Creative Origami Kit

by Kirschenbaum, Marc

• ISBN13: 9780804845427
• ISBN10: 0804845425
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-02-23
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

Ready to take your origami to the next level? Fold innovative and original origami projects with this fun new kit.

This collection of origami projects features models that use fewer folds to produce innovative forms rivaling complex constructions that would typically stump a beginner. Many of the models presented in this origami kit use only simple mountain and valley folds, following the "Pureland" origami system pioneered by English artist John Smith. Noted origami artist Marc Kirschenbaum draws his inspiration from the art world and other sources to create easy origami projects that can be folded in just a few minutes.

This origami kit contains

• Full-color 64 page booklet
• Clear, step-by-step diagrams and instructions
• 15 original origami designs
• 72 origami papers
• Free Instructional DVD

Try your hand at exciting new projects like:

• Homage to Picasso
• The Duck-Billed Platypus
• A Ship in a Bottle
• The Freedom Eagle
• The Doctor's Dog

Author Biography

Marc Kirschenbaum is a top origami artist who's been practicing his art since the 1970s. He has covered a wide variety of subjects and styles from the wonderfully simple to the unbelievably complex. His works are on display in many museums and exhibitions around the world, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian, the Mingei International Museum, and Hangar-7. Kirschenbaum's models have also been featured in many books, magazines, and periodicals. Marc is an active member of OrigamiUSA, serving on the administrative council and directing the production of many of its publications.

Photographer, Araldo De Luca, who lives and works in Rome, is one of the most highly esteemed art photographers in the world. He complements his visual-narrative language with the skillful use of lighting, and has created a collection of about 80,000 superior art images. He has published in various languages and throughout the world more than 30 photographic books, including the bestselling The Treasures of Ancient Egypt.