For some reason, origami folders seem to love folding the owl! There are simple owls, complex owls, 3D owls! I have lost count of the number of owl origami that I have seen Stephen Weiss’ owl from his book Origami Zoo is an interesting owl to fold. It is an intermediate model to fold and includes a pivot fold, something I haven’t folded all that often. I loved the little details, like forming the beak [Continued..]
These crane earrings are quite easy to make and maddeningly difficult to photograph!! I assure you, I usually photograph better than this, but I didn’t have much luck with these earrings! But the good news is that the earrings can be done in, say, 10 minutes. Care should be taken to fold the cranes carefully, since they tend to tear easily because of the small size. For the first time, I used washi paper and [Continued..]
The Goose by John Montroll, is the first origami in his book ‘Bugs and Birds in Origami‘. It is of intermediate level of difficulty and since I have never folded birds before (except for the crane), it did take some getting used to. Folding kusudamas and modular origami involves a lot of repeated folds of similar kind but with birds (and also animals), each fold is different. There is no repetition. The book also has [Continued..]
The Congratulations Crane or the Kotobukizuru is a variation of the traditional crane and is also a traditional design. It is a Japan custom to fold these cranes when congratulations are in order, such as a wedding. It isn’t exactly easy to make but it isn’t too complicated either. And though it is a traditional design, it isn’t a very common one that we see in origami books. So it is a different design to [Continued..]