Ever since I was a teenager, I’d dreamed of creating an origami X-Wing. Once I’d created the B-Wing I set myself the goal of making the X-Wing by the end of that month. It was the first time I’d ever tried to create a new figure from scratch. Up to this point, I would be working on, say a cat, and I would notice the first 5 steps or so could be adjusted to make, say a moisture vaporater. Because I really had no idea how to start, I actually ended up making a lot of asteroids, chunks from the trash compacter, and pieces of the destroyed Death Star. (To make one of these advanced figures, take a square piece of paper, add a few random folds, then crumple it up in frustration) One day I noticed I was getting closer to the X-wing. That was a turning point for me. While the X-Wing still had a long way to go, I knew it was possible and I felt I had moved to the next level as an origami artist. I’ve created a lot of original figures since then that I like better, but this one will always be special because it was my first completely original design.