"There are many possible directions to go from here. The current structure is folded only once. Like paper origami, it is possible to fold multiple times."

Quote —Ming Wu

Macro Mondays: Paper Art

My first origami :)

Not perfect, but for me it's ok

I hope you like it

"Have you heard the good news...? Spring has arrives in this part of the world....so cheer up, my dearest. Winterwonderland will just be a memory of a cold dream."

Happy Sliders Sunday ;-))

""I'm not saying

I'm Batman

I'm just saying no

one has ever seen

me and Batman

in a room together""

Quote- unknown

You cannot be sure these days, who is who or who is what or is it true what you see. All because of the Halloween Spirit ;-))

I love the models designed by Gilgado, they have a high cartoon content, in addition to the fact that they are fun to fold.

Paper: 21x21cm handmade paper.

Final size: width 13cm , height 8cm.

Model: origami Bat

Design: Fernando Gilgado Gomez

Diagrams in the book 'Papirolandia 2' by Fernando Gilgado

Gomez

A tiny book of handmade art paper.

Macro of a small folded triangle paper giftbox in the shape of a pyramide

(2.5" x 2,5" x 1.5")

Taken 10.08.2021 and

uploaded for the group

Macro Mondays #PaperArt

[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]

😄 Happy Macro Monday 😄

Gigaset GS 290

ƒ/2.0

3.5 mm

1/33 Sec

ISO 3.98

Wishing you all a very happy Valentine's Day !!

I folded this origami model twice using the same red/gold wrapping paper, just did a color change.

Each heart is folded from a rectangle (1:2), 10x20cm.

Final size: 5cm (the heart) and 2,5cm height (the rose).

You can easily make a brooch from it, just by attaching a pin on a the back.

Model: origami Kawasaki Rose on a Heart

Design: Malinda Huang

There is a videotutorial by Malinda Huang

When I saw this funny model, I knew I just had to fold it. Origami is on my mind too :-)) I used a sheet of yellow kami paper 30x30cm. Final size: height 12,5cm, width 12cm.

