Origami As An Inclusive Term For All Folding Practices

8-1: Explain way the following mediums evolved in time. The evolving in paper went through a lot of phases. Before the 15th hundredths paper was expensive. Paper was not made in the Western world until the 13th century in Italy. Before then it was made out of fiber from scraps of cloth. Another way a form of paper was made is from papyrus and parchment which was invention of the ancient Egyptians sometime around 4000 BCE and was made by pounding and pasting together strips of the papyrus plant. Parchment was popular by the Romans after the second century BCE, but was used as paper many years before that. Paper arrived in the West through trade and which had learned the process from China originally. Papermaking was introduced into the Arabic world sometime in the 18th century and had a thriving book trade. It was not till a gentlemen from Germany that invented the printing press that books became wide spread. Due to the large amount of cloth rags need, paper remained an expensive till the middle of the 19th century when wood pulp was discovered. This in

Crease - A line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing it.

"You don't just wad it up into a ball and put it in a drawer. The flag is folded in a triangle that gives it a distinct and dignified look that distinguishes it from other common household items like sheets or clothes," Winkleman said. "It takes 13 folds to get it in the shape of a

Wood block printing is a technique that was originally chinese and then in the Edo period (1603-1867) was widely adopted by japan.

The Greece was the first people to use the alphabet. It was maked after the dark Ages.They had 24 letters They used A,B,E and O from our alphabet. Then we made up the rest of the alphabet. But the idea is still there. Now everyone knows the alphabet.

Native Americans are the indigenous people of the North American continent and the cultural traditions and art forms are unique to these regional groups. The people in these groups have several names and the first adopted name Indian by Spanish explorers proved erroneous, however, now accepted names include either American Indian or Native American. I will refer to these groups as Native Americans or by their tribal affiliation. There are diverse tribal groups original to North America who lived on the Great Plains, in the Woodlands, on the Northwest coast, and in the Southeast or the Southwest regions. Various Native American tribes created art forms such as the Apache, Cherokee, Pueblo, and Hopi communities. In my research, I found that the Navajo also contributed in many ways to Native American art through making jewelry, beading, drawing, painting, sculpting, carving, and weaving. These art works provided their tribe notoriety with countless “years of experience through their creativity and sense of design”, lending to an “astonishing volume and variety of artwork which has created a lasting legacy”, per NativeAmerican-Art.com (2010). Understandably, art comes in various forms and from various cultures, but the Native American Navajo tribe contributed vastly and merits mention for its beautiful contributions. Therefore, I

Woodblock printing was invented around the year 220CE in China. Inventors decided carving out from wood and using them as stamps was much more efficient than writing. In the 5th century CE, Arab Muslims were also printing texts, mainly passages from the Qur'an which is the Muslim version of a bible. The Arab Muslims had already embraced the Chines craft of paper making, the Muslims had also developed the craft and adopted it widely in the Middle East. The Arab Muslims continued this method for about 500 years. Whether or not the Arab Muslims may have influenced the eventual adoption of printing in Europe is still debated about to this day. The possibility of

First fold as a symbol of life, second a symbol of believe in eternal life, and so on. From first fold to 13th each with a certain significance ceremony wise.[1]

The rich society and convention of the Hawaiians are likewise communicated in their works of art. The greater part of the fine arts of the antiquated Hawaiians are made both for tasteful and practical purposes. The kapa, for occasion is an illustration of the Hawaiians' recognized art. This is a fine material delivered from the paper mulberry plant. The completed item is utilized as swaddles for children furthermore formed to be worn as a skirt by the locals. Kapa is additionally used to make appealing covers. Other privately created works of art are produced using Lauhala or hala takes off. The completed results of Lauhala incorporate bowls, caps, and floor

The scribes used a kind of paper called papyrus, which was made from reeds otherwise known as the papyrus plant.

While most of these creations are fairly solid and made to last, there is another Chinese tradition of creating paper objects and then burning them. The belief is that, when these objects are burned they go to the deceased to be used in the afterlife. A special paper is used for “spirit money” called: Joss Paper or dzi-dzat. This funerary paper is white for the color of mourning and will often have a metallic foil attached to it in the center as a show of wealth. These papers are treated like real money and are gently placed into a fire versus tossing it in. Along with burning monetary supplies for the deceased, mourners create paper objects of other daily necessities whether it be a house, car, or computer, whatever the spirit will need the

is an absorbent towel made from tissue paper instead of cloth.Paper towels are composed of cellulose fibers. Those fibers are polymers and they may contain sugar monomers. This is what makes paper towels so useful for cleaning up when something gets spilled. Paper towels are just like regular towels. They are used for wiping, cleaning ect.

The book Tuck Everlasting is a good book. Throughout the book, three continuous motifs that I found are: the wheel, fence, and fantasy. I chose fantasy as the motif because of the several reasons that I have listed in this essay. Natalie Babbitt uses motif and analogy in the development of theme in Tuck Everlasting by using the motif: fantasy and several different analogies.

He opened his eyes to these bright blue swirls, to those magnificent curls and his joyous cries. All at once there was anger, sadness, excitement and curiosity as it hit his jaws and pranced away, at high velocity. Heave, ho! with all his energy, he struggled to stand, only to collapse.

5. Fold down both wings parallel to the middle crease and about 1 inch away from it. Make sure both wings are even. * I just did a simple over hand throw with every paper airplane and tried to use the same power in every throw.