Inside biochemistry major Chase Brammer’s tan and olive Merrell shoebox lies hundreds of multicolored pieces of paper. They aren’t for reminder notes or for sketching doodles. Instead, he makes up to a hundred intricate folds on the 3-square inch pieces.
His folding process didn’t start with a hundred crease lines. Folding the silky, thin papers have been a hobby of Brammer’s since he began folding paper airplanes in his fourth grade class.
Because of his love for reading, he learned how to read before most children his age knew the alphabet. Plagued by boredom, Brammer would regularly finish the entirety of an assigned book in one day.
“Eventually, it came to the point where I was very limited on what I could do because she kept taking my [books] from me,” said Brammer.
He searched for a hobby that would entertain his growing mind. His first attempt was to bring another book to class. He laid his books side-by-side so he could devote his attention to both novels, but his teacher kept taking his book away.
His love of folding spawned from the challenge of hiding his creations from his elementary school teacher.
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