Okay everyone, after many hours spent looking into different activities (I truly mean hours, I am a very indecisive person), I have finally come to a decision to begin working on the skill of oragami!
Some of you readers may ask, what is origami? The following definition is what I found when googling this question:
To be completely honest with you, I have always wanted to do this! When I was in grade 3, my teacher read us a story that I will never forget titled Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. This book is about a young girl who was diagnosed with lukemia as a result of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Sadakos goal was to make 1000 paper cranes as a legend said that it would grant her one wish and she wanted to use this wish to help her survive. Sadly, Sadako lost her battle and passed away.
Because of my core memory of being read this story, I have purchased origami paper on two, yes you read that right, TWO different occasions. But did I ever get around to teaching myself this beautiful way of creating art through paper? Unfortunately, I did not. I have always set it aside/put it off and eventually I gave away my paper to a friend who I knew would use it. FINALLY, because of this class, my day has come to focus in on this skill and take the time to truly learn the techniques. During my journey I will explore a different platform each week such as YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, apps, websites and possibly podcasts. Am I missing any platform that would have tutorial videos or information? If you have any suggestions, please let me know!
Through this experience I hope to document my improvements! Wouldn’t it be so cool if by the end of this I can create something SUPER intricate with lots of folds? I would also love to impress my mom and gift her one of my masterpieces (well… hopefully a masterpiece HAHA). I am going to create videos and take pictures throughout my journey that will show you how I created the pieces. I will also be sure to show you the ones that did not work out so well so you can giggle along side me! By making videos I will be able to document the time it takes me to create something, and then I can go back and remake the piece and see if my time improved. I will also try to increase the level of difficulty throughout by using different sizes of paper as well as different types (Newspaper, magazine paper, printer paper)! I think by changing the size and type it will become trickier, what do you think?
The following is a quick overview:
What am I doing?
- Learning the art of Origami
What are my goals?
- To learn how to create art using paper and folding techniques
- To improve the time it takes to create pieces
- To increase level of difficulty each week
- To be able to notice improvements!
What Resources will I use? – each week I will be exploring a new resource/platform
- YouTube
- TikTok
- Podcasts
- Websites
- Other apps
What materials will I need?
- Paper
- Internet connection
- Device to access the internet
Hi Danica,
I am also a very indecisive person. I really enjoyed reading your first learning project post! Origami is such a cool activity! I remember making those little paper fortune teller origami’s as a kid and my friends and I would go around picking colors and numbers and pretending to read each other’s fortune!
WOW! I am already learning so much from reading your blogs! This learning project is also helping me reminisce on my past as I too remember reading “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” I completely forget about that book but I remember finding it really interesting and enjoying it!
I am looking forward to seeing all the origami you make! I also appreciate the list of resources you have provided us as well which shows the many different ways we can all teach ourselves online with the use of technology!
Thanks for sharing!
Noelle
Hi Danica,
I love your plan for your learning project! Origami is such a cool activity and creates such beautiful art. I had actually considered trying to learn origami for my learning project as well because I have always thought it would be interesting to learn. When you mentioned “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” it sparked memories as I completely forget about that book and can remember one of my elementary teachers using that book to attempt to teach us how to fold paper cranes as a fun activity. I can see you have a well-thought-out plan and can’t wait to see what you end up creating!