Swallowtail Butterfly

This model stretched both my design and folding skills in new directions in order to get wings of sufficient width and delicacy to suit the subject. I usually prefer to fold subjects that have some unique defining characteristic so, of all the butterflies out there, I chose the swallowtail because the two points at the end of the lower half of each wing give it a distinctive silhouette.

Design date: December, 2010

Paper used: A single un-cut square of mulberry tissue paper treated with methyl cellulose.