TABLE OF CONTENTS Sculpting with Paper 4 Basic Tools 6 Folds and Creases 8 Origami Symbols 10 Building from Bases 12 Making Origami Paper 14 Book of Great Ideas 16 Rainbow Wheel 18 Robot Nesting Boxes 20 Yawning Cats 22 Fruit Bowl 24 Flapping Bird 26 Share Your Creations 29 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
4 Sculpting with Paper You can fold paper into almost any shape you can imagine You can create a three-dimensional sculpture with just a small flat square of paper That may seem hard to believe but it’s true Origami is the art of paper folding The word origami comes from the Japanese words ori which means to fold and kami which means paper Origami has a long history Folded paper creations were used for special occasions in Japan hundreds of years ago For example butterflies were exchanged by the bride and groom at wedding ceremonies Many traditional Japanese origami designs were passed down through families In the
5 mid-1800s in Europe Friedrich Frobel invented the idea of kindergarten Kindergarten teachers started using origami to educate young children Origami as we know it today began in the mid 1900s when expert paper folder Akira Yoshizawa began publishing books of origami designs He created a system of symbols to help people understand origami instructions This helped transform origami from a craft activity into an art form Most of the models in this book are based on traditional Japanese designs Give these projects a try Then let your own imagination fly How will you sculpt your ideas in paper Some origami designs are shaped like animals
