Peace Sign Here’s how to tum a piece of paper into the peace of paper. The model is closely related to the beginning steps of Mr. Smiley on page 65. In addition to being a peace sign, this model can also be used as a change purse, a medallion or a frisbee. Growing up in Berkeley, California, a home of the Peace and Love movement, it’s not surprising that I would think to design a peace sign. In high school, I went through a symbolic phase (iterally folding symbols). Tdiscovered the border technique in the process of designing this model. Challenge: ‘What other models can you come up with using the border technique? Ideas: Dancing Create an equal border all around skeleton, clock striking midnight, bristlecone valley-folding the sides in and pinching | pine tree, hot cross bun, Prix race diagonals. Turnover. the corners so that they stick up. The track, Mississippi River, NO scissors sign, final thickness of the lines of the Peace] NO boomerangs sign. Sign will be double that of the border. 4 Like this. Turn over, Valley-fold and unfold a Valley-fold and unfold Kite Base, But don’t let the a Kite Base the other way. valleys cross the crease. x ‘Using existing creases, pinch the Flatten the model, a -fold and unfold A to B, A to C, ‘side comers so that they stick up. forming a Fish Base. to Band DtoC. Turn over.Rabbit-ear both ends mena nents fi the . The mountain creases inne ao par tecganpit po Locate the heart shape (shaded dark) and pinch mountain folds along the top ofthe heart. Valley-fold the sides the heart into the center and collapse the flap to one side or the other “Turn ver is * ‘Valley-fold the left flap down point A to point B. Do the same with the right flap. 10 a Here is a three-dimensional alternative to steps 5 through 9 of Mr. Smiley (page Spread open the bottom of the model from behind; won't ie flat, The next view is in ard eer aa open other B appears i the distance), 14 Find peace from within. Then repeat steps 1-12 on the top. ‘Once again you can turn the extra points into two kissing crane heads, bat it’s beter a tuck them inside he change pase. Tha igh: hl model is also a change m '® Peete Pro she atine pecs by Out paper ftom behind. ined Dopey tas accomplished the ends of recon eneo the limb should wrap ety nicely peace within us and around us. around the corners of the octagon.