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Library Displays Raise Awareness of the Science of Folding
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Zachary Ligh, President, Origami Salami Eta and Folding for Good 7, and his display at the Sugar Land Library showcasing his traditional origami and Yodas, Darth Papers, and Han Foldos! What a great way to celebrate World Origami Days!
Owen Byrne joins Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz to Fold for Good with Visitors at the Carnegie Science Center
On October 5, 2013, I welcomed Owen Byrne to the Carnegie Science Center, to fold with visitors from noon-2 pm in the Overlook Room. Byrne, who is the President of Origami Salami Iota in Ridgewood, New York, staged several events involving hundreds of students in support of our Folding for Good initiative, “Operation Sandy Hook: Peace,” through which we have collected over 10,000 origami peace cranes from participants in 13 countries in support of the Sandy Hook Elementary community, Newtown, CT.
On December 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and murdered 20 students and six teachers and staff.
Byrne folded 1,001 peace cranes himself, which I layer strung with members of the University of Pittsburgh Origami Club. Byrne calls his contribution, “Owen’s Army,” and included just one extra peace crane which is different from all the others. Owen says that the one plaid crane, amid 1,000 floral cranes, is the “captain crane!”
Thanks to Owen and to his family for making the trip to Carnegie Science Center to see our exhibit, “Folding for Good.” Our 5,050 strung origami crane cascades are on display through November 3, 2013, in the OMNIMAX atrium windows, and can be viewed without paying an admission fee. Or just look over at the Science Center from across the street at Heinz Field; you can see it from there.
Also see press coverage in Owen’s hometown: Times Newsweekly, serving Queens and Brooklyn.
Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz Folds For Good; Teams Up With Carnegie Science Center on KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh Today Live!
Dennis Bateman of the Carnegie Science Center and I dropped by Pittsburgh Today Live! to talk about my ongoing Folding for Good Exhibit at the Science Center. Host Kristine Sorensen immediately made us feel welcome for our nine on-air minutes!
Video here: Folding For Good Teams Up With Carnegie Science Center.
5,050 of the 10, 000 origami peace cranes collected from people in 13 countries through our initiative Operation Sandy Hook: Peace are on display at the Science Center in the three story windows of the Omnimax lobby area from October 3 through November 3, 2013. You can see them from Heinz Field across the street!
Five of the Omnimax windows are full with crane senbazuru, cascades, and strung strands. The cascades and senbazuru (1,000 strung cranes) are from Origami for Africa, Cape Town, South Africa; Japan; Kimi Ego and Family, CA; Owen Byrne, President, Folding for Good 9, Ridgewood, NY and a large cascade representing hundreds of individuals from around the world who contributed cranes—special mention to Sydney Perrine, President, Folding for Good 10, Melbourne, FL, for creating the oversized dangling crane on this one!
Most of the single strands represent efforts of the numerous folders who participated, but two of them were folded in their entirety by Nathan Boerner, President, Folding for Good 2, Cincinnati, OH, and Seb Tabares, President, Folding for Good 5, Denver, CO.
Most of the cranes in the exhibit were sent in loose, so we enthusiastically set about stringing them here in Pittsburgh! Thank you Origami Club of the University of Pittsburgh for helping out.
There is also a museum display case containing several of the origami projects sent in from around the world, including the original Kusudama Sandy Hook, created by Hungarian origamist Gabor Eszaki, Budapest, for Operation Sandy Hook; a stemmed chrysanthemum comprised of small cranes created by Magdolna Moholy, Hungary; a “crane chain” by Arwin Gensemer, President, Folding for Good 8, New South Wales, Australia; peace crane made with melted crayons and wax, created by E.J. DeGuzeman, President, Folding for Good 11, Kissimmee, FL; World of Peace, created by Dubrecen Origami Club, Hungary; colorful cranes created by Mrs, Charron’s Sixth Grade Class, Southampton, NY; a silver box of 26 mini cranes folded by Elizabeth Seay, NY; Renzuru, folded by Sylvia Niedler, Columbus, OH; and cranes with handwritten wishes by the 3rd-6th Class Students at Claregalway Educate Together National School, Claregalway, Ireland.
