David Mitchell's Origami Heaven - History - The Origamian, Volume 4: 1964

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The Origamian, Volume 4: 1964

The issues in this volume were issued on a regular quarterly basis. ******** Vol 4: Issue 1 - Spring 1964 Main Matters of Interest: A report by Lillian Oppenheimer on an exhibition in the windows of the Takashimaya store on 5th Avenue in New York for two weeks during March 1964 and folding sessions held inside. For the most part the designs on display were by American folders but also included designs by Ligia Montoya, Akira Yoshizawa and Michio Uchiyama. * A profile by Peter Van Note of 'three generations of paperfolders - the family Uchiyama' - grandmother, father and son: Grandmother - Unnamed * Father - Michio Uchiyama: * Son - Koshio Uchiyama * A column by Fred Rohm 'On Friendship' between paperfolders. ****** Diagrams included: Turtle (Cut) by Koshio Uchiyama (from a base by Michio Uchiyama) * Sea Bream (2-part Compound Design) by Koshio Uchiyama ******** Vol 4: Issue 2 - Summer 1964 Main Matters of Interest: A profile of Robert Harbin written by Lillian Oppenheimer. * An article 'More About Cutting' by Fred Rohm. * A report of 'A Paperfolder's Trip to Japan' by Florence Temko, which describes her meetings with Akira Yoshizawa, Toyoaki Kawaii and Koshio Uchiyama. * * * Reviews by Alice Gray of 'Secrets of Origami' by Robert Harbin and of a set of three books from Crown publishing, 'My Origami ...' Animals and Fishes, Birds and Flowers. * An article titled 'At Long Last: Japanese Paperfolders Establish Contact With the Origami Center' which invites American paperfolders to correspond with Yasuo Nakanishi, Toyoaki Kawai and Kunihiko Kasahara. * ******** Diagrams included: Penguin by Robert Harbin * Man on an Ostrich by Robert Harbin ******** Vol 4: Issue 3 - Autumn 1964 Main Matters of Interest: A profile of Harry Weiss written by Alice Gray. * An article about 'An Origami Trick' ie the Trick Boat. * An article by Fred Rohm titled 'On Animated Folding' ie what we would now call action designs, which mentions several action folds designed by Fred Rohm himself ... * and others by Pat Crawford (who, I think, is mentioned here for the first time in print). The bits that are hard to read here say ' ... us lucky folders. She is Mrs Robert Crawford (Pat) of Phikadelphia Pa. and she has been turning out some original folds with movement. She has her own excellent version of a Jack in the Box and the other day sent me a clever idea in a little fold ...' * Reviews of Tatsu Miyawaki's 'Happy Origami: Butterfly Book' and 'Happy Origami: Tortoise Book' by Alice Gray. * Reviews of Claude Sarasas' 'The ABCs of Origami' and Steven Barr's 'Experiments in Topology' by Peter Van Note. ******** Diagrams included: Roadrunner by Harry Weiss * Bear by Harry Weiss ******** Vol 4: Issue 4 - Winter 1964 Main Matters of Interest: A profile of James M Sakoda written by Alice Gray, much of which is directly quoted from one of his letters. It also gives his views on cutting, starting from squares and folding from metallic foil. * * * An article by Fred Rohm 'On the Festive Season' which mentions an ad campaign featuring origami run by American Airlines. * A report on the Second Origami Convention by Alice Gray. * * * * * * A report on exhibitions / teaching sessions held at the Japan Trade Center and the Takayashima store. * A report about the 'discovery' of the Tokyo Origami Club run by Toshio Chino. ******** Diagrams included: 8-pointed Star by James Sakoda ****** Star-Based Owl by James Sakoda ********