Sam's Backup Page ([personal profile] cblj_backup) wrote2011-05-11 07:57 pm
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I've been putting off trying to fold the Lotus because when the website tells you "You should have a BIG piece of paper to practice with!" you know trouble is ahead. Especially when the first significant fold of the piece is a sink fold, because sink folds were invented by some minor demon to torment enthusiasts of the gentle origami arts.



Good thing I'm demon proof, because the Lotus is AWESOME.
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[identity profile] calliope-jones.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
That's so PRETTY.

[identity profile] pommery.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, That's definitely my favourite so far (not that they all aren't awesome, but still, LOTUS.). :)

[identity profile] emyrldlady.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Oh that's so my favorite!
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[personal profile] caffienekitty 2011-05-12 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
That's the one used as a calling card in "Blind Banker", right?

[identity profile] jwaneeta.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
IT IS COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION AWESOME

You're almost making feel an inclination toward this bizarre artform.

[identity profile] madripoor-rose.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Very cool.

[identity profile] lehorin.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
I am only partially demon-proof it seems. I have gotten as far as step 14 and I have no idea what it is asking me to do. :(

[identity profile] illariy.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, that is beautiful. :D It looks like a mathematician's poem to a flower.

[identity profile] carmy-w.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Beautiful!

Did you happen to see "Body of Proof" a couple of nights ago? The deceased investigator did origami for his 8 year old daughter, and the clue which uncovered his murderer was folded up inside an unfolded origami. Dana Delaney's character re-folded it and gave it to the daughter at the end of the show. It was sort of a balloon that blew up into a flower (now that's a description, isn't it?).

[identity profile] 3-sickles-short.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
The awesomeness of that lotus is clear evidence that you're demon-proof. Next time one of my appliances starts acting possessed, I'm totally tracking you down to exorcise it.

on origami.

(Anonymous) 2011-05-12 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Have you seen this music video: http://vimeo.com/23418865 called Because the Origami? It's rather sweet.
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on origami

(Anonymous) 2011-05-12 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Have you seen this music video: http://vimeo.com/23418865 called Because the Origami? It's rather sweet.
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[identity profile] twirlynoodle.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, pretty! Not the lotus fold I'm familiar with, but just as lovely. Then again the one I know is a napkin fold and probably not possible with normal paper, unless maybe it was wet or very thin.

[identity profile] redacerose.livejournal.com 2011-05-14 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Late to the party, I know, but I prefer this:

http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-lotus.html (http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-lotus.html)

It's much easier to fold and I like the look of the the finished fold more.
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