Hi everyone! I've been busy this last month and have 5 new videos for you to enjoy!
1. Sunflower by Meenakshi Mukerji One of the models presented in Meenakshi Mukerji's fantastic new book "Origami All Kinds" ( http://www.happyfolding.com/book-mukerji-origami_all_kinds ) is a sunflower I immediately fell in love with. Meenakshi kindly gave me permission to make a tutorial on it, so this will give you a great sneak peek at the gorgeous models included in her book. Thank you, Meenakshi, not just for your permission, but also all the wonderful work you do! Picture on happyfolding: http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery- mukerji-sunflower Video on happyfolding: http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions- mukerji-sunflower Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DoYy8Ux6qZw Plus, for a tutorial (2015) for another model presented in the book, check out the "Hydrangea with Leaves": Picture: http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-fujimoto_mukerji-hydrangea_with_leaves Video on happyfolding: *http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-fujimoto_mukerji-hydrangea_with_leaves <http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-fujimoto_mukerji-hydrangea_with_leaves>* Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TR-yYDvHxVE 2. Rose Brooch by Sy Chen Speaking of older tutorials, I've decided to put some more effort into revisiting models I presented in tutorials in the past when I wasn't as practiced and I was still recording with a low-quality web cam. So it's a pleasure to announce a new tutorial for Sy Chen's beautiful Rose Brooch! Picture: http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-chen-rose_brooch_2017 Video on happyfolding: http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-chen-rose_brooch Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/obk83VLQNk4 Thank you, Sy, for reviewing this video and giving me a go-ahead to publish this new and shiny tutorial on your wonderful work! 3. Cutting regular polygons from patterned paper I hadn't done a technique video in a while, so this one was a fun one to make. If you're a fan of Julia Schönhuber's kaleidoscopic paper like me ( http://www.papierdesign.at/ ) or have other patterned paper with a rotational symmetry of 6 or even better 12, here's a video that shows you how to leverage that symmetry to cut accurate hexagons, squares and equilateral triangles with the pattern perfectly centered. Picture: http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-hermsen-iimori_snowflakes-kaleidoscopic_paper Video on happyfolding: http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-cutting_polygons_from_patterned_paper Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/L5KCEf_cmuw Thank you, Julia, for your wonderful designs, which can give many models an extra wow factor! 4. Time lapse and ASMR video: Folding 50 Alexander Swallowtail Butterflies by Michael LaFosse As I mentioned in last month's email, I did 10 days of giveaways to celebrate my 10-year YouTube anniversary. Each day had 5 winners, so I folded 50 butterflies for each winner as a little add-on to my personal note. And, yes, I recorded myself while doing so. Here are the relevant links for both the 2-minute time-lapse of that project, as well as the real-time version (3.5 hours!): Picture: http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-lafosse-49_alexander_swallowtail_butterflies Time-lapse on happyfolding: http://www.happyfolding.com/animation-lafosse-50_alexander_swallowtail_butterflies Time-lapse on happyfolding: https://youtu.be/v1je2pcYwIY Real-time version on happyfolding: http://www.happyfolding.com/asmr-lafosse-50_alexander_swallowtail_butterflies Real-time version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8d7fqN2_cT4 Thank you, Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander for your ongoing, stunning work. By the way, you can watch a tutorial by Michael himself on this butterfly at http://origami.pem.org/ or check out one of the books that introduces their superb butterfly system: http://www.happyfolding.com/book-alexander_mudarri-michael_lafosses_origami_butterflies http://www.happyfolding.com/book-lafosse_alexander-michael_lafosses_origami_butterflies And in case you're interested, here's also the video announcing the winners of the giveaways: Video on happyfolding: http://www.happyfolding.com/giveaway-winners_2017 Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hGYwSJtn7_E Thanks for your ongoing support, irrespective of whether you took part or not. Plus, I hope you all feel like winners, as I'll continue to produce origami content for you to enjoy. :) Best wishes and happy folding, -- Sara
