ABSTRACT
In this chapter the author provides instructions for making an origami swan and cat. The swan requires two folds that novices find difficult—the inside and the outside reverse folds. Robert Lang's Cicada illustrates the artistry and technical accomplishment of present day origamians. Akira Yoshizawa is recognized as the 20th century master; two of the author's favorite models by him are a stork and an eagle in Akira Yoshizawa, Origami Dokuhon 1, pp. 56 and 57. Lang's Origami Design Secrets introduces newer design and description techniques reflecting the complexity of contemporary constructions. Traditionally, origami has been the art of folding single sheets of square paper into recognizable objects. These objects are referred to as "models". Other shapes of paper have been used. Some origamians make abstract, non-representational models, and some have cut the paper to obtain certain effects. Origami is a domain of exquisite expertise, and often special paper is used.
