日時 2017年8月8日（火）13時00分～16時00分
内容 伝承折り紙ではない、立体的でリアルな「複雑系」と呼ばれる創作折り紙に挑戦する初心者向けワークショップ
場所 蔵王町宮児童館（宮城県刈田郡蔵王町宮明神前60）
対象 小学生 20名程度
講師 東北大学折り紙サークル ORUXE
参加費 無料
協力 蔵王町宮児童館
小学生全学年を対象に、東北大学の折り紙サークル「ORUXE」と一緒に複雑系折り紙をつくっていきます。伝統のものとはちょっと違う折り方に折り紙の世界が広がります。
今回のワークショップでは、複雑系折り紙をはじめとした様々な折り方に挑戦しました。
こども達は２学年ごとにグループが分けられ
それぞれに東北大学折り紙サークル「ORUXE」の先生がつき、異なる難易度の折り紙を教えてもらいます。
１年生から４年生のこども達はイカやピアノ、白鳥など…
最初は戸惑っていた折り方も、先生から「どこかわからない所ある？」「ココはこう折るんだよ」と
一人一人丁寧に教えてもらい、いつの間にか慣れた手つきで着々と数をこなしていきます。
「先生、終わった！次は何をつくるの？」
「この本に載っているやつを折りたい！」
「先生、よく飛ぶ紙飛行機の折り方教えて！」
こども達の積極的な声も続々！
それから自分達で作った折り紙を見せあったり、紙飛行機を飛ばしたり。
作ったもので遊ぶこども達の様子が見れました。
そんな中、黙々と折り紙を折るグループが一つ。
高学年のグループは、ほかの子たちよりも大きい紙で作っています。
広げられた正方形の紙には幾重にも重ねられた折の痕がありました。
何十もの手順ののち立体的に仕上がるその折り紙は、最終的には時間の関係で完成はできませんでした。
しかし、次こそは完成させたい、楽しかったとこども達の笑顔がきらり。
いつもとはちょっと違う折り紙の魅力に、世界がぐっと広がったのではないでしょうか。
First Complex Origami Experience
Date: 13:00–16:00, Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Contents: Crafting creative, complex-style origami, which expresses more three-dimensional and realistic origami.
Venue: Myouzinmae60, Miya, Zao-machi Katta-gun, Miyagi, 989-0701, Japan
Target:
Instructors:
Participation fee: free
Doing nothing but folding, one can transform a single square of paper into a myriad of different shapes. In contrast with the traditional style of origami favored since ancient times, the more modern, complex style of origami, which seeks to express more three-dimensional and realistic forms, has become popular. For this workshop the members of Tohoku University’s origami group, ORUXE, were invited to help the children take on the challenges of complex origami together with their families and local seniors.
First, the children were shown examples of complex origami creations, all of which were original works by the members of ORUXE. At the Miya Children’s Center in Zao, where the workshop was held, they often use traditional and unit origami in their activities, but the children’s curiosity was piqued by this new type of origami. When they learned that each creation was made form a single piece of paper with no cutting or gluing, they all exclaimed their surprise.
The crafting was done in three groups, divided by difficulty level. The low and medium difficulty levels made squid and swans, while the high difficulty level took on a Hercules beetle. Normally the participants were limited to three sheets of paper per person, but today they were allowed unlimited sheets. The folders chose from many types and sizes of paper to fit the feeling and complexity of their creation.
The children were taught the basic techniques and tricks of paper-folding, and the workshop became lively as children who had finished their folds taught those who were still struggling. Among these vibrant exchanges there could be seen the faces of the high difficulty level group, who concentrated on their creations without uttering a word. They opened and closed their papers with innumerable folds, again and again. “This is hard. My head hurts,” cried the children as they dropped their heads to their desks. “Don’t give up! Keep using your head!” Their instructors’ hearty encouragement pushed the children to stick it out and continue crafting until the end. This was the first time they had ever spent two hours on just one origami creation.
