Hi,I don't know if the story is true or not, but those paper butterflies are
not from the 1920's. I have seen origami from the 1950's - they are aged,
brittle, and no where near the complexity or accuracy as the folds in those
framed butterflies. It's possible that the writer took the liberty of using a
photo of modern origami butterflies to illustrate a point. If you look at the
caption, it does not specify who made the artwork or when it was made.
Also, there is mention of extinct butterflies "Dogeared Princeling of
Argentina" and "Trailing Brightpath of the Amazon". I cannot find any
information of these butterfiles on the internet.
Thank you, Diana
On Monday, July 21, 2025 at 05:50:47 AM PDT, Dirk Eisner via Origami
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Hello all,
this weekend I found an interesting story on the Origami Page-a-day calendar by
Margret van Sicklen.It's about a Scotsman Christopher Spink (ca. 1895-1925) who
was obsessed with butterflies."He didn't want to kill rare butterflies in order
to preserve and ducument them. So he turned to origami, folding beautiful
versions of the butterflies he found."I never heard of him and I was curious
about the butterflies from the 1920s.A quick internet search bring me to this
article of the named writer's center in Invernessshire:
https://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/edwardian-vegan-artist-rediscovered-in-highland-vault/
Sorry. Maybe I'm wrong. But the butterflies in the picture are not from the
1920s.For me, they all look like butterflies from Michael LaFosse out of his
book, e.g. the lower left one (flocking mammun) looks like the Origamido
Butterfly or the top center one is the Mudarri Luna Moth.So it seems that this
story is another Highland myth like Nessie.Maybe someone has more informations
about itBtw, the story has the date 1st April.
Best regardsDirk Eisner
