19772341 Origami Bonsai Magazine Vol 1 Issue 1

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Volume1Issue1 October1,2009

Origami BonsaiELECTRONIC MAGAZINEWehaveonlyjustbegun.

Inthisissue:DarkGreenforLeaves

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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsWhatisOrigamiBonsai?OrigamiBonsaiisanewartformdevelopedoverthepastthreeyearsbyartist,authorand

inventorBenjamin

John

Coleman.

Origami

flowers

and

leaves

are

attached

to

branches

to

form

dramatic,visuallycomplexsculptures. Thesesculpturesareeitherfreestanding(canbeplaced

ontopoftables),orwallhanging(attachtowallswithahook).

OrigamiBonsaiisrevolutionary. Forthefirsttimeorigamienthusiastscanassembletheirwork

intosculptures. Thesesculpturesareappealingandhavebothartisticandcommercialvalue.

Whileitcouldbearguedthatorigamiisacraftandnotanartform,itisclearthatOrigami

Bonsaiisanartformascolor,shape,andplantinteractionscanbeusedtoconveythoughts,

meaningsandevenemotions.

Wedonotattempttoduplicatenature,asthiswouldbeimpossible. Insteadwemimicnature

andusenaturalformsasinspirationforourworks. Theworldofplantsseemschaoticand

complex,anditisinhumannaturetotrytoaddordertothatworld. However,itisthatchaos

thatisthesourceofmuchofthebeautyofourwork. OrigamiBonsaiartistsaspiretoexpress

thischaosinacoherentmannerintheirwork,usingittoconveyamessage,orsimplytocreate

somethingbeautiful.

WhatisMakigami?Benjamin

John

Coleman

invented

Makigami

to

complement

Origami

Bonsai.

It

allows

artists

to

maketrees(networksofbranches)frompaper.MakigamimeansrollpaperinJapanese.

Newspaperissaturatedinasolutionandthenrolled,muchlikethesnakesyourolledasa

childfromclay. ThesewetMakigamistripsarethenattachedtocylindersandallowedtodry.

Whendry,thesolutionthestripswererolledinactsasglue. Theresultantpaperproductisstiff,

durable,andeasytoworkwith. RecentadvancesinMakigamihaveledtotheabilitytomake

itemslikebonsaiplanters,jewelry,andotheritemsfromthematerial.

Doyouusewiresinsidethebranches?No.

Origami

Bonsai

is

about

testing

the

limits

of

paper

as

a

medium

(material)

and

about

discoveringnewapplicationsforpaperinourwork.

Whatisthedifferencebetweenwww.OrigamiBonsai.org andwww.Benagami.com?Benagami.comisawebsitefeaturingtheworkofBenjaminJohnColeman. OrigamiBonsai.org

isawebsitededicatedtofurtherdevelopingOrigamiBonsai. AtOrigamiBonsai.orgyouwill


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findthelatesttechniquesandfoldingdiagrams,andcansubmityourideastobeincludedon

thesite.

HowdoIgetstartedmakingOrigamiBonsai?All

you

need

to

begin

is

some

small

squares

of

paper.

If

you

would

like

to

build

a

sculpture

you

willneedeithertheprintedbookOrigamiBonsai(TuttlePublishing,availableinApril2010)

orAdvancedOrigamiBonsaianelectronicbookavailablethroughwww.Scribd.comoronDVD

orCDonwww.Etsy.com. Thereisaclickableadvertisementforthisbookonthesecondpageof

thisdocumentthatwilltakeyoudirectlytothebooks.

WhatisthedifferencebetweenthebooksOrigamiBonsai,AdvancedOrigamiBonsai,andOrigamiBonsaiAccessories?OrigamiBonsaiisthefirstbookintheseries. ItispublishedbyTuttlePublishingandwillbe

availableinbookstoresinAprilof2010. Thebookteacheshowtofoldmanyvarietiesof

flowersandleavesandthenassembletheflowersandleavesontorealtreebranches. Thisis

largelyanorigamibook.

AdvancedOrigamiBonsaiisthesecondbookintheseries. Itwaspublishedelectronicallyon

June1,2009. Itteacheshowtofoldafewdifferenttypesofflowersandleaves,butmore

importantly,itteacheshowtomakebranchesfrompaperusingtheMakigamitechnique.

Whilethereissomeorigamiinthisbook,itismostlyaboutMakigami.

OrigamiBonsaiAccessories

isthethirdbookinthe

seriesandisstillinthe

researchanddesignphase.

Thisbookteacheshowto

makebonsaiplanters,

jewelry,andotheritems

frompaper. Itwillbe

entirelyMakigami.
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OrigamiBonsaiUpdateforOctober1,2009byBenjaminJohnColemanCopiesofAdvancedOrigamiBonsaihavebeen

shippedtocountriesaroundtheworld. Peoplein

Brazil,ElSalvador,Italy,Germany,Australia,

Indonesia,theUnitedStates,andChileare

participatinginthiscreativesynergyofOrigamiand

Bonsai.

