The Joy of Origami [With 100 Sheets of Origami Paper]

by Margaret Van Sicklen

Book Overview

A lucky horseshoe fish. A ninja star from outer space. A tie-dyed flapping bird. And 54 more origami models on surprising paper. Here, origami is reinvented.

Mixing classically inspired and contemporary patterns, easy and challenging--what is origami but a brainteaser in paper? The Joy of Origami celebrates the art form's deepest tradition of sharing with a completely fresh and jazzy feel.

The models range from birds and beasts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761139885
• ISBN13: 9780761139881
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Highly suggested for beginners

My 8 and 10 year old daughters really enjoy this book. It makes a great gift. The instructions are very good but you might need to help a child do a reverse fold for the first time. I would definitely suggest this for creative children or for a beginner at origami. The papers in the back of the book are extremely nice and designed full color and labeled in the margin for each page. Each set of instructions has two sets of paper for it so my kids don't even argue about who gets to use which paper.

Good for the beginner, nice paper for the experienced

This is a nice book of general origami figures. For those who have never done it before, the book gives clear instructions and a good introduction to the basics of folding the most common and enjoyable of the figures. To you I would suggest reading ahead before you complete a fold. It will make the concept clearer for you and prevent frustrating mistakes. For those who have practiced origami for a while, there's probably nothing new in the book except the delightful papers provided at the back of the book. While not the traditional designs, these papers provide some pretty new ones motifs and some thoroughly delightful scenic designs that fold up into a shape that presents a unified image. You'll enjoy them, I think. I plan on using my copier to duplicate them for use in projects so that I can kept them nice.

great book for the beginer

Great book for the beginer in origami. Many great and fun projects.

What a fun book!!!

This is SUCH a cute book! What a great idea to package the models, directions and paper all in one book. The choice of models range from the basic to the more complex (for those serious folders) and the paper (included in the back) is FABULOUS--from the super colorful to the super fun. I am almost through the whole book and am buying a few more copies as gifts for Christmas. If you liked her calendar, you will totally love this book. I hope she is working on Volume 2.