Michael Lafosse Origami
Michael s uncle norman had folded paper airplanes with him when michael was a toddler and his dad jerry lafosse was a photographer in the us air force.
Michael lafosse origami. In this book lafosse presents 28 original models that incorporate innovative functional and aesthetic details like faceted flaps ailerons canards and spoilers that really work. These days a dollar won t get you very far but in the right hands a dollar bill can become a work of art. Folded money models are wonderful gifts and conversation pieces and lafosse makes it easy for you to get started with projects ranging from very simple to challenging.
In michael lafosse s dollar origami the world renowned origami artist and co founder of the eminent origamido studio shares twenty incredible creations specifically designed to be made out of dollar bills. Origami dinosaurs by michael lafosse is a kit which contains 20 origami dinosaur designs organized into two booklets. Enthralled with origami from a young age master designer michael lafosse has used those skills to design and perfect paper airplanes for decades.
Michael lafosse has been working for over forty years as an origami artist papermaker and author. Trained as a biologist he finds his strongest inspiration in the natural world preferring to study his subjects in their natural habitats. Lafosse has been an origami artist for decades and is internationally regarded as a leading authority and master of the art.
Lafosse decided he would be an origami artist in 1971 after reading and re reading a readers digest article by leland stowe about the amazing folded art of japanese master akira yoshizawa. Included in the kit are 96 sheets of origami paper two of which are gold foil paper. He credits the work of the late japanese origami grand master akira yoshizawa for leading the way by exploring nature and achieving creative expression in origami art.
