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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...