I designed this simple 8 unit modular star back in September of 2016. Before then I mainly designed single-sheet recursive models, so this design was a result of experimenting with color changes and modular locking techniques. I have dozens of original star designs, so coming up with the perfect name can sometimes be more challenging than designing the star itself. This one remained unnamed until I diagrammed it for the 2017 OrigamiUSA Collection. Right around that time, a powerful winter storm named Stella brought lots of snow and incredible surf to the East Coast. I am a year-round New Jersey surfer, so after surfing the swell pumped in by the storm, the name Stella naturally fell into place.
This star is folded from eight sheets of double-sided kraft paper. For the best results, I recommend using 3” squares with contrasting colors on each side. Patterned paper also yields some really neat results! Please feel free to submit photos of your rendition on my website.
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Two variations for the back of the model.