These are the classes that have been submitted for teaching on Friday. Please note that teachers' plans evolve and there is no guarantee that any specific class listed here will be taught.
Decorigami
Level: Simple
Teacher: Yuki Martin
Description:
If you combine the words "decorate" and "origami," you get "decorigami!" Decorigami is a made-up word by Yuki to describe origami projects that are to be embellished, doodled, and/or colored. Origami purists may call this "cheating," but decorating paper doubles the fun.Yuki will show a simple model (or two) that can be embellished however you'd like. The model(s) are to be determined but may be Ganesha, Christmas Tree and/or Cupcake.
Special Requirements: Please bring scissors and glue if you have them. The embellishing materials are provided but you're also welcome to bring your own.
Fun Folding with Science
Level: Simple
Teacher: Eileen Holzman
Description:
Folding a simple cup can provide an opportunity to find out how much your students know about volcanoes! Since I live in the Northwest, I have incorporated an informative and entertaining way for children to remember and learn facts about certain volcanoes such as Mt. St. Helen's and its eruption as we fold our model. Children then re-name this model "volcano cup"!
Teach, Entertain with Origami
Level: Intermediate
Teacher: Michael Sanders
Description:
I'd like to share with the community some of the "tricks" I've acquired or developed over the years in teaching and demonstrating with Yami Yamauchi and Joe Hamamoto. It's a way to bring in a bit of showmanship and entertainment while demonstrating, lecturing, sharing, and teaching origami to an audience/public. Specifically, I'd like to cover Robert Neale's $butterfly (performance aspect as well as how I fold it so quickly), share with everyone the ancient secret folding technique of origami invented 10 years ago by Yami Yamauchi; origami presented as magic tricks; my favorite storigami (Deg Farrelly's butterfly with Anne Bedrick's teaching tale). And I'd like to also open it up for group discussion and sharing, inviting others to also provide their input, experience, and ideas so that the class is collaborative. It'd be great for anyone besides myself to also share their favorite storigami and methods of public entertainment through origami.
Special Requirements: The Robert Neale model is the most complicated model we may be folding; all others on my agenda are less complex or does not involve all of us actually folding the model. Much of this workshop is about sharing and stimulating ideas for how to captivate and present origami to an audience and make teaching it comedic and entertaining. Materials provided for the class: scissors, exacto knife -- or some form of cutting tool-- and paper bags.
Therapeutic Origami
Level: Simple
Teacher: Travis Taft
Description:
Travis Taft has nerve damage from the neck down, but his childhood passion for origami turned out to be one of the most versatile tools of his recovery process. Now he has used folding to help other people, both those with various disabilities and able-bodied people who can still benefit from a little therapy too.
Special Requirements: You can see a more in-depth breakdown of the idea (and basically an outline of the lecture) at https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/editorial-origami-and-occupational-therapy
Octopleating: A New Technique
Level: Not Rated
Teacher: Tim Rickman
Description:
Octopleating is a new tool for the designer's tool box, using a system of near 22.5 degree angles to round off some of the less efficient features of traditional box pleating. Tim Rickman explains how he developed this technique, shows examples of its application, and explains how it can be used in other higher number box pleated origami designs.
Introduction to Unit Origami
Level: Not Rated
Teacher: André van Meulebrouck
Description:
This will be a survey of different types of multi-unit origami with an emphasis on the recent pixel unit origami of Max Hulme and how his system is expressively equivalent to sonobe units (at least for folding animals). Other topics that will be touched on include paper considerations, paper cutting technology, diagramming, and origami containers as gifts.
Origami Effects on the Brain
Level: Not Rated
Teacher: Marilyn B. Lewis-Ramos
Description:
Origami is a bimanual task. Even though there is little research related specifically to origami in this area, there is emerging research in how bimanual tasks affect the brain. We will also review how origami can aid in verbal communication.
Special Requirements: A handout related to the class subject will be provided to the attendees.
Creating Origami Gifts
Level: Low Intermediate
Teacher: Kathie Koppenhaver
Description:
This class will cover suggestions for many types of gifts made from origami models.There will be some easy-to-fold models taught during the class as well.
Special Requirements: I will provide paper that is cut to a specific size. There will be glue used on the models. I may also provide some string to hang models.
