting which has relevance.  A few years back
there was a Disney television show called "Goof Troop" featuring Goofy, his
son Max and an assorted cast :)  There was one show where Goofy had been
nominated as father of the year in their community and was being spied upon
by the neighbours as he did his daily chores.  In one scene he is ironing
shirts into beautiful origami cranes, which he tosses into the air so they
can gracefully glide across the room to land gently in the laundry basket.
Upon landing they collapse into those perfectly folded shirt forms, with
the sleeves tucked out of sight and the buttons all in a row :)

Naturally the spies miss the next comic beat where Goofy trips over the
iron cord and lands in his basket sending clothing everywhere.

I suspect your mom watched more cartoons than she let on ;)

>Now that I am several years beyond the homestead, I have piles of clothes
>"boulder folded" in a bunch.  What's the most compact way to fold a shirt and
>other clothing without wrinkling?

Dress clothes should be hung up.  Saves on folding and wrinkling.  Tshirts
and jeans aren't clothes that need to be fussed over :)

>God help me, I'm domesticating.

Testify!

Lar, the househusband.

**********
The Many Faces of Lar
http://www.sentex.net/~fresco/faces

The ArtGuys:
http://www.internet.com/~artboy





From: Bernie Cosell <bernie@FANTASYFARM.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 16:41
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

On 27 Apr 2000, at 15:48, Rob Hudson wrote:

> At the risk of digging up bad memories, I'm going to nonetheless ask:
>
> How do you fold your laundry?

There was a thread about this about a year back in which it was mentioned
that the Navy [I think it was] had really elegant methods for folding
clothing so that it took up as little room as possible but still came out
looking reasonable when you needed to wear it... but as I recall, no one
posted any details of HOW all of this was actually done...  Anyone
remember the thread?  [last I checked, the MIT search engine was
sick/dead and I couldn't find the thread]  Anyone know if that info is
available on the web someplace.. it'd be neat to learn to fold a shirt
"right" ..:o)

  /Bernie\

--
Bernie Cosell                     Fantasy Farm Fibers
mailto:bernie@fantasyfarm.com     Pearisburg, VA
    -->  Too many people, too few sheep  <--





From: Kelly Dunn <Kellydunn@AOL.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 16:44
Subject: origami as art education

Hi Everyone on the origami list!

Origami is an incredible educational tool to help children learn math skills.
But, I also think of origami as art. Origami teaches
spatial reasoning, fine motor skills, and sequential memory. I would like
to bring up the subject of origami as art?
I think it can be both, art and mathematical,
but I also see that seeing origami only as math without
including a celebration of culture, tradition and art, that these things are
equally important for discussion. As an artist, I hope origami will be
recognized as an art form. There is a lot of math and science in
many arts. Photography wouldn't be possible without chemistry. Painting
without mathematical thought wouldn't be as interesting. I've been concerned
lately with the lack of art education in public schools. They are heavy in
math and science..much more left brain pursuits, but origami in education
links math and art, making it possible to see math more visually with
constructed
models. Which is good, but I hope though that origami is not only in the
future a tool for math
and solving math problems in education, but that the end result...art is
seen.
I value the time that mathematicians and scientists put into studying
origami,
but wish to include my thoughts that art! needs to be included because origami
is an art form too. And, seeing art education as valuable as math education if
not interdependent is important. In our culture art education is not seen
this way yet, I hope in the future origami will be seen as math science and
art! education.

Sincerely,
Kelly Dunn
Art teacher/ Napa Valley, California





From: Michael Clark <mdc@IVC.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 17:17
Subject: Laundry Folding

Rob asked:

>Hola,
>
>At the risk of digging up bad memories, I'm going to nonetheless ask:
>
>How do you fold your laundry?

... and I got the sudden vision of Jeremy Shaffer folding a flaming pair of
jockey shorts, while riding his unicycle...

Its been a long day...

---------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Clark                    Phone: (919) 468-9901 ext. 101
IVC, Inc.                        mdc@ivc.com





From: Atsina <atsina@HOOKED.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 17:19
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

Bernie Cosell wrote:
There was a thread about this about a year back in which it was mentioned
> that the Navy [I think it was] had really elegant methods for folding
> clothing so that it took up as little room as possible but still came out
> looking reasonable when you needed to wear it... but as I recall, no one
> posted any details of HOW all of this was actually done...

Yep, I was in on that thread. The navy puts out a wee booklet on the subject.
And I cannot remember what it is called. It would be really difficult to
describe the technique, without offending any of the "your posting is too long"
folk, but the upshot is that if you fold your clothes in the Navy way and pack
the container tightly (so that they do not unfold), then things stay neat. If no
one comes up with the name of the booklet I will find it.

K Shuck





From: "Kevin A. Hines" <hines@ANDREW.CMU.EDU>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 18:00
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

On Thu, 27 Apr 2000 15:48:04 EDT Rob Hudson

(snip)
> I was plagued for years by a mother who assumed that since I could fold paper
> into intricate, lifelike creatures I was equally capable of creasing and
> ironing clothes.

