ORIGAMI FUN WITH WESTMONT GARDEN CLUB
At the April meeting of the Westmont Garden Club a fun activity was on the schedule for the meeting agenda. A friend of the Club's President was engaged to show us "green" thumbs how to fold creative origami paper crafts. But instead of using paper we used crisp one dollar bills.
Below is an explanation of what origami means provided by Wikipedia.
Origami (折り紙?, from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper" (kami changes to gami due to rendaku)is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture. In modern usage, the word "origami" is used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. Modern origami practitioners generally discourage the use of cuts, glue, or markings on the paper. Origami folders often use the Japanese word kirigami to refer to designs which use cuts, although cutting is more characteristic of Chinese papercrafts.[1]
The small number of basic origami folds can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. The best-known origami model is the Japanese paper crane. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be of different colors, prints, or patterns. Traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo period (1603–1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper or using nonsquare shapes to start with. The principles of origami are also used in stents,packaging and other engineering applications.[2]
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| How to make an origami heart |
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| Examples of our best efforts |
We all agreed that this was a very fun group activity and that it would be great to have several made up ahead of time and then leave them as tips for an extra surprise.
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