Origami Creations - Selfie Mask Folding Challenge

I am great fan of the famous american origamist named Jeremy Shafer eversince I saw him compete in an origami TV show in Japan.

Aside from creating unique and interesting models, he has a great and charming personality which exudes so  much energy and great fun!  You may check out and subscribe in his youtube account here.

Lately I saw one of his tutorial of Akira Yoshizawa selfie mask.  Quite an interesting topic so I decided to make me one too.  

The serious one

The Funny One

It's far from looking the legend himself but quite a delightful piece indeed.  I still need to work on my sculpting technique and great attention to facial details.

If you may be interested to make one, check out the video below:

Good luck!

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Origami Creations - All about Dogs Part 2

Here are the next batch of dogs which I have enjoyed folding the past week.  One thing consistently beautiful with them is the creative color changes used by the respective japanese origamist.

Papillon (Buttefly) Dog by Hideo Komatsu

Beagle by Fumiaki Kawahata

Shiba Dog by Satoshi Kamiya with my Puppy

I encountered some difficulty again due to the size of paper used as this models require shaping to make them look great (especially the face and body section).  Overall, I am quite happy with the result.

Got me a group photo of the first and second batch here.

Cool first batch of tail-waggers

Enjoy and wish you all a great week ahead!

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Origami Creations - Beautiful Mermaid

Digging up my stash of origami works, I found a lovely piece which gave me a wonderful smile!  

First time I made this model, I was so very impressed by its shaping and cute details i.e. the mermaids flowing hair, the body shaping, the dainty arms, the tail fin or fluke etc...

See for yourself here.

My golden mermaid

I decided to make a short video below so you can fully appreciate the beauty of this piece.

Unfortunately,  I cannot remember the japanese origamist who created this design.  It is from a book I borrowed from the library a long time back.  Let me try to do some research and hopefully find it again.

Enjoy and have a great day!

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Origami Design/Creations - Cat on a Mouse

I love a challenge and decided to make me some cats.  Initially, I decided to make a "Cat on a Mouse" on one square sheet of paper.  

Here is the cool result:

First rough draft

Second rough draft

I did find the model cute but only to my taste/liking.  So I decided to make a single subject fold instead and here it is.

Simple Furry Face Cat Bust

Simple Furry Face Cat 

Not really an outstanding model but exudes cuteness and quirkiness which I enjoy.  The cartoony face and unconventional form makes me happy!

Have a nice day!

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Origami Creations - All about Dogs Part 1

I have been inspired to fold all the origami dog models that I can get hold of.  This started with the creation of my simple Muttley Dog (here).  Quite impressed with the many different species and the creative work by mostly famous origamist.

Here's the first batch...

Poodle and Doberman

Both cool models especially with the color change on the Doberman.  Quite not so impressed with my folds though as I was using small kami paper.  I plan to redo this again next time with bigger paper.

Below are individual photos of these models.

Have a nice day!

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Healthy Steam Fish Meal for the Family

Spring is here and it's time to cook my wife's favorite food - Chinese steam fish.  It's very simple, healthy and flavorful complete with the garnishing and top with rice wine and the special sea food soy sauce.

Here's the mouth watering meal that I have prepared.

  

I made a short photo video here for those who maybe interested to see how easily it's done.

Enjoy your meal and have a great day!

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Origami Creations/Designs - Penguins in Mini Neo Magazine

Quite happy to see my own designs published in the Mini Neo magazine no. 20.  Another simple pleasure moment - :o).

Below is the front cover of the magazine which can be downloaded here.

The penguins which I wrote about here is re-lived in the following photos below.

Nearly forgotten about these pieces.  I will try to spend some time this week to diagram them and share with the world.

Take care!

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Simple Pleasures - Blessed with Friends Magic Touch

Reminds me of the saying  "when it rains, it pours!".  Meaning after a time without rain and the crops are dying, rain does come and it will really be a big and continuous one.

I wrote about the joy of seeing my new found friends making my designs just last week here.  This week, I have been blessed with more lovely pieces.

This one is from a much loved and talented artist who could be one of the people that have kick started me in this journey.  Her name is Yara Yagi and you may find more of her lovely pieces here.  Her blog is a MUST see too!

From one of the greats (I firmly believe) - Rui Roda

One more from Rui

There is a distinct interpretation of their folds and photo composition that make ones' work stand out.  Quite difficult to explain but readily felt when looking at the photo.  Here you may find more of Rui's work in flickr and be blown away!

If you are interested to fold my designs, please feel free to do so.  You may find all my diagrams and tutorials here.  Please do kindly share your creations and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Have a great week!

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Origami Creations - Simple yet Challenging Dragon Models

My first time to reverse engineer an interesting model in Flickr and quite happy with the result.  Even more happier when the original creator was delighted with my folding and photo.

These are the sleeping and baby dragon design by the unassuming origami artist David Donohue (A.K.A. David Wires).  You may check his other beautiful and interesting designs here.

Really quite tempting to use his bases to proceed and make a more detailed dragon.  Probably one of these days, I will surprise him.

Got me one more photo here:

Have a great weekend!

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Paper Folding for the Dearly Departed

The last two (2) days was sombre and a very busy paper folding day.  Not for any special origami event but instead to bade a fond farewell to my dearest aunt Wai Cheuk as we finally lay her to rest to be with our creator.

As part of the chinese traditional funeral custom, I and my relatives had to fold some paper offerings which will be burned for her to bring into the afterlife.

Gold Nugget Paper Offering Fold.

Back and Front Views

Life must go on ... and I know as I go through this rite of passage, I will become more attune to what's important in life ... to be thankful for every waking morning and to live each day to the fullest!

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