![]() The back of the tessellation is intriguing too: there are nine hollow cubes with dividers, broken it into four regions. I especially enjoyed making the leaves on the corners pointy, which gave more dimension to the model and caught the light in an angular, eye-catching way. I made nine zinnias and fashioned the edges of the paper so they looked like leaves. I found that I could raise pairs of triangles and that they looked very pretty when arranged in groups of four. Over Christmas Break I invented this tessellation when I was playing around with inflating certain parts of the paper. ![]() I folded the butterflies from mulberry paper, a see-through paper with long, graceful paper fiber streaks to give the impression of a delicate, precious creature. I folded the sunflower out of Tant paper, which is a strong paper that comes in many vibrant colors and does not break even when it is folded many times. I designed the sunflower myself, and I folded two beautiful butterflies that were designed by Michael LaFosse. By raising a series of cubes and making pretty squash folds between them, I managed to soften the hard edges of the tessellation to make it look like a sunflower. I did not expect to be able to make a flower out of a tessellation, because tessellations are usually rigidly geometric whereas flowers are usually more sculpted. Participating in this competition has helped me grow as a folder, and more importantly, as a person, because it pressures me to have the courage to redefine what is possible. Origami has been a powerful constant in my life which always provides a safe haven even as my friendships, habits, and goals change. My origami sunflower and butterfly arrangement won the 2020 Origami by Children Competition at OrigamiUSA! This is the sixth time in a row that I have won this annual competition, and participating in it each year since sixth grade has made origami a backbone of my identity. Although not many people used these maps, I find the model even more fascinating after folding it and moving it around. Because of this property, Miura used this design to fold maps and tried to make this idea a viable product for consumers. When I played with the Miura-ori, it reminded me of a flexible accordion, which was very interesting because it used to be just a rigid piece of paper. Another interesting property of this design is that when you pull the ends, the paper opens up easily without anything catching on itself. When I folded the model it was exciting to be able to open up the piece of paper and then easily close it up into a tiny rectangle with my own hands. The finished model could be “compressed” into a small roughly rectangular package of paper. Miura was interested by the efficient way that hornbeam leaves are folded up before opening in the spring, and he based Miura-ori on the crease pattern. The Miura-Ori map fold was designed by a Japanese physicist named Dr. I was excited to fold this model because of its interesting history. Moving the model through its various configurations is a great “stress reliever,” and I am so thankful I was able to fold this interesting design. I was ecstatic when I succeeded! I found it interesting how the group of folds that you repeat many times across each row reminded me of knitting. After all of my years of folding I felt hopeful that my experience and my skill would allow me to fold the model. Recently I saw this origami model in my “recommended” videos in Youtube and wanted to try it again. ![]() I tried folding the ball from the tutorial, but I could not figure out how to collapse the model after doing all of the pre-creasing. I was amazed how the paper could compress into a stick, how you could “squish” it into a ball, and how you could even turn it inside out! It was hard to imagine how a stiff piece of paper could become so flexible and fluid. I remember when I was very young, probably late in elementary school, I saw a Youtube video of this model. ![]() The way this origami design moves is entrancing and unique to this model.
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