Origami Butterflies Mini Kit: Fold Up a Flutter of Gorgeous Paper Wings!: Kit with Origami Book, 6 Fun Projects, 32 Origami Papers and Instructional DVD

77 Pages·2013·4.94 MB·English

by  Richard L. Alexander

The Tuttle Story
“Books to Span the East and West”
Most people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia had its humble
beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged
to a New England family steeped in publishing. And his first love was naturally books—especially old
and rare editions.
Immediately after WW II, serving in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur, Tuttle was tasked
with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing
Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.
Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a
world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over
6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the
“Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.
With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—
inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a
greater understanding of each.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
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Copyright © 2013 by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander
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Contents

Key to the Origami Folding Symbols
Introduction
For George Morikami
For Sharon Friedheim
For Mara Sparks
For Beth Kawazura
For Reiko Nishioka
For Vancouver and for Elsa Chen
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Key to the Origami Folding Symbols
Take
a few moments to become familiar with these symbols and their meanings. As
you watch the video, look at the corresponding diagrams in the book to reinforce
your understanding. Once you learn this elegant diagramming system, you will
be able to enjoy countless origami books.
Scalene squash fold: Forms an asymmetrical triangle with no congruent edges.
Isosceles squash fold: Forms a symmetrical triangle with at least two congruent
edges.
Introduction

Michael LaFosse folded his first original origami butterfly
while riding a subway with Alice Gray more than 30 years
ago. They had just left Lillian Oppenheimer’s Origami Center
in Union Square, where Michael showed Alice his amazing origami praying
mantis. Alice offered to show him around the Entomology Department at the
American Museum of Natural History, so off they went. En route, Michael
folded the first Butterfly for Alice. Encouraged, Michael began developing a
system to produce a variety of interesting butterfly wing patterns.
Years later, we attended our first origami convention in New York, where
Russell Cashdollar displayed sets of interesting origami butterflies. Inspired by
Russell’s work, Michael has been developing stunning new origami butterflies
ever since.
Origami butterflies were part of Michael’s exhibition for the Morikami
Museum in Florida’s Palm Beach County. The museum hosted Michael for an
Artist in Residency program to design and fold dozens of origami fine art
renditions of animals and plants for a traveling exhibition to raise public
awareness of Florida’s hidden nature. Most of the butterflies in this kit are
named to honor the contributions of Morikami personnel. To view some of
Michael’s art made from my handmade Origamido paper, please visit
www.origamido.com.
We hope you enjoy the original origami butterfly designs presented in this kit!
—Origamido Studio
Richard Alexander
A Butterfly for George Morikami
George Morikami came to the U.S. as a teenager in 1906
to join the Yamato Colony, a community of Japanese
farmers in Florida. Morikami bought land in Boca Raton
and Delray Beach, which he farmed for decades. Through
his generosity, this land became the Morikami Museum
and Japanese Gardens, where Michael has taught paper
making and folding on several occasions.