“I make 3D origami or modular origami sculptures. They usually take somewhere between two and 20 hours to make a single sculpture. I mostly make them for fun and make them but along the way, I just really enjoy creating things out of just paper and having people looking at them and giving them as gifts. I started doing 3D origami since seventh grade so I have been doing it for five years.

   I mostly make people and animals; right now I’m working on a tiger but I usually make swans, fish, and other animals. I am conscious of my decisions while making them, like how big they need to be, how many pieces I need to make, and how much time I need. When I am making them, I am at the perfect level where I can concentrate but still relax. Making them is mostly for fun but I enjoy making them because I enjoy creating structures and having a purpose which is giving them to other people.

   An average sculpture takes about 300- 400 individual pieces, so about 10 or 15 large computer paper. First, I plan out what I want, like how big of a base it needs and how high it would have to look, then I would have to make adjustments along the way but usually I make the pieces as I make it so I don’t have to commit very hard to it. I feel a sense of accomplishment when I finish a sculpture and then I get excited about the anticipation of giving them to whoever I am making them for.”