KUSUDAMA is a ball-shaped ornament woven from flowers and branches, with some medicinal spices wrapped inside. It has the meaning of praying for longevity and freedom from illness in Japanese culture. It was originally a custom item during the Dragon Boat Festival in Japan. , and then derived three-dimensional paper balls made from paper, and influenced the distant Moscow paper artist Ekaterina Lukasheva, making her plunge into this ancient and beautiful art.
Ekaterina Lukasheva first encountered the art of KUSUDAMA paper balls when she was 14 years old, when her math teacher shared it with students in class and discussed its geometric principles.
The pattern of each unit must be precisely calculated to perfectly fit together to form a sphere. Many years later, Ekaterina Lukasheva even combined the engineering mathematics she learned in college to further challenge tessellation and make the work The unit complexity is greatly improved.
In addition to immersing herself in research, Ekaterina Lukasheva has also generously added her own original graphics to the DIY teaching books launched, allowing more people who like paper flower balls to challenge difficult works~
