Lara Diamand

I love origami. Often I let them loose in the world, hoping they find a new home and make somebody happy. If you find one, say hi, here, or on Instagram!

[Lara Diamand @origamitraces]

Inspired (again) by @henkvandervorst.art I'm refolding a simple pattern that I last made even before I was on Insta.
Swipe to see its use. I keep my earrings there😊😬
So simple, yet so pleasant to fold.

#origamitraces #origami #simpleshapes #shoyupaper https://t.co/gUPACs7Wnz

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Little dragon keeping us company. Yesterday we had a fabulous birthday dinner for my husband at @restauranthemelenaarde

#origamitraces #origami #dragon #tissuefoil #katiaorigamishop #restauranthemelenaarde #fantasticdinner https://t.co/IuF0wGK0py

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My Wheel Dahlia is also possible with 10 petals!
Less pleasant to fold then 8 or 6 though.
The 8 petal version will be a workshop on the live-origami-day 16 september from @origami_groep_eindhoven 🧡
Folded with Tissue foil from Origamishop @katiaori… https://t.co/kgZQlPfQC2

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My own improvisation with triangles and rhombi.
Inspired by @gatheringfolds her december classes.
If you swipe you see the poor practice paper. It has suffered a lót.
Grid 16x16x16

#origamitraces #origami #tessellation #triangle #rhombus #harmonypaper https://t.co/baDqtHwjVw

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Baking paper gives such a nice effect!
This tessellation-pattern has been folded by many, I'm sure. But in my case, I was just playing around.
I love the fact that the V-shaped 'empty' parts seem almost random if you don't look carefully. They are not a… https://t.co/hGRMtmaGRs

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Hyperbola 9 times
This time with Elephant Hide. It's still a tough fold but the paper did not tear (of course! It's EH!)
Now I wonder if I could paint something on a single one....

#origamitraces #hyperbola #elephanthidepaper #tessellation #origamirules https://t.co/3H7ojDPFaI

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Hyperbola nine times.
I will have to use elephant hide next time I think. The paper tears to much (and this @tuttleorigami is quite strong paper!)
Tips for other papers are welcome!😊

#origamitraces #hyperbola #tuttleorigami #shapes https://t.co/fezhufIfDR

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Peacock by Jun Maekawa
I love this model. But the tail is very heavy so to let it stand up, I have cheated. There is a clip at the back☺️
Folded with my friend @aylasinaart, used baking paper.

#origamitraces #origami #peacock #junmaekawa #aylasinaart #… https://t.co/7Fb3qEmn65

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Folding hyperbola
Thanks @henkvandervorst.art for showing this fun model!
I love the way the paper curves, almost like magic. Swipe to see its shape from a different angle.
I thought the Wave from Hokusai a suitable picture. Paper from @tuttleorigami

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This box did NOT work out.
Tip: don't watch television while folding if you can't read the instructions because of it😂😂😂
I will do this model by Tomoko Fuse justice next time. ☺️

#origamitraces #origami #box #tomokofuse #classicfailure https://t.co/o5fr5shaKq

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Wheel Dahlia
Experimenting with different papers. This paper I bought in Japan, it's very pretty, but also horrible to fold with. It's soooo soft. I might try giving it a little lamination with mc.
So for my flower it's no fun at all to fold. But the res… https://t.co/YfAYkVGymP

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Picture of my Wheel Dahlia. Folded, painted ánd designed by me.
I posted a reel and at the same time a picture of a version with 6 petals on my origami account.
It looks like hardly anybody saw the reel and a lot of people saw the 6-petal. So it seems … https://t.co/7ILJYrf8Yu

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Wheel Dahlia with 6 petals. So actually no Wheel Dahlia at all☺️🙄
If it can be done with 8 petals and it's totally symmetrical, it can be done with 6 too (most of the times). And it worked!
Design by me.
Folded with tissue foil from @katiaorigamisho… https://t.co/PJixKQ6Dze

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Wheel Dahlia folded, painted ánd designed by me🥰
As promised to @its_art_oclock I would do an origami flower for her #febfloralalphabet2023 I would not have guessed it would lead to my first thought-out origami design.
It’s officially Day 23 but thi… https://t.co/qlAXa6Rrwd

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Yes, Wheel Dahlia can be folded smaller too!!
My design🥰

#origamitraces #origami #wheeldahlia #flower #tissuefoil https://t.co/RSYBOWZaQx

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Wheel Dahlia by me🥰 (still super proud😬😬)
Tissue foil from @katiaorigamishop seems to be absolutely perfect for my flower!!
Still working on a tutorial.

#origamitraces #origami #wheeldahlia #tissuefoil #flower https://t.co/Rd9Qoije15

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I did it!!! Cleaned up my flower🌸❤️🌸 From Yellow, via Red to Blue!
There is a huge chance somebody else designed a similar flower but I really réally made this one myself!!
I'll try to make a tutorial. Would anyone be interested?
Please let me know. … https://t.co/HeMuwtedjp

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1,8 cm square little dragon.
Yesterday we had the most amazing day with our Instagroup if Flemish and Dutch folders. @lievenlovespaper gave a demonstration of how to make colored paper. I got a very small strip of it and managed to cut some squares from… https://t.co/W042ekh86I

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Just Rhombi in a glass frame. Swipe to see the frame too.
Folded with harmonypaper.
Design by @origamijoel

#origamitraces #origami #justrhombi #origamijoel #harmonypaper https://t.co/GnMhUSUkw9

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Dragon by Josef Zsebe
Thank you @analydiarcs for sharing this fun dragon!!🙏🐉🙏
Folded with 15 cm shoyupaper.

#origamitraces #origami #dragon #josefzsebe #shoyupaper https://t.co/7wc2i1tSMD