Arctic Playground

Mui-Ling Teh

Arctic Playground

As mentioned in my Penguin in a Snow Storm, I saw mobii’s Origami Penguin Tee shirt, and wanted to give it a go myself. This is the scenario I had in mind for it, and the first penguin I folded (the one in Penguin in a Snow Storm folded from a 7×7mm piece of paper) was too small, so I folded two bigger penguins with 14×14mm pieces of paper.

The one on the left is flying up a bit after the right one stomped onto the other end.

The seasaw is a cotton swab, and the “ice”, upon which the penguins and seesaw are reflected, is a plastic container.

For a better idea of scale:

This work has been featured in
Color Me a Rainbow
Little Things To Make You Smile

This work won 1st place in this challenge but the record got lost due to this accident. But I’m very thankful to the host Pene who has re-accepted my work into the group and made a special note in the challenge about my winning work.




It looks great on a card!

More sample origami

Arctic Playground belongs to the following groups:

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Arctic Playground by Mui-Ling Teh
Arctic Playground by Mui-Ling Teh
  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    so adorable!!! Huggggz!!!!

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied

    Thank you Cheryl!!!

    Hey I just noticed, the black and whiteness, the lighting and the composition; it sort of reminds me of your avatar.

  • blamo

    blamo

    Amazing …............................it’s a question of balance

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied

    So glad you like it Blamo, thank you :)

  • pene

    pene

    FANTASTIC !!!

    your work is amaizing !!

  • pene

    pene

    ps… don’t forget to add it to the challenge :)
    good luck !!

  • Sarah Barker

    Sarah Barker

    As a entrant I hope you’re not planning to enter this into the Cotton Swab challenge…..I’d have no chance hahahaha lol…...what an incredible work…..you either have the mind of a genius or WAY too much time on your hands…I LOVE IT, well done!!!!!

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied

    lol; sorry I am entering it ;) No guarantee that I’ll win it though :P.

    About whether I’m a genius or I have way too much time on my hands, neither applies to me :P I’d be acing in university if I were a genius, and I have so many other things that I need to do! It’s just a hobby I really miss.

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    adorable Mui-Ling….i love what you do!!!!

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied

    Thank you so much Karin :D

  • Dawnsky2

    Dawnsky2

    lol,, this is just brilliant Mui-Ling,,well done indeed :)

  • mingtees

    mingtees

    awesome as always!

  • kjgordon

    kjgordon

    how clever…....

  • Gregory John O'Flaherty

    Gregory John O...

    You amaze me. Wonderful work Mui-Ling Teh

  • Lenka

    Lenka

    This is cute, and your finger work is amazing! Oh my, 7mm… (or even 14mm!)

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied

    So glad you like it Lenka :)))) And thanks for the fav!

  • mobii

    mobii

    !!!! That’s amazing Mui-Ling! Such a cute idea. Instant fav!

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied

    Thanks mobii!!! :)

  • Paul Davis

    Paul Davis

    I so voted for this one in the cotton bud comp.. Cool image!

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied

    Thanks!

  • Charles Dobbs Photography

    Charles Dobbs ...

    Very cute!

  • karenuk1969

    karenuk1969

    So clever! Congrats on the well-deserved win. Excellent work :-)

  • P3T3

    P3T3

    Congratulations on winning the challange….well deserved win.

  • pene

    pene

    Congratulations on winning the Little Things to Make You Smile groups “cotton bud” challenge.
    A card of this image, becoming cloudy and swab wheel are on their way to you now.
    Cheers!!

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied

    Thank you Pene.

  • Taylor Sawyer

    Taylor Sawyer


    Congrats on your feature! You are now invited to enter
    this piece into The Best of White!

  • Ruth Vilmi

    Ruth Vilmi

    Wow! How can you make such beautiful little things? Well done:-)

  • jenxie

    jenxie

    amazing, clever, cool.

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied

    I’m glad you likeit. Thanks for the comment and the fav as well as your comment in Penguin in a Snowstorm.

  • MagicalDecor

    MagicalDecor 17 days ago

    brilliant!

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied 17 days ago

    Thank you very much. Thanks for adding me to your watchlist as well. Your profile pic is really cute!

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle 16 days ago

    this is so original ! creative ! well done

  • Clare Colins

    Clare Colins 14 days ago

    Terrific…congratulations on the feature

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner 13 days ago

    Perfect!!!! :D

  • Mui-Ling Teh replied 13 days ago

    Thank you so much Cee! :D

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