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Origami UnConvention day 2: The one with actual origami models all day.
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Note: These are my papers, and are mostly just grabbed at random for a test fold. The first time through isn't always as successful as the one after.
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Yay!
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First session is An Orchid for Susie by Michael LaFosse in about five minutes, and photos won't happen for at least an hour after that.
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Excellent! I can't wait to see it. 
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He offered an origami rule of thumb for dry folding paper: use the side of your thumbnail to sharpen creases.
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And I just found who originally taught one of the tricks I use for teaching a frog base. Gay Merrill Gross.
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First attempt.
First attempt.
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Attempt two, this was a duo tissue foil to allow the color change and also some better shaping.
Attempt two, this was a duo tissue foil to allow the color change and also some better shaping.
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pretty!
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I certainly like this one, although I really should find proper colors for the next one.
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Next up is a relatively simple elephant designed for a conservation project to display a Guinness World Record number of origami elephants in a single location.
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Two-Tone the Elephant.
Two-Tone the Elephant.
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Origami Elephant by Richard Alexander Origamido Stud...
video available here
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Next up is Robert J Lang teaching his Box Dogwood, named for being a collaboration with metal sculptor Kevin Box, for a upcoming show in Atlanta in 2022.
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I have to give both men a shout out as inspiration to cast origami in metal.
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And I have a bit of a meal break so if anyone has questions about me any my folding I can try to answer.
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I'm an equal opportunity folder who enjoys both representative and geometric folding, but I tend to focus a lot on how satisfying the results are based on the effort put in. One of my absolute favorite pieces to show people takes five folds.
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Also, I picked up cosmos print kami in the gold mine sale, so there's going to be some lovely space hamsters when that package makes it here.
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Origami has been my go to craft since I was about ten, but it's hard to pin down. My first folding experience was around age three.
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Up next is a fidget spinner pig by Jeremy Shafer, followed by the piece I really went to this whole crazy online thing for, Beth Johnson's Koala.
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Or maybe there's technical issues with getting the scheduled presenter online.
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Guess what? The pig is folded from the rarely used Pig Base.
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Rarely used because it fell out of favor in the seventies or so when better design concepts became more common.
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Fidget Spinner Pig. Mine doesn't quite balance for spinning.
Fidget Spinner Pig. Mine doesn't quite balance for spinning.
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Bonus design related to the pig, a fidget spinner box.
Bonus design related to the pig, a fidget spinner box.
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Google Drive Flicker.
Google Drive Flicker.
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And now it's koala time!
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Still working on little tweaks to make it look right.
Still working on little tweaks to make it look right.
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And I think I am going to just take a nap instead of waiting for the last two. I'll add them when the recordings get distributed.