How to Make an Origami Kawasaki Rose
Origami is the art of folding paper into objects or sculptures. It is believed that the art originated in Japan during the 1600s. A key concept of the art is that neither cutting of the paper nor the use of adhesive substances on the paper is allowed. The Kawasaki rose is an origami design by Toshikazu Kawasaki which utilizes a unique twisting technique that creates petals in a spiral pattern around the center of the rose.
Instructions
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Fold your piece of paper in half, then crease the fold. Open the fold, then fold the top and bottom of the page to meet at the middle of the page. Crease the folds, then open them. Rotate the page 90 degrees and repeat this process. You should now have a 4-by-4 grid of squares made by the creases on your paper.
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Fold the paper (from the bottom) up to the bottom edge of the top row of squares, then crease the fold. Open the fold, then repeat this process with the remaining three sides. Open all of the folds, then fold the page diagonally. Open this fold, then fold the page diagonally the other way. You should now have an "X" pattern crossing over the grid.
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Pinch the creases on either side of the center lines (both vertical and horizontal) to create a cross-like pattern of two raised, vertical ridges intersecting two raised, horizontal ridges. Turn the page over, then pinch along the center horizontal and vertical lines so that they become raised ridges.
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Push all four edges of the page toward the center while pushing the ridges over counterclockwise until they lie flat and there is a bud-like section protruding from the center. Flatten the "bud" by pulling its corners gently away from the center of the page-- use the flaps as directional guidelines. As you do this, you should notice a square forming. Push this square down gently to flatten it.
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Turn the page over. You should see four large quadrants. Take the flap that divides the bottom two quadrants and fold it over 90 degrees clockwise so that it is parallel to the flap that divides the right two quadrants. Do this with the other three flaps as well--folding them over to the next quadrant in a counterclockwise motion. You should now have a basic rose form.
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Cup the rose in your hand and turn it over so that you see a cup-like hole in the center of the "petals." Press down at the base of the "cup" gently--this will help to make the form clearer. Fold the edges down into the cup and fit them firmly into place. This is the base of the rose.
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Turn the form over and sit it on its base. Gently push out from the center of the petals with your fingers until a circle can be seen. Pull down gently on the tips of each of the four petals to complete the form of the rose.
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Tips & Warnings
Make all of your folds as precisely as possible--the closer you are to getting exact with each fold, the better the final product will be.
Use the back of your fingernail to make sharper creases.
Tracing the creases with a pen may help you to see them more clearly.
