 Today, we will explore the wonderful world of Kirigami. Welcome to MakeTime. My name is Chris and I'm with the studio, which is a makerspace that's a part of the Long Beach Public Library System. In this program, MakeTime, we're going to be making projects that you can make from home. Today, we will use the art of Kirigami to make a sculpture out of paper. Designers use the principles of origami and kirigami to create designs that can be compressed and flattened. Some real world applications of kirigami can be found in the designs of space satellites and the world of fashion. An artist named Mark Tannis is even working with Penn State to find ways to use kirigami to further the science of reconstructive surgery. So as you can see, kirigami is more than just a beautiful art form. But enough talking, let's get started. For today's project, we will need a piece of paper, a pair of scissors, a pen or pencil, and a ruler. Some optional materials are an exacto knife and a self-hilling mat. For step one, we're going to go ahead and fold our paper in half hamburger style and then give it a good crease. For step two, we're going to use our ruler to make a mark one inch away from the left edge of the paper. You can repeat that step on the right side of the paper as well. Starting at the mark we made on the left side of the paper, we are going to make a series of five marks that are half an inch away from each other. We will be working our way to the right as we make these marks. Repeat this step by making another series of five marks, but this time start on the right side of the paper and work your way to the left. We should now have a total of 12 marks. Starting with the mark furthest to the left, draw a three inch line upwards using your ruler. Go to the next mark and draw a two and a half inch line. Repeat this again with the next four marks, making each line half an inch smaller than the last. The last line you make will measure half an inch. We will now repeat this step, but this time we will work from right to left. For step five, we will connect our vertical lines with dashed lines. The dashed lines represent where we will fold and the solid lines represent where we will cut. We will now cut along the solid lines. We now have a series of flaps. Fold each of these flaps away from you along the dashed lines. Now we will open up the paper and flip it so that the blank side is facing you. We will gently inverse the design. While holding the paper with one hand, use your other hand to gently push the design out from the back towards you. We now have a series of columns. We will fold every other column towards us along the center crease and gently push and pull the other columns back into space. When folding the columns, it helps to gently pull them towards you. For this next step, we will make three creases along the lines I've pointed out. In order to create this crease, you must pinch the edges of the line to pop the paper up like a mountain. After you crease the lines, fold them back towards yourself. This will help create the stair step effect. Rotate the paper 180 degrees and repeat the last step. For our last step, we will add our final touches. Strengthen any creases that seem flimsy and push columns back into space if they have popped up again. Congratulations, you've finished your Kirigami sculpture. Here are some examples of Kirigami from my friends at the library. Each of them added their own touches to their paper sculpture. Hi, this is Gabe and this is my Kirigami project. For my project, I use black, white, and the primary colors to create this simple, minimal piece of art. Here are some more examples. Thank you for watching this video. I hope you continue to explore the world of Kirigami. See you next time.