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This Week in Origami Tessellations – March 24, 2006

This has been a busy week for everyone in the Origami Tessellations photo pool on Flickr, or so it would seem! I can’t say enough good things about my fellow tessellators- it’s just a wonderful joy seeing all the new and fascinating works pop up every day, from all corners of the world.

updated to include works from Fredrik Owesen and Jorge Lucero- sorry about that, guys!

We’ll start off with some new pieces uploaded by John McKeever:

Stellations of the Dodecagon

This piece, called “Stellations of the Dodecagon”, has to be one of the best examples of detailed folding work that I’ve ever seen. Fans of McKeever’s artwork (myself included!) are keenly aware of his attention to detail, and wonderful choices of paper. This design is, of course, no exception.

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Babylonian King




mask 8a

Originally uploaded by origami joel.

Another amazing mask from Joel Cooper.

It reminds me very much of the Assyrian and Persian artwork of ancient times- especially the heavily stylized beard.

The detail on the eyelids, nose, and lips astound me.

Click through to his Flickr photostream for another photo in 3/4 view, as well as many other wonderful pictures.

(For some reason I missed posting this earlier in March. oops!)

-Eric