Eco-Frendliness

What could be more eco-friendly than a tree? I wouldn't know. There are probably lots of things out there that may be more eco-friendly.
I was recently challenged to fold a tree. Most people who make trees make them with all the branches, or possibly simply with very few folds. I wanted something different, something simple, yet also 3D. I didn't take me long to come up with this, I didn't even have to write it down on paper before trying it, I just folded it and there it was. It's out of a 32:32 grid (but you don't have to crease the whole thing!):
(First line- 1/8th from the top)
(Second line- 3/8ths from the top)


And this is what it makes, with the right shaping:

As Impossible as it Gets

I recently came up with an idea for the Origami Construction System Challenge on the English forum. A while back, I saw an impossible triangle in an I Spy book, and the image stuck with me ever since. Now, I ended up folding that impossible tringle from a square. Here's what I ended up with for a CP, using the idea of Thoki Yenn's Magic Rings:


That CP folds into this model:



You can also make it look a bit better by folding it out of a rectangle. I folded this out of a 8.5:11 piece of paper:



Can't figure it out? I'll give you a hint: It all matters what angle you look at it.

Time to Enjoy the Carousel!

Recently, I was challenged by one of my friends that fold to design a carousel that has two color changed horses. I got to designing, and came up with this in class. This model is from a 32:32 grid:


I actually works quite well, but I wouldn't suggest going by these pictures (I will have to get more...). My advice is not to try and use copy paper for this model.

Why Would you Bother Folding Grass?

Well, last night I decided to design something else for the OUSA 2007 Design Challenge, and I couldn't really think of much. Heres the CP (16:16 grid):


What does it make? Why, 25 points,of course. And whats the point of 25 points? Well, it makes quite a nice patch of grass. All it needs is a little shaping, and makes this:

A Flower- Getting More Complicated

Finally, I decided to participate in yet another challenge I found. The OUSA annual design challenge happens to be a plant this year, something that I don't fold much of, but I tried it anyway. I made up the CP in class, and then edited it while I was folding it. Heres what I ended up with, from a 32:32 grid:


It's a bit of a weird CP, and is very asymmetrical. However, it ended up quite nice with copy paper, so I wonder how it will look in better paper?
Here is a picture of what the model should look like:



I will probably be making more models, or at least trying them out before the challenge is due. However, I know that I can't compete with Brian Chan's log.

A Frog- Pureland, that is

I had to design something, like always, for the monthly folding challenge on the english forum. This months topic was pureland, so I panicked. I had never liked pureland models, never even bothered folding one. So, I got to doodling and I ended up with something that looked like a frog.


I won't be making a CP for this model, because it's pureland. However, I can tell you something: The start of the model is 22.5 degree folds, sort of like a fish base with only two flaps. I might make a simple diagram...