Hi there everyone. I’ve been a little busy lately, going a bit bonkers with projects and some new 2007 craziness at work. Just posting some quick links and general end-of-the-year roundup bits here. In case you missed it before, I uploaded some photos from my trip to the Italian origami convention in Verbania. I can’t lay claim to them being amazingly wonderful photos, but there’s some nice stuff in there, and lots of tessellations (what a shock, I know.) Make sure to check out the nice pieces by Sipho Mabona, who I had the great pleasure of finally meeting in person. (his flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/sipmab). I was also very excited to meet Ralf Konrad, to see my good friend Mélisande again, as well as Roberto Gretter and several other nice people that I ran into at the OUSA convention in summer 2006. OK, so moving on… I’d also like to point out the really interesting work coming from Ray Schamp and Polly Verity, and the group they post to most often: Origami Corrugations There’s a …

curl up Originally uploaded by tactom. pedalternorotandomovens centroculatus articulosus – the Curl Up – as folded by TACHI Tomohiro. It’s one of the best Escheresque renderings that I have seen to date. And they are so cute! (did I just say that?) Here’s the Escher original: image from clowder.net

Merry Christmas! Originally uploaded by EricGjerde. Merry Christmas, everyone. Buon Natale, Feliz Natal, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, frohe Weihnachten, and so on… I hope your holidays are happy, and your new year is one of hope, joy, and new beginnings! Best wishes, Eric Gjerde

Lunoid Originally uploaded by oschene. Philip (Oschene on Flickr) has created this wonderful 3D origami design, which he is calling a “Lunoid”. It’s really a fantastic-looking shape, which I absolutely must make out of plastic to use as a container for all sorts of impractical but fabulous goodies. Three cheers to Philip for yet another killer design. He hasn’t blogged about it yet, or posted a crease pattern, but I would keep an eye on origami.oschene.com to see if it shows up! I’m personally looking forward to running the CP through our CraftROBO and cutting it out of polypropylene plastic, to make wonderful translucent containers…

Roundabout Tess Originally uploaded by cedison. A really stunning new piece from Christine Edison. I’m really enjoying her work, she’s always coming up with something new and fearlessly exploring new ideas and territories. The shadowfold pattern this design makes when backlit is marvelous. Thought I’d share it with those of you who aren’t tuned in to her Flickr stream already. -eric