Initially, I folded this with a odd end of a kraft roll, starting with a nearly 40cm square (nearly in that I discovered it was not quite square), but found it very small for my fat clumsy fingers. The Weekly WTF#1 (what’s that fold) had to be a Satoshi model, and I had been itching to make this little beauty ever since I was aware he had designed one: It appears to have “barbie” syndrome – you know, Barbie the doll has impossible proportions, right? Continue reading → Even posing it I had great difficulty propping it up on the little spindly toes.
#SATOSHI KAMIYA TISSUE FOIL FULL#
There is much to admire with Kamiya’s vision of the bird – body and head with comb/wattle are amazing, full wings and a suggestion of a tail are wonderful, legs and feet seem (to me at least) almost an after thought, although the legs do have spurs and the right number of toes, I found them less generous than they needed to be for the proportions of the model – the poor chook would not be able to walk or perch. Using the same size piece of paper, there are hundreds of steps, many of which were astonishingly complicated 3d collapses that had originally scared me away from trying it – indeed 2 years ago I would not have been able to fold it at all. I then, after a cup of tea, girded my loins and set about folding Satoshi Kamiya’s Rooster. the Joisel model is economical with paper and seems to focus on the feet and tail, with an almost caricature head comb and waffle. I “warmed up” with an Eric Joisel “ Le Coq” – a fold I had tried years ago and not really mastered so I patiently and carefully folded from a 60cm square a lovely rendition (well, in my eyes at least). I want an origami rooster (in red) to live somewhere in our new kitchen, so set about exploring rooster form with a pair of masters and their individual approaches to rooster form: I bought some WIDE Kraft online (90cmx30m) and, depending how it behaves, intend to laminate 2 strips together to make a square nearly 2m x 2m as my first attempt of the whole model – no idea if that will be big enough, we shall see.
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Interestingly, although it is time consuming, I am finding the process fascinating, each piece gains a sort of momentum that propels me on to finish it and get it right, and I look forward to the next part with a sort of morbid curiosity. The lessons after this appear to tackle larger and more complex chunks – the aim to get all pieces to co-exist on the same sheet. So far, I have learned elements of the design in isolation: I can see why Satoshi Kamiya (the astonishingly talented designer) has not folded lots of these – the detail (and there is LOTS of details here, most you cannot see) needed to let the paper sit correctly whilst transitioning between elements is breaking my brain. If at first you do not succeed, try, try and try again (something I needed to do for lesson 11 – which I folded 4 times until I got it right, each attempt taking me 12ish hours) Part 3 also exists.Īlong the way I have learned a LOT about myself – patience is it’s own reward. 6" Kami, folded in 2007.After much care and attention, diligently following expert lessons (courtesy of MrOrigami’s Daniel Brown), I have managed to successfully navigate lessons 1-11 in what promises to be an ever intensifying journey towards understanding the whole model.
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ĭragon in Flight, modified, by Charles Esseltine. printer paper, wetfolded, multiple squares. I unfortunately don't remember which book these are from, I'll have to look it up once I get back home. Interlocking Diamond Heart Rings by Jeremy Shafer.
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Plastic-Foil (don't ask), folded in 2008. Three-Banded Armadillo, modified to be a Nine-Banded Armadillo, by Joseph Wu. ĭollar Bill Butterfly by Michael LaFosse. This is the third practice run of this model. This was for a white elephant gift exchange.