Origami i prijatelji / Origami and friends

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ko / who: Milosh, Majda and myself
prilika / ocassion: Milosh's visit to Novi Sad
gde / where: Novi Sad, Serbia
modeli / models: Čarobnjak / Wizard (ne znamo ko je autor - pomozite ako znate / we don't know who the author is - please help!)

Teško da je bila prava "radionica" al evo...
Jedna od najboljih stvari u vezi bavljenja origamijem jeste to što usput upoznate mnogo sjajnih ljudi koje inače verovatno nikada ne biste upoznali. Jednog od njih nisam videla dugo vremena, iako ne živimo tako daleko jedno od drugog. Tim pre sam bila baš srećna da se ponovo sretnemo, pričamo o origamiju, o raznim drugim stvarima i provedemo dan u druženju.
Njegovo ime je Miloš i sjajan je kao folder (kako li prevesti ovu reč?). ljubitelj mitskih bića u origamiju, ali i autor originalnih origami figura (poznat po svojim hidrama sa mnogo glava).
Na slici smo Miloš i ja sa čarobnjakom.

Hardly a real workshop but still...
One of the best things about origami, is that it made possible for me to meet so many great people that I'd probably never meet otherwise. One of them I haven't seen in a while, although we don't live so far away form one another. I was more than happy to meet with him again, talk origami, talk everything else and have a great day with a friend.
His name is Milosh, he's a great folder, lover of fantasy and mythical origami creatures, and also a great artist too (known by his multi-headed hydras).
This is us with the wizard!

Deda Mraz / Santa Claus - Jun Maekawa

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knjiga / book : "Genuine Origami"
autor / author : Jun Maekawa
izdavač / publisher : English tex., Japan Publication Trading Co., Ltd., 2008
jezik / language : Engleski / English

Božić i Nova godina su još jako daleko, ali ovaj Deda Mraz je baš jako sladak. Mislim da će se on naći na mojim čestitkama ove godine.

It is far from Christmas time, but this Santa is so cute nonetheless. I think I'll definitely use this model for my Christmas cards this year.

Knjigu u kojoj se nalazi dijagram za ovaj model možete naći na Amazonu:

Find the book that contains the diagram to this model on Amazon:

Školjka / Conch - Jun Maekawa

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knjiga / book : "Genuine Origami"
autor / author : Jun Maekawa
izdavač / publisher : English tex., Japan Publication Trading Co., Ltd., 2008
jezik / language : Engleski / English

Prošlo je puno vremena od mog poslednjeg posta, i, istini za volju, nisam se mnogo bavila origamijem u tom periodu. Ima nekoliko interesantnih modela koje planiram da napravim, ali za sada nastavljam sa modelima iz fenomenalne knjige Jun Maekawa-e. Prvu školjku sam napravila od "običnog" origami papira, pa sam dobila malo više samopouzdanja da isprobam i sjajnu verziju. Nadam se da vam se dopada!

It's been a long time since my last post, and it's true that I haven't been folding very much. I have a couple of interesting models in line for folding, but now I continue with the ones from Maekawa's fabulous book. First conch is folded using "regular" origami paper. Then I felt confident enough to try it in a sparklier fashion. Hope you like it!

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Porodično druženje uz origami / Origami family time

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ko / who: my sister, my aunt and myself

prilika / occasion: spreading the love for origami :)

gde / where: Novi Sad, Srbija / Serbia

modeli / models: Ždral / Crane (tradicionalni model / traditional), Nindža zvezda - Šuriken / Ninja star - Shuriken (tradicionalni model / traditional), venac od 8 Elektra modula / wrath made of 8 Electra modules (David Mitchell), Zvezda sa 8 krakova / 8-rayed star / 8 Strahliger Stern (Carmen Sprung)

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Konačno se ostvarila želja moje sestre da održimo mini radionicu za našu tetku kreativku. Ovo su bili njeni prvi koraci u origamiju, ali zato veoma uspešni u šta nismo ni sumnjale. Uz moju sestru u ulozi instruktora, i ja sam po prvi put napravila neke od ovih modela. Prijatna muzika, opuštena atmosfera i šareni papirići, čini se da su pravi recept da se zaboravi na brige. Pokazalo se da je origami prava stvar za hladne zimske večeri.

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My sister has finally got her wish to have a mini origami workshop with our creatively oriented aunt. These were her first steps in origami, jet very successful ones - just as we have anticipated. With my sister as an instructor, I too have folded some of these models for the first time. Fine music, relaxed atmosphere and colourful papers seem to be the recipe to forget all one's worries. It turns out that origami is a great past time for cold winter evenings.

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Kutija sa pregradama / Partitioned box - Jun Maekawa

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knjiga / book : "Genuine Origami"
autor / author : Jun Maekawa
izdavač / publisher : English tex., Japan Publication Trading Co., Ltd., 2008
jezik / language : Engleski / English
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Ponovo sam pravila ovaj model jer mi se stvarno dopada i zato što divno izgleda kada se koristi dvobojan papir (u ovom slučaju sa šarom na jednoj strani). Brzo sam ostala bez nje jer sam je poklonila jednoj veoma pozitivnoj i kreativnoj osobi. Nadam se da joj se svidela.
Inače, model nije previše težak, mada ima nekoliko koraka koji iziskivaju pažnju i koncentraciju. Srećom, uputstva u knjizi su odlična tako da problema nije bilo.
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I have folded this piece once again because I really like it and because it looks fabulous when made of two-sided patterned paper. I had to part with it as soon as I finished folding it because it was a gift for one very positive and creative person. I hope she liked it.
By the by, the model itself is not too difficult, although there are few points that require close attention and concentration. Luckily, the instructions in the book are excellent, so there was no problem to complete the work.
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