Hi everybody, I hope you're all enjoying a wonderful spring. We've got beautiful, summery weather here, with thunderstorms in the evening to cool down the air. So, really, perfect weather for folding during the daytime, and watching tutorials in the evening. :) So it's about time I send you an overview of the tutorials I've uploaded in the past two months.
1. Old English Sheepdog (Steven Casey) Steven is a master of designing great origami dog models, so it was a pleasure to present another one of them. Thanks, Steven, for all the work you do and your generosity in sharing this design with me and everyone else! Picture: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-casey-old_english_sheepdog Time-lapse: https://youtu.be/ayJ-_dMSujs or https://www.happyfolding.com/animation-casey-old_english_sheepdog Tutorial: https://youtu.be/OCNi-_yrA30 or https://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-casey-old_english_sheepdog 2. Box with a Hydrangea Lid (Shuzo Fujimoto) Ah, I've made quite a bunch of videos on Shuzo Fujimoto's Hydrangea and variations of it. But I can't seem to stop. I simply love this design so much! And when Meenakshi Mukerji suggested a "hydrangea box", I simply couldn't resist. Thanks, Meenakshi, for this suggestion, and also sharing your notes with me and everyone else. They are available here: http://origamee.net/diagrams/hydrbox.pdf Picture: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-fujimoto-hydrangea_box Time-lapse: https://youtu.be/ojtVy6LZKqc or https://www.happyfolding.com/animation-fujimoto-hydrangea_box Tutorial: https://youtu.be/HwDabCFU66o or https://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-fujimoto-box_and_hydrangea_lid 3. Singing Frog (Daniel Chang) During last year's BOS convention, Daniel showed me how to fold his Singing Frog and I immediately had to ask him about a potential video. The model is so fun and cute and a pure pleasure to play with. He agreed and I quickly made some photos while folding the model, so I wouldn't forget the folding sequence. And a mere half a year later ;) I finally got to making said video. Enjoy - and of course also visit Daniel's various pages featuring his stunning work: his website http://keepfoldingon.com/ , his Flickr stream https://www.flickr.com/photos/mitanei/ , his Instragram https://www.instagram.com/keepfoldingon/ and his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mitanei Thanks, Daniel, for your gorgeous creations, which continue to take my breath away and your permission to share this more whimsical model with everyone! Picture: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-chang-singing_frog Time-lapse: https://youtu.be/waTJGyoqR44 or https://www.happyfolding.com/animation-chang-singing_frog Tutorial: https://youtu.be/wOXb-BOQ94c or https://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-chang-singing_frog 4. Pinwheel Star (Dáša Ševerová) Action models seem to be addictive, as I followed the singing frog with a tutorail on a pinwheel star. It's one of the models in Dasa's new book that immediately caught my attention. It looks beautiful by itself, but I was pleased to see that you could easily make a working pinwheel out of it, too. Diagrams are published "Origami Journey: Into the Fascinating World of Geometric Origami", which you can read a bit more about at http://www.happyfolding.com/book-severova-origami_journey Also be sure to check out Dasa'sc Flickr stream https://www.flickr.com/photos/dasssa/ , her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/papeRain and her Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/papeRain Thanks, Dasa, for a wonderful, new book, which you obviously put a lot of work into (it shows!), and your permission to share the pinwheel star with everyone in a video. To thank Dasa, do check out the book - I'm sure many won't be able to resist buying it. One for you, and perhaps a couple for your origami friends. :) Picture: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-severova-pinwheel_star Time-lapse: https://youtu.be/mA_xRJ8br_0 or https://www.happyfolding.com/animation-severova-pinwheel_star Tutorial: https://youtu.be/9yXbHjW3Rr8 or https://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-severova-pinwheel_star I also shared some personal news last time I wrote - namely that my husband, my two boys and (of course!) me are expecting a baby. So far he's still quite comfortable in my belly, but this could change any day now. So I might take a break from making videos soon, but no worries, I'll be back. :) Until then I wish you all the best and happy folding, -- Sara
