Seven years after designing manta, I suddenly realized that it can actually travel in a two dimensional flattened form and then be opened up and shaped for 3 dimensional display in about 15 seconds. Duh! This just proves how seeing something day after day can make us "blind" to its features. Sometimes it is best to put something aside for a while and then view it with fresh eyes. This is what "flat manta" looks like leaving my sudio:

Origami Reversion is about reconstructing the object from the origami. It's kind of like how archeologists create dinosaur models from old bones.

Box pleating is a different approach to designing origami. Box pleating starts with a grid. When you accordion fold a grid, it collapses. This works in two directions, x and y, if you're mathematically inclined. By strategically collapsing some parts and not others, you can create shape.

Most origami starts with a base. It could be a very simple base, like the classic bird base from which cranes are folded. Or it could be a very complicated base, like the one that Hoang Tien Quyet created for his horse and is published in the book, 50 Hours of Origami by the Vietnam Origami Group. 

Eight tips on how to create your own origami designs.

Super-sizing origami from 8 inch squares to 8 foot squares can yield impressive results if you're willing to invest more in materials, workspace, and structural engineering.

Every space should include a bit of whimsical art.

Exploring the definition of fine art and origami design and sculpture as fine art.