In this book, she explains her method for combining folded-paper units in an insertion fashion that results in an endless sequence of multidimensional variations giving new life and freshness to old-fashioned origami classics. Another dynamic departure is the way she employs a single origami work as an axis around which to assemble various other multidimensional parts.Hours of fascinating fun await the origami devotee who follows her along the path to creating original multidimensional forms that are practically architectural in nature. Ranging from technically simple folds to more demanding ones, the many delightful and varied works in this book are highly stimulating and make wonderful presents for family and friends.

    Their creatures, ranging from the exotic to the familiar, the elegant to the whimsical, will both inspire the beginner and challenge the most accomplished folder.Choose among the dolphin, penguin, swan, owl, goose, kangaroo, praying mantis, or even the mythical Pegasus or extinct wooly mammoth. Each of these thirty-seven new projects is true origami-folded from a single piece of paper with no cutting or gluing-and is complete with clear step-by-step diagrams, instructions, and a photograph of the finished model.Origami Zoo will challenge and delight anyone with a penchant for creating something wonderful out of (almost) nothing.

    Every finished sculpture is shown in a photograph. Includes explanation of folding symbols and brief history of origami.

    Over 1,200 clearly outlined folding instructions show how to create 20 paper models of world's most celebrated extinct animals — Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Iguanodon, 16 others — as well as a mountain, volcano, dinosaur egg, and a prehistoric tree.

    This book shows the novice to the experienced origami practitioner how to create kusudama, a decorative paper ball for festive occasions.