Origami

I find the models on the blog – The Fitful Flog – really intriguing and pretty. Most of the models are based on tessellations and can be folded with common printer paper or construction / kraft paper. The ideas in this blog are ingenious and the blogger even provides links to PDF downloads of diagrams [...]

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Oveja (Design by Román Díaz)

by Ancella on July 28, 2010

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This is a real cute model designed by none other than Román Díaz which he has kindly shared in an online Origami Journal – 4 Esquinas (4 Corners). The design is pretty much simple and the diagram very easy to follow. There are 21 steps in all and the model itself can be categorized as [...]

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I received the book – Origami Design Secrets: Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art – last week and was eager to try out something from it. I chose this Lizard to start off with, as besides being less tricky, I have never folded any reptile so far. This is a great book to have and [...]

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Squirrel (Design by Michael G. LaFosse)

by Ancella on May 30, 2010

in Animals

This weekend, I went back to browsing through designs in Michael LaFosse’s book – Advanced Origami: An Artist’s Guide to Performances in Paper – and thought I’d give this squirrel a try. I loved the final shaping given to this design in the book and wondered if I could get mine to look half as [...]

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This is a design from Tomoko Fuse’s book – Shells and Spirals 3 – which is available in Japanese language. The technique used in this model is same as that of Tomoko Fuse’s Spiral design and is pretty easy to fold, too. What you need: 3 square sheets of origami paper, wrapping paper or any [...]

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