Adventures in Paper: Like Mathematic Snowflakes Part One

It's been a while since I posted something about my fold-stuffs. Lately I've been focusing on tessellations and using square, rectangular, and hexagonal sheets of paper. Here are some of my earlier attempts:

Often the starting point for any tessellation pattern is by creasing a piece of paper into a grid of triangles and then working them from there. The sheets of paper above and below both started with the same folds and then took on completely different forms.

This one is different from the others because it's more of a 3 dimensional model that doesn't lie flat. But like all tessellations it's made of a repeating fold pattern. I like this one quite a bit.

Here's one I designed myself by just putting together folding techniques I learned with others. I call it, "The Legend of Star Force Power Squad". No, wait, that's the name for my upcoming Saturday morning cartoon.

An aspect of the tessellations I like is how new patterns emerge when they are backlit, like this one. Often people will fold them with foil or plastic sheets to emphasize this effect. But all I can afford is plain ol' modified printer paper. This one looks like a sea of flux capacitors.

Here's another basic pattern that starts with a hexagon twist. And no, that's not the new dance craze. "Hey, did you see Bobby dislocate his groin when he tried the hexagon twist? It was rad."

Next time I'll unleash a batch of images of more advanced tessellations I'm quite proud of. I soon learned that doubling the folds somehow quadruples the results. I don't know how it works, but I'm pretty sure it's magic.

Secret Santa

You know, I really think that Santa Claus and Superman are the same dude. Honestly, just think about it.

First of all, they both watch over mankind and teach children about good moral behavior. They both love wearing red, have homes established in the far north, and can freaking fly.

But Shane, you say, they look nothing alike. Well, Superman is known for disguises and having an alter ego. Why not have one more? Have you ever seen the two of them in the same place? I didn't think so.

Plus only a man with superhuman strength and speed would be capable of carrying and delivering billions of gifts in one night. And you know how he "sees you when your sleeping" or "knows if you been bad or good"? How else would he know without super hearing and the ability to see through walls?

C'mon people, Kris Kringle is from Krypton!

Holy shit.