Wet Folding

I have read about it in several of my origami books: and many of the more "famous" origami artists use this technique to great effect. So, I thought I would try my hand at a simple abstract model from one of my books. Folded from a large sheet of Strathmore watercolor paper, he came out to about six inches long and about three inches high. I have a few more wet fold projects that I would like to try. One being a Joisel type mask. So if you are reading this and you know where to get the Joisel pamphlet from the 2000 convention, please let me know. I would love to learn how to start with his mask base to create my own paper faces.

Leaf it to the pros

Man, if you ever wanted to figure out a way to spread gold leaf all over hell's-half-acre, try applying it to individual sheets of paper but only in a certain spot. When you go to remove the remaining leaf from the page, it turns to gold dust and sticks to everything. That's fine if you're a stripper. But some of us don't like to twinkle in the twilight.