OnAugust21,2009AdvancedOrigamiBonsai

becameafeatureddocumentontheelectronic

booksiteScribd.com. Thenextdayitgraduatedto

thehotlist. Finally,onSeptember2,2009my

accountwas

put

on

Scribd.coms

suggested

subscriptionslist. Sincethenthousandsofreaders

havesubscribedtoOrigamiBonsaipublications.

PeoplesdesiretostayinformedonOrigamiBonsais

progressisanindicationthatthismaybecomeavery

popularartform.

IalsoreceivedsomedishearteningnewsfromTuttlePublishing. Theprintingofmyfirst

bookinthisseries,OrigamiBonsaihasbeendelayed. Thepublishersaysthebookwill

beavailable

in

April

of

2010

rather

than

November

of

2009.

However,

they

plan

to

includeaDVDwithfoldingvideosinthebook.

OflateIhavebeenworkingwithmycousin,GretchenAnderson,acuratorwiththe

CarnegieNaturalHistoryMuseum. Sheisanexpertinthefieldofbothadhesivesand

paper;whobettertoconsultondevelopingamoredurableformofMakigami? Together

wedevelopedanewtypeofMakigamithatisapproximatelyfourtimesmorerigidthan

theexistingmaterial.WhilethisnewMakigamiisnotgoodformakingbranches,itdoes

openthedoorforMakigamitoentertheconsumerproductsmarket. Thefinished

productis

now

strong

enough

to

make

things

like

one

time

use

chopsticks,

toothbrush

handlesandmanyotherconsumerproducts.WhenyouconsiderthatMakigamiiseasily

recycledandrequiresfarlessenergytoproductthanplastic,thisrepresentsawindfallfor

theecologyofourplanet.

BenColeman
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HowtoCreateaRealisticDarkGreenColorforLeavesbyBenjaminJohnColeman

OneofthemostfrustratingobstaclesIhave

encountered

in

my

work

is

obtaining

colors

that

looknatural.Myfirstattemptatcreatingdark

greenwasadisaster. Istartedoutusingthe

darkestgreeninthesetofwatercolorsIhad

purchased. Afterthreecoatsofpaintmypaper

wasstilllightgreen.

Thisisaproblemthatcanbeovercomebyan

understandingofbothourmaterialsandhow

colorisperceivedbythehumaneye. Oureyes

interpret

color

based

on

the

spectrum

of

reflected

light(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_vision)a

coloredobjectemits.Whenwhitelighthitsapieceofwhitepaper,itappearswhite. Ifredlightis

directedatawhitepieceofpaper,itwillreflectbackaspink,yellowlightreflectsbackaslightyellow.

Whenweaddacoatofgreenpainttothewhitepaperitreflectsastreamoflightintooureyesthatisa

mixtureofwhiteandgreen. Itisthiswhitewashedgreenthatisntparticularlydesirable. Youcan

repeatedlyaddmorecoatsofgreen,improvingthecolorsomewhat,butyouwillneverachieveadark,

lushandnaturallookinggreeninthismanner. Thereasonissimple;whiteisacolor,nottheabsenceofcolor.

Tocreateareallookingdarkgreenwehavetoovercompensateforthewhitecolorofourpaper.Wedo

thisbylimitingthereflectedlightspectrumofthepaperwithblue. Itshouldbenotedthatusingblack

watercolorisamistake. Blackwatercolorpaintactuallyappearstobedarkpurplewhenappliedto

whitepaper,andtendstodiffuseanyexistingorsubsequentcolors,makingthemlooklessdistinct. To

obtainagooddarkgreen,thefirstcoatofpaintappliedtowhitepapershouldbeamixtureofequal

partsofdarkblue(PrussianorUltramarineblue)anddarkyellow(YellowOchre)alongwithahalfpartof

darkbrown(burntumber)watercolorpaint,anotherequalpartofartistmediumandabout10parts

water. Forthedarkestpossibleleaves,applyasecondcoat,orforlighterleavesaddsomebrightyellow

(lemonyellow)toit. Allowyourleafsheetstodrycompletelybeforecontinuingtothenextstep.

Thefinalsteptoobtainanaturallookingleafcoloristoaddamixtureofwater(10parts),acrylicpaint(1

part)andartistmedium(1part). Thismixturewillprovideaglossyyetnaturalcoatingtotheleafthatis

alsodustresistant. Tomakeyourleaveslookevenmoreinteresting,youcanuseanacryliccolorfroma

differentcolorfamily. Ifindusingburntsienna,adarkorangebrown,looksnatural. Ihavealsoused

diluteacrylicblack,waterandartistmediumtodarkentheleafcolorasafourthcoat.


