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Origami Artists' Webpages:
| Robert J. Lang Origami |
Robert is my mentor - his book Origami Design Secrets
is the only reason I have been able to develop my own original designs.
If you are at all interested in origami, you should check out his website
(and buy his books). |
| Joseph Wu's Origami Page |
Joseph is an accomplished artist in his own right, and his page includes the most comprehensive list of origami sites on the
web. It also
includes diagrams (my favorite of which is his birdbase chess set). |
| Satoshi Kamiya |
I cannot describe his designs - you have to see them for
yourself. His oriental-style dragon (titled "Ryuzin
3.5", under the 2005 category) is, in my opinion, the single greatest piece of origami in
existence. |
| Brian Chan |
After Robert and Satoshi, Brian's work is the best I have seen. |
Origami Diagrams Webpages:
| Origami Diagrams by Alex Barber |
This is the largest database of origami
diagrams I have found. If you can't find it here, it is probably not published on the web, not diagrammed at all, or not worth
folding. |
| Origami Interest Group |
There are a few models here worth folding that are not on Alex Barber's
website. |
Online Paper Stores:
|
Handmade Paper Superstore |
For complex origami, large sheets of thin, strong paper
are essential. Typical "origami" paper usually does not meet all these
criteria at the same time - this store has a large selection of many types
of paper (mulberry is particularly suitable for origami) and they list the
GSM (grams per square meter) indicating its thickness. |
| Paper Jade |
Not the largest inventory, but as of the last time I
ordered here, they didn't charge shipping!!! |
| Kim's Crane |
A large selection of typical "origami" paper. |
| OrigamiUSA |
A
large selection of paper, along with a few diagrams (although they are
extremely simple). |
Other Links:
| Steven McGann | Steven is, in my opinion, the true artist of the family. This webpage shows some of his projects but does not encompass the entirety of his skills. For example: when my house was in the process of being built (I did not have keys at the time), he was in town, and I wanted to show it to him (at least, as much of it as was finished). Unknownst to me, the builders had just installed the appliances and, therefore, had just begun to lock the place up after closing time. This was not a problem for my brother - he proceeded to pick the lock (and the bolt) in under two minutes. His explanation was that new locks (minus the rust, etc.) are easier to pick than new locks. We made a column of rocks in the middle of the family room and he picked the lock closed as we left. I wish I could have witnessed the reaction of the workers the next day... |