January meeting report

Despite the busy Christmas period, last month's challenge produced a number of results. The subject of the challenge was food. Pauline Trew produced a Prawn cocktail (first photo), the shrimps were adapted from a design by Isoa Honda, the waterlilly was an adaption from a traditional design. Pauline also produced a cabbage (fourth photo), adapted from a Kawasaki rose. Sharon Turvey brought along a Jacket potato with cheese (second photo) and also brought along a cabbage (third photo). Sharon's designs will be appearing in her new book 'How to be a domestic origami Goddess' which is currently, has been put back from its January publication date due to the publisher falling ill having attempted to eat the samples Sharon had sent them.

One of our new, young members - Peter Buchan - attended the mini meeting for the first time and brought along a bunch of grapes (fifth photo) for the challenge. Paul Hanson included Tun Ken's hand with his apple to produce the forbidden fruit (sixth photo).

Folding challenge No. 9 - Valentine's
Create a model representing Valentines, without including either a rose or heart

If you would like to have a go at the challenge but can not make it to the meeting we would still like to see your model. You can post it to Steve Brown (address in the BOS mailing list). Only packages which can be posted through a standard UK letter box will be accepted. Do not send your only copy of a model. And It can not be returned without an S.A.E.

If you have an idea for a challenge - e-mail us now!

Have a go, even if you do not normally create models — this may be the inspiration you need.
The following provide useful information on designing models.
Wayne's - Creating Origami
David Petty's - Creating Origami
Lionel Albertinos lessons from Design in Origami - NEW
David Brill on creativity from British Origami Society Magazine 101
Martin Wall on creativity from British Origami Society Magazine 102
Robert Lang on creativity from British Origami Society magazine 128
Interview with Eric Joisel from British origami Society magazine 189

Book - Creative Origami by Kunihiko Kasahara Chapter V (15 page guide to creating)

Book - Origami Design Secrets - by Robert Lang

Origami Design By Lionel Albertino

A new set of lessons on origami design has been produced by Lionel Albertino. They consist of three short documents describing a process of origami design focusing on experimentation with a given base. This is well worth looking at if you are interested in designing your own models. The three documents can be downloaded for free. http://design.origami.free.fr

From The Library of the British Origami Society

Origami Vehicles by Momotani Yoshihide

This book in Japanese, features a variety of aircraft, land vehicles, boats and even a submarine. The style of these models is very imaginative and the instructions are clear most of the time. There is an occasional model where it is necessary to guess the location of the fold (such as the Fire Engine) all being folded from a square or divisions of a square.

Models

Planes 1. Paper dart 1, 2. Paper dart 2, 3. Paper dart 3, 4. Jet plane 1, 5. Jet plane 2, 6. Concorde style jet plane, 7. Paper dart 4, 8. Swallow shaped plane, 9. Biplane, 10. Sea plane (mono wing - Chinook), 11. WW2 Plane, 12. Sea plane (Biplane), 13. Rocket, 14. Military style jet 1, 15. Helicopter, 16. Helicopter (twin rotor), 17. Military style jet 2, 18. Glider, 19. Fighter 1, 20. Fighter 2,

Land vehicles 21. 2D car 1, 22. 2D car 2, 23. 2D car 3, 24. 2D car 4 (estate), 25. 2D car 5, 26. 2D car 6, 27. 2D van, 28. 3D van, 29. 3D low loader van, 30. 3D car 1, 31 3D tip up truck, 32. 3D Fire Engine (Turntable ladder), 33. 3D sports car, 34 Bicycle, 35. 3D car 2, 36. 3D car 3, 37. 3D car 4, 38. 3D sports car 2, 39. 3D car 5 (like mini) , 40. Lorry, 41. Bulldozer1, 42. Bulldozer, 2, 43. 3D car with windows, 44. Tracked Digger, 45. Cement mixer lorry

Trains & carrages 46. Electric train overhead wires), 47. Enclosed Truck, 48. Stream train 1, 49. Stream train 2, 50. Oil tanker truck, 51. Open truck, 52. Passenger or freight carriage 1, 53. Passenger or freight carrage 2, 54. Cable car, 55. Station.