...and I have a girlfriend who's baffled by the same
phenomenon here. I'll spend hours folding boxes or modulars
or pureland models, but I REFUSE to waste any time folding
my laundry. It baffles her, but I think that's a good
thing- you have to keep a little bit of mystery.
----------------------
Kevin A. Hines
hines@andrew.cmu.edu





From: Elaina Quackenbush <elaina_quackenbush@NETZERO.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 18:12
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

Having a mother who does not discourage the countless hours I have spent
folding paper, and being one of these types that made me learn to fold
clothing with a militristic precision:  I can offer you this advice:

Buy coathangers and hang them up.

As to actually folding them, if you seriously want to know, email me
privately and I will see if I can verbably tell you.

Elaina

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Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email
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From: Dorothy Engleman <FoldingCA@WEBTV.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 18:17
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

Wow, it's a laundry folding thread reunion!

Here's Kim's magnum opus:

From: Kimberly Shuck
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 18:17:11 -0400
Subject: Re: (NO) Practical Military Fabric Origami: was Origami and
Laundry

Terry Rioux said:

"No, but in boot camp we had to make up our bunks (in the navy we called
them 'racks,' and for good reason) with hospital corners.  The Company
Commander (equivalent to the Drill Instructor in the  Army and Marine
Corps would come by for inspection, and if he couldn't bounce a dime a
certain height, your carefully made up bunk was torn apart to be made up
and inspected again, and again, and again...  Personally, I'd rather
deal with fitted sheets!"

I am the granddaughter of a drill sergeant and the daughter of a Navy
communications specialist and my brother and I went through this as
kids. There are very few aspects of either of our lives that we require
precision in, so those who get close enough to see beds and folded
clothes are always amazed at the hospital corners and carefully folded
tee shirts and pants. It really does stand you in good stead for travel,
however. I visited every one of my (countless) in laws in corners of
asia that most tourists miss and only had one carry on piece of luggage
for all four weeks. If you fold stuff Navy style, it all comes out of
the bag without ghastly wrinkles and if you put the main folds on seams,
there are no strange fold lines either (events ranged from white tie to
rebuilding a fence in an ox enclosure... though the shirt I used for
rebuilding the fence never was quite the same afterwards). What's more,
it's a great conjuring trick to impress the nieces and nephews with...
Auntie Kim's endless bag of clothing.

I got started in origami because an elderly Japanese lady thought I had
"smart hands" and gave me a stack of paper and some remedial
instruction. But I probably would not have met her if dad was not in the
Navy.

Kim





From: Dorothy Engleman <FoldingCA@WEBTV.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 18:21
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

Wow, it's a laundry folding thread reunion!

Here's Kim's magnum opus:

http://www.rug.nl/cgi-bin/oigquery.sh?file=a0055x/arc00555.txt&msgnr=58





From: Paul Jackson <Mpjackson@BTINTERNET.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 19:03
Subject: Re: origami as art education

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Dunn" <Kellydunn@AOL.COM>
To: <ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 9:33 PM
Subject: origami as art education

> Hi Everyone on the origami list!
>
> Origami is an incredible educational tool to help children learn
math skills.
> But, I also think of origami as art. Origami teaches
> spatial reasoning, fine motor skills, and sequential memory. I would
like
> to bring up the subject of origami as art?
> I think it can be both, art and mathematical,
> but I also see that seeing origami only as math without
> including a celebration of culture, tradition and art, that these
things are
> equally important for discussion. As an artist, I hope origami will
be
> recognized as an art form. There is a lot of math and science in
> many arts. Photography wouldn't be possible without chemistry.
Painting
> without mathematical thought wouldn't be as interesting. I've been
concerned
> lately with the lack of art education in public schools. They are
heavy in
> math and science..much more left brain pursuits, but origami in
education
> links math and art, making it possible to see math more visually
with
> constructed
> models. Which is good, but I hope though that origami is not only in
the
> future a tool for math
> and solving math problems in education, but that the end
result...art is
> seen.
> I value the time that mathematicians and scientists put into
studying
> origami,
> but wish to include my thoughts that art! needs to be included
because origami
> is an art form too. And, seeing art education as valuable as math
education if
> not interdependent is important. In our culture art education is not
seen
> this way yet, I hope in the future origami will be seen as math
science and
> art! education.
>
> Sincerely,
> Kelly Dunn
> Art teacher/ Napa Valley, California





From: David Taylor <dataylor@EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 19:31
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

At the risk of getting filtered from the rest of your in-boxes :-) ...

>How do you fold your laundry?

I have the USN solution as my husband taught me 18 years ago & still
prefers for his drawer (no, I'm not an oppressed wife!). For white t-shirts
(which you certainly don't want to hang): spread the shirt out with the
neck end farthest from you. Valley-fold the right & left sleeves (any order
is fine) to make the shirt into a rectangle. Valley-fold to make the end
closest to you meet the neck end; repeat. Fold in thirds the other
direction. Turn over & stack neatly.

