Here are a bunch of pictures from the convention. Get ready, there are a lot of ‘em. First up, a few personal favorites among the many, many models on exhibit.
Seth Friedman’s Blue Bar Pigeon. Perhaps my favorite model this year. I think birds are the new bugs in origami. Over the past few years I’ve seen ever more detailed and more sculptural birds. This is one of the best yet. Pigeons are an animal I know intimately, and this one really captures the essence of the animal. Very moving.
Marc Kirshenbaum’s “Blue Sky”. Marc is known for complex models including insects and musicians, and for his whimsical sense of humor. This year he brought that all together in his “Original Beatle”, a beetle playing a guitar. But to me Blue Sky demonstrates such a simple and fresh approach, and ends up being very evocative, so here it is.
Joseph Wu always does such amazing work. He has just the right sculptural touch to bring a subject to life. Here are some of his pigs and an octopus.
Brian Chan is a virtuoso folder who loves to tackle supercomplex subjects. His work transcends mere technique. Here is the anime heroine Rei.
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Michelle’s candy box was selected for this year’s Origami by children exhibit.
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Here’s a bunch of photos of my exhibit. I hope you don’t find it too indulgent, but what the heck, it’s my blog.
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Every year the girls like to fold Laura Kruskal’s Convention Crown.
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Here’s T.J. Norville and I folding my U.F.O for the oversized folding competition. It was awesome fun.
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My origami Sphere, inspired by Thelonious Monk. Not too battered after spending a whole day bouncing around my backpack. It’s made from a frog base in a way roughly analogous to the way a Waterbomb comes from its base. I’ve been carrying this idea around with me for a while, but had no idea if it would worked until I tried it, particularly the way the paper goes in around the equator. This also is a proof of concept for the tail and fins for my work-in-progress Zeppelin model. I’m now working on a second, rounder, version of the Sphere with 72 rather than 32 facets.
My Pyramid/Sphinx, spontaneously invented in response to a conversation with John Montroll and Won Park.
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