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Jump directly to this month's individual archived posts:
- Yamaguchi's "Linked Cranes"
- LaFosse's "Cardinal"
- LaFosse's "Husky Puppy"
- Gross' "Quickie Rose"
- Ishibashi's "Brocade Ball"
...Or read them all together, below:
22 April 2003
Yamaguchi's "Linked Cranes"
What: linked cranes
By: YAMAGUCHI Makoto
From: Joyful Life with Origami, Yamaguchi Makoto, ISBN 4791600851 (Japanese)
Why: A friend is getting married, and we're using these to hold the namecards on the tables at the reception.
This fold is a variation of the class "linked cranes" models, originally published in 1797 in the Hiden Senbazuru Orikata (scanned and published on the web by JOAS at Hiden Senbazuru Orikata). The model is set up so that you can insert a card in between the two cranes, and then the cranes will hold the card upright once their wings are spread out. And it's made to be done with duo paper, so each crane comes out a different color. Nifty, no?
17 April 2003
LaFosse's "Cardinal"
What: Cardinal
By: Michael LaFosse
From: Classic Cardinal and Other Fantastic Folds (DVD)
BOS Magazine 225 April 2004
Why: I spent the day hanging out at Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander's Origamido Studio, and Michael taught me this amazing Cardinal. It's since been published in several forms, the DVD they're selling, and in the BOS magazine, maybe others by now.
Michael calls the basic struture his "pileated bird base" since, actually, you can fold it into lots of different birds that have crests - a Tufted Titmouse (grey paper); a Bluejay (blue paper) etc. I love the model, as it's pretty much the first really successful origami version I've seen of one of the Cardinal, one of my favorite local birds.
LaFosse's "Husky Puppy"
What: Husky Puppy
By: Michael LaFosse
From: variation of "Fox Pup," published in:
Classic Cardinal and Other Fantastic Folds (DVD)
Fox Pup (free web-based instructions)
Why: Michael LaFosse's variation of a seated animal from a basic diagonal fold. With variations, you can make this a fox, cat, husky, etc. Simple, satisfying - a nice model.
Gross' "Quickie Rose"
What: Quickie Rose
By: Gay Merrill Gross
From: OUSA 2004 Annual Collection (search for "2004 collection")
Why: Michael LaFosse showed me this flower, another great model by Gay Merrill Gross. It's since been published in the 2004 Annual Collection from OrigamiUSA. It's not particularly difficult (only requires one easy sink) and results in a really nice flower. There's a nice leaf to go along with it, too.
04 April 2003
Ishibashi's "Brocade Ball"
What: Ishibashi Ball (aka Brocade Ball)
By: Ishibashi
From: Origami, by Rick Beech, ISBN 0754807827 (probably other publications, too)
Why: I just really like this model, and it makes an excellent cat toy. (If used as a cat toy, in order for it to last more than, say, a nanosecond or so, you have to glue the units together!)
The unit is relatively simple, but the way it forms all those nice edges is really kind of elegant; the basic symmetry is a cube, but with all those edges, it's hard to see, sometimes. I love the way the cube just manages to peek out through the decoration. They make great holiday ornaments, too. I've seen tiny ones made into earrings, as well. That might require tweezers...
