433: Spikey Cuboctahedron

So I have this line I sometimes use: “find some nice paper and I will make something for you”:

A friend (*waves to Jan*) found a packet of 15cm (ish) hand-printed Washi and teh challenge was on.

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389: Kusudama Dafina

I saw Tadashi Mori demonstrating a Kawasaki Rose-based modular and thought I would give it a whirl:

Having failed miserably every other attempt to fold a Kawasaki Rose, I was chuffed to succeed this time.

I want to say I will fold this again – it took an age and although I was impressed with the rose, the modular attachments (tabs and pockets) did not positively hold it together (I cheated in the end and stapled them together).

Each rose is a masterpiece of box pleating prep work followed by a beautiful spiral collapse. Happy to be finished it tho.