Feb 10, 2010: Mini-Origami

xoxoxoBruce · 02-10-2010, 01:11 AM

If you've ever tried Origami (paper folding from Japan), you know it's difficult to plan and to execute.
My attempts have been unmitigated disasters, and there's no way to make it more difficult...

...or is there?

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Nimble-fingered artist Mui-Ling Teh makes her small, but perfectly formed, creations so tiny they can be appreciated only in close-up photographs. Using only paper, scissors and tweezers, Teh, 23, painstakingly creates 3mm high animals and flowers.

They are reckoned to be the smallest of their kind in the world.

The architecture student, who has worked in England, first experimented with origami when she was nine, using sweet wrappers to create truly dinky toys. She now takes just 20 minutes to make them. ‘I believe my first attempt took me an hour, but later I have managed to fold one in about 20 minutes,’ she said. ‘It depends on my state of mind and how much practice I have had with a particular model, as the process is unique every time.

I think she means the process is unique for each design, but what the hell do I know, I have trouble folding a handkerchief.

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Kagen4o4 · 02-10-2010, 01:21 AM

i've made a crane that small. seriously. it is tricky. tooth picks help

Gravdigr · 02-10-2010, 03:20 AM

Seems a little flighty to me.<----

wolf · 02-10-2010, 08:56 AM

I've made a flock of cranes over the years, but never went that tiny!

I will often make them when I'm stressed or nervous or bored ... and I leave them where I make them. So, there are cranes in a lot of doctor's offices, hospital waiting rooms, ERs, and hospital rooms in this area. It variously annoyed and amused momwolf, who would give them out to staff she liked.

Pico and ME · 02-10-2010, 10:32 AM

Wolf, I swear I saw a movie where a character did that.

Wait...wasnt that Blade Runner?

Hmmm...

wolf · 02-10-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME

Wolf, I swear I saw a movie where a character did that.

Wait...wasnt that Blade Runner?

Hmmm...

It was, but I can't make the Unicorn.

squirell nutkin · 02-10-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

It was, but I can't make the Unicorn.

Only the pure of heart...

sandypossum · 02-10-2010, 03:41 PM

I used to be a ghost origami folder back in the 70s. My (Japanese) mother had an origami show on the local TV station, BTV-6 Ballarat. I'd come home from school and she'd be about to go in to the studio, and she'd dash in from work and say "quick! make me 5 frogs!" or whatever. She would demonstrate how to make one on the show, and mine would be the display of different sizes and colours afterwards. Frogs are still my favourite, and I also make them in waiting rooms and restaurants. I used to like to make them with the silver or gold paper that you pull out of a new pack of cigarettes (thin, but holds the creases wonderfully) but hardly meet anyone with fags anymore, let alone when they're opening a new pack.

monster · 02-10-2010, 03:59 PM

I just made this instead of shovelling the drive. Not quite as small, but no toothpicks or tweezers. Now I really must go and shovel....

Oh, and it only took 5 minutes.... she's sloooooow

Undertoad · 02-10-2010, 11:21 AM

It was.

jinx · 02-10-2010, 11:28 AM

The boy is really good at origami, used to make stuff constantly, with anything from real origami paper to candy wrappers. He's good at teaching others how to make stuff, better than written instructions.
When we were still at school we made tons and tons of cranes, strung together in groups of 100... they were everywhere.

monster · 02-10-2010, 07:06 PM

and I made this during hockey practice

thinking about it, I should have gone for my treasure hunt "forced perspective" pic while I was at it!

monster · 02-10-2010, 07:32 PM

ok, now I've made one smaller than hers, but my photo skills are too crap to get a good pic. working on that

monster · 02-10-2010, 07:51 PM

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jinx · 02-10-2010, 07:52 PM

God damn. That's small.

02-10-2010, 01:21 AM	#2
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	i've made a crane that small. seriously. it is tricky. tooth picks help __________________ something we both can enjoy??

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Seems a little flighty to me.<---- __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-10-2010, 08:56 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I've made a flock of cranes over the years, but never went that tiny! I will often make them when I'm stressed or nervous or bored ... and I leave them where I make them. So, there are cranes in a lot of doctor's offices, hospital waiting rooms, ERs, and hospital rooms in this area. It variously annoyed and amused momwolf, who would give them out to staff she liked. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-10-2010, 03:41 PM	#8
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	I used to be a ghost origami folder back in the 70s. My (Japanese) mother had an origami show on the local TV station, BTV-6 Ballarat. I'd come home from school and she'd be about to go in to the studio, and she'd dash in from work and say "quick! make me 5 frogs!" or whatever. She would demonstrate how to make one on the show, and mine would be the display of different sizes and colours afterwards. Frogs are still my favourite, and I also make them in waiting rooms and restaurants. I used to like to make them with the silver or gold paper that you pull out of a new pack of cigarettes (thin, but holds the creases wonderfully) but hardly meet anyone with fags anymore, let alone when they're opening a new pack. Attached Images __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

02-10-2010, 03:59 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I just made this instead of shovelling the drive. Not quite as small, but no toothpicks or tweezers. Now I really must go and shovel.... Oh, and it only took 5 minutes.... she's sloooooow Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-10-2010, 10:32 AM	#5
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Wolf, I swear I saw a movie where a character did that. Wait...wasnt that Blade Runner? Hmmm...

02-10-2010, 11:21 AM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It was.

02-10-2010, 11:28 AM	#11
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	The boy is really good at origami, used to make stuff constantly, with anything from real origami paper to candy wrappers. He's good at teaching others how to make stuff, better than written instructions. When we were still at school we made tons and tons of cranes, strung together in groups of 100... they were everywhere. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-10-2010, 07:06 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and I made this during hockey practice thinking about it, I should have gone for my treasure hunt "forced perspective" pic while I was at it! Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-10-2010, 07:32 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ok, now I've made one smaller than hers, but my photo skills are too crap to get a good pic. working on that __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-10-2010, 07:51 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	. Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-10-2010, 07:52 PM	#15
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	God damn. That's small. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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