About this item
The book contains fully illustrated step-by-step instructions for 21 amazing origami projects and also includes a DVD containing video explanations and instructions that are sure to inform and inspire.Renowned origami artist Peter Engel first astounded origami enthusiasts and the lay person alike with his popular Origami from Angelfish to Zen. Since that book, published in 1989, Engel has gone through a personal change in his philosophy of origami, honed through decades of elevating what is often viewed as simple paper folding into a fine art.In Origami Odyssey, Engel takes us on a journey to the edge of paperfolding, explaining his personal growth as an artist and how that has dramatically affected his designs since his first book. He provides instruction for 21 exquisite and original origami designs, including several that have been shown in galleries and museums throughout the world.
About the Author
The origami designs of Peter Engel are known to paperfolding enthusiasts worldwide. The author of Folding the Universe and its re-issued edition, Origami from Angelfish to Zen, Engel has exhibited his origami artwork and sculpture at Gettysburg College Art Gallery, the Asian Art Museum and the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the Carpenter Center for Visual Arts at Harvard University, and Seian University of Art and Design in Japan. Engel is an architect in Berkeley, California with a practice specializing in sustainable design, schools, museums, and affordable housing.