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Origami USA Convention 2002
Published: 2002 by Origami USA
Pages: 275
Binding: Spiral-bound
Language: English
Buy from: Origami USA
Overall Impression
This is a very big compilation of various models. Difficulty and diagramming quality vary.
The Models
| Model | Creator | Notes | Photo (click for larger image) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying dragon | Jim Adams | From a $ bill - cute |
 Folded by Michele Rousseau |
| Starship | Jim Adams | From a $ bill - nice | |
| Box dragon | Jim Adams | ||
| Buffalo mask | Jim Adams | From a triangle - Nice | |
| Jet-propelled hovercraft | Jim Adams | ||
| Elephant | Kenji Aiba | Simple | |
| Squirrel | Stephane Ansons | From a $ bill - nice | |
| Flag | Milada Bla'hova | From a rectangle - Very simple | |
| Rocking chair | Milada Bla'hova | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Table | Milada Bla'hova | Nice | |
| Alpha Centauri | Peter Budai | 2 six part modular models | |
| Rigel | Peter Budai | ||
| Stromboli | Peter Budai | Volcano with lava - very nice | |
| Double boat | Jose Tomas Buitrago | Simple | |
| Rocking horse | Sy Chen | From a $ bill - nice |
 Folded by Michele Rousseau |
| Book wrapping | Sy Chen | ||
| Message in a Bottle | Sy Chen | A bottle letter-fold - nice | |
| Pureland Panda | Sy Chen | Simple and excellent |
|
| Sailboat in a bottle | Sy Chen | Very nice | |
| Sailboat love | Sy Chen | Sailboat in a heart - nice | |
| Trishaw | Sy Chen | Good | |
| Money star | Trang (Tracy) Chung | From 5 $ bills - nice | |
| Self lidded box | V'ann Cornelius | From a rectangle - good | |
| Masonic symbol | Ted Darwin | From a long strip - nice | |
| Fish | Pasquale d'Aurie | Very good | |
| Owl | Pasquale d'Aurie | Very good | |
| Heart bookmark | Pasquale d'Aurie | Very nice | |
| Windsurf | Pasquale d'Aurie | From a rectangle - very good | |
| Bear | Klaus Dieter Ennen | Nice | |
| Elephant | Klaus Dieter Ennen | Simple | |
| Insect | Klaus Dieter Ennen | Very nice | |
| Dragon in flight | Charles Esseltine |
Excellent. Also available Origami Tanteidan 8th convention book,
and on Esseltine's website |
|
| French fries | Charles Esseltine | Cool | |
| Heart with pockets | Cynthia Fulbright | Simple | |
| Butterfly | Joe Gilardi | From a $ bill - very nice | |
| Trimonds | Andrew Hans | From a $ bill - nice | |
| Variegated flower | Paul Jackson | Nice | |
| Jack in the box | Marc Kirschenbaum | Excellent | |
| Skeleton hand in the box | Marc Kirschenbaum | Excellent | |
| King Cobra | Ronald Koh | Fantastic! - from a long strip |
|
| UVWXYZ | Daniel Kwan | 30 units | |
| Alamo stallion | Robert J. Lang | Excellent. Also published in Origami Design Secrets |
|
| K2 | Robert J. Lang | From 60 rectangles - excellent |
 Folded by Peter Farina |
| Makalu | Robert J. Lang | From 30 rectangles - excellent |
 Folded by Peter Farina |
| Bird flying | Carol Ann Wilk | Very simple | |
| Tulip + leaf | Carol Ann Wilk | Very simple | |
| Modules | Pietro Macchi | Various modulars | |
| Modular star (2 variations) | Delrosa Marshall | From 8 units | |
| Pipe | John Marshall | Very nice | |
| Flapping finch | Marcia Joy Miller | Simple | |
| Pig | Peter Moston | From a rectangle - very nice | |
| Crow with shadow | Robert Neale | Very simple | |
| Symmetrical rota-bonboniere | David Petty | ||
| Hepta star | Loes Schakel | From 7 units | |
| Hexagonal candlestick holder | Loes Schakel | From 6 units | |
| Kusudama | Loes Schakel | From 6 units | |
| Millennium star | Loes Schakel | Nice | |
| Clothes pin | Jeremy Shafer | Very nice - with spring action | |
| Folding chair | Jeremy Shafer | A chair that folds flat | |
| Iso-Area flasher | Jeremy Shafer | A simple flasher variation | |
| Jester's hat | Jeremy Shafer | Very nice | |
| Peacock pop-up card | Jeremy Shafer | Excellent |
 Folded by Gilad Ayalon |
| Simple flasher labyrinth | Jeremy Shafer | ||
| Unfortunate fisherman | Jeremy Shafer | Great - a fisherman being eaten by a large fish | |
| Business card puppy | Larry Stevens | Nice - from a business card | |
| Frog puppet | Michelle Tait | Simple | |
| Cat | Takai Hiroaki | Cute | |
| Shark | Takai Hiroaki | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Business card bow-tie | Cyril Tessier | Simple - from a business card | |
| Mask | Valentin Vaquero | Good | |
| Interceptor | Stephen Weiss | Toy plane from a rectangle | |
| One love, two hearts | Stephen Weiss | 2 hearts from one $ bill | |
| Mandala | Janneke Wielinga | ||
| Coin holder | Vicki Wilcox | From a $ bill - nice | |
| Stegosaurus (1 fold) | Joseph Wu | Ingenious... |
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