You learned yesterday that the Japanese consider paper cranes to be lucky. In The Paper Crane, Molly Bang tells a wonderful story a one family who experiences the luck of a paper crane.
The family’s once successful restaurant is not doing well. A highway has been built very near the restaurant and now cars just drive by. People don’t come in to eat anymore. One day a stranger comes in and the restaurant owner serves him a meal. To repay the owner for his kindness, the stranger folds a paper crane out of a napkin. When the crane comes to life the restaurant is suddenly very popular. Everyone wants to see the paper crane that has come to life!
The illustrations are perfect for the book. Molly Bang created paper collages and then photographed them. These images became the illustrations.
I hope you enjoy this picture book as much as I do!
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Showing posts with label origami. Show all posts
Showing posts with label origami. Show all posts
Friday, August 22, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Origami Masters
Now that you have folded some of your own origami, take a look at the art of some origami masters. I have no idea how they do it, but it’s incredible.
Robert J. Lang’s origami looks more realistic than a lot of clay sculpture that I’ve seen. I especially like the humming bird and the people. Click through the list on the left side of screen so you don’t miss anything.
Robert J. Lang’s origami looks more realistic than a lot of clay sculpture that I’ve seen. I especially like the humming bird and the people. Click through the list on the left side of screen so you don’t miss anything.
Kamiya Satoshi folds huge sheets of paper into complex creatures such as dragons and whales. Check out this 4 minute video to see Satoshi at work. Please note the video is in Japanese and sped up. It’s pretty cool, though. Satoshi begins with a 70cm. by 70cm. square piece of paper and ends with a phoenix.
Enjoy!
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Origami
Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. You have probably seen paper cranes before, and I’m sure you’ve folded a paper airplane. Both paper cranes and paper airplanes are origami (but that doesn’t mean you should play with either in class!).
The Chinese had paper long before the Japanese. Sometime after 500AD the Chinese introduced the paper to the Japanese. It wasn’t long before they began folding paper into art.
Origami became very important to the Japanese. Origami folded around dried meat was often attached to gifts. This origami, called noshi, was thought to bring luck.
Origami plays a part at some Japanese weddings, too. Origami butterflies are placed on wine bottles to represent the bride and groom.
The best-known origami legend has to do with paper cranes. It is believed that if you fold 1000 paper cranes, one of your wishes will be granted. It would take a long time to fold 1000 paper cranes but the result would be beautiful. And who knows, maybe one of your wishes will come true!
Fold your own origami cranes, butterflies, paper airplanes, and more at this great site!
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The Chinese had paper long before the Japanese. Sometime after 500AD the Chinese introduced the paper to the Japanese. It wasn’t long before they began folding paper into art.
Origami became very important to the Japanese. Origami folded around dried meat was often attached to gifts. This origami, called noshi, was thought to bring luck.
Origami plays a part at some Japanese weddings, too. Origami butterflies are placed on wine bottles to represent the bride and groom.
The best-known origami legend has to do with paper cranes. It is believed that if you fold 1000 paper cranes, one of your wishes will be granted. It would take a long time to fold 1000 paper cranes but the result would be beautiful. And who knows, maybe one of your wishes will come true!
Fold your own origami cranes, butterflies, paper airplanes, and more at this great site!
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