Origami
The Japanese art of paper folding is another rare indulgence that oscillates between frustrating, when the folds don't work and fulfilling, when the pattern miraculously emerges. My maternal aunt gifted me an origami instruction book when I was in school and I managed to complete patterns from that beginners paperback. Since then it has been a distant wish to fold more complicated patterns. However so far I have managed only a few easy to medium difficulty origami.
Writing this I am reminded of the origami cranes that make a brief appearance in the beautiful Hindi pop number Pari hoon Main by Sunita Rao. You can see the red crane that I folded in the picture.
There is the other memory of origami animals that are clues in an episode of X-Files, one of my favorite shows. Origami of this level are not yet in the ambit of my skills. Perhaps with more time and practice.
Check this site for some mind-blowing origami.
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Sandpaper Art
I had fun creating an art project with my son last month. Taking time out of chores and errands was well rewarded with his look of glee and achievement as the art took shape.
The project was to create sandpaper art by:
1. Getting a small piece of sandpaper
2. Drawing a butterfly with pencil
3. Drawing along the pencil lines with black crayon
4. Coloring the butterfly using his choice of colors
5. Creating a theme around the butterfly so the entire sandpaper is covered in crayon color
6. Placing a piece of white cloth over the sandpaper and ironing on the cloth at minimum temperature
and Voila, the art is done!
The picture was transferred to the cloth and the sandpaper had a homogeneous fusion of pastel shades from the melted wax.
Tips:
- Apply some pressure while coloring on sandpaper, else there will be uneven transfer of color
- Use plain white cloth while ironing if you like the impression better
This art project was simple and quick - qualities essential to keep a child interested and motivated.
For me, it was quality time!
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