Boats 56. Simple catamaran, 57. Simple sail boat, 58. Canoe A, 59. Sampan, 60. Speedboat, 61. Canoe B, 62. Canoe C, 63. Freight Container ship, 64. Ocean liner, 65. 2D Three masted ship, 66. Sailing boat A, 67. Row boat, 68. Airship, 69. Submarine A, 70. Submarine B, 71. Sailing boat B, 72. Sailing boat C, 73. 3D Three masted sailing ship, 74. Steam ship, 75. Lifeboat with occupant, 76. Paddle steamer, 77. Schooner, 78. House boat, 79. Aircraft carrier, 80. Junk with sail, 81. Junk without sail, 82. Fairground attraction.

Library books are available to members from Pauline Trew. If you attend LondonOrigami mini meetings and would like to borrow a specific book e-mail Pauline and she will bring it along to the next meeting if possible. Please ensure you will be attending the meeting before requesting the book.

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Building Control use 3D Origami House for promotion

A traditional origami house has been used in issue 3 of Building Control NEWS - The promotional magazine for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Building Control department. The model is printed as a crease pattern over printing to advertise an insurance plan for construction schemes. The magazine can be downloaded from their website. The editor of LondonOrigami had a hand in its production.

Muzak for origami

Do you listen to music when you do origami? Are you soothed or, even, inspired to create in a mellow melodic whisper of rippling creases? LondonOrigami would like to exclusively uncover this hitherto unspoken folding phenomenon. Here we present a selection of specially chosen music. Would you like to tell us of your own favourites? E-mail us with your reviews.

Pia - Benediction Moon

Pia is an Asian Indian and the best way I can describe her music is a cross between Enya and Vangelis. I'm using these names in order to give you an idea of her style. But clearly if you like Enya you will like Pia.

Although she uses her Asian roots in the songs, singing some in her native language, the music is in the western melodic tradition.

Benediction Moon is a CD which grows on you. On your first listen you will notice the opening track; Radhe, which has a chanting melodic rhythm which stays with you. It is only upon subsequent playings that Angelus Cantus comes to the fore as a truly classic track of emotional power.

As this album grows on you all the tracks fit nicely into place, and once you reach this point you really will find this CD stuck in your machine.

Paul Hanson

1998 New World Music Ltd

1. Radhe
2. Benediction Moon
3. Angelus Cantus
4. Siren song
5. Prayer
6. Free

Shootin' Gallery

During the summer months LondonOrigami have been involved with charity functions, assisting with fund raising using origami. An idea introduced this year was the use of Mark Leonard's crossbow to create a shootin' gallery where members of the public can donate some money to have the chance of winning an origami model if they hit it with a paper dart from the crossbow. This has proven popular and we are intending to do this again. However we need models which can be shot at! We would therefore like to invite everyone to donate a model or two to the shootin' gallery. The models will not be sold. They will be given away as a prize. Any appropriate unwanted models made at future mini meetings will also be used. Please send your models to Paul Hanson (address in the BOS membership list).

LondonOrigami CDRom Project

Your work is steadily coming in for the LondonOrigami CDRom, however we need to begin to draw things to a close and thus a deadline has been set for you to submit all your material. The proposed date is by 1st May 2005. By this date all your diagrams, written information about each model, details of your self, photographs and other material you would like to include must be submitted.

Photographing models - One important aspect of this CD is good photographs. For those who are intending to photograph their own models for the CDRom the following link provides some valuable information on how to photograph small objects artistically. Nikon Digital photography

What benefit are mini meetings?

• If you are a beginner it is useful to see how other people fold models.

• If you are having difficulty with a model perhaps someone else can help.

• We are fortunate in the London area to have a number of enthusiasts who design models; therefore a new model appears at most meetings together with diagrams.

• If you design models yourself the meetings are an opportunity to test diagrams and receive feedback on your design.

• Perhaps you would like to create your own models but don't know where to start - others will be able to give you some advice.

• Borrow books from the British origami Societies library - a selection of book will be brought along to most meetings.

• Order a book to borrow from the Librarian and collect it at the meeting.
  Ultimately Mini meetings are an opportunity to meet other origami enthusiasts.
  
  We hope to see you there.
  
  If you have any questions please contact Steve Brown (Tel. No. is in the BOS Magazine), or send an e-mail.
  
  

Website of the month

Ever thought of folding something more permanent than paper?

Metal Origami - Origami Lane

London members websites

In this section we are featuring the web sites of members in the London area. If you have a web site please send us the link.

Robin Glynn

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