SAKURA and NANOHANA

In Japan now , many cherry blossoms are blooming.
And many rapeseed blossoms are blooming too !
It is wonderful sight.

Unicorn

This Unicorn is folded by gold paper.
The horn is gold but body is white.
White is reverse side of the paper.

--- Unicorn ---

The difficulty	:	*****
Time to fold	:	3 hours
Paper info	:	30cm * 30cm (Not cut anywhere)
Reference book	:	Works of SatoshiKamiya

Origami Convention

This post is 100th. I'm glad.

I went to Kansai Origami Convention in Kobe.

The convention is one of the event that gather people who like origami.
The persons who is famous in origami world participate the event too.
I talked with various people
I was taught how to make various works.
I was very fun!

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Beagle

This is a beagle.
The work had distorted because beyond my compass.
However , the dog became the cute pose like seeing owner.
Now thanks to my mistake.

--- Beagle ---

The difficulty	:	****
Time to fold	:	2 hours
Paper info	:	25cm * 25cm (Not cut anywhere)
Reference book	:	Tanteidan Magazine Vol.130

A Happy New Year

A Happy New Year!!

I will write my blog more last year.

In Japan,2012 is the Dragon year.This Dragon is not square.
It is a rectangle paper.
Long paper lengthens the neck.
May the long happiness like a Dragon be with you !

--- Dragon head ---

The difficulty	:	****
Time to fold	:	3 hours
Paper info	:	25cm * 75cm (Not cut anywhere)
Reference book	:	Tanteidan Magazine Vol.59

Pill bug and Cockroach

Pill bug and Cockroach.
Many Japanese hate cockroaches. I am the one person.
Maybe it is disliked the most.
Whenever running up against a stone wall, pill bugs move left.
But next time they move right.
Left, right, left, right...
The purpose is to run away a far.

--- Pill bug ---

The difficulty	:	*****
Time to fold	:	3 hours
Paper info	:	15cm * 15cm (Not cut anywhere)
Reference book	:	Origami Zukan Konchu 2 (Origami Insects 2)

--- Cockroach ---

The difficulty	:	*****
Time to fold	:	2 hours
Paper info	:	15cm * 15cm (Not cut anywhere)
Reference book	:	Origami Zukan Konchu 2 (Origami Insects 2)

Hermit crab

This is "Hermit crab".
Japanese name is "Yadokari".
"Yado" means a hotel.
"Kari" is "借り" in kanji, it means borrowing.
They borrow a natural hotel.

--- Hermit crab ---

The difficulty	:	*****
Time to fold	:	3 hours
Paper info	:	30cm * 30cm (Not cut anywhere)
Reference book	:	JOAS 17th special material

Beetle vs. Stagbeetle 2

I had made this before.This time,I used good quality paper.
Paper is good,but picture is bad.
I want to take the photograph well.

--- Beetle vs. Stagbeetle ---

The difficulty	:	*****
Time to fold	:	3 hours
Paper info	:	30cm * 30cm (Not cut anywhere)
Reference book	:	Tanteidan Convention Book Vol.12

Origami Robot

A Happy New Year!
It has slowed.
This is the Origami Robot, "SUPER ORIROBO 126".

--- SUPER ORIROBO 126 ---

The difficulty	:	****
Time to fold	:	30 minutes
Paper info	:	25cm * 25cm (Not cut anywhere)
Reference book	:	ORIROBO