the year of the monkey

I got an e-mail before Christmas
asking if I designed an origami monkey

I said
not yet

but I think I like to
after I designed a gorrila in 2010

I had a vague image in mind
but never try

then I saw a Nengajo ( Japanese new year card ) design by Yu Ando
for the year of the Sheep 2015
looking at that card
I saw a clearer image
of a monkey 🙂
( yes, it’s funny, huh?
seeing a monkey in a sheep )

so
I picked up a piece of paper
and they came out
just like that
the monkeys
the snow monkeys

in time
for the year of the Monkey 2016

and here is a little gift for you
I hope you will come up with your own variation

the tail part from the diagram can be turned into baby monkey

I used acrylic paint on one side of the paper
and while waiting for the paper to dry
I played
snow
snow monkeys
red and white

I think I made a mistake (?)
by adding details to the face
( I like the faceless one better )
oh well
snow
snow monkeys