CDO 12/2009

As to be expected at an origami convention in December, lots of people folded Paolo Bascetta's stellated dodecahedron, commonly known as the "Bascetta Star". I decided to give it a go, too, and here's the result. I used 30 squares of foil-paper-foil sandwich, which isn't the easiest to work with. That's why I only use it with very simple models, and the units are straightforward enough to fold.

After learning how to fold the twirl using 8 butterfly modules, Krystyna also showed us a twirl with 10 modules. You had to make tighter twirls, which was a bit harder, but I like the result even more. The paper also had a slightly pearlescent effect, which does give the finished model a special touch.

Krystyna taught this model at the CDO Convention 2009. The modules are as simple as you could imagine: fold a square in half diagonally, then twirl in the right places - fold a couple, and assemble. There's some skill to making nice twirls, of course, and when you watch Krystyna make twirls it becomes painfully aware how bad you are yourself at making them. Still, it was a fun model to make, and I absolutely love the look of the twirls. Even my first try at it, as seen on the picture, didn't turn out too badly.

At the CDO Convention 2009, I taught this apple by Shuzo Fujimoto. I'm pleased to say that it took us less time than expected (only half an hour), and everyone had a nicely folded model in the end. The bigger, orange apple is the one I folded to display which model I'd be teaching, and the smaller, red one shows the paper we used during the session.