おりがみ　

ジューデイと　エリカ

HistoryOrigami is paper folding.(Ori=folding, Kami=paper)It is known to be Japanese but it is possible that

it existed in China, Germany, Italy and Spain as well.Origami= 17th century- present (became

popular outside of Japan in 20th century)In Heian period (794-1185), it took significant

role. Origami butterflies= used in Shinto Wedding = representing bride and groom.

Types of Origami

Action Origami-Origami does not cover still-life, it can also be moving objects.-It requires kinetic energy of person’s hand.

Modular Origami-Putting individual and same pieces together to form a

model Pureland Origami

-Origami with restriction that only 1 fold can be done-Developed by John Smith in the 1970s

Kirigami-Japanese term for paper cutting (occurred in 1960s)-Since most origami designers do not consider origami

with cuts to be origami, instead they call it kirigami.

Tool*A main tool to make origami is hands. Some

origami do require other tools such as glue, tape, scissor, pincer and etc.

Glue & Tape= stick more than 2 pieces of paper

Scissor= cut the paper into different shapePincer= replacement of hands when you are

folding something very small*If scissor is used to cut, it is called Kirigami.

(Kiri= cutting, Kami= paper)

Usefulness Children= Origami teaches the children to

follow the steps. Students= Origami helps the students with

identifying the angle mathematically. Adults= Origami can be very good hobby

and stop people from getting depression. Seniors= Origami helps the seniors to keep

their fingers moving.

Origami Museum

Origami Museum is located in Narita Airport of Tokyo. The museum has over 400 exhibits and sells origami books and papers.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=vlhttp://origamisan.org/en/311/nippon-origami-

museum-narita-airport-tokyo-japan

1000 Cranes

In the ancient Japanese story, it was promised that anyone who folds 1000 paper cranes will be granted a wish from Gods.

Sadako SasakiAugust 6, 1945= atomic bomb in

HiroshimaJanuary 1955= diagnosed with

leukemiaFebruary 21, 1955= given 1 year

to live at most and hospitalizedAugust 3, 1995= decided to make

1000 cranesOctover 25, 1955= She passed

away with 644 cranes

Yoshizawa-Randlett system

Yoshizawa-Randlett : diagram that is used to describe the steps of folding the origami model

: the idea of the system originated in the book “Senbazuru Orikata” published in 1797 (first origami book).

Akira Yoshizawa : introduced the diagramming notation for the first time in his first published monograph “Atarashi Origami Geijutsu”

Senbazuru Orikata->

Thick line= edge of paper Dashed line= valley fold Dashed and dotted line= mountain fold Thin line= previous fold Dotted line= fold hidden behind paper

Time to fold Origami!!

Choice #1: A Balloon (First from left) Choice #2: A Jumping Frog (Second) Choice #3: A Reindeer (Third) Choice #4: A Shuriken (Fourth)