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Origami USA Convention 1992
Published: 1992 by Origami USA
Pages: 350
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 a larger image) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helicopter - plummeting | Robert Abes | Simple toy | |
| Bird | Verdi Adams | Simple | |
| Leaf plane | Eduardo Gonzalo Callejo | Toy plane | |
| Butterfly | May Leo | Cute | |
| Bird - nesting | Peter Muller | Simple | |
| Bird in flight | Edwin Corrie | Nice | |
| Birds - nesting | Edwin Young | A small bird on a bigger bird | |
| Seagull | Alfredo Giunta | Nice | |
| Butterfly - spotted | Alfredo Giunta | Very good | |
| Fighter I | Eduardo Gonzalo Callejo | Flying plane | |
| Jet fighter | Janson Chow | Very nice plane | |
| Fantasy bird | Timothy Murphy | ||
| Birds | Ron Weinstock | ||
| Starship (familiar one...) | Gene Pennello | From a rectangle - good | |
| Martian insect | Ron Weinstock | Weird... | |
| Pteranodon | Dan Bilozir | Cute | |
| Tyrannosaurus | Bram Cohen | Simple | |
| Apatosaurus | Jerry Harris | Very good | |
| Pegasus | Jerry Harris | There are better | |
| Fairy | Yoshihisha Kimura | From 2 parts - very nice |
 Folded by Gabriel Vong |
| Dimetrodon | Fumiaki Kawahata | Same as in Origami Fantasy - excellent |
 On the left |
| Bug | Daniel Lieben-Wolf | Very simple | |
| Snail | Catherine Abbott | Very simple | |
| Frog | Maria Ruvinskaija | From a rectangle - Very simple | |
| Toad | Charlyn Lewis | Cute | |
| Frog | Stephane Ansons | From a rectangle - nice from with toes | |
| Alligator | Jacob Gorchov | Very nice | |
| Big mouthed Frog | Terry Hall | Nice | |
| Frog | Janson Chow | From a rectangle - good | |
| Tumble bug | Juan Gimeno | From a rectangle - very nice | |
| Marc's Crocodile | Jerry Harris | Good | |
| Dragonfly | Kelvin Cheung | Very nice | |
| Fish | Kenny Cheung | Simple | |
| Fish | Rebecca Neale | Simple | |
| Fish puppet | Gloria Farison | ||
| Fish | Alice Gray | Simple - with cuts | |
| Fish - kissing | Jessie Seto | A simple fish with thick lips | |
| Fish | Bill Warner | Simple | |
| Stingray | David Pacheco | Simple | |
| Octopus | Michael Welnstein | Cartoonish and nice | |
| Mermaid | Seiji Nishikawa |
From 2 parts - good Also published in Works of Seiji Nishikawa and in Quarterly ORU folding diagrams #1 |
|
| Giant spider crab | Marc Kirschenbaum | Very good |
 Folded by Nicolas Terry |
| Heart card | Jeremy Shafer | Very simple | |
| Table - heart | Nathan Ascher | A table with heart legs | |
| Pocket heart | Mark W. Kennedy | A heart on a stand | |
| Box | Paul H. Krueger | From a $ bill | |
| Ring - adjustable | Louise Witonsky | From a $ bill | |
| Pentagon | Cyril Tessier | From a $ bill | |
| Frog | Gene Ullman | Jumping frog From a $ bill | |
| Valentine candy dish | Carol Tams | ||
| Hats | Carol Tams | Manipulating $ bills to make hats for the presidents | |
| Samara | Stephen Weiss | From a $ bill - spins in the air | |
| Light hearted | Wayne Brown | A heart is shown when put against a light | |
| Valentine card #2 | Wayne Brown | From 2 parts | |
| Crooked George | Amethist Gillis | From a $ bill - the presidents tilts on his side | |
| Stag | Fred Rohm | From a $ bill - very nice | |
| Bear cub | Eric Tend | From a $ bill - Very good | |
