Waves Icosahedron (Design by Meenakshi Mukerji)

It’s been a while since I did some serious folding, so to get back into the groove of things, I decided to attempt a modular.

I chose to fold Meenakshi Mukerji’s Waves which is a very pretty design if you get the color combination right. You can fold this design using tant, foil or even Kami paper, but the best option as per Sara Adams is tant paper. This is because tant is heavier than kami and foil. Using foil paper, you should be careful with the folding, as foil creases and leaves marks on the surface very easily. With Kami, it is troublesome to keep the units together during assembly which is why Sara Adams advises the use of binder clips (the small variety) at the time of assembly.

This model is fun to fold – requiring 30 units, with each unit folded from a strip if paper.

Paper to use:
I used 10 sheets of single side colored kami paper for my rendition of the model. Each of the sheets I cut into thirds, so I made 3 units of a single color from a single sheet. You would need 30 units in all and the sheets can be single side colored or double, it really doesn’t matter at all.

How to fold this model:
Sara Adams has generously shared an instructional video with us on the folding sequence and assembly of this model. Meenakshi Mukerji has given her the permission for this. You will also find the instructions to this model on Meenakshi Mukerji’s Origami Site

You will also find the diagrams to this model in Meenakshi Mukerji’s 2010 released book – Origami Inspirations.

Pasted below is the instructional video by Sara Adams:

Sonobe

Hello Everyone!

I am back after a long hiatus… it feels good to get down to some folding after such a long time It was a 2 month roller coaster of my wedding, partying and holidaying, all rolled into one good vacation!!!

I tried my hands at a simple sonobe to get into the groove of folding again. A modular origami design, this time, after quite a long time, too. I normally find modular origami repetitive by nature due to the number of units required. But this time, I am thinking of using modular origami pieces in decorating our new home, and hence my interest in it.

Paper I used:
For this particular model, I used 30 sheets measuring 3 inches in size of Miyabi Chiyogami origami paper which I picked up from Michael’s nearby. You can also use the regular post it notes for this model.

How to fold this model:
I followed the instructions by Nekkoart who has taken a lot of effort in explaining the steps in folding this model in the form of a YouTube Instructional video.

I am not aware of the name of this particular model nor its designer. So if any of you are aware of these details, please feel free to drop in a comment with the information!

Have a great week ahead!!