![]() ![]() In 2009, Richard Meyer composed an interesting musical piece called Ear-igami. ![]() The 840 scores was transformed into 840 origami objects thereby “giving shape to the sound”. After each music sheet was played, it was folded into a paper sculpture. In 2010, Martin Arnold and Micah Lexier used two pianos to play the Vexations score 420 times thereby completing the 840 repetitions as required by the song. His most famous works include Gymnopedies and Gnossienne but did you know that he composed one song called Vexations? This single-page manuscript consists of a short piece which was meant to be played 840 times in succession. Those who play the piano will have undoubtedly heard of French composer Erik Satie (1866 – 1925). “The number of basic origami folds is small but they can be combined to make infinitely intricate forms.” In a similar manner, Tanya Auclair employs minimalist means to create experimental pop music. The front cover has a image of a crease pattern. June, 2011: Singer and songwriter, Tanya Auclair released an EP called Origami. Their debut CD, The Blues of Joy, is encased in a handmade origami CD case – none other than the Spiral Data Tato designed by Philip Chapman-Bell. As a musician and a paper folder, Simmons feels that both artforms “use simple materials and methods for creating such diversity and complexity”. Sept, 2011: Australian-born instrumentalist, Adam Simmons calls his jazz trio Origami. ![]() The acoustic music for violin, guitar and double bass is a perfect match to Lang’s paper Violionist, Guitarist, and Bassist. Their new album, “TSCII”, uses Robert Lang’s origami instrumentalists on their front cover. Hold the tip of the claw between the thumb and index finger of your clawed hand and press your finger into the claw.Nov, 2011: The String Contingent is a trio from Scotland and Australia. Now grab a claw and start with the pinky finger of your other hand. Push the claws up as much as you can to keep them from falling off. Start by putting a claw on the pinky finger of your non-dominant hand. How can I put all 10 paper claws on by myself? Then open up the triangle shaped opening at the top to find a spot for your finger! Stick the top left point in and press it down until the fold is flat. ![]() Make sure that you have the long point towards yourself, and you should see a folded over pocket on the top right. The only part that’s a little bit tough to understand is the last step of tucking in the point to keep the claw together. No, this is a quick and easy origami project, especially if you use our template! All of the folds are quite easy to make, perfect for origami beginners. I wouldn’t recommend using paper any thicker than 24 lb because it will be too difficult to fold. The thinner the paper, the easier it is to make all the folds. We used 20 lb weight paper to make most of our paper claws, but the colored claws are made with 24 lb paper. To make a paper claw you’ll need rectangular, letter sized printer paper. Then simply print the template onto regular 8.5 x 11 (letter size) paper and follow the numbered instructions! Be sure to use these printer settings: double sided, 100% (actual size), and flip on the long edge. Click on the link below to download our free, printable paper claw template! The PDF file will open in a new window. To make this origami project super easy we’ve also created a template. ![]()
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