Hi Dirk,
The piece about Christopher Spink and the discovery of his framed origami butterflies is a work of fiction, titled "Edwardian Vegan Artist Rediscovered in Highland Vault," appearing on the Moniack Mhor website on April 1st (yes, April Fool's Day) 2022 and was, unfortunately, soon picked up by several news sources as legitimate. It seems likely to continue to spread online as a true story (Ugh) like the "Won Park: Origami Master Who Lives in a Garbage Truck" story. The article included that photo of the framed origami butterflies. I do not know who created the framed "artifact," but they were certainly folded from my published designs. The framed collection includes five Origamido Butterflies, two LaFosse Moths, two Nolans, and one each of the Baxter, the Michael Shall, and Evangeline's Fritillary. What year of Margaret van Sicklen's Origami Page-a-day calendar did you read about this in? All the best, Michael LaFosse > On Jul 21, 2025, at 8:50 AM, Dirk Eisner via Origami > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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. > Btw, the story has the date 1st April. > > Best regards > Dirk Eisner
