What do you think of origami?

It’s something that I’ve enjoyed for awhile, although I haven’t done it much in the past couple of years. My crowning achievement thus far has been creating a damn near perfect lion from a standard post-it (the final product measured somewhere around 1” square, but it was stolen from my desk after a few months, so no photo). I also like what’s called the “Rokoan” style which is using a single sheet that is partially cut so that two or more swans are joined at wingtip, wing or beak.

I find it an absorbing hobby when I make time for it, but I’d also admit that it’s ranking on the list of (American) male hetero hobbies has dog-eared the corners of my enthusiasm.

Years ago, I took a free class at the library and was struck by the meltdowns people had on the last day when we were folding a shark (a challenge for a beginner), and it drove home for me the level of precision required and how early imperfections will compound as you get further into the folding. That demand for perfection appeals to me as well.

Perhaps my favorite origami art is a self portrait/mask by origami master Akira Yoshizawa.

So, I’m just curious what your experience has been or what you think of it. Other than sharing, I suppose my point is to use your thoughts to get inspired.