April 2010

Sea Shells (Design by Tomoko Fuse)

by Ancella on April 27, 2010

in Sea Creatures

It’s Spring time here or towards the end of it, rather, and this got me thinking about beaches and sunny days. So I got this idea into my head that I should be folding something from the sun kissed shores of home… These are few sea shells, the designs of which I have picked up [...]

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This is a pretty design I found in one of Tomoko Fuse’s books – Shells and Spirals 3. It is folded from a single piece of paper, single side colored and depicts a small butterfly siting atop a round leaf. The size of the paper is 15 cm or 6 inches, square shaped. I think [...]

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Since I have been reading up on the pbs website about the Origami DVD – Between the Folds – I thought I’d share an excerpt about the History of Origami with you all. This excerpt has been taken from the PBS website featuring this documentary movie. History of Origami What are the origins of the [...]

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Bear (Design by John Montroll)

by Ancella on April 18, 2010

in Animals

This is a design I picked up from the book – License to Fold by Nicholas Terry. It is relatively easy to fold and does not require any wet folding or shaping. I used a 15 cm square sheet of origami paper which is single side colored. I had purchased this pack (AITOH brand) from [...]

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This is my second tessellation design this year and I must say I am quite enjoying these. One can find this particular model in the book Origami Tessellations: Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs, By Eric Gjerde in the ‘beginner’ project section; hence this is one of the simple models in this book. It takes around 15 minutes [...]

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