- I think u midht lose this one - its just about to fly.. - *mimka*
Flying Katydid
Designed and folded by Sipho Mabona
September '06
wingspan aprox. 7 inch
The reare wings are color change. They have a slightly more shiny surface as you may see when looking closer.
Folded from aprox. 16 inch of SHIKIBU GAMPI-SHI (13gms) then wet shaped with water.
See Brian Chan's entry here:
www.flickr.com/photos/chosetec/252013191/
and here ist the template:
Comments and faves
thiomor, EricGjerde, Omsel, *Sherry*, and 53 other people added this photo to their favorites.
steffi's (81 months ago | reply)
wonderful masterpiece!
Mélisande* (81 months ago | reply)
Very good !
I particularly like the rear wings, how they are translucent.
EricGjerde (81 months ago | reply)
smashing! I love the antennae and rear legs, especially.
it's great how you and brian both have made such excellent works but both so strikingly different!
the wispy antennae really clinch it for me.
Omsel (81 months ago | reply)
You're invited to post this image to Yellow or Green
Omsel (81 months ago | reply)
Thanks for posting...i invited this in because its an outstanding macro and a most beautiful green...on a very tasteful background....shes a beautiful.
Chosetec (81 months ago | reply)
Nice work, man! I think your proportions are better than mine.
I neglected the antennae, but you did them quite well that they're worth including. what paper did you use?
Chosetec (81 months ago | reply)
I'll include the tags "origamichallenge", "origamichallenge1" if you don't mind
MABONA ORIGAMI (81 months ago | reply)
Thank you everybody! I am happy to have designed my first original insect. I like some aspects of it (rarewings,are transluctant, lengh of third leg pair) and some others I dislike(wings dont come from the top of the back, crumbling of the paper). I would have liked to fold one more model with the paper I used but I ran out of it. I think it is called SHIKIBU GAMPI-SHI. I got it at NY Central Art
www.nycentralartsupply.com/asia/japan3.html
MABONA ORIGAMI (81 months ago | reply)
I forgot something. Brian thanks a lot for keeping me trying to design. Without your challenges and help I would not have done it!
kath & theo (81 months ago | reply)
camouflage optima forma ! great shot
amber boy (79 months ago | reply)
marvelous!
Bugmaker (77 months ago | reply)
Great to see your stuff her in the Bugmakers group!! Thanks for posting!!
Heather / janedeangems (74 months ago | reply)
I love your work!
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PhotoFill (66 months ago | reply)
This shot smells....of success!
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OrigamiFanPete (62 months ago | reply)
wow. so lifelike.... i think your one is much more better than the brian's one... especially because of the antennae... grat job!
coleynmc (58 months ago | reply)
Great Photo! How did you shoot it???
Please leave a comment on one of my photos
Muslima2006 (52 months ago | reply)
Amazing
JuLi-Design (51 months ago | reply)
stunning!
Dirty Sparrow (51 months ago | reply)
I love this so much, it's just perfect...
Cláudia Monteiro (47 months ago | reply)
Delicius
PauliusOrigami (47 months ago | reply)
Amazing. As real. Good Work Sipho. You're one of the best Origami artist.
L_U_I_S (34 months ago | reply)
did you have to treat the paper with glue before folding?
MEI ZHOU 86 (23 months ago | reply)
Forem cp？？
Creative Photography by Helen Thorn Christchurch N (3 months ago | reply)
Amazeing origami - can you do a centipede?
Chosetec (3 months ago | reply)
I have already done a centipede!