Origami

Can you believe these dolls are made of a piece of paper? These were made by Eric Joisel who is a French Origami artist. When we were children, we played with Origami, didn't we? Origami is very familiar to me. However, when I found his works on the Internet, my image of Origami changed completely. Origami was just a plaything for me, but he made works of art by using it!

We can see the details of the doll in this picture. I don't understand how it is made by a piece of paper. I think it takes Eric a lot of time to make the piece.

This dog is Eric's work too. It is simpler than the dolls above, but I think it is difficult to make it for ordinary people. Now, the only thing that I can make by a piece of paper is crane. I forgot the way to make other thing by Origami. However, I want to make dogs like Eric's by Origami someday.

If you are interested in Eric's works, I recommend you to check his homepage: http://www.ericjoisel.com/home.html

Pictures from

http://www.origamihouse.jp/gallery/house_joisel/index.html