Helica Kusudama, by Ekaterina Lukasheva, in its unbloomed form

I forgot how pretty this model is.  But it gets better.  The model “blooms” to have flowers.  More photos below the fold.

A few notes about this model.  There are 30 units, corresponding to the 30 edges of an icosahedron.  I used Harmony paper, which is a kind of origami paper with color gradients.  One pole is blue, while the opposite pole is green, and I arranged the paper to make a smooth color transition.

If I recall, I made this as a Christmas gift for my mother.  I believe I made all the pieces, carried them in a tea tin, and assembled the model while at my parents’ house.