Schedule

Theme: Modular/Kawaii.
Jannie has done it again with a unique twist on spelling 'origami' with folded international signal flags.

In this workshop we will make international signal flags. Every flag has its own international information but also represents a letter of the alphabet. It's fun to spell words with flags. We will make the word ORIGAMI. All flags are made from the same size paper and are, after folding, also the same size.

Theme: Tessellations/Curved folding
Like tessellations?... but folding a grid intimidates you? Bores you? Then this class is for you! Learn how to create fun and easy curved tessellations without a grid!
The models are ... very much folk models by this time, many origamists created them in some way, Huffman maybe first documented one. I would only take credit for the easy scoring/folding mechanism of them. I will gently guide you to success with this origami form.

Theme: Box/Modular/Representational/Practical

Yamanashi-san will teach us some of her signature creations. She is well know for her practical models and boxes. We are lucky to have her with us to teach both of these models.

Both models are made from 1:√２ propoportion paper. Instruction of how to cut a 1:√２ propoportion paper from a square Kami will be provided in the beginning of the class. The Card Stand is unpublished, but the House Box can be found in “Origami Boxes”

Theme: Representational/Tessellations/Modular

Today's model is a great example of representational origami. Your mouth starts watering thinking about eating this juicy piece of corn. It is a multi piece model, one of Aldos' first designs in the year 2001. It was inspired by Ananas by Maartern Vann Gelder, who was inspired in the Pine Cone by David Petty.

Theme: Representational/One piece

Today we revisit a landmark work of origami originally produced sixty years ago: a complete train folded from a single sheet of paper. This remarkable design pioneered the use of grid-based crease patterns and pointed the way to what became a new design technique known as box pleating.
The unusual appearance of the model is matched by what was, at the time of its creation, an unusual folding method. Mooser’s Train cannot be folded flat on a table with a step-by-step sequence. The strategy commonly promoted is to draw the crease pattern directly on the paper, precrease the pattern entirely, hold the model in the air above the table, and collapse it, more or less, all at once.
In his book Mooser’s Train: The Origami Train Set, JC Nolan has provided an excellent guide to folding this model, and we will employ his suggestion to collapse the model in a sequence, working from the rear of the train to the front. Nolan further suggests that one learn to fold the train one car at a time from separate sheets of paper, and only to attempt the entire train from a single sheet after the individual collapses have become familiar. This is the method we will use for this class, assembling the train at the end.
In preparation for this class, download the folding template file from http://tinyurl.com/gamitrain. Print two copies of page 1 (boxcar/caboose) and one copy of page 2 (locomotive) directly on a paper of your choice. The file prints full size on US Letter sized paper. Ordinary printer paper is adequate, but a slightly thicker paper is preferable. Fully precrease all three sheets along the creases marked. Blue lines are valley and red lines are mountain. You might find it easier to precrease all mountain (so that the printed lines remain visible during creasing) and then reverse the valleys.

Theme: Representational/Kawaii

Shigeru Mitsuda enjoys creating representational models that have a bit of whimsy. This modular cow has a geometric look.

Theme: Holiday/Kawaii

Santa is inspired by the candy Santa that decorates Christmas cakes in Japan. The reindeer also has a cute little tail.
Together, let's prepare for a wonderful holiday season!
Santa is easy, and reindeer is a little more difficult.

Theme: Connected Cranes
Connected crane folding is an old origami tradition. Although it involves cutting, the results are extraordinary. If you have not tried this type of origami, you will be pleased with the process and results.

We will fold a model of eight connected cranes using the Renzuru origami technique. These cranes are arranged in a circle shape and are all folded from a single sheet of paper. We will first prepare the paper by transferring the cutting diagram and then learn how to make the strategic cuts before the folding process.
Although the paper crane folding instructions are widely known, we will learn the particularities of folding this traditional design using this special Renzuru technique.

Theme: Representational/Animal

As with many of Beth's models, the toucan has some unique twists and turns as she captures its essence. It is a fun 3D model with a fully enclosed body.