Origami Sourcebook: Beautiful Projects and Mythical Characters, Step-by-Step (Paperback)

~ Jay Ansill (Author) "Everyday objects have long been a source of inspiration for craftsmen and artists..." (more)
Key Phrases: squash fold, valley fold, reverse fold, Robert Neale, Napkin Cuff, Completed Cuff (more...)

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Product Description

Origami isn?t just a paper craft, it is a way to decorate the home. This book brings to life the popular Japanese art of origami as home d?cor. Readers will learn how to create an extraordinary range of useful and beautiful projects including an elegant paper flower arrangements to one-of-a-kind greeting cards and envelopes.

Striking photographs and precise illustrations, and easy-to-follow instructions, lure the readers into the pages and entice them with projects they can create with a minimum of time and effort.

About the Author

Jay Ansill has spent his lifetime practicing origami and creating new design.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Books; illustrated edition edition (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592530656
• ISBN-13: 978-1592530656
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,016,437 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Partial Review, January 15, 2006

By	Uwe Hollerbach (Eastern Massachusetts USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I only own the earlier "Mythical Beings" by the same author; but to the best of my ability to tell, the "Mythical Characters" part of this book is identical to that earlier book; so I am only reviewing that part of "Origami Sourcebook".

Here's what's good: these are lovely models by well-known and -respected origami artists. But that's all... the diagrams, presumably drawn by the author, are quite frankly terrible. It is possible for an experienced origamist to successfully create the models from these diagrams and instructions, but they are as much hindrance as help. I have so far finished the witch/wizard and Shiva models and am working on the long-tailed dragon and Cerberus models, but in every model I have done so far I have found multiple mistakes in the diagrams and instructions. If you like these models, I would suggest you seek the diagrams elsewhere.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware! This is a collection of two books already printed!, June 23, 2004

By A Customer

If you have "Origami Today, Mythical Beings" and "Origami Today, Lifestyle Origami", both by the same author, Jay Ansill, do not buy this book, because it is just these two book in one. Nothing new. If you do not have these books, then this is a good book, although the models are not very good, but the decorations are very pretty.

2.0 out of 5 stars Grab Bag, September 12, 2009

By	J. Hamilton - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As its title indicates, the value of Jay Ansill's "Origami Sourcebook" is not its originality, but the diagrams of models not easily available elsewhere. Mr. Neale's pleasing though simple dragon and a charming witch/warlock duo are two standouts. Diagrams are not always clear, so a bit of experience helps to interpret them. Color photos, while attractive, are not instructive, since the style of folding can perhaps best be described as expressionistic.