Sunday Funnies

Dashboard Origami

Kawasaki Rose on Leaf Stand (6" single squares)

How many of you decorate your vehicle dashboards with origami?  I've seen others hang modulars from the rear view mirror.

The Kawasaki rose in this photo is one that I might have folded in 2005.  It's poster-taped to the dash, salvaged from the Mikemobile IV (currently residing in the Mikemobile V).  The color is so faded from the sun, it might end up turning into a white rose in another year or two.

The Mikemobile III was a Chevy Lumina minivan (I loved that car with the cool aerodynamic windshield).  I used to have a series of Montrol horses with their hind legs velcroed to the dashboard.  So anytime I made a sharp turn, depending on the horse and how sharp the turn was, certain horses would rear up on the hind legs.

Yes....I like to entertain myself every moment I can.  And it's small things like this that add up and make each day fun.

How much for the bottle of wine?

By someone called "craigfoldsfive":

Looks to be inspired by Jo Nakashima's origami bottle (although quite possible to be completely independent).



Craigfoldsfive's deviantART gallery here.

Tea Set

Joshu asked a monk who appeared for the first time in the hall, "Have I ever seen you here before?"

The monk answered, "No sir, you have not."

"Then have a cup of tea," said Joshu.

He turned to another monk. "Have I ever seen you here before?" he said.

"Yes sir, of course you have," said the second monk.

"Then have a cup of tea," said Joshu.

Later, the managing monk of the monastery asked Joshu, "How is it that you make the same offer of tea whatever the reply to your question?"

At this Joshu shouted, "Manager, are you still here?"

"Of course, master!" the manager answered. "Then have a cup of tea," said Joshu.

Tea Pot and Tea Cups

Created by Sy Chen

Folded by Michael Sanders

Diagrams:  2003 OUSA Convention Book

I folded these last night for Allison Redfoot, assistant director and education coordinator at the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, in preparations for the annual Origami Festival next month.  

I folded one of these for her years ago and something happened to it.  I've been meaning to fold her a replacement set for several years, now.

Finally done. 

Last year's festival:

OUSA Weekend!

Another year that I've missed!

Hope everyone is having fun without me!

They must be.  Not a peep on the O-List (too busy folding and recovering what little sleep they can between folding sessions) so I guess we'll have to wait for the after-action reports.  

Dr. Robert Lang has put up some photos.

More to come.

*UPDATE*  20:25 

I missed this yesterday:  The first ever live webcast teaching session at OUSA, from Nick Robinson across the great ocean:

Sunday Funnies

Men's Parallel Paper Bars

Gymnast with Apparatus

Created by Luigi Leonardi

Folded by Francois Ziegler

Diagrams in OUSA '95 and 

possibly BOS 161

When Paper Walks...

Acrobat

Created and Folded by

Charles Santee

Single square

As a former gymnast and coach, my critique on the realistic capture:


Love that lower back, archy-pike, legs swimming apart, and head sticking out- realistically sloppy.

What's impressive is that it looks to be balanced in mid-motion on one arm.

$pinning Top$

I finally got around to following Jeremy Shafer's tutorial on his dollar spinning top.  He has been very generous and prolific in his video uploads, sharing many of his models on his YouTube channel.

A few years ago, Wensdy Whitehead shared her dollar top design with me.  Both models begin with the same base.



Jeremy's tutorial:

One day a student asked a famous origami master, "What is the most difficult part of folding?" 

The origami master answered, "The part of the paper where nothing is folded is the most difficult."
-Modified from a zen saying

Aspiring to Fold too Close to the Sun

“Love gives you wings. Icarus and the Challenger both had wings, and so did my first love letter, after I folded it up and flung it at my crush.
” 

― Jarod Kintz, This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks 

Icarus

Created by Takashi HOJYO

Folded by Michael Sanders

January 27, 2003
Photo by Erica Knopper

A decade ago I was in love with this model.  I remember Peter Farina and I both joined JOAS just to acquire the special diagrams.  I've been an ongoing member ever since.

Although still a favorite, I folded it no more than 3 times; nor have I folded it in a decade; it remains a special favorite to me.

“I’ve never been certain whether the moral of the Icarus story should only be, as is generally accepted, ‘don’t try to fly too high,’ or whether it might also be thought of as ‘forget the wax and feathers, and do a better job on the wings.” 

― Stanley Kubrick

One day, I'll get around to folding it again.

...And do a better job on the wing.

Hangin' with Joe

Joe Hamamoto insists that he's retired (from doing origami events).  Even short trips can tire him out.  Yet he remains a prolific folder.  A one-man factory at producing giveaway models- many of which include models that take 3 hours + to fold.  And he is always giving away his work.

Deciphering the Delecat Dollar $hirt and Tie

Happy Father's Day!

In 2002, I was pretty new to the internet and had only gotten into origami (beyond traditional models, which I had done on-and-off since I was 8 years old) around the beginning of that year (or maybe it was 2001?!).  I think my first WCOG meeting was that February.  I never owned a computer before that year and somehow "figured things out".  Soon I had joined the O-List and was using email communications.

On Christmas Day, surfing origami sites on the web, I came across this photo.  I popped off an email to John Andrisan.   In my mail, I mentioned that I had emailed Stefan Delecat about possible diagrams for the model:

Life is Beautiful When You Know Yami

Yukie and Helen hold up a picture of their dream boyfriend

Practice for folding the flower portion of Herman Lau's $flower-in-a-pot

February 4, 2004

For anyone having trouble with folding the flower portion of Herman Lau's $flower-in-a-pot, a good way to practice is to isolate just the flower portion and fold out of regular, square kami:






Hat tip for video:  Hisako TANJI

When Origami Goes Nuts!

Created and Folded by Beth Johnson:

Two sheets of EH paper. Top is hexagon, and uses the spread hex tessellation pattern. Bottom is a circle, and was designed using Jun Mitani's ORI-REVO software. No cuts or glue.

 It looks like the model could easily double as a container with lid.

 

What did the acorn say when it grew up?

Jo Nakashima's Money Cat

I wanted to use foreign currency, but misplaced my stash.  So lucky quarters:

6-13-2013

Also blogging:
Origami Kids

Variation of Origami Boulder

Hat tip:  Rebecca Gieseking

I can't believe that Origami Boulder is still "in business".

Here's a crease pattern to make a much more elaborate derivative of "crumpled ball" and "origami boulder".

Personally, I think that's the hardest cp ever.

Artur Biernacki CP
Collapse and detail help

Hungry for Paper?

I believe these were all folded in 2003....

 Breakfast:

Paper Divisions

How to fold 5ths by Anna Kastlunger

 Video by Jo Nakashima (Hat tip:  Dianne Stephens):



 Dividing a circle into fifths.

 Method of dividing into 5ths, 7ths, etc. shared by Norberto Kawakami.


Video by Tadashi MORI (Hat tip: Gregory Miyata):





Further:
Origami Resource Center
Template for thirds
Template for fifths