Michael LaFosse’s Origami Butterflies: Elegant Designs from a Master Folder

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Fold beautiful papercraft butterflies with this easy origami book.Whimsical, exquisite and fragile, butterflies and moths have enchanted and inspired people for centuries. Origami artist Michael G. LaFosse is no exception. Hundreds of LaFosse butterflies have been featured in exhibitions around the world and his iconic designs are now eagerly sought and widely imitated by folding enthusiasts everywhere.This origami book contains 112 page, full color book 26 original designs Step-by-step instructions Colorful diagrams and pictures Advanced paper folding techniques and tips Accompanying downloadable materialThese elegant forms—each created from a single square sheet of paper without cutting or glue—showcase the versatility of the origami folding system. All are deceptively simple, yet provide a solid foundation for creative flights of fancy in the hands of an experienced folder. Clear step-by-step instructions show you how to make literally hundreds of different variations by making small adjustments to a few key paper folds! Whether dry-folded from recycled candy wrappers or wet-folded from expensive handmade papers, these designs exemplify the best aspects of the paper folder's art today.Origami butterflies include:A Butterfly for Vanessa GouldThe Butterfly for Robert LangA Butterfly for Eric JoiselA Swallowtail for Guy KawasakiThe Boston ButterflyThe Mudarri Luna Moth Frontcover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 3 Acknowledgments......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 How to Download the Bonus Material of this Book......Page 6 The Metamorphosis of an Origami Artist......Page 7 The Exciting World of Origami Butterflies......Page 11 Origami Butterflies Have So Many Uses!......Page 15 Using Fine Quality Art Materials......Page 19 Getting Started......Page 21 Origami Symbols Key......Page 23 The Base Architecture......Page 25 The Turning Poi......Page 30 Wing Styles and Variations......Page 33 For Alice Gray......Page 37 For Tony Cheng......Page 41 For Jane Winchell......Page 43 For Jan Polish......Page 47 For Makoto Yamaguchi......Page 51 For Vanessa Gould......Page 55 For Robert Lang......Page 57 For Emiko Kruckner......Page 61 For Kyoko Kondo......Page 65 For Killian Mansfield......Page 69 For Eric Joisel......Page 71 For Sok Song......Page 75 For Lillian Oppenheimer......Page 79 For Guy Kawasaki......Page 81 The Origamido Butterfly......Page 85 The Boston Butterfly......Page 89 The Question Mark......Page 90 For Doris Asano......Page 91 For Diana Wolf......Page 93 For V’Ann Cornelius......Page 95 Untitled......Page 97 For Anne LaVin......Page 101 For Kyoto......Page 103 For Russell Cashdollar......Page 106 The Mudarri Luna Moth......Page 109 Le Papillon de Nuit......Page 112 Copyright......Page 115 Backcover......Page 117