Legally Blind Man Folded an Origami Peacock with 1,300+ Pieces of Paper!

Posted by Alex in Pictures on September 15, 2007 at 12:20 am


Neatorama reader Patrick Barden, who is legally blind due to a degenerative eye problem he was born with, created this awesome "origami" peacock made from 1,300 to 1,400 individually folded pieces of paper!

LinkThanks for sharing, Patrick, you rock man!


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17 comments to "Legally Blind Man Folded an Origami Peacock with 1,300+ Pieces of Paper!"

  1. Patrick Barden
    September 15th, 2007 at 12:40 am

    My pleasure

  2. pridesax
    September 15th, 2007 at 12:45 am

    That is a beautiful work of art!

  3. stephani
    September 15th, 2007 at 4:16 am

    holy, that's amazing!

  4. sam
    September 15th, 2007 at 5:01 am

    that's awesome.. I can barely fold a decent crane!

  5. Jackie
    September 15th, 2007 at 7:22 am

    Patrick, that is awesome! Love it! Very intricate work!

  6. PeacefulHeart
    September 15th, 2007 at 8:00 am

    Beautiful, beautiful work, Patrick. You're SUCH a blessing!

  7. takhys
    September 15th, 2007 at 8:33 am

    Oh, wow! I once made a skier, but it took me ages and all his bits were bent.

    That's really impressive.

  8. Karen
    September 15th, 2007 at 10:04 am

    Wow Patrick - I'm glad you posted this on granny's stuff - that is just amazing. congrats...Karen

  9. richie
    September 15th, 2007 at 10:55 am

    very impressive!

  10. Chojiro
    September 15th, 2007 at 12:04 pm

    I've seen this type of origami before. Each of those peices of paper takes about a minute to fold, so altogether it must have taken a very long time.

  11. Nora
    September 15th, 2007 at 2:10 pm

    Ooh I like. :)
    Link wasn't working for me though. :(

  12. Alex
    September 15th, 2007 at 3:45 pm

    Thanks Nora - I've fixed the link now.

  13. dianepaterson@blueyonder.co.uk
    September 15th, 2007 at 7:06 pm

    You are amazing i can barely fold napkins this is lovely you are talented
    xx

  14. Ali S.
    September 15th, 2007 at 10:26 pm

    I have to say that this puts my napkin origami (attempts!) to shame. I'm speechless by the awesomeness of this. Patrick you are AMAZING! :)

  15. Origami Steve
    September 16th, 2007 at 2:28 am

    Hi Patrick

    I fold a lot of Origami and in workshops for children and adults alike. I just wanted to say fantastic. I bet you got a great deal of pleasure from making the peacock, well done. It is an excellent piece of work which I am sure will bring pleasure and inspiration to all who see it. I bet your street cred has gone up too!

    Steve

  16. Quasi
    September 18th, 2007 at 12:37 am

    Legally: Blind

    Spiritually: 20/20!

    Truly stunning work, Patrick. Outstanding use of colors! I hope that this will be seen by countless others around the world! Yes, you are an inspiration, but more than that you are an example of how ANY obstacle can be overcome, since an obstacle is only an obstacle if you see it that way.

    I am honored to have seen this, so thank you, and I hope you'll contribute more!

  17. Some Guy
    September 30th, 2007 at 12:17 pm

    wow that's really nice man!


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