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ToObtainaDarkGreen

1.Mixequalpartsofdarkblueanddarkyellow

withonehalfpartofbrownandartistmedium

andabout10partsofwater.

2. Applyonecoatofthemixturetobothsidesofa

sheetofpaper.

3. Applyasecondcoatofthemixturetothe

sideofthesheetwhichwillbevisibleafter

folding.Allow

your

sheets

to

dry

completely

beforeproceedingtothenextstep. They

shouldcurlabitandfeelroughandcrispy

whendry.


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4. Decideonacolorschemeforyourleaves. Thefinalcoatswontgreatlyaltertheoverall

color,butwilladdsomevariationandanicefinish. Herearesomeideas:

1coatofthe

mixture

2coatsofthe

mixture

2coats and1

coatoflemon

yellowacrylic

2coatsand1

coatofburnt

siennaacrylic

2coatsand1

coatofblack

acrylic

2coatsand1

coatoforange

acrylic

InthisexampleIwilladdacoatofburntumberacrylic,artistmediumandwater,andthenadd

anothercoatofblackacrylic,artistmediumandwater.

Theburnt

umber

mixture

yields

this

resultantcolor:

Theblackmixtureachievesthedesireddark

greenfinalcolor. Toseeivyleavesmade

fromthissheet,turnthepage.


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FoldingtheIvyLeafTheIvyLeafisausefulandeasytofolddesign.

Whetherusedasacomponentofahybridsculpture,

orfor

creating

ivy

plants

that

wrap

around

other

plants,theivyleafwilladdvarietytoyourwork.

1. Startwithasquareofcoloredpaper,withtheleafcolorfacing

up.

2. Foldthesquareinhalfdiagonally.

3. Foldthecorner1/3ofthewaytothecenter.Watchthebottom

tiptoensureyoudontoverorunderfoldit. Flipthepaper.
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4. Foldtheothersidethesamewayyoudiditinstep3.

Makesureyoualignthisfoldtotheoneontheother

side.

5. Foldthecornertothecenterlinealigningtheedge. Flip

yourmodel.

6. Performthesamefoldontheotherside.


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OrigamiBonsai SuppliesandTools

Rollertoolmakesfoldscrispandreversefolding

almosteffortless. Doesntdamageyourpaintjob

oryourpaperlikeastraightedgewill!

Artistmedium,akeytopreservingorigamiand

creatingrich,lifelikefinishes.

Setof18watercolorpaints Setof18acrylicpaints

LargeBrushSet SmallBrushSet

Click

on

the

images

to

view

pricing

and

to

order.
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7.Fold

veins

in

the

leaf

by

folding

and

unfolding

both

pleats

ofpaperrepeatedly. Unfoldthecenteroftheleaf.

8. Foldtheuppertipoftheleaftowardstheoppositetip.

9. Foldthetipyoufoldedinstep8intheotherdirection


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10. Pinchthetiptoformthestem.

11. Crimptheleafstemintothebaseof

theleafbysqueezingwiththethumband

indexfingerofonehandwhilepushinginto

thestemwiththethumbofyourotherhand.


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HybridOrigamiBonsaiWhilethepressandthepublicarehardatworkdiscussingtheimpactofgeneticengineeringon

plantsandanimals,wearedoingthesame,butinthemediumofpaper. HybridOrigamiBonsai

plantscombine

either

different

plants

or

plants

with

animals

to

create

unique

interpretations

of

theresultantspecies. Ihavebeenhavingalotoffunwiththisconceptasyouwillseeinthe

followingpictures.

SucculentbyBenColeman

Thisismyinterpretationofamixof

ChristmascactusandIceplant. The

resultantsculpturehaslongneedles;the

flowersareinfluencedbythecolorsof

Christmascactusflowers,andtheleaves

areoval,similartothoseofaniceplant.

ThissculpturewasdonatedtoRhodeIslandPBSandwillbeavailablethroughtheirtelevisedauctioninDecember,2009.


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WeepingDragonbyBenColeman

Thissculptureisacombinationofa

weepingwillowtreeandasnapdragon

plant. Thesnapdragoninfluencesare

reflectedintwoshootsthatemit

individualflowersatthetopofthe

sculpture. Theflowershapeisalsosnap

dragonish.

Theweepingwillowtreeisreflectedinthe

droopybranchesofthesculpture. Each

branchdroopsearthward,seeminglyin

responsetotheirweight,justlikea

weepingwillow

tree.


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TheSquidroseChallenge

Imadethissquidrose,acombinationofa

roseplantandasquidbyrollingagroupof

stemsandthenrollingtwosheetsofpaper

aroundthestems. Perhapsthisconcept

couldbeimprovedupon?

Iinviteyoutotrytomakeasquidrose. If

youdo,emailmeapictureandIwill

includeitinthenextissueofthis

publication. Emailmeat

[email protected].


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