My Portfolio

A gallery of my works from 2010 to present.  This includes shadowbox-mounted origami, cast origami figures in bronze, and other cast sculptures.  Prices and additional views available on request.

Portfolio

A gallery of work from 2010 to present

[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_06-bronze-in-absentia.jpg]2011Bronze in Absentia
This piece is actually a portion of the shell mold normally destroyed in the process of casting metal. I framed this because it came off in a single piece with a perfect negative image of the cast piece, a crocheted doily trivet,[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_goldberg-manatee.jpg]1370LaFosse West Indian Manatee
This was actually the first manatee I cast, before Nemo and Mother. It currently resides with my grandmother in Florida.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_pic_0176.jpg]1160Wax Deer #1
This is an example of a piece while it is still sculpted in the wax. Like Sit...Stay! this is more of an abstract doodle in three dimensions than a more realistic piece. [img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_pic_0178.jpg]970Wax Deer #2
Another three-dimensional doodle in wax. In this piece I was trying to see what features I would need to have something easily seen as a particular animal without needing to form a truly realistic animal[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_25-lafosse-butterfly-improvisation-2.jpg]2200LaFosse Butterfly Improvisation #2
An origami butterfly folded using Michael G. LaFosse's butterfly system.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_24a-mudarri-luna-moth-lafosse-5.jpg]2240LaFosse Butterfly Improvisation #5
An origami butterfly folded using Michael G. LaFosse's butterfly system. This one is diagrammed as "Mudarri Luna Moth."[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_26-union-lafosse-3-4.jpg]2010Union - LaFosse Butterfly Improvisations #3 and #4
A pair of origami butterflies folded using Michael G. LaFosse's butterfly system. This was created as a wedding gift for a friend.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_27-fujimotos-hydrangeas.jpg]2030Fujimoto's Hydrangeas
Paper folded in a fractal tesselation pattern designed by Fujimoto Shuzo.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_35-langs-western-pond-turtle-with-modifid-feet.jpg]1870Lang's Western Pond Turtle with modified feet
One of my earliest explorations in casting folded paper. I started out with a more difficult piece of origami and had to use additional paper for the feet as my folding didn’t allow for them even through Lang’s pattern includes those details. All of the detail is from the creases and layering of the paper.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_31d-crane-in-flight.jpg]1881Crane in Flight
Everyone who is involved with origami knows the traditional crane. My crane is in bronze with a welded steel base showing one of the stages of folding.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_30b-floral-abstract.jpg]1600Floral Abstract
This piece happened in two parts beginning with the central flower (an iris). I then decided that I would surround it with a bunch of leaves. Because bronze doesn’t flow through thin surfaces well, I got what I intended: leaves with variations in their completeness just as they might in nature.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_28-dihns-cat-on-a-step.jpg]1560Dinh's Sleeping Cat
I love this pattern because of the curves and soft shape of the cat’s body and tail. This piece has no specific proportions so each execution is an original. Additionally my method of casting the origami creates unique variations even when starting from the same design. This one must be a tomcat because his ears look like they have been bitten.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_32-dragon-head-study.jpg]1550Dragon Head Study
Suggested as potential corporate art, this started out as a study in tessellation. In fact, it’s my first original origami piece that I attempted to capture in bronze. The pattern was intended to show overlapping scales and leave the result up to the observer’s imagination. I call it a dragon head because there is a section where I visualize an eye and the side of a face.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_29c-engels-sun.jpg]1590Engel's Sun
This reminds me of the traditional Mexican pottery suns common here in Tucson.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_33-lafosse-west-indian-manatees-nemo-and-mother.jpg]1570LaFosse West Indian Manatees (Nemo and Mother)
I call this Nemo and Mother because a casting flaw caused the baby to have a damaged or “lucky” fin. The base is polished mesquite wood with a bark edge. This is one of my largest pieces and was on exhibit in the Pima Community College Juried Art Show.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_36d-yoshizawas-bunnies.jpg]1650Yoshizawa's Bunnies
Akira Yoshizawa is known as the Grandfather of Modern Origami because he was the first to create a diagrammatical system to show others how to duplicate his works. His pieces show a simplicity and attention to lifelike detail. I honor this detail by including the crease pattern in the glass base.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_36e-yoshizawas-bunnies.jpg]1590Yoshizawa's Bunnies (detail)
Akira Yoshizawa is known as the Grandfather of Modern Origami because he was the first to create a diagrammatical system to show others how to duplicate his works. His pieces show a simplicity and attention to lifelike detail. I honor this detail by including the crease pattern in the glass base.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_34f-fish-story-finished.jpg]1810Fish Story
This is the first piece using this sculpted character wearing a traditional kabuto. Kabuto translates as Samurai helmet. It turned into a more humorous piece as I developed the idea of including the glass “wave” and the fish that got away. Only the pole is not bronze.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_37b-maekawas-peacock.jpg]1890Maekawa's Peacock
As a small child, my uncle photographed a peacock in front of a red brick wall. Therefore, the only place to put my peacock was in front of a piece of etched ruby glass. This piece is designed so it can be either free standing or hung on a wall.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_38-angel.jpg]1770Angel
Wings folded using Chinese modular units, and left as paper to contrast with cast figure. Sitting on olivewood base, it can also be used as a business card holder. This is my third piece that I designed with a samurai-helmeted stick figure. The helmet is a traditional fold dating back centuries.[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_40d-science-friction.jpg]1491Science Friction
The fourth piece featuring the samurai-helmeted stick figure, this piece also features an original origami dinosaur. The title is a play on words similar to 'Fish Story.'[img src=http://arg-origamics.com/wp-content/flagallery/portfolio/thumbs/thumbs_39d-sit-stay.jpg]1360Sit...Stay!
This piece is a foray outside of origami, but still using lost-wax. The dinosaur figure is cast aluminum and hand-painted in acrylic on a glass base. While the position is backed by paleontological studies, the title is because it ended up looking similar to a dog begging for a treat.