Cruising teh interwebs for today’s fold, a butterfly design was shared on the Sydney Origami Society’s Fakebook feed:
This is Rikki Donachie’s Butterfly, a lovely simple but effective butterfly design. Continue reading
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709: (159/365) Satoshi Kamiya’s Tsuru Rose
I am nothing if not determined at times. This model has beaten me many times but, due to a perfect storm it seemed to just happen in my hands:
This is Satoshi Kamiya’s “Tsuru Rose” – an odd but beautiful combination of a Kawasaki rose twist in the body segment of a traditional Tsuru. Continue reading
708: (158/365) Nollentonk
When I was in Japan, I bought 2 origami books and have not really folded much from them to date:
The books are totally in Japanese, no English at all so I have NO idea who the designer of this model is.
Made from 4 squares of paper (back legs, front legs, head, tusks) and this is a little beauty. Continue reading
707: (157/365) Tumasek Butterfly
Browsing a BOS convention booklet, I came across a rather nice butterfly designed by Ronald Koh:
This is the Tumasek butterfly, I folded it in duo yellow/green paper making it a little like a cabbage white butterfly. Continue reading
705: (155/365) Jo Nakashima’s Monkey
This adorable cheeky monkey is a masterpiece of design:
Using the back colour of the paper to highlight the face and ears, then working a nice body, lovely long tail and all. Continue reading
700: (150/365) Little Bear
Trolling through the interwebs, as you do, you oft come across things that you save for later:
This “Little Bear” is a simple model (I have little time today) that I had saved for later but do not know who the designer is, sorry. Continue reading
699: (149/365) Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty …
…little ball of fur! Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr:
When I saw this model, I was fascinated by the whiskers, and wondered if I could fold it at the scale I had origami paper for.
After finger-nail breaking manipulations, I managed to form the head complete with colour changed whiskers and was happy with my first fold. Continue reading
698: (148/365) Cicada
I must admit to enjoying the challenge that is inherent in most of Robert Lang’s designs:
When the Tanteidan magazine arrived, I saw there was a new version of his cicada, and I knew I needed to try it.
Starting with a 35cm square of Daiso washi (that turned out to be slightly rhombic problematically), I began the marathon folding sequence. Continue reading
695: (145/365) Knight in Shining Armor
Jono sent me a link to the new trailer for the coming series of Game of Thrones:
Seems like big things are set to happen in the seven kingdoms.
Knights in shining armor in this series are rarely shiny at all, often dirty, lacking honor and glory – such is the reality of war. Continue reading
694: (144/365) Hump Day
So it is Wednesday, ‘Hump Day‘:
Silly season in the assessment calendar, lots happening and a 2do list from hell.
This is Eduardo Clemente’s ‘Camel’ – a dromedary or bactrian (who knows the difference?) Continue reading
693: (143/365) Ladybird Wing Hinge
I was reading a paper on Ladybirds, and it turns out they have remarkable wings. What makes them truly remarkable is they fit beneath tiny cup-shaped hard wing covers. Until recently, scientists had no idea how that mechanism worked:
When ladybirds are about to take off, they lift their wing covers and then inflate complicated pleated wings that flip out from their zig-zag folded position.
When they land, they put their wing covers down first then retract their wings under them. This mechanism is bewildering until you look at an origami maquette which explains the natural zig zag hinge. Continue reading
691: (141/365) Max Hulme’s Chess King
Head of the house, monarch to be protected, fragile and nearly the least mobile, such is a Chess King:
I like this model, the crown is cute, as is his beard and robes – hiding the round figure of a largely sedentary piece. Continue reading
690: (140/365) Max Hulme’s Chess Queen
Behind every good man there is often an even better woman:
The Queen in chess is a valuable piece, being the master of all skills, often the most deadly of opponents. Continue reading
689: (139/365) Max Hulme’s Chess Knight
…so, in a conventional chess set, the knight is a horsey, but in this chess set the Knight is the rider:
Not sure I am really happy with this, difficult to tell with this thick paper, but the head shaping is clumsy because of the layers. Continue reading
688: (138/365) Max Hulme’s Chess Bishop
Integral to the war effort, the church remains a dangerous player on the board:
This is Max Hulme’s “Bishop” – a lovely little Pontif-ish chap that is missing his golden hook and holy relic. Continue reading