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Origami/Foldforming

5/15/2014

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Origami and my brain don't mix. I just don't get it. But it is so useable with fold forming metal. 

I start with trying it in paper. Fold here - ok. Now fold here - ok. Now fold here - ok. So far so good. But generally after step 3, the directions get a little foggy - like this... Now fold here here here and here turn it fold here now and then here backwards and once more like this and you have a bird. Huh?

I have this altered paper jewelry book which has an origami lily necklace. So I thought I'd try it. It took me 3 days and the help of my son how to figure out how to do it in paper. BUUTTT... I did do it, and then I did it several times. Then I did it in copper.
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A paper version... (I didn't make this, it's from the book by Jenn Mason)
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After getting the origami shape I  flattened it a bit with a mallet.
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Then rolled it through the mill several times.
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Then opened it up. Personally, I like it better flat.
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Gettin' Ready for the Next Fold Form Challenge

2/22/2014

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MARCH'S CHALLENGE IS: 
The opposite of the February challenge -- 
1. Something that has absolutely no function other than visual impact.
2. Have a significant fold form element
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It is so freeing not to have to think about making it useful or salable. An opportunity to just be able to play and experiment; doesn't have to be pretty; doesn't have to be anything but what it is, just be present in the moment... oh oh... don't want to get too deep here...
Well, I went to the gym this morning, and I always take a book with me because those cardio things, like the stationary bike or elliptical are soooo boring. I don't have a book that I'm really into, so each time I go, I've been picking something different. The last one was 'Selling Sucks' which was pretty interesting, but I didn't want to really read anymore, so I grabbed an old one off of the shelf. It's called "Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets, & Philosophers" by Leonard Koren. I usually find books like this a little pretentious or not really very informative or interesting, but this was different. A couple of things it has going for it is that it's only 88 pages, has lots of pictures, and the text is pretty big! I read the whole thing during my elliptical workout and part of the bicycling.
So much of what was in that book resonated with me. Just a quick example, he lists and describes the material qualities of Wabi-Sabi which are:
  1. "The suggestion of natural process
  2. Irregular
  3. Intimate
  4. Unpretentious
  5. Earthy
  6. Murky
  7. Simple"
Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets, & Philosophers" by Leonard Koren. pgs 62-72



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Of course this is the very very short version, and I have just begun to dip in and explore all of this. It's a direction I have been partly headed in and would really like to pursue and think about.
Anyone out there have any thoughts on this?

Here are some links to some of the photos from the book:
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Image 3 (This one isn't actually in the book, but I really liked it.)
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Fold-forming Challenge – Heistad Cup Light

2/8/2014

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I belong to a fold forming group on FaceBook called Foldforming Central, which has started up a monthly challenge. February's challenge was to create a fold form piece that was functional.
I like to use these challenges to make something that I've wanted to make for awhile but was never motivated enough to do on my own. I've wanted to make some kind of lighting for a couple of years now. I was a little intimidated by the wiring and how it was all going to fit together.
I decided to use the Heistad Cup fold for my light. This form started out with a 5" square of copper. After I unfolded it, I cut in-between the folds to make the leaf parts. I also enameled it by torch firings. I went and bought a light fixture, cord and a plug. Actually, I bought lots of those, because initially I thought that I would make about 4 or 5 of them! I did make about 4 forms, but learned a lot about what would work and what wouldn't. So in the end, one was plenty!
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 I wired the socket and then went on to wire the plug. I really had no idea what I was doing, which became apparent later. I screwed in the light bulb and then plugged her in. I couldn't believe it, it actually lit up! I thought I would try a different light bulb and when I plugged it in again, there was a big spark and a little bit of smoke. The outlet was a little black. I had to try it 2 more times just to make sure. I was now sure it wasn't going to work. When my husband came home he showed me how to do it. Apparently, the plugs I bought were 'quick connect' plugs and I hadn't need to strip the wires like I did. All I had to do was separate the 2 wires and leave them encased in the plastic and insert them in the plug. It was that simple. And it worked!

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