Sunday, September 13, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Origami's World
Labels: art, blue, japan, japanese, mundi, origami, paper, paperfolding, picture, planet, world
Friday, July 11, 2008
Shogi
There are several theories about when Shogi spread to Japan. I agree with the theory wich Shogi was brought to Japan after the start of the Heian period, it is because when I play a Shogi game, my feeling is that I'm an emperor who gives orders to my soilders.
Shogi is played with 20 pieces for each one, in a 9x9 board. It has similar rules like all chess family, but Shogi is special in many things. Each piece has a particularly movement that I compare with the Samurai atacks and diferents classes.
Shogi's pieces are writed in Japanese Kanji, and regularly made of wood, but in this case, there are paper pieces in artisan art of Origami made by hands, following the tradition with the five corners in each piece, wich unlike the opponent's pieces, because all of them have the same color (I used an own paper compose of coffe wich makes the light brown color, and I put a coin into each one to make weight). The tip show the direction way beetwen pieces of each players.
Shogi
Designer: Juan Francisco
Labels: art, chess, japan, japanese, origami, paper, paperfolding, shogi
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Cherokee Eagle
They represent honesty, truth, majesty, strength, courage, wisdom, power and freedom. As they roam the sky, they are believed to have a special connection to God.
This shape was made especially for my aunt Tere, who likes the Eagle, reason to make it into a necklace. Actually this shape is in Valencia Spain, were my aunt lives.
Cherokee Awohali
Designer: Juan Francisco
Labels: art, cherokee, eagle, japan, japanese, origami, paper, paperfolding
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Snowflake-Box
This is a special snowflake. Snowflakes always have 6 sides, like an hexagon, however this snowflake has 8 sides. It's easy to explain: it tell us how the unreal may be possible, and that we can to think beyond that thought.
Representing a Snowflake-Box helps to, explain how the knowledge is saved into a box. That is our mind is a snowfkake of infinite wisdom like the infinite snowflakes form. But it is an empty not a fully box, that we are going to fill, learn and enjoy through life. Because you are a Snowflake-Box, no one is like you. So live life and be happy.
Snowflake-Box
Designer: Juan Francisco
Labels: art, japan, japanese, origami, paper, paperfolding, snow, snowflake, star
Friday, June 13, 2008
Welsh Dragon
Then Vortigern freed the dragons into a hill, they fought each other; Finally the Red Dragon defeats the White Dragon.
Nowadays this place is known as Wales. The Red Dragon or "Y Ddraig Goch" in the Welsh Language is a strong symbol.
Ddraig Goch
Designer: Juan Francisco
Labels: art, dragon, japan, japanese, origami, paper, paperfolding, uk, welsh
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Canadian Maple Leaf
The Maple Leaf is an important national symbol of Canada. This shape has represented Canada many times. Nowadays is still a strong symbol to represent the homeland, the Flag, coins, teams, and the same country is a Mapleland to admire the nature, given by our beautiful and fantastic world.
It is ironic to think that we fold a paper made by trees to make leaf trees. It is the greatest part of Origami, because you can to represent anything you want. In this case something natural and commoun that everybody likes.
And Remember: Nature is a beauty show, caring for it forever and, everybody can enjoy it!!!
Canadian Maple Leaf
Designer: Juan Francisco
Labels: art, canada, canadian, japan, japanese, leaf, maple, origami, paper, paperfolding