Continuing with my series incorporating traditional origami motifs into modular mandalas, here’s a new one I just designed using the traditional samurai helmet as the decorative element. I used bright, “childish” colors for this one, but I want to fold it again using a more dramatic color scheme. As always, this uses 8 squares, with no cutting or gluing. Some details are a little messy because it’s the first time I designed and folded it and some experimentation was involved…
(Besides this one, so far I’ve created modular mandalas incorporating the traditional “pajarita”; sailboat; crane, tortoise, and noshi (in one mandala); pinwheel; and butterfly.)