Info below from the book:

~~~"Siente el pensamiento, piensa el sentimineto"

(translated: Feel the thought, think the feeling)

Miguel de Unamuno 1864-1936

This figure is dedicated to all those who love origami and have a head full of "bow ties".~~~

Model: Mente Papiroflexia / Origami on the mind

Design: Fernando Gilgado Gomez

Diagrams in the book: Papiroflexia Bicolor by Fernando Gilgado Gomez

Stamp commemorating Tommy Cooer, UK comedian and magician

""It was so nice to see and catch up with my creepy friends, but yeah, there always comes a time to fly home again. So take care, be safe and best wishes", says this little Witch, sitting on her broom, ready to take off.

She was very concentrated, at the moment I made this photo, to enlarge her magic hands, so she had enough power to control her broom. I was told, it is not easy to navigate a broom……;-))

I used a 35x35cm sheet of silver foil, which I painted red on the other side, because I wanted a red witch.

Final size: Height 10cm, length 10cm, width 5cm

Model: origami Witch on Broom

Design: Miyajima Noboru

Diagrams in Tanteidan Convention Book #4

This is a paper case of the type used to make muffins. it's been cut in half and rolled into a small flower only a few cm across.

Macro Mondays - Paper Art

An older origami Buddha design, more abstract, but…. folded from just one piece of paper! It is a very ingenious design, I like it a lot.

I had to wait for the perfect sunlight to make the photo and this morning that moment was there;-))

Model: origami 'Seated Buddha'

Design: Fred Rohm

Diagrams:

- in the BOS-booklet #51: "The World of Fred Rohm" by Pete Ford

- - on the CD: 'The Origami World of Neal Elias' by Dave Venables and Marc Cooman

Paper: one piece of gold foil, 24x24cm.

Final size: height 10cm, size of one side of the 'table' 6cm

This 'Star Cruller' is very much related to the 'Twinkle Cruller' (see first comment box), just a few creases are different.

On the left you see the 5 unit version and on the right a variation with 7 units. As mentioned before the more units assembled, the more the model looks like a star . I like a 7 pointed star ;-))

Have a nice Thursday

Paper:

Both stars are folded from a square piece of double side colored Freudenberg paper 11,5x11,5cm.

Final size:

- 5unit Star: diameter 12xm, height 2cm

- 7unit Star: diameter 14cm, height 0,5cm

Model : Origami 'Star Cruller' and variation

Design: Miyuki Kawamura

Diagrams in Tanteidan Magazine #94

For Macro Mondays theme " Paper-Art "

A more closer look of "Pattern" (see first comment box). The texture reminds me of stone, so I did some processing to emphasize that.

The paper I used is 'glassine', which is great photogenic paper because of its translucency.

This is one of my favorites origami flowers, not only because of its delicate radiation, but also the folding process is very interesting. ;-)

Folded from two pieces of kami paper, one for the flower, one for the stem, both 15x15cm.

Final height also 15cm.

Model: Origami Iris

Design: Jun Maekawa

Diagrams in the Tanteidan 16th Origami-convention Book 2010

Although the name of this origami design is "Hedgehog", it reminds me more of a 'porcupine'. I like the abstract form, though and…...it has a nice folding sequence ;-))

I used a sheet of brown glassine(24x24cm) to fold it.

Final size about 10cm width, 9,5cm height. If you use different paper, you could shape it more and then it becomes more 3d, than it is now.

Model: origami Hedgehog

Design: Sergey Yartsev

Diagrams in the booklet: International Origami Internet Olympiad 2014.

There is also tutorial.

Folded from six sheets of shiny paper(15x15cm) with an irregular color pattern, which makes this polyhedron even more intriguing ;-).

You see it from different sides, in this triptych. I didn't fold it three times though, just made the photos smaller.

Final size: diameter about 16 cm

Name: origami Polyhedron including Hyperboloid:6

Design: Aoto Morisawa

Diagrams: Tainteidan Convention Book #24

for MACRO MONDAYS

Theme : "Paper Art" - August 16, 2021

What I like about Kawasaki, besides his beautiful designs of course ;-), is the fact that he is an excellent teacher.

He divided his origami-book(s) into lessons, which increase in difficulty. You can skip it of course, but if you never have folded a model before, it is highly recommended that you do this anyway to get used to the way of diagramming and get some practice.

Often the end results are also very worthwhile, at least that's my opinion.

Like this result of the first part of Lesson 3: a beautiful abstract rose (that is the rose on the left. On the right is the same rose, but at the bottom a piece of the paper is already folded in. It becomes smaller and appears rounder.)

I put them both in a traditional container ('Masu box'), by way of abstract leaves. Nice as a table decoration!

I changed both 'Masu boxes' have a bit. The traditional one is just a container with 4 straight sides.

Model: Origami Lesson 3: Development of a Rose

Design: Toshikazu Kawasaki

Diagrams in the book 'Origami Dream World - Flowers and Animals' by Toshikazu Kawasaki

Paper: both roses are folded from yellow tant paper 15x15cm.

Final size:

rose left: height 5cm

rose right: height 3cm

"""Good news!!! Santa is on his way!!!

It is a very long journey and although the reindeer have magical supersonic powers to fly in the air, it is still better from a welfare point of view to let the animals rest once in a while. Also for the Santa himself, he is not getting any younger either. So they all are enjoying now a little break on a cloud full with snow!

Please have a closer look at the sled too.

On the back you see a lantern, which works on solar energy and ensures visibility during night flights.

So if you see one or more blue moving dot(s) in the evening or at night next week,..... then you know what it is."""

Model: origami Santa Claus with his Reindeer and Sleigh with Lantern

Design: Francesco Miglionico

Diagrams in QQM-magazine #63 'Buon Origami' by Francesco Miglionico

The origami Reindeer are the same as the last one in line of the family tree, I showed you yesterday ( see first comment box, if you missed it)

Paper:

- Santa : one piece of 18x18cm red kami paper

Final size: height 7,5cm, width 5cm

- each Reindeer is folded from one piece of double colored kami 15x15cm

- Sleigh with lantern: one piece of double colored kraftpaper 24x24cm

Final size: height 5,5cm, lengt 11cm, width 7,5cm

Origami impression how the Samurai looked like in those days…….or is he the Lord of the Castle? ;-))

Model: origami Samurai

Design: Katsushi Nosho

Diagrams in NOA magazine #404

Folded from 4 pieces of paper:

- Kamishimo: 18x18cm blue tant paper

- Head and arms: 15x15cm black kamipaper

- Neckband: 7,5x7,5cm black kamipaper

- Sleeves: 7,5x7,5cm black kamipaper

Final height: 10cm height and 9cm width

~~A 'Kamishimo' is a Japanese sleeveless, short jacket, very wide at the shoulders, that folds at the waist and from a part of the traditional costume of the Samurai.~~ info-internet

Layered handmade paper

"Oeps....., I'm not sure if I have permission to stretch out and look around..... I'm so curious to see what is happening here.... you too....?", says the little hexagon.

If you are interested to see more, have a look at my tessellation album "Origami - Tessellation Progression".

HMM!! Happy Macro Mondays, Paper beads, on a paper music covered mannequin, and paper scarf I knitted. Three types of paper art!

For Macro Mondays : Paper art - HMM

Paper Art made from a Book

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Paper bird made to stick on a card

This origami Fugu is looking forward for a lovely weekend with his friends and family ;-))

I folded it with double -colored Kraftpaper, 35x35cm. The folded fish is about 18cm width.

Model: Fugu

Designed by Takuro Kashiwamura

Diagram in the E-booklet 'Fugu' (SQUARE ORIGAMI CREATORS) (Japanese Edition) Kindle Edition

Taken for the the Macro Monday's theme "Paper Art".

During the assembling proces of this origami modular "Ginger Torch" you can also see nice patterns inside (top photo left) and just before the closing (photo below left).

The finished version on the right.

This Kusudama is folded from 30 pieces (7,5x7,5cm) of double colored kami paper. Final diameter: about 14cm

A 12-piece version is also possible. I folded that too and you can see that Kusudama here, together with the 30 pieces version and just one module/element.

Model: Origami Ginger Torch Kusudama

Design: Aldo Marcell

There is a tutorial by Judith Magen.

-Lauren Beukes

Of course I had to create a new critter for my origami collection. This is a little whale. Super easy to do and cute! I now have made a bear, a fox, a kitty (which I will post later), a boat, a sombrero, and a dress. I wonder what else I can make. :)

I highlighted the origami tessellation "Flower". It is a detail of my origami-tessellation "Mosaic".

If you are interested to see more, have a look at my tessellation album Origami - Tessellation Progression".

This is a paper flower which is about 5 cm.

As you can see, my photo is not origami, but as a Japanese, I am very happy many people choose Origami as an object for this week's theme♡

Another version with different paper of the 'Origami Box with a Rose' as this one. As the used paper itself was black and white, I choice to make the whole picture B&W.

For the lid, I simply revised the paper.

I always try several kind of paper (different in color as in textures, when folding for a model and then choose the one I like the most. But in this case I like this one too.

Model: Origami Rose Decoration Box or Origami Decoration Box with a Rose

Design: Akiko Yamanashi

Diagrams: BOS magazine #198 or in NOA-magazine #289

Paper:

Box and Lid: 21x21cm black decoration paper

Rose decoration: 10,5x10,5cm Japanese paper with a silver structure

Base: 10,5x10,5cm black decoration paper

Leaf (4 times): 3,5x3,5cm Japanese paper with a silver structure

Final size: 7,5x7,5x6,5cm (including the rose)

.. happy Friday :)

Spiral Paper. Wound a strip of A4 paper around a Biro, Then lit it with Adaptalux Studio lighting arms from behind, on a black perspex sheet.

Small paper crane on chopsticks sleeve. A cherished gift from Japan. Cropped to 3 in x 3in

#MacroMondays #paperart

Macro Monday

Theme: Paper Art

Size: Less than 3x3 inches

The subject is a piece of tissue paper. I sprinkle some water drops on the paper and crunched it randomly to create these shapes.

With a bit of imagination it looks like hills and crumbling icebergs.

There are 2 sources of light , an overhead incandescent table lamp light and a LED torch under neath the tissue paper.

Many thanks for your visit, comments and faves...it is always

appreciated.

HMM

Preparing two pieces of paper (20x20cm, glassine, grid 1:24) using square twists.

Curious what happened next? ;-))) Look here.

Have a nice day!