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A representational model depicting an elephant balancing on a ball.

Finish your book, pick up your bag and walk around the beach to collect 2 shells to remember your virtual summer vacation at the beach. Fold Akiko Yamanashi’s shell box and shell card with Janet Yelle. You will need 6” kami (plain) to see the landmarks better.

Time to dig into your tote bag for some sunscreen, a snack and some paper. You can use minimum 6” kami (bag) and ½ sheet (handle) to fold your own Yamaguchi-san’s tote bag with Martin Quinn.

Time for some sunbathing. Lay on your towel and fold your own wave with Jared Needle. You will need a 10” Kami.

Take a virtual walk along the beach and fold your own sand dollar. This model by Meenakshi Mukerji was inspired by Alphonsus Rouis’ sand dollar. Get your 6” Kami or Tant ready. High intermediate. Experience with Twist Folds is a plus.

In celebration of the Chinese zodiac the year of the rat, learn to fold Eric Joisel's iconic Rat.
This is a great model that requires a larger sheet of paper than you would think.
We will be wet folding this model
Materials needed:
30cm tant or vintage paper easily purchased from www.origami-shop.us
A damp paper towel

Join a new origami rising star designer, Rob Snyder, and learn to fold his Lion model. Rob is an American origami artist who started designing his own models in 2015. His original origami designs have been published in OrigamiUSA's The Paper and The Fold, the British Origami Society (BOS) magazine, and the OrigamiUSA annual Origami Collection. He has also contributed designs to a number of Nick Robinson's books. Rob creates models in the representational style, primarily designing animals, and he’s inspired by the natural world, as well as by depictions of animals in the art of children’s literature, cartoons, and tangrams. You can follow his work on Instagram @robsnyderorigami

Paper needed: A square of paper that is a different color on each side (for the color change mane), at least 25 cm (9 ¾ inches). Plain duo kami will work fine, or you can use a fancier paper, like the Deluxe Washi from the Americas Origami Shop.