I'm Back!

I'm back from Chicago! Well..... I've been back.... my laptop charger broke so I haven't been able to post. But good news is that, I got origami paper! From the shop in my last post. Pictures!:

I was so happy! The Kamis(first above) are 35cm! And below is handmade tissue paper called Unryu!

When I buy a new charger, I shall continue to post regularly!

CHICAGO!

Going to Chicago! Visiting the family and what not. Luckily, I googled it and found an origami shop there! Hopefully I can find some good paper! If you want to look up the local origami shops in your state go to this site: CLICK HERE!!!

Before I go, I have you leave you with a project!!!! Sonobe Module

I made one before with random types of paper patterns, and it turned really cool. It is a super good conversation starter, as well!

Diagrams for the Origamist: Butterfly

Butterfly(diagram)- A very simple, yet fulfilling model. A bunch of them can me made and hung to make a beautiful mobile!

Origamist for the Day: Michael Lafrosse

Lafrosse is an amazing folder and sculptor. His wet-folding techniques are just as amazing! And in his books, he shows how to make your own paper; so make sure you pick up one! The paper he makes is called origamido paper. Although, I have never folded it, I heard it is amazing to fold and super thin.

Diagrams for the Origamist: Cat

Cat(diagram)- Eric Joisel's cat! In step 9 and 10, it looks a little hard, but just follow the crease marks and everything will fall into place. I suggest thin paper.

Kitty(diagram)- A simple but nice kitty. Wet-folding could really take it to a new level.

Origamist for the Day: Eric Joisel

Joisel was one the most talented sculptors I have ever seen. He has created more that 50,000 models. And he once said, he never makes the exact model more than once! Website

Koi Animation

I came across this, and I thought it was really cool!

Diagrams for the Origamist: Turtle

Snapping Turtle(diagram)-A completed turtle with shell and everything! I would suggest tissue-foil or wet-folding, because the feet look a little weird dry-folded.

Good Luck Traditional Turtle(diagram)- A really nice simple turtle. I've seen a lot that are made smaller and turned into a necklace. On step 7, look at step 8 for placement. And on step 10, you can blow into the bottom to get a rounder shell.

Origamist for the Day: Satoshi Kamiya

Kamiya is one of the most advanced folders in the world! He started folding at age 2, and started making complex models at age 14. His complex Ryujin 3.5, the dragon, took an entire month to complete correctly.

Diagrams for the Origamist: Crane

Three-Headed Crane(diagram)- A modification of the traditional crane. The heads and the tail can be switch to make a phoenix. Any paper can be used.

  Crane(diagram)- The tradition of all traditions! Using the most common base in all origami as well! The link takes you to an animated movie, where it goes step by step. Any paper can be used.

Origamist for the Day: Akira Yoshizawa

Yoshizawa is correctly called the master of origami. Before him, origami was just a party trick, something small, nothing special. He consider nature and origami as one, and based his models after that. Yoshizawa was the first one to dampen a sheet of paper to get rounder folds and shapes. This started the technique of wet folding, which even the masters of origami must use to really get their origami spot on.

Diagrams for the Origamist: Mantis

Mantis(diagram)- A little complex. From the master Robert J. Lang. I suggest that you start with thin paper.

Mantis(diagram)- A much easier mantis. Any paper can be used.

Origamist for the Day: Robert J. Lang

One of the mathematical masters of Origami, Lang has used his talents of origami for NASA! With extreme detail for crease patterns, and applying math into the smallest of folds, he can and will produce even the greatest masterpieces of origami. Lang's Website