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Celtic Key Pattern Heart Pepakura

A pepakura (low poly) 3D paper heart covered in Celtic key/maze patterns in shades of purple, red, blue, and metallic gold rests on a cream-colored handmade paper background.

I used the new extra-wide Celtic key pattern washi tape to make a low-poly pepakura heart for Valentine’s Day.

Chibitronics Intervew

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Chibitronics interviewed me (Andrew Crawford) for a Meet the Maker feature on their blog! Details on what I do, my background, and my process.

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Purple Twist Top Box

A small, squat, square, deep violet twist-top box with a Celtic knot engraved in a pale brown on each side.

I made these violet wrapping boxes with a classic Japanese packaging closure, and Celtic knots engraved on the sides for the Hex Chonk Boxes.

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Double Spiral Chocolate Bar Box

Purple box with a butterfly-style closure with spirals on the flaps.

I designed and fabricated this purple butterfly-closure box adorned with double Celtic spirals to wrap a fancy chocolate bar.

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The Enchanted Forest

A pop up card made from cutting and folding a single sheet of stock depicts a stag standing framed by the convergence of rows of trees receding into the distance. The branches overhead form whirls and spirals. The background is a green textured paper (momigami) with the white card backlit against it.

A lone stag at the focus of a long forest tunnel of wild trees with spiraling branches is my take on a popular origamic architecture/kirigami pop up card theme.

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Spiral Crystal Light-Up Pop Up Card

Spiral Crystal pop up card fully open (360º). A yellow pentagonal lattice with triangular panels featuring Celtic triskelion designs is lit from within by a red light. The base card is a dark blue.

I made this abstract pop up card with integrated electronics for the 2024 #LightUpPopUpTober project organized by Chibitronics.

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Small Polyhedra

Small laser-cut polyhedra in different materials, some lit from within, inspired by paper craft.

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Simple Washi Tape Valentine

Celtic Key Pattern Washi Tape Valentine Card

Quick Celtic key pattern washi tape paper art pop up card for Valentine’s Day.

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Folding the Dragon

Dragon origamic architecture / kirigami pop up card

This Lunar New Year marks the start of the Year of the Wood Dragon. I made a video walk-through of making my origamic architecture / kirigami dragon pop up card to celebrate.

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Light-Up Paper Star

A handmade laser-cut color-cycling light-up five-pointed paper star with spiral scrollwork.

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paper engineering

Celtic Key Pattern Heart Pepakura

Chibitronics Intervew

Purple Twist Top Box

Double Spiral Chocolate Bar Box

The Enchanted Forest

Spiral Crystal Light-Up Pop Up Card

Small Polyhedra

Simple Washi Tape Valentine

Folding the Dragon

Light-Up Paper Star

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