Origami USA Convention 1986 book cover

Origami USA Convention 1986

Published:
1986 by Origami USA
Pages:
132
Binding:
Spiral-bound
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781489534699
ISBN-10:
1489534695

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Skill Level From simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Varies
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Varies
Photos of completed models? No
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Varies

Overall Impression

This is a big compilation of various models from multiple designers. Difficulty and diagramming quality vary.

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Also see listing of all other Origami USA convention books in my collection.

There are 35 Origami Designs in Origami USA Convention 1986:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Flapping bird

Toys - Action Models

Traditional1Square

Also in Chinese Paper Folding for Beginners by Maying Soong
Also in Origami Playtime - Animals by Enomoto Nobuyoshi
Also in Absolute Beginner's Origami by Nick Robinson
Also in Action Origami by Tomoko Fuse
Also in Classic Origami by Paul Jackson
Also in Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway
Also in Creased Magazine 6
and in other sources...
Origami Flapping bird by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Frog

Amphibians

Traditional1Square

Also in Beginner Origami by Yoshihide Momotani
Also in Bugagami by Jeffrey Rutzky
Also in Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway
Also in Creating Origami by J.C. Nolan
Also in Creative Life with Creative Origami 1 by Toshie Takahama
Also in Difficult Origami by Chris Alexander
Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki
and in other sources...
Origami Frog by Traditional. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Lily

Flora - Flowers

Traditional1Square

Also in Absolute Beginner's Origami by Nick Robinson
Also in Atlas de l'Origami
Also in Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway
Also in Creative Life with Creative Origami 1 by Toshie Takahama
Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Day of the Dead Origami by Matthew Gardiner and Steven Casey
Also in Di Piega in Piega (From Fold to Fold) - QQM 36 by Francesco Decio
and in other sources...
Origami Lily by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Lou Pearson
Sailboat

Vehicles - Boats

Traditional1Square

Also in Origami Ships by Jannie van Schuylenburg
Also in 10-Fold Origami by Peter Engel
Also in Easy Origami by John Montroll
Also in Easy Origami for Beginners by Michael G. LaFosse
Also in Everyone Can Learn Origami by Peter Saydak
Also in La Fisarmonica - QQM 2
Also in MFPP 1995 Convention
and in other sources...
Origami Sailboat by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Joel Stern
Jack's bird

Birds

Jack Geist3Square
Sonobe unit

Geometric and other shapes

Mitsunobu Sonobe4Square
Multiple units

Also in 12 Months with the Unit Origami
Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki
Also in The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques by Nick Robinson
Also in Papiroflexia Basica by Vicente Palacios
Also in Origami Christmas Tree Decorations by Paul Jackson
Also in ORU Magazine 13
Also in Origami - 30 fold-by-fold projects by Paulo Mulatinho
and in other sources...
Origami Sonobe unit by Mitsunobu Sonobe on giladorigami.com
Folded by Meenakshi Mukerji
Flapping bird

Toys - Action Models

Hisa Amimoto6Square
Bookmark

Bookmarks

Jean Paul Latil7Square
Jacknife

Objects - Various

Stephen Weiss8Rectangle
Airplane

Vehicles - Airplanes

Gaelen Gates10Square
Turkey

Birds - Galliformes - Turkeys

Larry Labul11Square
Bird

Birds

Unknown13Square
Old man on a surf board

Sports and Athletes

Aaron Morris15Rectangle - 1X2
Five-pointed modular star

Geometric and other shapes

Traditional19Rectangle
6 units
Kusudama

Geometric and other shapes

Traditional21Square
40 units
Valentine card

Letters and Envelopes

Louise Cooper25Square
Dreidel

Religion and Holidays - Jewish Religion

Alice Gray33Square
2 units
Hexagonal box

Boxes and Containers

David Shall37Square
Spinning stars

Geometric and other shapes

Ranana Benjamin41Rectangle - 1X4
Friends' logo

Symbols

David Shall44Rectangle - 1X4

Also in Papercopia by David Shall
Origami Friends
Folded by David Shall
Nesting cranes

Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes

James M. Sakoda49Square
With cuts
Chrysanthemum

Flora - Flowers

Rae Cooker52Square
Flower vase

Boxes and Containers

Ronald Levy55Square
Bull

Mammals - Bovidae - Cows and Buffalo

Marc Kirschenbaum59Square
Elephant

Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants

Marc Kirschenbaum62Rectangle
Pterodactyl

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Pterosaurs

John Montroll66Square

Also in Origami El Mundo Nuevo by Kunihiko Kasahara
Also in Prehistoric Origami by John Montroll
Also in Prehistoric Origami - Second Revised Edition by John Montroll
Origami Pterodactyl by John Montroll on giladorigami.com
Folded by Satoshi Itoh
Merlin

People - Occupations - Witches and Wizards

Unknown70Square
Song bird

Birds - Passeriformes

Unknown74Square
Dwarf king on a throne

Imaginary beings

Unknown77Square
Buffalo

Mammals - Bovidae - Cows and Buffalo

John Montroll82Square

Also in Origami Gone Wild by John Montroll
Also in Origami La Era Nueva by Kunihiko Kasahara
Also in Origami Sculptures by John Montroll
Origami Buffalo by John Montroll. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Panda

Mammals - Ursidae - Pandas

John Montroll90Square

Also in CDO convention 1986
Also in Origami Gone Wild by John Montroll
Also in Origami Sculptures by John Montroll
Origami Panda by John Montroll. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Freshwater crab

Crustaceans

Robert J. Lang100Square

Also in CDO convention 1986
Also in Origami Zoo by Robert J. Lang and Stephen Weiss
Also in BOS Convention 1986 Spring
Origami Freshwater crab by Robert J. Lang on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gabriel Vong
Squid

Molluscs

Peter Engel112Square

Also in BOS Convention 1984 Spring
Also in CDO convention 1986
Also in NOA Magazine 170
Also in NOA Magazine 171
Also in NOA Magazine 468
Also in Origami from Angelfish to Zen by Peter Engel
Origami Squid by Peter Engel on giladorigami.com
Folded by Fujikura Atsuo
Dog in a doghouse

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Stephen Weiss122Square

Also in Origami Zoo by Robert J. Lang and Stephen Weiss
Also in The Paper Magazine 90
Also in BOS Convention 1984 Spring
Origami Dog in a doghouse by Stephen Weiss on giladorigami.com
Folded by Luc Marnat
Lobster

Crustaceans

John Montroll127Square

Also in Animal Origami For The Enthusiast by John Montroll
Origami Lobster by John Montroll on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gabriel Vong