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PCPL to host Oct. 16 origami workshop with Robert Lang
The Putnam County Public Library will offer an origami workshop by Robert J. Lang who is recognized as one of the foremost origami artists in the world. on Thursday, Oct. 16.
The Bringing Origami to Life: Artistic Folding Techniques workshop is scheduled from 9 -- 11:30 a.m.
The workshop is designed for participants of high school age through adult. It will explore some of the folding techniques developed the latter part of the 20th century that added life and natural form to origami, in particular the technique known as wet-folding.
The PCPL workshop is limited to 24 participants and registration is encouraged to guarantee a spot. Some small amount of origami experience is desirable, but not required.
Walk-ins are welcome the day of the workshop until it is full.
Persons may call the circulation desk at 653-2755 x 100 to register.
All supplies are provided. The program is free and open to the public.
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Lang will visit the DePauw University campus to give a 9-11:30 a.m. origami workshop at the Inn at DePauw, as well as a talk, "From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Art and Science of Origami," at 4:15 p.m. in the Peeler Center auditorium.
Considered a pioneer in
computational origami and the development of formal design algorithms for folding, Lang has a Ph.D. in applied physics from Cal Tech, and has worked at NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Spectra Diode Laboratories and JDS Uniphase.
Lang has authored or co-authored more than 100 papers and 50 patents in lasers and optoelectronics as well as authoring, co-authoring, or editing 14 books and a CD-ROM on origami.
He is a full-time artist and consultant on origami and its applications to engineering problems, but keeps his toes in the world of lasers, most recently as editor-in-chief of the IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics.