I was deeply honored to receive an invitation to teach at the 4th Origami World Marathon (OWM4). Among the various origami models I proposed, the one they specifically requested me to teach is the one I’m about to share with you. I initially had some concerns because this particular model is rather intricate and time-consuming […]
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In goldfish terminology, "fancy" means double-tailed. They were first documented in the Ming Dynasty (C.E. 1368-1644) of China. From an evolution perspective, such mutation is detrimental as it makes them incapable of swimming faster and thus less competitive for natural selection. Goldfish breeders, however, do love such appearance, and various breeds has been kept ever […]
This design wasn’t exactly based on particular species of Cockatoo, but it more or less resembles the sulphur-crested cockatoo, yellow-crested cockatoo, or the Major Mitchell’s cockatoo (without the color changing effect). To be honest, I didn’t thoroughly study cockatoo species and anatomy before I work on this design, so I made several mistakes on my […]
I had mentioned this work in my previous article Senbazuru from a single uncut square, and in this article, I would talk more about the background of this design. In the history of origami, the earliest known publication dedicated to recreational paper folding (as opposed to ceremonial folding) is Hiden Senbazuru Orikata (meaning "the secret […]
A general rule of thumb for origami design is that long, thin appendages should be allocated on the corners or the edges of the sheet for better efficiency. For spider subjects, most designers would choose to allocate all legs on the edges in an octagon formation, since using the corners would lead to an asymmetric […]
This model was in some sense a tribute to John Montroll, who is the first person in origami history to accomplish the same subject from a single uncut square, with the correct number of major appendages, which was published in Animal Origami for the Enthusiast (1985). I try to use the smallest possible grid size […]
This model means a lot to me, as it was my first design that takes more than 100 steps to fold, and it was also the very first design I sent to Robert J. Lang in our correspondence. I still remember how he enjoyed folding this model, and how his words of encouragement drove me […]
It’s really been a while since my last original design, as I was so busy with so many different matters. Back in September I began the designing of this model using my edge-river method, and the precreasing of it was done in early October, but then I was totally sidetracked by the development of Oriedita, […]
THIS IS NOT THE NAZI’S SYMBOL!! The Sauwastika (or Sauvastika), is a traditional symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism. Since the Tang dynasty of China, its meaning has been officially defined as "the crossroad of all the good fortunes and virtues". Its mirror image (the Swastika), when tilted, is unfortunately used by the most notorious madman […]
Domestic Shorthair Cat (Felis catus), designed by me in 2018. This is only the second time I fold this model; last time it was folded with tracing paper (the thinnest paper I could find at the time), and the result wasn’t really satisfactory due to the transparency of the material. Because of the recent pandemic […]
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