The Origami Forum

[originally: gallery of grizzly man]

i'm still in two minds about opening my own gallery but if you'd like to get some critics - both positive or negative - for your creations or interpretations it's probably more effective to post a picture right here than to the "folded lately"-thread ...

my contribution to the monthly folding challenge of september 2009 - a kingfisher made from the half of a square

my contribution to the october challenge in 2009 and its development - a little geisha made from a square









the last picture was taken at preparations for an origami meeting in oktober 2010.
i've also tried a rectangle to produce a taller model.

my contribution to the may challenge in 2010 - a gorilla made from a rectangle



... inspired but far away from the quality of giang dinhs' artwork

i wanted to take part in the october challenge of 2010 but an idea came too late. the topic was about a thing or creature with "horns, corns and antlers".
so a few days ago i went through another boxpleating session and came up with this model ...



... and titled it a minotaur. with its plane face it probably reminds you more of a faun than of the cretan myth?

well, actually i wanted - or still want - to create a papermade copy of a special devil sculpture by thomas theodor heine, a german artist of the early 20th century. a picture of the original you can find here: http://www.lempertz.com/typo3temp/pics/749fd6bc7d.jpg

last night i've made some changes to the minotaur-base and got finally this version ...









it still doesn't suit the original but i think it's growing ...

grizzly man wrote:i... and titled it a minotaur. with its plane face it probably reminds you more of a faun than of the cretan myth?

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i really like this

thank you, trouble! i took another try this night with some differences in shaping the head and arms but i'm still not satisfied ...





i forgot to mention quality, format and dimensions of the paper used for the devil evolution - it's a kraft rectangle 1:2 (25cm : 50cm).

one more try ...





the right one was folded today but as it seems to me without any improvements.

great!

thank you, endreon.
i've tried another kind of paper and did thin the arms somewhat this evening ...

It looks better! Is there a possibility of diagrams?

perhaps i'll try to draw a simplified diagram for it or post a cp with notes for the christmas book ...
but for that i have to be satisfied with it first and anna will have to accept it as a contribution.

the next try ...

Very nice gallery you have here, Grizzly.

for what it's worth, i absolutely love the attitude of this newest little red guy. This one has character that I think the other ones lacked, particularly in the stance and the swept back horns.