WG-Origami

Condor is the largest flying bird on land. They have broad wings capable of soaring for a long time, perfect to monitor earth surface in search for carrion.

A simple snail model that can be made from regular small paper.

Ghost knifefish is common in aquarium trade. First time seeing it was on public aquarium in my hometown around 15 years ago. The way they move omni-directionally by undulating their anal fin captivated me. Image source: fisharoma This model was designed for Origami-Dan design contest, whose theme was "a design that can be folded in 15 minutes using 15 cm kami". I had sudden idea to design it while having dinner, and then proceeded to finish it that night.

Bali myna (or Bali starling, or locally known as jalak Bali) is medium sized bird with mostly white plumage, and blue skin around eyes area. Its wings and tail are tipped with black feather. Male has crest composed of long feathers, and this is the sex that I designed. They can be found in Bali, but is currently critically endangered because of habitat loss and illegal pet trade.

More detailed crease pattern to show where to pleat the neck. Markhor is a type of mountain goat found in Central Asia. They have curly horns which can vary from simple twist to a tight corkscrew. The male has long and shaggy mane, similar to lion. I had an idea to design a markhor after finishing my ibex and folded Kaito Nagayama's chameleon, whose eyes are made by wedged pleats to form spiral. So what if I use the same technique on goat's horn? It worked in theory and my test fold on foil (shown later in this post), but not on the final fold. In the end I just curl the horn.

Bowhead whale is a filter feeding whale which uses its baleen to feed. Some of its subpopulation was nearly decimated during commercial whaling from the 17th to 20th century. They were critically endangered but the population has been slowly recovering. The crease pattern asymmetry arises from the realization that just one flap is needed to make the lower jaw.

Imaginary creature featuring penguin with cormorant wings. Designed for Origami Dan design contest, whose theme was "animal mashup".

Babirusa is a species of swine endemic to island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, and its surrounding islands. They have two pairs of tusks, a pair emerging from lower jaw like common boar, and another pair from upper jaw that penetrate out from the top of its snout. Those tusks are curved backward, with the upper one to a greater extent. Poaching and habitat loss are the cause of their status as endangered animal. Apart from long and color changed tusks, I want to express babirusa's torpedo-like body and deer-like legs.