Can anyone tell me anything about this doll?

I guess she is a kokeshi, but I've never seen one like her before.

I fell for her as soon as we met, and now she lives next to these Tomoko-Fuse designed origami.

She has a silver bow in her hair, tiny red nose and mouth, and strange, insectile patterns on her dress.

Currently, I don't know her name.

#kokeshi #WoodenDoll #Japanese #JapaneseArt #JapaneseCraft #Japan #origami #TomokoFuse #doll #cherryWood

Tomoko Fuse is my favourite origami artist. The person whose work most inspires me to fold paper.

This short (4m30s) film is about her 'infinite origami' series.

Who is your Tomoko Fuse?

#origami #TomokoFuse #Infinite #PaperFolding #Inspiration #ArtisticInspiration #WhoIsYourInspiration #InfiniteOrigami #Favourite

https://youtu.be/0g-y5825Xkk

The other two metamorphograms, now finished.

First was an argonaut, second a segmented shell, both designs by Japanese origami artist #TomokoFuse

I have plans for them, exploring the philosophical idea of vicarious memories. I.e. when we 'remember' our parent's early life, because they repeatedly told us about it.

#metamorphogram #cyanotype #blueprint #origami #PaperFolding #Abstract #Chaotic #chaoticart #LongExposure #Philosophy #Memory #Geometric #Angular #Shell

Started some #metamorphogram (cyanotype mixed with origami) images.

Folded from archival tissue paper, which results in poor origami, but the image will be what I need.

Maple leaf, by Peter Engel. Argonaut and Flat Shell w/10 segments by Tomoko Fuse.

Exposing for... a while... in a contact frame.

Ably assisted by Border Collie.

#cyanotype #blueprint #origami #TomokoFuse #Argonaut #Shell #ContactPrint #ContactFrame #BorderCollie #MapleLeaf #PaperFolding #TissuePaper #LongExposure

More origami practice. More spirals. More Tomoko Fuse designs.

This is a 'Weathered Shell', made from four square pieces of paper.

#origami #PaperFolding #TomokoFuse #geometric #Spiral #SpiralArt #shell #weathered #Practice #PaperArt #Modular #ModularOrigami

Not all origami starts with a square of paper.

These spiral forms (based on Tomoko Fuse designs) are drawn in InkScape.

I print and join pieces to get an A2 size template.

Cut the form from A2 tracing paper. 'Trace' the lines with a pressing tool (e.g. dry pen nib).

Fold, to get the finished form. In this case, it's about 25cm tall.

#origami #PaperFolding #TomokoFuse #geometric #Spiral #SpiralArt #Inkscape #CutOut #TracingPaper #PaperArt

I'm starting to get back into origami more, as I think about the next project.

Sometimes it's just good to make.

This is an octagonal helix made from a piece of craft paper about 2 metres long and 40 cm wide.

It's based on a design from Tomoko Fuse's book, 'Spiral'.

#origami #helix #TomokoFuse #FoldingPaper #PaperFolding #CraftPaper #Spiral #memory #practise #testpiece