Treasury Thursday: Origami Atlas | Mapping My Way Home
Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 1:53PM
With all of this traveling I have been doing, it has made me think a lot about maps. (Mainly since I would have been lost without them, no pun intended!) I love origami but I have never been the best at overly complicated designs. I do best with simple folding and modular units. However, this does not mean that I cannot be creative with my materials. Some of the prettiest pieces I have ever made have been from magazine inserts, old books, and, yes you guessed it, maps! Maps and old atlases have a classic quality about them and they have this great ability to turn a boring white paper crane into a fascinating art work as shown by SpareBedroomStudio's Around The World Crane Mobile and localcolorist's Map of New York City Peace Crane Ornament. (Or, dare to go outside the box with an origami turtle like paperdisciple.) They are a great way to display your trips inside of scrapbooks and travelogues, and make a compelling display for your living room like laylaloustudio's origami butterflies. I will probably fold my maps from this journey into something pretty once I find a free moment.
Since maps are usually quite large, they make great boxes as demonstrated by these Repurposed Origami Boxes by PrincessPeony. They can also be used for gorgeous kusudama exemplified by Deliverance05 or theStarcraft. And this is even before getting into the wonderful ways in which maps can be used to create unique jewelry. If you are feeling the travel bug, why not try some of your favorite origami designs with repurposed maps and atlases? I know that my local library is always throwing out their old versions, and you can often find them in garage sales. Next time you go on a trip, be sure to pick up an extra and let me know what you make with it!
Reader Comments (1)
Wondrous treasury! Origami amazes me.