Elijah Perkins, Class of 2025
Origami Experience:
Hi, I’m Elijah Perkins, a second-year student in the college studying English Literature alongside South Asian Languages and Civilizations. I have been folding origami seriously on and off for the past 5 or so years. I would like to showcase a collection of some of my favorite and most technical models I have folded, not only to showcase my work but also the limitless possibilities of origami. Many of the works here were folded over two years ago, the shrimp by yagob being my earliest folded, and the collection of leaves being my latest. As my skills grow over time, I think I’ve learned to appreciate simplicity in design. My favorite models are by no means the hardest ones I’ve folded – take for example the Simple Dragon by Shuki Kato shown in the collection. Its simplicity in the grander scheme of things allows much more flexibility when adding the artist’s own flair. Origami can be as complex as imaginable, there is no limit to how many spikes or scales one can add, but eventually, it gets to a point where the artistry is lost. In my opinion, creating art that is complex enough to be beautiful yet simple enough to be folded by everyone should be the goal of many origami artists.
I don’t post much, but if you would like to see my origami on Instagram you can follow me at @origami.orange
Models:
Dragonfly
35cm b/w Double Tissue
Designed by Satoshi Kamiya
Beetle
30cm Kraft paper
Designed by Elijah Perkins
Simple Dragon (two variations)
15cm~ orange dyed mulberry paper
15cm~ dyed japanese washi
Designed by Shuki Kato
Ant
20cm Single Tissue (engineered by Grant Marshall)
Designed by Satoshi Kamiya
Ant
Unknown size Korean Hanji
Designed by Robert Lang
Pseudochalcothea Pomacea Bawangensis
30cm Agua Papel
Designed by Kota Imai
Folded from CP
Green Leaf (three folds)
20cm/35cm Kraft paper, vintage paper, and Duo Thai paper
Designed by Jared Needle
Folded from CP
Waterbug
20cm~ treated bleeding tissue
Designed by Kota Imai
Giraffe
35cm Satogami paper
Designed by Gen Hagiwara
Pillbug
25cm double tissue
Designed by Kota Imai
Fiddler Crab
15cm Kami
Designed by Kota Imai
Folded from CP
Turtle
24cm Vintage paper
Designed by Jang Yong Ik
Kudu
30cm Agua Papel
Designed by Robert Lang
King Prawn
35cm treated bleeding Tissue
Designed by Yagob
Folded from CP
Corticeus unicolor
Some notebook paper scrap painted with gold and silver metallic paint
Designed by Elijah Perkins