In 2023 I learned this during a Zoom session, and in 2024 I learned it in person, one to one. I was enchanted by the model. I was so thrilled by the model that I would like the whole origami world to know this model. The sequence is easy to remember and the result is very satisfying.

Pdf with diagrams

This design was taught by Koustubh Oka at the OUSA convention in New York in 2014. He developed the first instructions for the model (photo diagrams), with Bill.

Pdf with text instructions, please let me know if you succeed folding the Blooming Flower by following these instructions. This is one of the first text instructions I have written for a model.

Email at the bottom of the page.

Here you find the page of Bill Reyes on the CFC website

Unfortunately, Bill Reyes passed away, but before he did, he told Koustubh that his models may be freely shared, but without profit. Let us respect Bill’s wishes.