Also a special thank you to those who are coming out to teach the peace crane to Science Center visitors on scheduled Saturdays, including the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania; the Origami Club of Pittsburgh; the Origami Club of the University of Pittsburgh; Western Pennsylvania Mensa; Owen Byrne, Folding for Good 9; Erica Manypenny and her team from PA Cyber; and Alex N., Wexford. It’s nice to Fold for Good with friends!
Come out and fold with us! Our goal is to fold an additional 1,000 cranes at the Carnegie Science Center
We are mentioned in the Entertainment News of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Creating Projects with Real World Impact: Becoming a Resource to the World
Dr. Ellen Cavanaugh, CEO, Grow a Generation, LLC., cites Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz and her Origami Salami and Folding for Good initiatives as, “… projects with real world impact: becoming a resource to the world.”
It is nice when others notice your work. Thanks for noticing, Dr. Cavanaugh.
More from Grow a Generation here
Creating Projects with Real World Impact: Becoming a Resource to the World.
Nathan Boerner, President, Origami Salami Beta Chapter, Cincinnati, publishes original origami design, “Jumpy Squirrel”
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Here is a guest post from Nathan Boerner, President, Origami Salami Beta & Folding for Good 2, Cincinnati, OH. Nathan has taken top honors in the annual Origami by Children competition sponsored by Origami USA for seven consecutive years. Lately, Nathan has begun diagramming his original models, and has already published one of them. Thank you for contributing to our blogspot Nathan.
I’ve been folding cranes and butterflies to donate to my church youth group. The kids are putting on a craft sale to raise money for World Vision. I made cranes in rainbow colors to string into crane towers, and folded LaFosse’s origami butterflies.
Lately, I’ve been taking my original models and diagramming them on Excel. I’ve finished my Jumpy Squirrel model and am working on my Alpaca model. The Origami USA website has an online store called the Source. It circulates books, CDs, DVDs, paper and other supplies, and diagrams, one of which is mine.
My Jumpy Squirrel model won a place in a Origami by Children contest, and will be traveling to libraries and schools in the USA.
Kusudama Sandy Hook, an original origami design, created by Gabor Eszaki for Operation Sandy Hook: Peace
This is a new Kusudama design, “Kusudama Sandy Hook,” featuring peace cranes. I am looking forward to finding the folding instructions for this wonderful tribute to the Sandy Hook community!
Design by: Gabor Eszaki
Magyar Origami Kör – Hungarian Origami Society
It’s Fun to Fold for Good!
Roy, 10 years old, with the awesome peace cranes he folded for Operation Sandy Hook: Peace. I count eight of them! Thank-you.
In this effort to extend a heartfelt wish for peace to our friends at Sandy Hook, I wonder how many origami peace cranes we will really wind up collecting? I’ll keep you posted here, and on our website and Facebook page.
Cranebow
The K-6 students of Creek Elementary in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA, folded these 120 cranes for Operation Sandy Hook: Peace. As I was figuring how to best photograph all of them, which were neatly sorted by color, counted by 10’s, and rubber-banded, I came up with “Cranebow.” I hope you like that, everyone at Creek Elementary!
Origami for Africa Folds for Good for Operation Sandy Hook
Look at this!! 634 sorted and strung peace cranes from Origami For Africa are on the way. YAY!
Special thanks to Kyoko Kymura and all the folders who contributed, including Simoa Kefira Nangle, Eriel Huang, Marion Stevens, Taiji Morgan, Marlene Winberg, Robyn Davis, Iole De Stefano, Damian Michael Holt, Roshina Ratnam, Nicole LeRoux, Delphine Silberbauer, Jaqueline Dommisse and Nonhlanhla Jali.
World Folds for Good; Crane Count Shoots Upward
The world is responding to our invitation to fold origami peace cranes for those affected by the December 14, 2012 murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut. Here is a crane count update!
To keep up with the progress of this global initiative, visit our website and Facebook photo archive and crane count update note.
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