"Fake" Bromeliad / "Lažne" Bromelije / Bromelias - Isa Klein

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web site / sajt : Diagramas and Cia.
link : http://diagramascia.blogspot.com/
author / autor : Isa Klein
language / jezik : Portuguese / Portugalski

A month ago I have posted about Bromeliad by Isa Klein, but actually, that was not my first take on this kusudama. First time I've folded it, I've ended up with a model I like to call the "fake" Bromeliad. It is what one gets when omitting to read the instructions on how to connect the modules. :)
I was thinking, OK, this is a sonobe-like modules, so I'll just put the modules together in the sonobe-like fashion. So, instead of gluing the flaps underneath next module and being able to make the kusudama "bloom", I have nicely brought the flaps over and into the pocket of the next module. The resulting ball is certainly not the Bromeliad ball, but the modules are the same, hence: "fake" Bromeliad. This is now it looks:

"Fake" Bromeliad kusudama - a ball made of Bromeliad modules assembled as a regular sonobe ball.

Pre mesec dana objavila sam post o Bromelijama Ise Klajn, ali to nije bio prvi put da sam pravila tu kusudamu. Prvi put sam napravila nešto što sam prozvala "lažna" Bromelija, a to je ono što se dobije kada ne čitaš uputstvo kako se moduli sklapaju. :)
Vodila sam se logikom, kako svaka sonoba, tako i ova (pošto je modul definitivno iz sonobe familije), pa sam umesto lepljenja sa donje strane i ostavljanja mesta za rasvetavanje lopte, uredno složila module ubacujući krilca u džepiće sa prednje strane. Ono što se dobije nije Bromelija, ali modul je isti, dakle: "lažna" Bromelija. Ovako to izgleda:

Flowers + ball = flowerball i.e. kusudama?

Since this is not a model from a book, here are some ideas for kusudama origami.
Pošto ovo nije model iz knjige, evo par ideja na temu kusudama.

Rabbit / Zec - traditional / tradicionalni model

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web site / sajt : WonderHowTo
link : origami.wonderhowto.com
language / jezik : Engleski / English
design / dizajn : traditional / tradicionalni model
diagram / dijagram : Tavin

A few days before Easter I thought to myself: "Why not fold a bunny?". It was like a small epiphany. The most logical thing. And I've never even folded a rabbit before! Unbelievable!
So I googled and looked for a model I liked, and quite a big plethora of rabbit aka bunny models did I find! I liked many, so I figured, why not start with this cute traditional rabbit and do some other models later (for Ortodox Easter for example, and next years, ...)?
Choosing the paper was not actually an easy task. I was at a loss for the right one, until I found harmony print in black and white and it all made perfect sense.
The model itself is not to difficult to fold, although one might wish for some more precise instructions on some steps of the diagram.
I love how it turned out in the end, how harmony coloring adds to the model and the lovely long ears that may be molded a little bit to add life to the rabbit. 
I've then folded another two rabbits, in green and brown, especially for my sister.

Nekoliko dana pre katoličkog Uskrsa palo mi je na pamet da je pravo vreme za pravljenje origami zeca. Što da ne? Logično. Plus, nikada do sada nisam pravila zeca, za ne poverovati!

Tražila sam origami zečeve po internetu, i iznenadilo me je koliko ih ima. Mnogi su mi se svideli, ali sam se za početak odlučila za ovog simpatičnog tradicionalnog zeca, a ostale mogu i drugom prilikom (uskoro ide pravoslavni Uskrs, a tu su i naredne godine, ...).

Izbor papira nije bio lak. Puno sam se dvoumila sve dok nisam naišla na ovaj crno-beli harmony print, koji mi se činio kao savršen izbor.

Sam model nije previše komplikovan, mada bi bilo lepo da je dijagram malo detaljniji u nekim koracima.

Baš mi se sviđa kako je zeka ispao, kako su se boje super složile, kako ima divne dugačke uši koje se mogu malo zavrnuti i izmodelovati tako da zeka izgleda "kao pravi".

Posle sam napravila još dva drugara, u zelenoj i braon boji, specijalno za moju sestru.

Here you can find a choice of related origami resources.

Ovde možete pronaći neke origami knjige na sličnu temu.

