Graptopetalum Rusbyi

More commonly known as the San Francisco Leather Petal, this is the first model where I included a true color-change using the reverse side of the paper instead of just opening up the flap to show the inside like my Heliconia Bihai. Creating all twelve thin filaments between a ring of six small points in the center and six large points on the outside was also particularly challenging. The twelve thin points actually come from the outer-most part of the paper, even though they are in the middle of the model.

Design date: March, 2008

Paper used: A single un-cut square of tissue foil.