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Christmas Tree (Makoto Yamaguchi): With modular pieces by various designers
27 November 2010 - 12:04am — Sara
Designer:
Folder:
Diagrams:
Tree by Makoto Yamaguchi: http://www.origamichristmastree.com/diagrams.html
Tree by Makoto Yamaguchi: "Origami: Paper Folding for Fun" by Eric Kenneway
I know it's a bit early... but I'm just so proud of my little Christmas tree!
Paper for the tree:
50cm square, 40cm square, 30cm square, 20cm square of dark green card stock
21cm square of black paper (for the trunk)
All other modules:
5.4cm squares, or 5.4cm by 2.7cm strips , or 2.7cm squares of foil paper, green/gold or red/gold
Comments
sorry to change the subject...
but is there some good complex diagrams for a polar bear?
When in doubt...
When in doubt consult:
a. http://origamidatabase.com/
b. image search - be it Google or Flickr
That's what I'd do, too. Sorry, I don't know a complex polar bear design from the top of my head. Of course, you can always go with a normal bear and fold it from white/gray paper. Quentin Trollip's new book Origami Sequence has a complex bear in it.
-- Sara
Pop- Up
Hey Sara, I went to this fabulous website that shows you how to make pop- up cards from simple to advanced. There are animals, celebrations, fun stuff, and star wars! It is based on Robert Sabuda's pop- up books. The patterns are easy to print, but some need downloading. The website is:
http://www.robertsabuda.com/popmake/index.asp
So try making some, you can make some for Christmas too! Let me know how it goes. :)
Just Curious
How tall is the tree overall? Based on the sizes you gave those modulars seem quite small.
Size
The tree itself (without the star) is about 50cm (20in) tall. The modulars have a diameter between 4.5cm (1.75in, smallest) to 8cm (3.125in, largest).
-- Sara
Origami star
What is the star that you used at the top of the chritsmas tree?
Star
I believe it's a star designed by Paolo Bascetta. I went to a meeting, and a couple of people folded it, so I'm not 100% sure.
-- Sara
What is the...
What is the modular origami that only needs 12 units?
The star
The red/gold star in the top requires 12 modules.
-- Sara
Origami Nativity Scene
http://www.pajarita.biz/aep/nacionales/espa6-4.pdf
its quite nice but its to simple
i thought you didnt like
i thought you didnt like modular things?if thats the case,whats with all the modular pics lately?
My modular excursion
Heh, I saw that one coming. :)
I could probably write a lot on this, but I'll keep it very short. So, three reasons:
1. I wanted to make Christmas decorations, and modulars seemed the right way to go.
2. I don't like modular as much as folding from a single sheet, but that doesn't mean I don't like it at all. Also, I've been warming to modular origami more in the last year or so.
3. I got this awesome paper in November, and it just needed some folding. :)
-- Sara
where did you get this
where did you get this beautiful foil paper?
Foil paper
I bought it at the Italian convention. It's not on the cheap side, let's put it like that. ;)
What, you want details?
200 sheets of 5.4cm squares: 6 EUR
10 sheets of 24cm squares : 10 EUR
Now, "Italian convention" isn't a great source for you if you want to buy the paper. :) So I did do an extensive search and found an online source: http://origamikaikan.co.jp/eccube/html/products/detail.php?product_id=40
I am not sure, but this may be the same stuff: http://www.origami-papier.eu/doublecolor75goldgruen-p-838.html
Hope that helps a bit,
-- Sara
It helps a lot thanks for
It helps a lot thanks for your reply i'm definitely going to buy some of it
What a wonderful way to
What a wonderful way to display your creations at weinachten!
let me guess...
this is going to be the next vid.
Wonderful!!
Beautiful, and perfectly folded!
Very festive colours
I saw this tree and thought about doing something similar with figures (snowmen, reindeer, Santa, etc) rather than modulars, but this looks excellent. The gold, red and green work very well together and are very festive.
The star on the top is very nice, too. Is it held up by a Christmas miracle, or something more mundane?
Either way, great work!
The star in the top
Not a miracle, but a very festive toothpick :)
-- Sara
WHOA
WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's awesome, that tree is definitely going to be folded for Christmas. Gonna start now!