Fish Curler, designed by Ekaterina Lukasheva
The Fish Curler is one of the most elegant designs in modular origami. It’s an all-timer, a classic. There are instructions publicly available, and they fit into a single page.
The units are attached by simply wrapping them together in a spiral. There are a number of modular designs based on this same principle, but none so simple and effective.
i sometimes wish when i post on a niche topic that i will garner one rando from the world who is really into it, and expresses their enthusiasm or brings something to the discussion. may your origamiposts find their special rando.
@Bebe Melange,
Haha. Well, for what it’s worth, origami blogging is pretty low effort–not counting the time to create the origami itself. I just pull something out of my files.
I also feel like my origami gets plenty of appreciation in other spaces. e.g. last month I went to two origami conventions, one where I taught a model, and another where somebody else taught one of my models.
Why is it called the Fish Curler?
I do like seeing the origami you put up, but I have a storage question, how do you keep your models clean and undusty. I remember the cranes and the like I made as a child getting very dusty.
@Jazzlet,
It’s made of what’s called a fish base.
I don’t have a way of keeping my models un-dusty. I just take the photos while they’re new. Most of them get stored in boxes, and some are eventually thrown away. My favorite ones are on a display shelf.