For example, there are models for making origami rabbits, sea turtles, small birds, wild geese, angel fish, butterflies, flying carpets, children from Snowland, lighthouses, seesaws, planes, and all sort of other neat things. In 2014, I had an opportunity to visit Sano Art Museum in Mishima, Japan for the exhibition of Akira Yoshizawa: The World of Creative Origami.

The great majority of Yoshizawa’s books ere in Japanese and were not easy to obtain in other countries. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Some of the groups of models, like those of sheep showed variants which differed greatly in complexity from very simple, almost abstract designs to complex wet-folded models that were more realistic such as a splendid ram with massive coiled horns A whole collection of dogs, was folded so accurately that their breeds could readily be distinguished. These provided him with an adequate number of "points" and freed him from having to use two squares of paper for his animals.Younger bunnies will enjoy looking at the pictures, and older bunnies might want to try to make some of the origami pieces. It also includes several in-depth articles about Yoshizawa, as well as many photos of his work, posters from his exhibitions and more. If you are featured here, please feel free to grab a featured button to display proudly on your blog. After her husband's death she worked on preserving and disseminating his legacy throughout the world, directing and supporting the International Origami Centre with her constant activity, and passing down the artist's original techniques, including wetfolding, one of his inventions. Every kind of animal and bird was represented and I can do no more than mention a few that caught my eye.

From a little exhibition in Utsunomiya Education Hall, in connexion with an educational congress, the Toshigi district Teacher’s Association recognizes Yoshizawa’s work as creative and educational art. Yoshizawa gave a short speech of welcome and I, followed by Jean Baden-Gilette and GiovannI Maltagliati replied and said how honoured and happy we were to be there. He served as a bridge between past and present-between the ancient traditional craft and the development of origami as a modern practice-in terms of inventing new techniques and in preserving the traditional Japanese forms.At the far end of the hall a large display case containing a very impressive panorama of the seasons dominated the exhibition.