Origami to Astonish and Amuse Over 400 Original Models, Including Such "Classics" as the Chocolate-Covered Ant, the Transvestite Puppet, the Invisible Duck, and Many More!

by Shafer, Jeremy

• ISBN13: 9780312254049
• ISBN10: 0312254040
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-06
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

Imagine folding a piece of pater into nail clippers that really work, or a Swiss Army knife that actually opens, or a surfer on a wave that crashes when the surfer is slid forward....There's no need to imagine-this is for real! In Origami to Astonish and Amuse Jeremy Shafer has taken the art of paper folding in an entirely new direction. Filled with hundreds of entertaining models and folding ideas, ranging from amazingly simple to ridiculously complex, this is origami at its most fun and creative.

Author Biography

Jeremy Shafer has been folding for fifteen years and has created hundreds of original models, each folded from one piece of paper, without cutting. He has been published in major origami journals in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom, and has exhibited his work at seven OrigamiUSA conventions. He is a member of the Friends of Origami Center of America and is the editor of the BARF (Bay Area Rapid Folders) newsletter. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	1	(2)
Acknowledgments	3	(2)
Sneak Preview	5	(4)
Introduction
Origami: A Personal Account	9	(5)
Designing Origami	14	(3)
Origami Purism	17	(3)
Ethics and Politics in Origami	20	(2)
Notation and Basic Folds Index	22	(1)
Basics	23	(7)
Paper and Folding Tips	30	(2)
ORIGAMI ACTION
Baby Bird	32	(2)
Exploding Envelope	34	(1)
Blinking Eyes	35	(1)
Magic Flap	36	(2)
Magic Cube	38	(1)
Clapping Hands	39	(2)
Waxing Waning Moon	41	(5)
Two Interlocking Rings	46	(2)
Two Permanently Interlocking Rings	48	(1)
Chocolate-Covered Ant	49	(2)
Gremlin	51	(3)
Crazy-Mouthed Gremlin	54	(1)
Surfer on a Wave	55	(5)
Glancer	60	(5)
Mr. Smiley	65	(10)
Squishy Blob	75	(3)
Piano Playing Pop-up Card	78	(5)
Yapping, Clapping, Tapping, Flapping T-rex	83	(4)
Venus Flytrap	87	(4)
Frog Tongue	91	(2)
Heart Attack	93	(3)
Nail Clippers	96	(7)
Swiss Army Knife	103	(7)
Flasher	110	(2)
Flasher Supreme	112	(1)
Flasher Big Bang	113	(1)
Flasher Hat	114	(1)
Flasher Marble Maze	115	(1)
Flasher Labyrinth	116	(1)
Labyrinth Walker	117	(1)
Dromenon Labyrinth Walker	118	(1)
Slithering Snake Skin	119	(1)
SYMBOLS, SIGNS, AND STUNNING DESIGNS
Preshrunk Blue Jeans	120	(1)
Smiling Frowning George	121	(1)
Kite Letterhead	122	(1)
Men's Suit	123	(2)
Iso-Area Swan	125	(1)
Wine Glass	126	(1)
Peace Sign	127	(2)
Multiple Rippling Deltoid	129	(2)
Musical Notes	131	(4)
Dancers	135	(2)
Dragon	137	(4)
Rocking Horse	141	(4)
Menorah	145	(6)
Crab	151	(4)
Double Yin Yang	155	(4)
Star of David	159	(3)
Spider Web	162	(2)
$ Pyramid	164	(2)
Balancing $ Eagle	166	(4)
Dollar Bill Cuboid	170	(6)
Eight Interlocking Rings	176	(4)
MODELS FROM THE HEART
Butterfly Heart Card	180	(1)
Cubist Heart Card	181	(1)
Window Heart Card	182	(1)
Blintz Envelope	183	(1)
Envelope	184	(2)
Off the Wallet	186	(2)
Bird of Peace Pop-up Card	188	(2)
Diamond Heart Ring	190	(2)
Peace Ring	192	(3)
Crane Envelope	195	(3)
Crane in Love Envelope	198	(1)
Beating Heart Card	199	(3)
Star of Peace	202	(2)
Interlocking Diamond Heart Rings	204	(5)
Present Box	209	(6)
ORIGAMI FOR THE ALMOST DERANGED
Origami Square	215	(1)
Transvestite Puppet	216	(1)
Barf Bag	217	(1)
Unfortunate Bungee Jumper	218	(1)
Folder	219	(1)
Strobe Light	219	(1)
Invisible Duck	220	(1)
Jack-O'-Lantern	221	(1)
Upside-Down Heart	222	(1)
``Who's Staring at my Rump?''	223	(1)
Walking Boat	224	(1)
Clogged Artery	225	(2)
Unopenable Envelope	227	(1)
Folding the Blintz Base	228	(4)
Folding the Square Base	232	(1)
Folding the Flapping Bird	233	(1)
Man Swatter	234	(6)
Unfortunate Suitor	240	(4)
Carbon Atom	244	(1)
Monolithic Rubblestone Boulder	245	(1)
Running Car	246

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