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Beagle and Boar by Gen Hagiwara (mostly), 18cm and 15cm kami respectively. I've featured Hagiwara's models before... I just really like them ok? The beagle is a modification of his Golden Retriever. That modification is known colloquially as "I got greedy and tried to make a complicated model from a small piece of paper, and this is a simplified version that omits some details". It's happened before and it'll happen again.

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Square Goldfish by Kasumi Seishi, 15cm kami. This is a fun model, and I like the way the body tucks into the tail.

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Hippo by Steven Casey, 17cm kami. A colleague requested a hippopotamus a while back, and it's taken a while for me to find a good one! Haven't seen her in a while, so I'll have to hold onto it until I do.

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Russian Cube Puzzle by Francesco Mancini, 6 sheets of 5cm kami. I thought this might not turn out right with such small paper, but it was fine! Larger, stiffer paper would give the best results, with a nice tight curl. I should try it later!

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It’s @upydaisy!
Reindeer by Tsutomu Nakai, 16cm foil kami.

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Snail by Nguyen Hung Cuong, 16cm kami; Alexander Aztec Swallowtail by Michael G. LaFosse, 12cm kami. Two great bugs that bug great together.

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Giraffe by Gen Hagiwara, 17cm kami.

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Bullfrog by Roman Diaz, from Origami Essence, 20cm kami. In one chapter of Origami Essence, Diaz shows the progression of a design, taking a simple, traditional Chinese frog, and evolving it into a series of updated models, adding more detail in the mouth, eyes, and legs, and eventually adding toes. It's interesting to see the progression and read about his design process, and the final stage is a fun model to make, as well as looking good.

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Mockingbird by Roman Diaz, from Origami Essence, 20cm kami. A fun design with some great details. I love how the toes are strong enough for it to stand on its own.

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Horse by Roman Diaz, from Origami for Interpreters. 20cm kami. I’ve tried this with smaller paper… this is about the limit to get some of the trickier steps, and even with this the hooves aren’t quite as clear as I’d like! I want to try again with something larger.

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Made ten years ago, this is one of my oldest models, and the most time consuming. The Senbazuru is one thousand paper cranes, in this case tied together with string and beads. It is said that if you make a thousand cranes, you will be granted a wish. I wish I could remember what I wished for...

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Hello!

I'm James! I've been making things out of paper for two decades, and have never really catalogued it until now.

I learned about origami in school, and have been folding on and off ever since then. Over the last year I've taken it more seriously, and working at a new job I've gotten back into the habit of folding things to keep busy between customers.

This blog will catalogue some of those models, as well as fancier things I make at home. There are some designs I've known for a long time and have forgotten the designer, as well as traditional models. Outside of these, I'll be crediting designers wherever I can. I hope one day to make something good enough to put my own name on it.

Welcome!