My first model was the shamrock. It was February and I decided I wanted one and was fortunate enough to succeed. Personally, I prefer free standing models - what I call computer-top origami - models that I can display on top of my computer monitor at work. They can be 2d or 3d but they must stand on their own.
For some reason I seem to create in a plant theme. It wasn't intentional. I had wanted to create a deciduous tree since they are under-represented compared to pine tree models and that was the start of essentially all the following models. In Museum Origami: Animals Yoshizawa-san recommended observing a real panda before you tried even folding one - muchless creating it. It reminds me of the fresco of Jonah and the Whale by Michaelanglo in the Sistine Chapel. He had never seen a whale before and it is just a really large Mediterranean fish eating a man. Perhaps being an avid indoor gardner made it comfortable subject matter for me. Fold what you know.
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Gingerbread House
December 2000
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All the pieces are folded without cutting or gluing but to assemble the individual pieces I used white glue as the 'icing'. The candy canes, icicles, trees, and hearts are my own models. The peppermint candies are a variation on a Lover's Knot model in Creating Origami. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Gingerbread Person
December 2000
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This is a two piece model folded from 2 1:2 rectangles. See my diagram page for folding instructions. I glued a loop to the back to use as tree decorations at my office. Our tree is a disaster - we have the worst department in the whole building - before origami that is!
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Bearded Iris
September 2000
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I guess it is more of a Monet's Impressionistic iris than a Ted Normington Daffodil. I love iris and now I can have them year round. They look really good in different shades of purple and lilac in a small grouping. Unfortunately, I am not talented enough diagram it just yet.
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Two Color House
September 2000
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Fred, my resident architect inspired me to design this. I first came up with a VERY simple house silhouette so I made it a little more complicated and gave it some graphic interest with the color change. The folding process also allows it to stand on its own.
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Stem and Leaf with Traditional Tulip
September 2000
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I was working on a palm tree and came up with this free standing stem. I love computer top origami!
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Evergreen Trees
September 2000
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I was TRYING to create a maple tree when I stumbled upon this, folded a quick trunk and had a stand alone tree. It looks best with several variations placed together to look like a forest.
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Shamrock
March 1998
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This was my first creation. I still am not a talented enough artist to diagram it. It is probably mid-intermediate difficulty.
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Standing Pine Trees
September 2000
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This was inspired by the traditional pine tree as opposed to it being a variation of the model.
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Standing Pine Dollar Bill Fold
September 2000
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The standing pine fold works well with a crisp dollar bill too. This bill was NOT crisp!
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Willow Tree
September 2000
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Once again, I was trying for a deciduous tree. Willow do lose their leaves in the fall so it is, technically, a deciduous. For those who quilt, I was reminds me of the "Tree of Life" quilt pattern.
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Spooky Tree
September 2000
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My co-worker Gen is somewhat of a muse for me. I take an unperfected model and show her and she comments on size and proportion and I seem to be able to find a solution. She was the force behind this model.
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Pumpkin Head
October 2000
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Karine, my favorite student worker at the library, made this a special request.
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Wicked Witch
October 2000
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I didn't have any green/black duo paper so I folded two sheets white sides together.
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Witch's Hat
October 2000
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My first attempt at Wicked Witch but there wasn't enough paper left for a color change.
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Stump
September 2000
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This was actually the first part of Spooky Tree. ACTUALLY, I was trying to make a stem for the rose model in green paper, I showed to Gen and she turned it upside down and proclaimed it was a stump. I altered it a little and it WAS a stump.
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USA Flag
October 2000
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After designing the Swiss flag I felt a little unpatriotic. Now I feel better.
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American Eagle
October 2000
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Was anyone else's house decorated with this in 1976? We had a plaque above the door.
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Swiss Flag
October 2000
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I designed this for the daughter of a foriegn exchange student that lived with us back in high school for a year.
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Coconut Palm Tree
September 2000
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I first pictured this model while attempting to create the shamrock. Three years later I final arrived at what I had imagined back then. I had thought I could fold it from ONE piece of paper, Ha, Ha, Ha!
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Banana Palm Tree
September 2000
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This is another version of the palm tree that developed.
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Date Palm Tree
September 2000
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I think I got my inspiration for this from the line drawings of plants in John Montroll's "Prehistoric Origami". It looks similar to a background picture in that book. My father says it is a Fan Palm.
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Awareness Ribbon
September 2000
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fold one for a woman you love!!!!!
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Fall Leaves
September 2000
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I folded these while waiting to see the doctor. I actually had time to fold a third but it was in white paper. My dad said it was a Nebraska Maple - covered in 10" of snow!! (Nebraska was hit with a September snow storm in 2000)
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