Assignment: Origami & Drawing Find directions to an Origami project that you want to make. Choose one that is not extremely difficult. Normally you start with a square piece of paper. When done, photograph your folded Origami project using an extra cell phone light to create a nice cast shadow. Draw your image from your photograph with a cast show.
Hand in 3 photos!
1. A photograph of your Origami with a cast shadow. 2. Your drawing of your Origami. 3. A photo of you holding all of your Origami projects, so I can see you made them.
Need Square paper? Fold and cut your own square paper from printer paper.
An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by the gods. Some stories believe you are granted happiness and eternal good luck, instead of just one wish, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. This makes them popular gifts for special friends and family. The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creatures and is said to live for a thousand years: That is why 1000 cranes are made, one for each year. In some stories it is believed that the 1000 cranes must be completed within one year and they must all be made by the person who is to make the wish at the end.
Using just his hands, Tokyo-based artistNaoki Onogawafolds scores of origami cranes with wingspans that never top a single centimeter. He then fastens the minuscule birds to asymmetric tree forms, creating bonsai-like sculptures engulfed by hundreds of the monochromatic paper creatures.