(Ne eS) i plieac Aven | AISBN 09757463048 Folding Australia 2005, Australian Origami Convention Book Publisher: AIRSTRIP ‘Now Media - Origami - Publications publishtairsfip.comau hpevwnaisteip.com.au [Act Director & Designer: My Tinh Ha Ipwwcecteblosson.com Editor: Matt Gaines Layout My inh Ha, Matt Gardiner tke Hopkin Diagrams: by contributing ats Photography: My Tinh Ha, Max Garinr, Mike Hopkins _ Sov photograph: Na Gardner ‘© Aiestip and contributing ats, Al Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, clecttonie or mechanical, including. photocopying, recording, ‘ory any information storage rtrieva sytem, without permission in writing from the publisher. sai / {FOREWORD oz Welcome to Folding Australia, ‘There is always something special about the first time for everything. ‘One's frst steps, frst bicycle, first date, oF first job remain indelibly etched into memory to be cherished forever. It goes without saying that your attendance at the frst gand-scale origami convention on the Australian continent and the expesiences yout have will (ie alongside those other ‘treasured memories in the years to come. ‘One has only to look back over the last 40 years of origami history at the consequences of embarking on an annual convention to see they can generate signticantnumbers of new adherents to the artform. As an attendee to Folding Austalia you play a role in building this momentum, you are a pioneer of a new age for Origami in the Southern Hemisphere, Ten years from now when we listen to a new generation of paper folders relate their first experiences of attending such @ gathering it will be apparent that FA 2005 was the spark that started the fire. T have led a charmed Origami life. Over a 25 year span | have had the ‘opportunity to attend international gatherings of origami artists in the USA, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy. Through these events ve had the chance to meet many of the accomplished artists in our field as well as ‘those lesser known but nonetheless ardent devotees tothe intricacies of paper folding. No matter how important or unimportant each attendee they all had one thing in common. Over and above our mutual interest of, manipulating paper, was a genuine desire in sharing their accumulated knowledge. Traditionally Origami was given as a gift, this feature of sharing seems to have remained with it through the manifestations it has undergone over recent decades and attribute much of this growth to the spirit of sharing, | know this trait has heavily influenced my own actions, for | have learned that the more one gives the more Origami seems to give back. Through this phenomena | was motivated to start my own event to promate and share origami on a grand scale and leamed first hhand of the desire and hunger of peaple from all walks of lif for further knowledge and understanding of Origami. FA encourages you to share ‘Origami whenever and wherever you can, Ital Organ coments ad salsa ao ade me enre pf another major aspect critical to their success; that is the willin ra of individuals to give oftheir time to organize and adrienne Batherings. They are people who volunteer to stop folding and devote fie energy to planning andl executing the myriad! of details it akes to make a rational convention happen. Because of them and their dedication you are able to enjoy the unique event that is Folding Austra fa. When os section bes tank hem fr ther gree coe en inate) make it happen. Offer to help; whether i is assisting with the bog tint epera,thig lic or ose as dedicated volunteers are easily identifiable; apart from detk tin 5 unc their eyes, cell phones or walkie talkies attached to their ears, th he 2 and many thers. Give them a shoulder massage melanie gen break, a clean shirt, a song of praise, they make it happen! — Now movecon, its time to turn this page and check outthe feast of diagrams ns Publication (ancther fst, contains. Crack that pack o° Kami you've wen Keeping warm, find some other folding fools and get those fingers ‘ereasing. Its time to fold Australia, ° Enjoy, Jonathan Baxter, April 2005 003