Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 55 mm — 1/80 sec, f/3.2, ISO 500 — full exif
Origami Water Lily
made by five-year-old Anthony
Anthony's really been getting into origami lately, and most mornings we awake to find new creations he's made before breakfast. This morning he made a water lily (AKA lotus, like the lotus I posted last month).
He can't really read yet, but follows along with the instructions in the book...
We've taught him the conventions used in this book... that solid arrows mean “fold toward you”, outline arrows mean “fold back”, the difference among the various line styles (dotted, dashed, solid...), etc., so he can usually figure it out.
He often makes things on his own (that is, without the aid of the book or specific prior experience), ranging from an amazing duck he made two days ago that I couldn't find this morning to photograph, or this ... how shall I say... “less refined” wallet...
Yesterday morning, he presented me with two flowers that he made on his own, including a toothpick stem...
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 55 mm — 1/100 sec, f/3.2, ISO 500 — full exif
Experiments and Rejects
Ok, that’s just cool! Anthony is one smart cookie. I have never been able to do origami by reading directions in a book – it never EVER looks right. And for a 5 year old to do it so well without being able to read the actual directions is amazing to me! And refined or not, that wallet is great.
Maybe when I see him this summer, Anthony can give me a few tips.
My son also had a prolific origami phase, but I think he was a year older when he went through it. I get all nostalgic about it. When we go to events where origami is offered he still does it but not like before on his own. (Not so “happy” this time when entering the password.)