Since I've been sitting a lot recently trying to rest & heal the
flare-up in my right knee, I've tried to keep at least somewhat busy
doing some origami. The pain is pretty heavy-duty and cuts right
through the painkillers, which can only do so much. So I've kept to the
simpler folds.
First, some butterflies!
These
were quite simple and are actually made from two sheets of paper, then
joined with a dot of glue.
Next, some Bellflowers, using a diagram that
came with the packet of origami paper---I added the stamens and
freehanded a little simple leaf. These are quite striking when folded
with multicolor paper:
I've also come up with my very
own design, my very first; yay! So here are some Little Green Men:
They
could, admittedly, use some finesse. But these little alien guys fold
with (not shown here) or without fangs, and are quick, fun and
kid-friendly. I used the first part of the classic crane diagram, then
diverged a bit from there. I think it uses maybe 10 folds, max--I
haven't diagramed it though. Am I mistaken in thinking there is a
program that will do that...?
Purists beware: there is ONE scissor
cut. But I'm sure with more fussing about I could eliminate it.
