{"id":4105,"date":"2014-02-24T14:52:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T19:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/blog\/?p=4105"},"modified":"2015-03-02T13:25:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T18:25:51","slug":"the-art-of-folding-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/index.php\/2014\/02\/the-art-of-folding-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Folding Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_alligator1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4166\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_alligator1.jpg\" alt=\"Alligator by Michael LaFosse\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_alligator1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_alligator1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 85vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><em>American Alligator, designed by Michael LaFosse; folded by LaFosse and Richard Alexander (50 hours total) from one, uncut, 6&#8242; square of handmade paper by Alexander<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the time of year when we start thinking about selecting a theme for the  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowellfolkfestival.org\/crafts.html\" target=\"_blank\">folk craft area of the Lowell Folk Festival<\/a>. The idea of paper traditions seems full of potential;\u00a0possibilities include origami, Polish <em>wyncinanki<\/em>, Chinese\u00a0paper cutting, kite making, Italian marbled paper, decorative paste papers, wallpaper, pi\u00f1atas, Turkish <em>Ebru<\/em>, and a variety of children&#8217;s folklore (cootie catchers, fortune tellers, gum wrapper\u00a0chains, spitballs, and paper airplanes. . . )<\/p>\n<p>I decided to start my search with  <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Origami\" target=\"_blank\">origami<\/a> &#8212; the art of folding paper\u00a0from a single, uncut sheet &#8212; and soon discovered there are a world of paper folders out there, doing everything from paper cranes to extreme origami.\u00a0How thrilled I was to learn about  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.origamido.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Origamido<\/a>, a commercial design studio, hand papermaking facility, and fine art gallery founded by Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander in 1996, and located\u00a0in Haverhill, Massachusetts, just a twenty mintue \u00a0drive away.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_Michael.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_Michael-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Michael LaFosse\" width=\"240\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Above: Michael LaFosse at Origamido<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Below: Richard Alexander holding origami Afican Pangolin, designed and fronded by Eric Joisel from a single, uncut 2 m square of wrapping paper<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_pangolin-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Alexander \" width=\"240\" height=\"170\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Michael designs, diagrams, and folds. Richard Alexander designs, \u00a0specializes in making handmade paper, and shoots photography and video. They are probably the only origami artists in the world today who routinely make custom paper. In fact, other master origami artists prize their papers, which are made with\u00a0permanent, finely ground pigments so pieces will last hundreds of years. They make a living by publishing books of their work and\u00a0by teaching in-school residencies.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_cormorant1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4155\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_cormorant1.jpg\" alt=\"Cormorant by Michael LaFosse\" width=\"450\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_cormorant1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_cormorant1-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 85vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<em>Origami Cormorant Drying it&#8217;s Wings, designed and folded by LaFossse in handmade paper by Alexander<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Both Michael and Richard have backgrounds in science, which explains the strong natural history focus to their work. Whereas a majority of origami is geometric, Michael\u00a0is drawn to living subjects, rather than the intricate geometric forms. He was inspired by the work of \u00a0Master Akira Yoshizawa, a key figure in modern Japanese origami, who originated the wet folding technique. Wet folding allows shaping that will stay in place when the paper dries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/origamido_horse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4160\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/origamido_horse.jpg\" alt=\"Origamido horse head\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/origamido_horse.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/origamido_horse-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><em>Alexander holding Zodiac Horse designed and executed in &#8220;<\/em><i>roundfolding&#8221; technique by Roy Iwiki, from distorting scored curves in card stock<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_orchid.jpg\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 19px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4115\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_orchid.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid by Michael LaFosse\" width=\"263\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_orchid.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_orchid-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 85vw, 263px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Cattlyea Orchid designed and folded of crepe paper by LaFosse<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today, mathematicians and computer programmers have created a system that largely prescribes crease patterns. \u201cYou get greater complexity,\u201d Michael concedes, \u201cbut you also get a lot of things that can look like they evolved from the same technology.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One is said to \u201cperform\u201d a piece of origami. Michael elaborates, \u201cThe very best origami begins in the design stage, where the folding, from start to finish, is elegant.\u00a0 Because it&#8217;s often the little touches \u2013 the paper you choose, how you place the folds, and the little details. It&#8217;s amazing how a millimeter off at one end magnifies out at the other end, and it will change the look. Even people who do not know anything about origami can tell if something is off.People even who do not know much about origami will look at something like that and they will know something is off. And that&#8217;s like singing out of tune or not having the right color in your voice. The subtleties that shade performance are also there in the folds.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_Wilbur1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.massfolkarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Origamido_Wilbur1.jpg\" alt=\"Wilbur by Michael LaFosse, 1991\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Wilbur the Piglet, origami designed and folded by LaFosse from his own handmade paper<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An elegant fold is one in which the geometry works naturally. The finished piece has to look alive.\u00a0In preparation for making Wilbur the pig (1991),\u00a0Michael spent many hours at the Topsfield Fair, observing piglets.\u00a0Having the right paper was critical. Experimenting, he\u00a0came up with the perfect\u00a0handmade paper &#8212; \u00a0pale pink in color, fairly stiff, with a fuzziness to its finish.\u00a0 The actual\u00a0folding\u00a0of the piece took approximately\u00a0six\u00a0 hours. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When I ask if he would ever make another Wilbur the pig, he responds, \u201cIf I did, I would be trying to copy the magic in the bottle that I captured when I made Wilbur. Or I would become a student, in a torturing sort of way. Sort of, like, how did I get that just right? And then, you know, it\u2019s just brittle. It doesn&#8217;t work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Alligator, designed by Michael LaFosse; folded by LaFosse and Richard Alexander (50 hours total) from one, uncut, 6&#8242; square of handmade paper by Alexander It&#8217;s the time of year when we start thinking about selecting a theme for the folk craft area of the Lowell Folk Festival. 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