This design is named for Greg Mudarri, who picked up a magazine and was instantly captivated by a haunting image on the cover: a human riding a paper crane! He sought out the Origamido Studio for folding lessons, and soon became our good friend and helped us with graphic art. Greg is also an origami creator and he taught many lessons at the Origamido Studio, covering for us during our travels. He enjoys working and teaching in Japan.
The Mudarri Luna Moth stays out all night, and is attracted to the bright lights of the Ginza and loud music with a strong beat.
ride a paper crane?
I could not believe my eyes!
off to catch my own!
This design will introduce a different proportion that creates longer hindwings, and a different treatment for color change on the abdomen. It will also introduce the moth head.
The Actias luna (Luna) moth was the real world inspiration for this model.
Photo by Megan McCarty. (Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Male_Luna_Moth,_Megan_McCarty141.jpg)
1. Begin with the major color facing up. (A) Valley-fold in half, bottom to top. Unfold. (B) Make a pinch mark halfway from the bottom edge to the valley crease above. (C) Make a pinch mark halfway from the bottom edge to pinch mark “B.” (D) Valley-fold the bottom edge up to the lowest pinch mark. Unfold.
2. Valley-fold the bottom two corners to the bottom valley crease. Use the bottom valley crease to fold the bottom edge up.
3. Turn the paper over, bottom to top.
4. The folded edge should be at the top. (A) Make a pinch mark halfway from the bottom edge to the valley crease above. (B) Make a pinch mark halfway from the bottom edge to pinch mark “A.”
5. Lay the lower pinch mark on top of the upper pinch mark and valley-fold all the way across the paper. Unfold.
6. Valley-fold the bottom two corners to the full-length valley crease. Use the bottom valley crease to fold the bottom edge up.
7. Mountain-fold the left half behind. Rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise.
8. Squash-fold the right side.
9. Your paper should look like this. Turn it over, left to right.
10. Squash fold.
11. Valley-fold the bottom corner up to the top of the split. Unfold.
12. Squash-fold the left and right sections to form the wings.
13. Crimp the middle of the top layer of each wing down, swiveling the leading edge of the hindwing up and stopping at the outer corner.
14. Valley-fold and unfold the middle folded edges.
15. Inside-reverse-fold the indicated corner into the wing area and up to the crease formed in the previous step.
16. Mountain-fold the free corner in the middle of the wing area. Make a slightly curved valley fold along the raw edge of the forewing, forming a lunule.
17. Begin to form the body by mountain-folding the middle and then inside-reverse-folding the bottom edges up.
18. (A) Flatten and then mountain-fold the top corner for the head. (B) Bring the wings together with the body in between.
19. (A) Mountain-fold the abdomen edges inside. (B) Fold the wings down on each side.
20. Valley-fold the exposed triangle of paper over the tail end of the hindwing. Mountain-fold the pointed end of the hindwing and gently curl the tail end.
The Mudarri Luna Moth.
