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
