From just a cursory review of images, I can see that he fully earned title as "The Magician of Origami". The works are beautiful. Take time to review the gallery on his site. "Self Made Man" and "The Hobbit Orchestra" are among my favorites. Mr. Joisel died in 2010 and as a nod to his life and in his memory Michael G. LaFosse and Richard Alexander created a document so that you could create your own papillon. It's amazing.
If you find yourself with a spare hour, also check out "Between the Folds." I cannot do better than Amazon's description:
Between the Folds chronicles the stories of 10 fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard-earned graduate degrees--all to forge unconventional lives as modern-day paper-folders.There is a part of each of us waiting to be made into something new.
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