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My Fundamentals

My Fundamentals

By Kunihiko Kasahara
BOS booklet #92
With forward by David Brill, Nick Robinson and Paul Jackson

Published: 2002 by the British Origami Society
Pages: 66
Binding: Paperback
Language: English

Buy from: BOS Supplies

Skill Level : Pretty simple
Clear diagrams? Yes - hand drawn
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? On some of the models
Photos of completed models? No
Is there indication to the model size resulting
from size of starting paper? 		No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From square - no cuts)? A few are from rectangles
Overall Impression

If you're after complex models - this is not the book for you.
If you're after Kasahara's cute and lively animals, known in his older books - this is also not for you.
If you want to open your mind to some new ideas - this might interest you.
In this booklet, Kasahara explores further his approach of "Minimal Origami" and "Half opened creases", to create expressions and catch the essence of things, rather than represent them in full detail.
You can see how you can fold "sorrow" or "anger" with just 3 creases.
The other part of the booklet contains many cube variations, that look like Sonobe units, only created from rectangles.

The Models
Model Notes
1, 2, 3 and 4 Creases Extremely simple - some nice concepts. A very nice representation
of "Man and woman"
Symmetric Creases Cute representations of animals and facial expressions
Owl Cute
Getting out of Symmetry Various abstracts
Masks Achieving the essence of faces
Objects Abstracts
Expansion of A More abstracts - from rectangles
Objects again Can be used as display stands
Rock in the River Abstracts of nature
Cliff
Strong Current
Cormorant Nice
Kingfisher Nice
Hills Simple
Cubes Various designs of 2-piece cubes
Basic Cubes I to XI Plenty of Sonobe type units from rectangles
Cube in the Cubic Box
Final Analysis
Fossilized Cube  
Bisected Cube  
5-section Geometric forms
Circles Expressing circles
Making Polygons and a Circle Using box-pleating
Swallow Nice
Circles Pleating rectangles to make circular forms