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Fun With Origami

Today’s Goal: I can give examples of how groups are reviving and maintaining their traditional cultures.

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  • Origami, (pronounced or-i-GA-me) is the Japanese art of paper folding. "Ori" is the Japanese word for folding and "kami" is the Japanese word for paper.

Origami Definition

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The Origins of Origami. . .

Although Origami is known

as a Japanese art, it actually

began in China. The

Chinese invented paper

around 100 A.D., and when

the invention spread to

Japan around 600 A.D., so

did the art of paper folding.

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First Book on Origami

  • The first known book on how to make an origami object was written in 1797 and is called The Secret of One Thousand Cranes Origami (Hiden Senbazuru Orikata)

Pictured to the left are pages from “The Secret of One Thousand Cranes Origami”..

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The History of Origami

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  • The art of paper folding was not called Origami until the end of the nineteenth century.

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  • By the 1950’s origami gained popularity from world famous origami artist Akira Yoshizawa (1911-2005).

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He is considered to be the grandmaster of origami for developing origami as a creative art and creating many new folding styles.

Akira Yoshizawa (1911-2005)

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Origami has also been used in stop motion movies like Kubo and the 2 Strings

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  • To begin, each student will get 3 pieces of paper.

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  • This will give you a chance to try origami. Some may like it, some may not.

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  • We will fold together as a class today.

Today’s Lesson

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Bases

  • When you are making origami models, you will be doing the same set of folds in the beginning stage even though the final outcome is different.
  • These sets of folds in the beginning stages are called origami bases.

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Golden Rules

  • Always work on a smooth flat surface.
  • Make your folds carefully.
  • Run your thumbnail along the crease each time you make a fold to make it crisp.
  • Begin by folding the basic shape required.
  • The instruction steps should be followed in sequence.

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Examples of Origami Folds

  • Fortune Cookie Origami

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  • Origami Swan

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  • Origami Flower

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