Jeremy Shafer is a professional entertainer and origamist. He has been folding origami

Origami

is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form...

 since he was ten, and tends to create overly whimsical and ridiculous models, such as his "Man Swatter" and "BARF Bag". As an entertainer, his stunts include folding a burning origami bird, riding a flaming unicycle, and juggling torches. He taught for 13 summers at Camp Winnarainbow

Camp Winnarainbow

Camp Winnarainbow is a circus and performing arts camp for all ages, founded and run by Wavy Gravy. The camp adjoins the Hog Farm commune near Laytonville, California.- Activities :...

, a circus-arts/activities camp in California. He is an active member of OrigamiUSA

OrigamiUSA

OrigamiUSA is the largest origami organization in the United States, with offices located at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It was founded in 1980 by Michael Shall, Alice Gray, and Lillian Oppenheimer as the Friends of the Origami Center of America...

 and publishes a quarterly newsletter for the San Francisco Bay Area origami group, BARF (Bay Area Rapid Folders, a play on BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit). He lives in Berkeley.

Publication

Origami to Astonish and Amuse. St. Martin's Griffin, 2001. ISBN 0-312-25404-0

• 89 original Origami designs.

Origami Ooh La La! CreateSpace, 2010. ISBN 1-456-43964-2

External links

• Official site
• Website of California origami organization BARF, Bay Area Rapid Folders
• YouTube channel