On
Origami and the Benefits Being Late for a Haircut
A funny thing happened to me at the hair salon several weeks ago. |
 Box design by Arnold Tubis Folded by Barbara Boxster |
Jerry inspired me to
shop for some new books on modular origami and origami boxes, which led
me to purchase Fun with
Folded Fabric Boxes by
Crystal Mills and Arnold Tubis. I read the "About the Authors" section with great interest. The authors met at an origami convention. Besides being origami experts, Dr. Tubis is a physicist and Ms. Mills is a retired high school mathematics teacher. |
Using origami to enhance children's interest and skill in math and science is an area I'm interested in, so I began corresponding with Dr. Tubis.
He informed me his work in the origami-math area had found its way into the Dramatic Results program. (Following that link will lead you to a cleverly made and informative video.)
I believe we could really use a program like Dramatic Results in the Milwaukee area. As I write this, I'm daunted by the effort of making something like that happen. If you have ideas or want to help, please contact me.
In the meantime, I continue to glean as much as I can from the available information and apply the techniques in my workshops.
I'm very grateful to Dr. Tubis for all the materials he shared with me, including information about an easy box which I used for the first time in a workshop at a birthday party recently.
| A couple of young
ladies were off doing other things during my
session so, later, the young man in the photo at right—a second
grader—taught them the box using my techniques, while his mother and
I looked on with pride. The confidence and focus he exhibited, along with the eagerness of his students, demonstrate the power of origami to benefit children. Best haircut I ever had. |
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