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FOL-D - Denver's Best Origami Club
FOL-D consists of a group of talented enthusiastic people all learning and teaching the Japanese art of origami. We are also affiliated with the national origami group, OrigamiUSA.
FOL-D meets once a month at the Aurora Public Library's main branch. The library is located at 14949 E. Alemeda Avenue. It is just east of Aurora Mall on Alameda Ave.
We meet from 3 to 5 pm in the activities room which is located in the library's Children's Department. We welcome foders of all abilities. The following dates are for the meetings for the remainder of the year 2000: July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12 and December 10.
In addition, we will be teaching origami at the upcoming Denver Zoo's Festival of Animals. The Festival is being held at the zoo on July 22nd, from 9 am to 4 pm. We will be located in Norgren Hall in the Gates Center. For more information call the zoo, or check out their web site.
What is Origami?
Origami is the art of folding paper. The word itself comes fro two Japanese words: "ori" - to fold and "kami" - paper.
Many scholars believe that origami was first invented in China since the Chinese invented paper long before anyone else. However, the Japanese made paper less expensive and it was in Japan that the art form really took root and began to grow. Now people from all over the world fold every day!
How do you learn origami?
The easiest way to learn origami is by having someone teach you to fold. However, there are MANY books available at bookstores or in local libraries where you can learn the basics.
Some of these books are: "Underwater Origami," "Planet Origami," "Amazing Origami for Children," "Origami Safari," by Steve and Megumi Biddle. You can also look for "Teach Yourself Origami," or "Easy Origami" by John Montroll. Some beginner books that are a little more challenging are "The Magic of Origami," by Kunihiko Kasahara and Alice Gray, and "Origami Made Easy," by Kunihiko Kasahara.
What do I need to fold?
Paper, and if you are like most of us some diagrams to work from.
You don't really NEED to even use special origami paper, either. Just about any paper can be folded. Some papers, like construction paper, can be too brittle to do very complicated folding. We suggest origami paper, wrapping paper, copy or typing paper, or any other thin flexible paper.
Origami paper is available commercially through many of the metro area hobby and craft stores. You may also purchase it online, just search "origami" or "origami supplies"!
OrigamiUSA
Joseph Wu's Origami Page (many links)
Thoki Yenn's Origami Page
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