Origami as a Global Art Form *
Level: Not Rated
Teacher: Meher McArthur
Description:
* BROADCAST-- This class will be presented to students in a classroom at the convention site and simultaneously broadcast to an off-site audience on the web. Asian art historian Meher McArthur will discuss the importance of contemporary origami as an art form worthy of museum exhibitions, collection and art historical attention. Meher has curated two major origami exhibits, Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami (currently touring in the US) and the past exhibit Folding Paper: The infinite Possibilities of Origami. Meher is an author, educator and the former curator of East Asian Art at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California.
Special Requirements: This class is also being offered to the public as part of Origami Symposia in Math, Art and Education in Los Angeles (https://origamiusa.org/pcoc_2017_symposia)
Origametria: Method, Models *
Level: Simple
Teacher: Miri Golan
Description:
* BROADCAST-- This class will be presented to students in a classroom at the convention site and simultaneously broadcast to an off-site audience on the web. Miri Golan will describe her Origametria program, recently accepted into the national curriculum by the Israeli Ministry of Education, which uses origami to teach geometry in kindergarten and elementary schools. She will describe the teaching method, illustrated with typical Origametria models. Miri is an origami artist, author, and the founder of the Israeli Origami Center.
Special Requirements: This class is also being offered to the public as part of Origami Symposia in Math, Art and Education in Los Angeles (https://origamiusa.org/pcoc_2017_symposia)
Folding as Topic of Design Ed*
Level: Not Rated
Teacher: Paul Jackson
Description:
* BROADCAST-- This class will be presented to students in a classroom at the convention site and simultaneously broadcast to an off-site audience on the web. Folding as a Topic of Design Education: Paul Jackson will talk about and show images from his 35 years teaching origami and folding to students of design, including students of fashion design, architecture, product design, jewelry design, packaging design, and more. Paul is the author of over 30 origami books and has taught university-level courses in the UK, Germany, Belgium, the US, Canada and Israel. More information is available at his website (http://www.origami-artist.com/introduction.htm).
Special Requirements: This class is also being offered to the public as part of Origami Symposia in Math, Art and Education in Los Angeles (https://origamiusa.org/pcoc_2017_symposia)
Microscopic to Monumental *
Level: Not Rated
Teacher: Robert J. Lang
Description:
* BROADCAST-- This class will be presented to students in a classroom at the convention site and simultaneously broadcast to an off-site audience on the web. From Microscopic to Monumental: Origami in Wood, Bronze and Steel: Robert J. Lang will speak about his work transforming origami from paper into polymers, wood, bronze, and steel—- many (like White Bison, pictured) in collaboration with master sculptor Kevin Box (http://outsidetheboxstudio.com/). Lang's 50+ years of experience with origami has made him one of the world’s leading masters in the art, with over 700 original designs. Robert has taught, exhibited and lectured all around the world and is the author of 17 books on origami that range from fine art to engineering mathematics. He is also a physicist and engineer who has consulted on many technological innovations that use origami. More information is available at his website (http://www.langorigami.com/).
Special Requirements: This class is also being offered to the public as part of Origami Symposia in Math, Art and Education in Los Angeles (https://origamiusa.org/pcoc_2017_symposia)
Wire Mesh Tea Light Holder
Level: Simple
Teacher: Ema Tanigaki
Description:
Participants will learn to fold bronze fine wire mesh using printed paper templates (see finished object in photograph). The pattern was created by Ema Tanigaki (drawn in Autocad); it is a variation of Jun Mitani's “Square Wrapping.” Some ins and outs of folding wire mesh of different sizes and materials will be discussed. If time allows, a second object using a different crease diagram will be taught.
Special Requirements: While the model is simple, the material is difficult to fold precisely and cleanly. Participants will be provided with precut 6 inch squares of bronze mesh, preprinted adhesive-backed crease pattern templates and 12 x 12 inch felt (for a soft scoring surface). Participants are requested to bring: a scoring tool (preferably metal, with a smooth rounded edge); a thin straight edge tool (6-inches minimum) to score and fold over tight edges; a container to hold a 4 x 4 x 2.5 inch folded object. Finally – very important – pliable work gloves (goatskin TIG-- Tungsten Inert Gas -- gloves are highly recommended) to prevent cuts and pin pricks; A limited number of custom-modified tools will be available for use by students but must be returned. Ema Tanigaki’s method has been modified for this seminar to keep the materials fee low. Ema’s work will be exhibited at PCOC and mesh sheet and custom tools will be available for purchase in the vendors’ space.