Origami

Origami Stag Beetle, designed by Satoshi Kamiya, folded by me from a 13 inch square sheet of tracing paper. Insects are always fun to fold, and this Stag Beetle was no exception. The folding process was very satsifying, and the final form is super nice, with some pretty realistic detailing. This model pushed my shaping…

Origami Violinist, Designed by Hojyo Takashi, folded by me from one 18 inch square of Kraft paper. I made this violinist as a gift for my orchestra director, as it seemed to be fitting. Im super happy with the shaping, and as a violinist, it was a joy to pose it in a realistic manner….

Origami Cockroach, Designed by Robert J. Lang, Folded by me from a 13 inch square of Kraft paper. This was a short and sweet little fold, which I made for a friend(To scare her sister :]). I don’t have anything really to say about this fold to be honest, except that the realistic proportions really…

This was my first foray into boxpleated models, and really helped me learn some important origami skills of shaping, as well as how to read and interpret crease patterns. I chose this particular model, since who doesn’t love anime girls? Overall, I’m pretty happy with how it turned out, even if it wasn’t the cleanest…

Origami Hercules Beetle in flight 3rd attempt, designed by Shuki Kato, folded by me. This was my third and final attempt at this amazing origami model, and I’m super proud of how it turned out. This iteration was folded pretty cleanly, and i was also able to apply my new shaping techniques. Overall, this model…

Origami Hercules Beetle in flight, designed by Shuki Kato, folded by me. This was my second attempt at this model, and I was able to get a much better result. My better shaping skills, as well as improved paper all led to a more clean result. Still, there are a few inaccuracies, but I’m happy…

Origami Hercules Beetle in flight, designed by Shuki Kato, folded by me. Even though this model is folded super sloppily, and looks pretty crap, it has a place in my heart as the model that made me fall in love with origami. Up until that point, I had only dabbled in origami. I chose to…