Paper Origami 66 Photos | Fly Away - Helsinki | 455

Paper Origami 66 Photos | Fly Away - Helsinki | 455

Facebook Page | Twitter A Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes will be granted a wish, such as long life or rcovery from illness or injury. Here, Jems holds on to a crane as it lifts her up, ready to fly away. If you folded a thousand paper cranes, what would you wish for? Matt From Wikipedia: Origami (折り紙, from ori meaning ''folding'', and kami meaning ''paper''; kami changes to gami due to rendaku) is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD and was popularized in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of material into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques, and as such the use of cuts or glue are not considered to be origami. The number of basic origami folds is small, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. The most well known origami model is probably the Japanese paper crane. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors or prints. Traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (1603–1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper or using nonsquare shapes to start with.

This photo was taken on 2011-03-13 by Matt Lindén.

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