Triangulated Repeat corrugation - origami paperfoldMarbled 3D - curved paperfoldCurved Fold, Marshmallow - curved fold origamiPointed Cross Repeat corrugation by Polly VerityPaper Sculpture: Curves IteratedFolded CurvesTower TessellationCircle Array - folded from one sheet of paper, no cutsPaper Sculpture: folded architectural detailfolded architectural detailcurved offset 02curved offset 01Sharp Cross TessellationIntersecting Orbs - folded curvesTumbling Cubes - origami folded from one sheetgrey curvesHexagon Stalks - paper scored then foldedfaceted snakegrey curvescurved strips overconnecting tubesperspective boxesPaper (polypropylene) Sculpture: stylised flowerstiled scallopscurved offset 05Aztec Pattern - corrugation paperfoldSpiral repeategyptian architectureCurved FoldpixelstripTumbling Cubes - paperfoldTriangulated Repeat 2008Interconnected Corrugation - architectural origamiTriangulated Repeat by Polly Verity 2008Interconnected Corrugation - low relief paper sculptureUFO Repeat - curved folds in origamiSharp Cross Tessellation - paperfold3D MarblingTwisted Domes - curved origami and folded curvesTriangular Stamp Repeat - another Ron Resch with some peaks invertedRon Resch with alternate inverted peaksSnug - folded paper, no cutsSerif Repeat paper fold - corrugation from one sheet no cutsSinuosity - curved fold origamiPixel 3D - interlocking origami from one sheetConnecting, modification to a Ron Resch design patterncorrugationPaper Sculpture created for European Paper Recycling Award PrizePaper Sculpture created for European Paper Recycling Award Prizeundulation2016-07-11_07-53-12origami chainTriangular Stamps paperfoldPleatingCross Repeat in paperTumbling Boxes - 3D origami corrugationTumbling Cubes - low relief sculptureMushroom Snug - origami curved foldsConnecting Orbs - curved folds in origamiTriangular Stamps Repeat - curved foldsPaper Sculpture: Origami Frame TestBuffered blocksPaperfold corrugation - Sharp Fan Blades
The Paper Fold Technique
Purely by folding, Polly creates three-dimensional geometric repeat patterns in paper. Light hits the surface of these low-relief white paper sculptures and strikingly throws up their form. Most of the designs are based on straight-line folds although many now incorporate or are completely made from folded curves and the outcomes are surprising. Each sculpture has a unique feel and the works vary, inspired by architectural form, op-art or nature.
During the design process, a simple paper fold structure is eased into shape by hand into a small piece of paper. This paper is opened out and the crease-lines carefully, mathematically transcribed into a computer line drawing. Once this drawing is refined and tested and with the repeat tessellation computed, the line data is sent to a cutting machine that very slightly grazes the paper along the lines in order to score it. The paper is then folded by hand along these scores. As in the ancient tradition of origami, the sculptures are each created by folding a single sheet of paper and there are no cuts.