| Christmas tree | Edith Braun | Very simple | |
| Vase IV | Aldo Putignano | Good | |
| Pod's Pumpkin - Jack-O-lantern | Deborah Claypool | Good | |
| Chinese urn | Philip Shen | Nice | |
| Crown basket & heart bowl | Mark W. Kennedy | Nice | |
| Cactus in a pot | David Petty | Excellent - from a rectangle. Also published in Origami 1-2-3 |
 On the left |
| Ram | Pearl Chin | Simple | |
| Scottie | Robert Neale | Simple and good |
|
| Puppy | Aaron Einbond | ||
| Dog - sitting | Stephen Weiss | Very nice | |
| Skunk | Aaron Einbond | Nice. Same as in Origami Animals |
 Folded by Eileen Tan |
| Lamb | Eric Kenneway | Simple and elegant | |
| Dog | Stephane Ansons | From a rectangle - simple | |
| Cat | Julia Einbond | Nice | |
| Kangaroo | Edwin Corrie | Cute | |
| Bear | Juan Gimeno | From a rectangle - Good | |
| Pachyderm (elephant) | Joseph Kazlas | Nice | |
| Squirrel | Stephane Ansons | Cute | |
| Camel | Alice Gray | 2 parts - simple | |
| Camel - Bactrian | Edwin Corrie | Good | |
| Moose | Kunihiko Kasahara | Very nice | |
| Armadillo | Aaron Einbond | A bit strange | |
| Cat | Stephen Weiss | Cute | |
| Deer | Kelvin Cheung | Good | |
| Giraffe | Marc Kirschenbaum | Good | |
| Hat | Sarah Couyoumjian | Very simple | |
| Bias fold envelope | Milt Sager | ||
| Slender locking letter | Timothy Murphy | ||
| Hat, bonnet, basket | Florence Temko | ||
| Bracelets | Carol Tams | Interlocking units | |
| Dress | Kay Eng | From a rectangle - with cuts | |
| Prophet | Peter Muller | Cute | |
| Chinese peasant | Lillian Oppenheimer | Cute - from 2 units | |
| Merlyn's Purse | Merlyn Wilcox | ||
| Sailboat at sea | Meg Grady-Troia | Sailboat card | |
| Sofa | Paolo Bascetta | Nice | |
| Weaver shuttle | James M. Sakoda | ||
| Back-scratcher | Eric Kenneway | From a rectangle - a hand on a stick... | |
| Football player | Marc Kirschenbaum | From a rectangle - a bulky person | |
| Piggy bank | Jean Jerome Casalonga | Nice | |
| Clown | Seiji Nishikawa |
Excellent - 2 variations - from 2 parts Also published in Works of Seiji Nishikawa and in The New Origami |
 On the left |
| Cockroach | Joseph Kazlas | Nice | |
| Action Clock | Joseph Kazlas | Very good Cuckoo clock | |
| Pile of coins | James M. Clark | From a hexagon - a pile of circles | |
| Woven mat | Thomas Hull | Nice | |
| Violin | Daniel Porter | From a rectangle - very good |
|
| Box | Dan Bilozir | With a lid | |
| Faro box | Teddy Gross | ||
| Box liner | Timothy Murphy | ||
| Star unit | Paolo Bascetta | 7 modules to make a star | |
| Cubo vratorato | Paolo Bascetta | 6 units make a cube | |
| Christmas star with crane | Edwin Young | Nice |
 Folded by Gabriel Vong |
| Chess set | Shawn Truitt | Angular modular chess set | |
| Cube | Shawn Truitt | 4 units | |
| Box | Shawn Truitt | 4 units | |
| Cuboctahedron | Rona Gurkewitz | 6 units | |
| File box | Shirley Johannesma | Useful - from a rectangle | |
| Button box | Alexander Ratner | ||
| Octahedron | John Montroll | ||
| Diamond | John Montroll | ||
| Tetrahedron | John Montroll | ||
| Cube | John Montroll | ||
| Screaming Michael | Daniel Stillman | A star | |
| Faro star | Teddy Gross | ||
| 3 cornered dish | James M. Clark | From a hexagon | |
| Checkerboard - 3D | James M. Clark | Very 3D |
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