Hi everybody, last month I forgot to send you an update on my newest videos, so this message will include even more updates than usual. :)
So let's jump right in! 1. Hydrangea Tiles (Shuzo Fujimoto, Peter Budai) I've been wanting to make a tutorial on the tiling technique I learned about from Peter Budai's guide for years, but never managed to contact him successfully. This changed late last year. With lots of work since, I'm now pleased to announce a tutorial on said method! Picture: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-fujimoto-hydrangea_tiles Tutorial: https://youtu.be/b5nd9RGFKjM or https://www.happyfolding. com/instructions-fujimoto_budai-hydrangea_tiles Time-lapse: https://youtu.be/PVS_9Tv5bnU or https://www.happyfolding. com/animation-fujimoto-low_density_hydrangea_tiling ASMR (no speed-up, no talking): https://youtu.be/7R4smxxqf0Q or https://www.happyfolding.com/asmr-fujimoto-low_density_hydrangea_tiling Peter Budai's guide is also available for download at https://www.happyfolding.com/files/Budai-Patterned_Tiles.pdf Thanks to Shuzo Fujimoto for his wonderful hydrangea, which I have folded so many times in different variations by now, and to Peter Budai for his wonderful introduction to tessellating this design, and similar ones. Both have been generous enough to allow me to share their wonderful work with you, which I am very thankful for - and hope you are, too. Plus, check out Peter Budai's website for more of his work, including many diagrams: http://www.budaiorigami.hu/ 2. Foxhound (David Brill) To celebrate the start of the lunar year 2018 - which is the year of the dog in the Chinese calendar - I made a tutorial for a wonderful foxhound designed by Dave Brill. Dave not just gave me permission to present the model in a video, but even wrote an article on how the foxhound came about. Thanks, Dave! Picture: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-brill-foxhound_2 Tutorial: https://youtu.be/sRZfLXxYL40 or https://www.happyfolding. com/instructions-brill-foxhound Article: https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/story-foxhound or https://brilliantorigami.com/2018/02/16/the-story-of-a-fox-hound/ Also be sure to check out Dave's website https://brilliantorigami.com/ for more of his wonderful work - including diagrams for a slight variation of the foxhound, a seated dog: https://brilliantorigami. com/diagrams/#jp-carousel-103 3. Kangaroo (Stephen Weiss) For Australia Day (January 26th), I decided to revisit a kangaroo designed by Stephen Weiss. I'd done a tutorial for it in 2007, one of my earliest videos, so I hope you enjoy the update! Picture: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-weiss-kangaroo_unryu_2 Tutorial: https://youtu.be/U3XnWHQAzik or https://www.happyfolding. com/instructions-weiss-kangaroo (Old tutorial for flashback: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6EA6F70AF616E99F or https://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-weiss-kangaroo_2007 ) Thanks to Stephen for his ongoing support and permission to present his models! 4. Roast Turkey (Kayhan Qaiser) Are you hungry from all the folding yet? Then this next model might make your stomach rumble! Kayhan designed a delightful roast turkey - a model perfect for Thanksgiving, but also for any special Sunday occasion. :) Picture: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-qaiser-roast_turkey Tutorial: https://youtu.be/4IXJ3lhQ0CM or https://www.happyfolding. com/instructions-qaiser-roast_turkey Thanks to Kayhan for this wonderful model and his permission to present it in a video! Also check out his website, in particular his page on various animal shapes: http://kayhanqaiser.com/music/2016/01/26/origami- animal-shapes.html 5. Love is Blind (Francis Ow) For a bit of fun, and just in time for Valentine's Day, I made a tutorial on Francis Ow's delightful "Love is Blind" - heart-shaped origami glasses. And, yes, you can wear them - but beware, they might blind you. :) Picture: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-ow-love_is_blind_2 Tutorial: https://youtu.be/QdeO_xU7g60 or https://www.happyfolding. com/instructions-ow-love_is_blind Also check out Francis' page *http://owrigami.com/ <http://owrigami.com/>* and send him good wishes on https://www.facebook.com/owrigami 6. Technique videos "Love is Blind" is folded from a long rectangle, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to show you how I like to cut those from a roll of wrapping paper: https://youtu.be/PMbjH84zCvc or https://www.happyfolding. com/instructions-cut_long_rectangles I also made a video on how to cut 2 by 5 rectangles: https://youtu.be/3CLKytrOQ2s or https://www.happyfolding. com/instructions-2_by_5_from_square Here are two models you might want to fold from 2 by 5 rectangles: "Star Luisium" by Angelika Spindler: https://youtu.be/oCcpe4YYNjI "Undina Kusudama" by Maria Sinayskaya: https://youtu.be/HYPymlU2s9Q Phew, those should keep you a while busy. They definitely kept me busy in production. :) And if that's not enough to keep you occupied, here's a sneak peek of what's coming next: 7. Daffodil (Assia Brill) On March 17th a tutorial for Assia's beautiful daffodil (or narcissus) is going to go online. A week before I'll release a time-lapse of me folding the model. But if you're eager to fold the model already, Assia and Dave released diagrams for the flower this week already. It's of course a wonderful model all year round, but I think it's especially nice to fold to welcome spring and makes a stunning Easter decoration. Picture of my fold: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-brill_assia-daffodil Diagrams: https://brilliantorigami.com/diagrams/#jp-carousel-1479 With that I wish you lots of fun and happy folding, -- Sara
