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Origami USA Convention 1993
Published: 1993 by Origami USA
Pages: 280
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily - art deco | J.C Nolan | Stylish simple flower | |
| Star pattern box | Terry Hall | Nice | |
| Star of hope | Mike Thomas | Star decoration from a bird base | |
| Rose from bird base | James M. Sakoda | Nice |
 Folded by Meenakshi Mukerji |
| Star | Julian Gonzales | Simple | |
| Star | Nick Robinson | 4 units |
 Folded by gailprentice |
| Tree | Mark Turner | Nice | |
| Star decoration | Carole Restall | Simple | |
| Star lantern | Janson Chow | 3D decoration | |
| Shamrock | Larry Axsom | Nice | |
| Mushroom | Maarten Van Gelder | Beautiful | |
| Santa Claus | Philip Blencowe | VERY simple | |
| Gym suit | Melissa Owens | 2 piece with cuts | |
| Standing Man | Saadya Sternberg | Nice |
 Folded by Gilad Ayalon |
| Smoker | Juan Gimeno | Mouth with a cigarette and teeth from a rectangle - excellent | |
| Rock climber | Robert J. Lang | WOW - a person climbing a wall in a relief kind of model |
|
| Parthenon | Jim Weinrich | Very nice |
|
| Bookmark | Catherine Abbott | Simple - from a rectangle | |
| Pajarita bookmark | Carlos Pomaron Arbues | Very nice | |
| Santa card | Wayne Brown | 2 piece - nice | |
| Tree letter-fold | Jurgen Krooshoop | Cute | |
| Crane letter-fold | Kay Eng | With cuts | |
| Bookmark - person | Nick Robinson | Nice | |
| Wallet | Collected by Verdi Adams | 3 parts | |
| Stand | Terry Hall | ||
| Cootie catcher - bi-color | Russell Cashdollar | A variation on the traditional | |
| Tea bag wallet | Jose Krooshop | From A4 | |
| Flower pot | Janson Chow | Simple and good | |
| Box | Carlos Pomaron Arbues | With a lid - very nice | |
| Pot | Janson Chow | Nice | |
| Heart or tulip bowl | Philip Shen | Nice | |
| Petal dish | Terry Hall | Good | |
| Coffee table | Ichiro Kinoshita | Excellent | |
| Trees | Rosalind Joyce | From pleated $ bills | |
| Spoon | Karen Reeds | From $ - nice | |
| Wallet - Mexican | Mexican | From $ - nice | |
| Bow tie | Cyril Tessier | From $ - nice | |
| Hexahedron | Douglas Archer | From $ | |
| Bull / buffalo | Edwin Corrie | From $ - good | |
| Llama | Edwin Corrie | From $ - cute | |
| Dolphin | Stephen Weiss | From $ - good |
 Folded by Michele Rousseau |
| 4 Action folds | Robert Neale | From $ | |
| Starship | Todd Barton | Simple | |
| Ron's rowboat | Ranana Benjamin | Simple | |
| Chicken hat | Dorothy Kaplan | It's a hat! It's a chicken! It's a Chicken Hat! from a rectangle | |
| Multiform | Laura L. Kruskal | Many things from a letter sized sheet | |
| Flipper plane | Hannah Muller | Toy plane from a rectangle | |
| Viking helmet | Catherine Abbott | Very simple | |
| Glider | Eduardo Gonzalo Callejo | From a rectangle | |
| Cat head | Zsuzsanna Kricskovics | Nice | |
| Pig head | Zsuzsanna Kricskovics | Nice | |
| Bunny head | Zsuzsanna Kricskovics | Nice | |
| Canonn | Juan Gimeno | Very nice | |
| Marble maze | Michael P. Guy | Very good. A box with a maze inside from 2 parts | |
| Heart ring | Jeremy Shafer | Good | |
| Kaleidoscope | Didy Lavaux | 8 modules | |
| Eight squares | Paul Jackson | 8 units create a nice effect | |
| Double reverse decoration | Carole Restall | ||
| Septadring | David Petty | 7 units for a ring | |
| Rings | Ranana Benjamin | From strips of paper | |
| Peace sign | Jeremy Shafer | Very good. Same as in Origami to Astonish and Amuse |
 Folded by Gabriel Vong |
| Yin Yang | Jeremy Shafer | Excellent |
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| Braided paper | J.C Nolan | Nice decoration |
 Folded by Marina Kosareva |
| Cardinal | Aldo Putignano | Simple bird | |
| Owl | Becky Berman | Angular owl | |
| Crow | Peter Muller | Simple | |
| Bluebird of happiness | Michael Adcock | Pleated bird | |
| Hummingbird | Robert J. Lang | Cute | |
| Love birds | Giuseppi Baggi | 2 connected birds from a rectangle | |
| Hydra | J.C Nolan | Nice monster with 5 heads | |
| Grasshopper | Robert J. Lang | Very good. Same as in Origami Insects and Their Kin |
 Folded by Peter Farina |
| Paper wasp | Robert J. Lang | Excellent. Same as in Origami Insects and Their Kin |
 Folded by Jake Crowley |
| Owl | Juan Gimeno | Very good | |
| Dragonfly | Luis Bas Arrechea | Looks great | |
| Cockatoo | Ronald Koh | Excellent | |
| Pureland dog | Marc Kirschenbaum | Very simple | |
| Snail | John Dombrowski | Simple | |
| Jack bunny | Jerry Harris | Nice | |
| Dog | Nick Robinson | Simple | |
| Skunk | Kelvin Cheung | Cute | |
| Cat | Saadya Sternberg | Very nice. Also published in Sculptural Origami |
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| Ram | Stephane Ansons | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Squirrel | Stephane Ansons | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Cockroach | Juan Gimeno | Very nice | |
| Markhor | Ronald Koh | Excellent |
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| Lion | Stephen Weiss | Very good | |
| Frog | Aaron Einbond | Very simple | |
| Penguin | Wendy Zeichner | Simple | |
| Fish | Alice Gray | From a triangle with cuts | |
| Fish | Michael G. LaFosse | Nice | |
| Fish | Julian Gonzales | Angel fish | |
| Frog | Nick Robinson | Cute | |
| Sea turtle | Julio Lopez Perez | Good | |
| Mermaid | Christofer Zima | Nice | |
| Seal on ice | Sergio Gonzalez | Very good. Also published in Fantasias de Papel |
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| Penguin | Juan Gimeno | Very nice |
 Folded by Origami Okiba |
| American lobster | Marc Kirschenbaum | Excellent | |
| Shore crab | Ronald Koh | Excellent |
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