Hi there, this is Emmett, and when Makerblock found out I was a fellow origamist, he invited me to post some of what I've folded. I like modular origami, so that's mostly what's here. I didn't invent any of these designs, but I honestly can't remember any more where I found the instructions.
This buckyball is made of 90 pieces of paper, 5 each of 12 colors plus 30 white.
A cube made of six pieces.
A Kawasaki Rose. One of the only things I know how to fold out a single piece of paper, and probably one of the most difficult (for me at least).
I don't remember what this is called. It has 30 pieces, 5 each of 6 colors.
Five intersecting tetrahedra. It's sort of cheating because each piece starts as a 1x3 rectangle instead of a square. If you look closely you can see the dodecahedron and icosahedron formed by the tetrahedra.
I’ve only tried the Kawasaki Rose. With the number of pre-creases required and that special twist maneuver… I never got the hang of it. Those are some awesome pieces!
[...] As an origami nerd, I’m always so happy to hear about other origami-inclined people. I was surprised, though I suppose I should not have been, that Emmett is a fellow folder! I’m really glad to welcome Emmett to this blog as a contributing author and look forward to seeing more of his work. So, check out Emmett’s post describing some of his work! [...]
Yeah, I feel like I’m learning it all over again every time I try to fold that rose. I can usually build one of those 30-piece jobs in about the same time.
Thanks for the blogging invite.