Hello dear folders, I'm from Amsterdam NL and started only recently with origami.
Before that I was making polyhedra paper models by cutting and glueing and am somehow intrigued by the beauty of the building stones of our universe as we know it.
From that point I found the book 3-D Geometric Origami by Gurkewitz and Arnstein. I I also found Molecular Origami by Hanson.
Because I wanted to make a lampshade I discovered the world of Origami Tesselations. Wow! I've made the first 4 models from Eric Gjerdes' book. Now I'm sort of stuck on the 5th, 3.6.3.6. Paper keeps tearing or crumbling. I suppose it's a matter of practice and finding stronger paper.
Ages ago had MMushrooms on a vacation to Switzerland gathered by locals. After that (maybe as a result from brain damage) I tend to see geometric models everywhere. It was an interesting experience, but not to be repeated. There are loads of books on Sacred Geometry, but I don't see what so sacred about it. It's rather a fact of life as life is sacred.
I hope to learn from you all and at some point when I have more knowledge, to share.
I will start sharing a photograph of my first attempts:
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Belated welcome to the forum!
Geometric Switzerland Mushrooms........WHAAAT?!
Well, you've already shared some knowledge with me, I'll remember to stop by Switzerland if I need any help with fractals/tessellation folding
And those tessellations look nice and clean-folded...am I allowed to ask what paper do you use? It looks thin, but I can't be sure...
Geometric Switzerland Mushrooms........WHAAAT?!
Well, you've already shared some knowledge with me, I'll remember to stop by Switzerland if I need any help with fractals/tessellation folding
And those tessellations look nice and clean-folded...am I allowed to ask what paper do you use? It looks thin, but I can't be sure...
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Hi Flame! The paper I've used is Gillclear. Bought it at an artist shop. Enjoy folding!
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Thanks!
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What artist shop?
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Would also like to know--just googled it and all I got was "discontinued vellum paper"
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There may still be a few sellers who have stock of the Gilclear, but it is now known as Neenah Ultra II or Cleafold... I'm unsure which. See http://www.neenahpaper.com/FinePaper/TranslucentPapers.
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Well, I see the description of clearfold being "perfect for folding envelopes and other folding applications", so I'm going to assume that's it.
Thanks for your help fncll.
Thanks for your help fncll.
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