ORIGAMI Butterflies & Moths

16 origami lessons. For ages 8 and up.

Running time is approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. This DVD menu-driven! It is easy to choose the exact project that you wish to study.

This video DVD shows how to make 13 Michael's origami butterflies, two moths, and a dragonfly, using his own unique system of bases that he created specifically for folding these winged insects. It is also a demonstration of creative base development, which will allow you to design dozens of your own colorful butterflies and moths! The 16 projects are: the Alice Gray; the Emiko; the Lillian; the Alexander Swallowtail;the Michael Shall; the Baxter; the Rockmore; the Florence Temko; the J. Nolan; and the LaFosse Moth Origamido butterfly; the Alexander Aztec Swallowtail; the Mudarri Luna Moth; the $bill butterfly, the Bird Wing and a dragonfly.

These butterflies were chosen for their beauty as well as for the variety of folding techniques, which will demostrate the creative potential of his origami butterfly design system.

Make use of recycled, colorful, gift wrap, and all sorts of decorative paper, films, and fabrics for an endless variety of lovely, lifelike Lepidoptera. Frame or mount your favorites and create gorgeous "vegetarian" butterfly collections! The sky's the limit! Let this be a launching pad to hours of creative exploration and enjoyment!

Video DVD.