This year’s #LightUpPopUptober project was an adventure! The prompt for my day, the 17th, was “conceal.”

I generally don’t cut things as close to deadlines as I did on this one. This has probably been the most #OverwhelmedOctober to date. I got everything worked out in time, and while I can see places that could use a little more polish, I think this is solid.

This got a little hectic building the final piece. I think I have everything for a making-of video, though. That will likely be forthcoming after I recover a little.

While there are some photos here, you really have to see it in operation to understand how it works. There is a short one-minute video showing me operating the orihon and cards.

A pop up card of four hexagonal panels leaning together. The faces have spirals cut out and backed with translucent vellum. A white LED lights the pop up from the inside. The places where the panels were cut plus an extra spiral on each side are visible in the base of the card. The card sits on the panels of an all-black orihon (accordion book). Angled view from above.
White lit spirals hex pyramid
A pop up card of four hexagonal panels leaning together. The faces have spirals cut out and backed with translucent vellum. A white LED lights the pop up from the inside. The places where the panels were cut plus an extra spiral on each side are visible in the base of the card. The card sits on the panels of an all-black orihon (accordion book). Angled view from above.
White lit spirals hex pyramid
A pop up card of four plain hexagonal panels leaning together. A red LED lights the pop up from the inside. The places where the panels were cut on each side are visible in the base of the card. The card sits on the panels of an all-black orihon (accordion book). Angled view from above.
Red lit hex pyramid pop up
Closed view of the orihon (accordion book) from above. The orihon sits on a surface of crinkled purple paper (momigami).
Closed orihon
View of the black orihon (accordion book) open but with the pop up card inside closed. Facing the hinge of the pop up card from above. The orihon sits on a surface of crinkled purple paper (momigami).
Switching mechanism for the pop up in the orihon
View of the black orihon (accordion book) open but with the pop up card inside closed. Facing the opening of the pop up card from above. The orihon sits on a surface of crinkled purple paper (momigami).
Switching mechanism for the pop up in the orihon
View of the black orihon (accordion book) from above, open but with the pop up card inside completely closed. The switching mechanism for the card's electronics is visible. The orihon sits on a surface of crinkled purple paper (momigami).
Switching mechanism for the pop up in the orihon

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