Origami is a creative art and hobby. As far as I remember my first paper folding or origami learning experience, it was "making a boat". First few days, after learning I was making number of boats with every available piece of paper. I still love to learn origami and as an educator, I teach it to my children also. And now it is very easy for everyone to learn it as internet itself is a big resource. There are number of books available which provide step-by-step insructions to learn it.
You would be surprise to know that origami can help in mental health therapy.
Read this intereting story told by George Ho, who is mental health nurse in Perth, Australia, he tells us how paper folding appealed to him in 1993:
Read at About me page
Now let's discover what is "Origami"?
According to Wikipedia
"Origami (折り紙 origami?) (from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper") is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a given result using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without the use of gluing or cutting the paper medium.
Origami only uses a small number of different folds, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors. Contrary to most popular belief, traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (1603-1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper during the creation of the design. There are many different designs such as the traditional crane or the very confusing flower."
Wikipedia tells us more about the "History of Origami":
"Paper was originally invented by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. In the 6th century, Buddhist monks carried paper to Japan. The first Japanese origami is dated from this period."
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Related links:
- History of Origami
- Origami
- Use Of Origami In Mental Health Setting
- At this blog you can find all sorts of Paper Arts related news and articles.
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- An origami blog: Origami Instructions
- Expert Information And Advice On: Origami Swan, Ho To Do Origami, Origami Diagrams, Origami Paper, Origami Instructions, Origami Flowers : Origami expert
- If you want to search more for origami links then go to "dmoz" directory page about origami, where you can get links to clubs and societies and a lot more: Origami page at dmoz
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