Dark, gritty romance that sizzles with intrigue and suspense. 2 Fold the piece of paper in half diagonally, so that it looks like a triangle. A New York Times bestseller, The Paper Swan is a haunting tale of passion, loss, and redemption.

You can find a range of origami paper on Amazon. Drawing on the rich mythological history associated with the tale of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, and re-examining the tale through the lens of metaphor, Salmacis: Becoming Not Quite a Woman is a stirringly relatable and powerful exploration of gender, love and identity. 1 Get a square piece of paper, turn it over so that the colored side is at the bottom. Made this origami Leave a comment & submit your photo on the last page here. Origami Swan Instructions Scroll down to follow the photo tutorial for the Origami Swan. You can also use this method on paper napkins. Shop affordable wall art to hang in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent. The traditional origami swan might be the easiest of the origami birds.

Why? Well you may ask! Paper swans are a recurring motif in the collection, as seen in the poem ‘Daphne’ (extract here)…įolded over like a paper swan in a storm drainĪs recounted by the Roman poet Ovid, a young nymph, Salmacis, one day spied Hermaphroditus bathing consumed with passion, she entered the water and, begging the gods to allow them to stay together, the two became one – part man, part woman.Īn Eclectic Pagan, for Elizabeth Ovid’s fables are more than fiction, and form a framework for exploring identity. Unique Swan Origami Posters designed and sold by artists. The 3D origami swan is not very complicated but looks quite good and doesn't take too much time. To celebrate the release of Elizabeth Train-Brown‘s poetry collection, Salmacis: Becoming Not Quite a Woman we’ve pulled together some instructions for making an origami swan. Origami Splash - Swan taking flight by Satoshi Kamiya folded by Gilad Aharoni.