thunder only happens when it's raining
this little one was folded by pammu!
pammu and i had an impromptu crane folding session last night. sitting on a couch, talking about life and family and friends and the self, are all very lovely things to do while entering the zen of origami. i also find that pammu folds her cranes in a way completely different from mine. it's lovely how we come up with the same creature in the end.
"how do you DO that? how do you make the crane middles pop out like that?!"
she explained to me that you have to find that one spot of the crane, in the middle, while holding on to the wings.
"it's that psychotic zen thing i was telling you about, jammi. you hit that spot when you think the crane is going to fly right out of your hands."
i honestly thought pammu was going strange in the head on me again, but before the end of the night, i was able to create a half-hearted poof in the middle of one crane. it's a strange moment when you can't tell the difference between your fingers and the paper, the paper and the actual bird, the earth and the air. my eyes felt like the were going to start rolling into the back of my head.
i brought all the cranes home. on the way to the car, my pda-phone started slipping. and i chose to save the cranes over the phone. yes, this is how my priorities are set. the phone made it out okay though. (thank you for picking up my phone while i was in a state of shock, pammu)
as soon as i got home, i settled down at my desk and went about folding more cranes. in a very hushed moment (it was after midnight after all), i allowed my fingers to cradle the wings, and let my palms curve outwards and upwards. the paper starts stretching in ways that are quiet and impossible. the crane takes a deep breath, breath that comes from your hands, and then settles into the air.
and this is him, my little guy right here:
athena has single-handedly inspired me to make an experimental film on the creatures. i have to find a way to visualize that connection between my hands and the paper and the sky. this is quite lovely, and giving me sugar for the brain.