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Fluffy hand-held foxes are cute! Its true identity...a "Washi fox"!

2023.12.21

Hokkaido

When you think of Hokkaido, what kind of animals come to mind?　One of the most representative animals is probably the "fox. Now, paper cutout art of such a fox is becoming a hot topic on social networking sites.

Washi paper is cut and folded to create a fluffy fox.
I think I got close to the ideal fox artwork I envisioned!

Quote from @PKirigami's post

The photo was posted by Kirigami Papa, a nursery school teacher.

This fluffy fox, created by cutting and folding Japanese paper, sits in the palm of your hand. We asked him about it, and he said, "I've come close to my ideal fox work.

How many times had you tried your hand at making fox paper cut-out art before you finally achieved your ideal fox this time?

I have loved making foxes since I was a child, and this is the third time I have presented my work on social networking sites.

You have made countless paper cutouts of foxes in the past!

Please tell us about your career as a kirigami artist.

The first time I made kirigami was about 12 years ago, when a child at the daycare center where I work requested it. At that time, I cut a grasshopper shape and folded its arms and legs to make it look like a real thing! It was relatively recently that I decided to post my work on social networking sites, after I became a Corona Disaster. I started to think that I would like to show people what I was making.

I was surprised to find that I have been kirigami for longer than I had imagined. I think it's wonderful that you are using SNS to share your creations that you have been working so hard on!

When I posted my works on SNS, I decided to post them under a certain theme, so I started making three-dimensional paper cutouts of pocket monster characters. Up until now, my main focus had been on pocket monster characters, but I decided to rethink what I could do without relying on the popularity of the characters and started experimenting with animal kirigami. In the process, I came across washi paper, which led me to this work.

The fluffy animal paper cutouts were so cute and soothing. He also created a Hokkaido-related Ezo squirrel and a chipmunk. Please take a look.

I made a chipmunk with swollen cheeks and a chipmunk with a bushy tail by cutting and folding Japanese paper.

Quote from @PKirigami's post

Kirigami Papa likes animals in Hokkaido. He said he would like to photograph wildlife in Hokkaido when he settles down to raise his children. I hope to meet fluffy animals like this kirigami.

実際の投稿はこちら<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ja" dir="ltr">I cut and folded Japanese paper to make a fluffy fox</p></blockquote>. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ja" dir="ltr"><br>I</p></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ja" dir="ltr">think I got close to the ideal fox work I envisioned <a href="https://t.co/cUHrgTXGvx">pic.twitter.com/cUHrgTXGvx-</a></p> Kirigami Papa✂️Kiri Origami (@PKirigami) <a href="https://twitter.com/PKirigami/status/1736308783377518832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Cut and <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ja" dir="ltr">folded Japanese paper to make a chipmunk with puffy cheeks and a bushy tail</p></blockquote>. I made a chipmunk with bulging cheeks and an <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ja" dir="ltr">Ezo squirrel</p></blockquote> with a bushy tail <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ja" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/JPuRHeLG6Z">pic.twitter.com/JPuRHeLG6Z-</a></p> Kirigami Papa✂️Kiri Origami (@PKirigami) <a href="https://twitter.com/PKirigami/status/1736671338713305408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Fluffy hand-held foxes are cute! Its true identity...a "Washi fox"!

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