--Elise





From: Tiffany Tam <origamiwing@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 19:58
Subject: Re: JOAS Membership and Books

Hello Foldmaster,

  I have already recieve my Tanteidan 5th Convention book, but I still have
not received the #60 issue of the JOAS magazine...I am afraid that it might
have gotten lost in mail if it has already been shipped out from Japan.
Will you be sending orders to Japan at the end of this month?  Yes you are,
can you please ask the People in Japan what has happened to my magazine?
Thank you.  Hope to receive your reply soon

Tiffany Tam
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From: Michael Janssen-Gibson <mig@ISD.CANBERRA.EDU.AU>
Date: 27 Apr 2000 22:10
Subject: Re: Hi, I'm new!

On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Kate Goff & Erik Rohman wrote:

> Anyway, advice would be greatly appreciated (and especially any advice
> on some simple yet recognizable dog models!)

A favourite simple dog is Paul Jackson's barking dog (who doesn't enjoy an
action model?), and Anita also has a great "patient dog" on her web site:

http://www.ulster.net/~spider/origami.htm

The tricky bits might include the crimp in step 7 or the squash fold in
step 8, but with a couple of separate hinge-folds you could precrease
these to make it easier.

The simplest dog I can think of is the two-piece version, where both
sheets are folded in half diagonally (body is finished!) and one sheet is
orientated with folded edge at the top (horizontal), the left and right
points are folded down to form ears. A couple of drawn eyes and nose
finish the face (you can even fold the top layer of the bottom point up to
create a mouth). Many slight facial variations possible.

regards
Michael





From: Tom May <MayTom431@AOL.COM>
Date: 28 Apr 2000 01:48
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

Dear Jack,

You must be using older versions of IE and Navigator.

Happy folding, Tom May





From: Rebecca Holt <becky10@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: 28 Apr 2000 02:01
Subject: Job in Honolulu

Hey all,
A friend in Honolulu sent this notice to me enticing me to move, ha ha
ha!
In case there are any of you in Honolulu, here's a great opportunity!

            Origami Instructor Needed. The Japanese Cultural Center of
Hawaii is
         currently seeking individuals who are able to teach about
origami folding.
         (945-7633)





From: Jack Mello <jmello@MEDIAONE.NET>
Date: 28 Apr 2000 06:03
Subject: Re: My New Web Site

Hi Tom,

  I'm using IE 5.0, but it might be because I'm using the Mac version.

Jack...

> From: Tom May <MayTom431@AOL.COM>
> Reply-To: Origami List <ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 01:46:38 EDT
> To: ORIGAMI@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: My New Web Site
>
> Dear Jack,
>
> You must be using older versions of IE and Navigator.
>
> Happy folding, Tom May





From: Dave Mitchell <davemitchell@MIZUSHOBAI.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
Date: 28 Apr 2000 06:25
Subject: Bronze rectangle

Robert Lang wrote:

>I thought I'd mention some of the other lesser-known but eminently useful
>rectangles for origami

Hmmm .... thanks for this piece, Robert .... takes me back to the good old
days when you wrote a regular 'Because it's there' column for British
Origami magazine ....  which I always enjoyed greatly.

(Incidentally, when once asked why he'd never considered climbing Mount
Everest, Winston Churchill is rumoured to have replied 'Because it will
still be there tomorrow.')

Taking your humorous point seriously I believe that the 'bronze' designation
is a sensible one .... but beyond that I guess we ought to stop. While the
'rectangle that yields an angle between the diagonals of 72 degrees' (phew
... you see why I like short names) is useful it isn't as broadly useful for
making a whole class of folds as the other three.

Incidentally a 7 x 5 seems to yield a pretty good estimate of 72 degrees
.... and it's a cinch to make from a square. Not sure how close an estimate
though.

Dave Mitchell





From: RPlsmn@AOL.COM
Date: 28 Apr 2000 09:26
Subject: Re: Laundry Folding

less is more ... shake clothes with a quick snap before tossing in the dryer
... hang dry the wrinkles out of everything you have room for - hangers work
well indoors - everyone folds things different, and walking down the street,
I can't discern who folded what which way;  so as long as your "delicates"
wind up in a pile that stands on it's own accord you've done it ... my wife
never doubles over the ends of pairs of socks, but I do ...          - can
anyone help me fix the back steps? -          RPLSMN





From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Juan_Carlo_Rodr=EDguez?= <tciprograming@TELCEL.NET.VE>
Date: 28 Apr 2000 10:41
Subject: greetings

Hello, everybody. Just introducing myself to the neighborhood. I'm an
origami enthusiast from Venezuela, big fan of John Montroll, Robert Lang,
Tomoko Fuse, and recentqy, Marc Kirschenbaum and Ronald Koh. Great to be
here. I hope the mailing list still exists...

Take care,
Juan Carlo Rodriguez





From: Dee and Bob <deenbob@ECENTRAL.COM>
Date: 28 Apr 2000 11:01
Subject: Cleveland area teachers wanted

Hi guys!

Cathy, at the Orange Art Center in Cleveland contacted me and asked if I
knew anyone who might be willing to teach some classes -- for PAY!

Here is the information.

Dee
