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The Dragon's In The Details: Origami Masters Achieve Guinness World Record At SAC

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Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center.

Shrikant Iyer and Paul Frasco recently built the world's largest origami dragon at the Southampton Arts Center. COURTESY SHRIKANT IYER

authorMichelle Trauring on Aug 26, 2020
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Amy Kirwin found herself sitting at a table in the Southampton Arts Center (SAC) theater, trying to remember how to make an origami crane. With... more

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