Toshikazu Kawasaki's Rose is perhaps one of the most beautiful things I have ever folded. In fact, it it is probably the piece I have folded the most. I love fulfilling commissions of these for Valentine's Day, promposoals, weddings, and anniversaries. 

Unknown artist, but a beautiful flower I found online!

Folded from Tomoko Fuse's book, Origami Spiral Art and Design. It's one of my favorite books in that she teaches you how to use certain parameters to design your own spiral, whirlpools, and coils. 

This specific piece is called, "6|10|15" because these numbers stand for the numerical parameters set for the spiral. Six refers the number of sides, 10 for the angle of ration, and 15 for spirality. 

Either way, I love the interaction of light with the inner folds of the spiral. I believe art is further enhanced by its interaction with every day surroundings. I admire beauty for its practicality, or at least pieces that can do more than just sit and look pretty. I hope my pieces can be used by others, turned over in their hands, admired, and serve another purpose in addition to looking aesthetically pleasing. 

I designed this on a whim one lazy Sunday morning. I wanted to take a picture of the sunlight on a fall morning. However, it didn't work well with my camera. In order to capture the beauty of the sunlight I folded this piece. I'm satisfied with how the light illuminates the folds. 

I call this "Mizu Rose" because I designed it at one of my long swim meets. Swimming and origami have been two large parts of my life and I thought it would be apt to call this the "water" rose.

This rose is adapted from the New Kawasaki Rose. Not much of a difference from the original, it just has a few more extra sink folds.

A tiny New Kawasaki Rose for a friend of mine.

Hoang Tien Quyet's artwork is stunning! However, I cannot properly capture his ability to create such sensual and beautiful curves from flat pieces of paper. This design embodies the trickster nature of the fox- from the tentatively outstretched paw, to its arched back, and cocked head.

Eric Gjerde's Hex Tessellation, a joy to play with!

A beautiful curler model, 30 pieces. One of my favorite models.