Bromeliads / Bromelije / Bromelias - Isa Klein

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web site / sajt : Diagramas and Cia.
link : http://diagramascia.blogspot.com/
author / autor : Isa Klein
language / jezik : Portuguese / Portugalski

I loved this origami model when I first saw it and decided that I had to try it. It is so beautiful, and I think it would look great in any paper combination.One thing that I've discovered while working on this, was that I am a traditionalist at heart when it comes to origami: I simply don't like gluing the modules together. However, this kusudama is well worth it!
But beware when you glue - a moment of distraction might leave you with an hour of trying to get between the glued sheets and to separate them without: a. tearing anything, b. being unable to lift the flaps and make the kusudama bloom, and c. having ugly facets of the ball when glued correctly.
And no, you can't do it all over when you notice the mistake when all is done and you have only one our to finish the kusudama and get to your aunt's birthday party to give her the beautiful origami present. Fun never stops! :)

Bromelias - glued together, before lifting the flaps and creating the flowers. Can you see the mistake?

Ovaj origami model mi se dopao na prvi pogled, i odmah sam odlučila da ga isprobam. Divno izgleda i sigurna sam da super izgleda u bilo kojoj kombinaciji boja i papira.
Dok sam radila na njemu shvatila sam jednu stvar, a to je da sam u duši pobornik tradicionalnog origamija: ne volim kada mora da se koristi lepak da bi se spojili moduli. U ovom konkretnom slučaju, lepljenje je stvarno vredno truda zbog konačnog rezultata.
Ali dobro obratite pažnju kada radite sa lepkom jer vas momenat nepažnje može koštati vremena i vremena utrošenog na pokušaje da razlepite module, da ne završite sa stranicama lopte koje ne izgledaju lepo jer je lepak bio preko njih, ili da prosto ne možete da podignete delove koji će napraviti da lopta "procveta".
I, ne, ponekad nije moguće krenuti sve iz početka, posebno ako grešku primetite na samom kraju kada vam ostane svega sat vremena da završite kusudamu i stignete na rođendan kod tetke i predate joj divni origami poklon, svoj ručni rad. Zabavi nikad kraja! ;)

Bromelias - the finished kusudama.

Since this is not a model from a book, here are some ideas for your origami.
Pošto ovo nije model iz knjige, evo par ideja na temu origamija.

Snegom pokrivena sonoba 1 (30 delova) / Snow-Capped Sonobe 1 (30 units) - Meenakshi Mukerji

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knjiga / book : "Marvelous modular origami"
autor / author : Meenakshi Mukerji
izdavač / publisher : A K Peters, Ltd. 2007
jezik / language : Engleski / English

Dugo nisam radila origami a imala sam divan tufnasti dvostrani papir od Rayher-a koji nisam mogla da dočekam da iskoristim. Prvi model koji mi je pao na pamet, onako za zagrevanje, je ova snegom pokrivena sonoba iz knjige "Marvelous modular origami". Već sam je ranije pravila, ali ne u ovakvom izdanju.

It has been a long time since I folded some origami, and I had this gorgeous dotted origami paper by Rayher that I was just dying to try out. The first model that came to my mind, to warm up my folding fingers, was this Snow Caped Sonobe from "Marvelous modular origami". I have folded this modela before, but not in this design.

Htela sam neki dvostrani modularni model pa da se poigram kada je šara sa gornje ili donje strane papira. Rezultati su tu, vi prosudite koji vam se više dopada.

I was going for a model that features both sides of the paper because I wanted to test how the same model will look like with different sides of paper up or down. These are the results, you can judge for yourself which one you like best.

Knjigu u kojoj se nalazi dijagram za ovaj model možete naći na Amazonu:

Find the book that contains the diagram to this model on Amazon:

Modularna zvezda sa 5 ili 6 krakova / Modular Star with 5 or 6 points - Trang Chung

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sajt / web site : Fold Something
link : http://foldsomething.com
autor / author : Trang Chung
jezik / language : Engleski / English

Posle mnogo, mnogo vremena jedan novi post na mom blogu!

Ideja mog kolege je bila da šefu za rođendan poklonimo neki origami, ne znajući da je pogodio u centar što se mene tiče. Dakle, prilika i motivacija su bile tu, novčanice na broju, a zgodan model nije bilo teško naći.

Model je odličan, jednostavan za savijanje, lako se sklapa a moduli se odlično drže zajedno. Milina!

Ko ne zna, za ovaj model sam koristila novčanicu od 1000 dinara Republike Srbije. Uz malo planiranja, dobije se ova odlična kombinacija boja na modelu.

A new blog post after a long, long time!

It was my colleague's idea to give our boss some origami for birthday. Little did he know that he had hit my "origami target". So, motivation and an occasion were both there, bills all accounted for, a piece of cake to find a suitable model.

This model is actually every modular origami folder's dream: units are easy to fold, model itself easily constructed and the modules hold really well together. Fantastic!

If someone wonders, I've used a 1000 dinars of Republic of Serbia banknote to fold this star. With a little bit of planning it turned out into this cool colourful combination.

Pošto ovo nije model iz knjige, evo par ideja na temu origamija.
Since this is not a model from a book, here are some ideas for your origami.