3cm Family Swim
This will be the last origami piece I post before heading off to Rome; and I will unlikely be doing anymore while I’m in school. I’m not fooling around; I made these ducks before in the first version of “3cm Family Swim” as shown above; and remember I said I may redo that shot at some point? I’ll still keep the other one up though. In this coloured version I coloured the water and sky and placed a transparent ruler over the water. This one has one less duckling than the previous one (I laid off the little guy who wouldn’t raise his bum :P)
Every duck was folded from trace paper; mommy duck was folded from a 15×15mm piece, the middle one was 6×6mm, and the little one at the back 5×5mm.
This work has been featured in:
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Kenny Gulley Jr.
cute
webbie
great job Mui..lot of hard work there…but it so cute ..it is well worth it :)
Mui-Ling Teh replied
Well since I already made these before it wasn’t much work. I’m not bringing these to Rome so I could only retake them now. So glad you like it; thanks for the fav :D
blamo
Such a skill …............ enjoy your travels Mui-Ling Teh
kjgordon
Ka Huaka`i Maika`i!....................Bon Voyage!
Watch As You Go!
chazz
Every one of these you do amazes me even more. Great job!!!
Lenka
Lovely! Looks very nice on the blue background :)
I wish you good journey to Rome :)
Jo Hoden "C'...
beautiful good luck with your studys
Mui-Ling Teh
Thanks everyone! It’s gonna be hard for me to be on the bubble while in school but hope you guys don’t forget me > . < “
Karin Taylor
ooooooo what can i say Mui-Ling, but how much i love this final piece before you head off on your new adventure, and how very appropriate and apt it is. I love how you’ve created this to look like a painting from the thumbnail, and then on closer inspection, you can see what you’ve done, created these darling origami ducks for us to love and adore…..and they like you, are on their way … on their own special journey somewhere … where many more adventures await!!
さよなら。
sayonara Mui-Ling
please visit us whenever you can :D
much love always,
your friend,
Karin xoxo
Mui-Ling Teh replied
Of course Karin! Now by visit I’m guessing you were probably refering to visiting on RB, but I was just thinking how much I would love to visit you in Australia (and play with Nudge and Basil; hehe XD). I think you have a lot ahead awaiting for you yourself; and one day I shall pick up an art’s magazine and read your “Inspirationally Speaking…....”
Speaking of ducks on their journey; there were at least nine when I first started seeing them on my way to work, but later on in Today’s Duckling Adventures! there were only two. It looks like these little guys depart from their parents very early; amazing how quickly they mature… I still feel like a kid so often… or atleast I wish I still was one :P.
Karin Taylor
aw, we would love to see you Mui-Ling, if you ever need a break, and would like to come for a visit…Ben my son was just saying how cool this would be too!! Lots of love xoxox and best wishes too…xoxoxo Karin xoxo
Karin Taylor
it’s sad how the ducklings disappear, we see the same here with plovers on the land….the snakes unfortunately prey on them, even tho the parents work so hard to keep them safe …. aw :(
linaji
Good Luck on your new venture! Last reminder of how wonderful you made ducks in water to me!!
Mui-Ling Teh replied
Thanks Lina! I’ve felt time has gone by really fast; but for ducks time must be flying even faster! (Have you seen my reply to Karin?)
cherylc1
WOW- your work amazes me!! darling image!!
Lori Peters
Beautiful, Mui-Ling. You are so talented.
Karen Cook
Looks wonderful in colour Mui-Ling!
Gregory John O...
You Amaze me !!!!!!!
Midori Furze
Beautiful Mui-Ling!!
Love it!!
: )))
Mui-Ling Teh replied
So glad you like it Midori :D Hugs
Hena Tayeb
love it
Mui-Ling Teh replied
I’m glad you do Hena, thank you for the fav :)
muzy
so cute! And very creative.
Mui-Ling Teh replied
Glad you like it; thank you for the fav!
Hannah Wilson
I like the blues in this one.
Lou Green
very very cute…liking your work
Susanne Correa
This is amazing! And so tiny
Taylor Sawyer
Congrats on your feature! You are now invited to enter
this piece into The Best of Blue Challenge!
Esther van de ...
I love this. Fantastic.
Mui-Ling Teh replied
Thank you very much Esther, for the comment, your fav on “Arctic Playground” and for adding me to your watchlist!
Kathy Nairn 3 days ago
You must have a lot of patience and good working fingers. Greatly admire your creative work.
Cee Neuner 2 days ago
Congratulations!!! You have been featured in Cee’s Fun Artsy Friends Group

Cee and Chris
Mui-Ling Teh replied 2 days ago
Thank you so muc Cee!!!! And nice shoes :o)
Evita 2 days ago
♥ Wonderful work !!!Congrats on you feature !!! :D ♥