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Origami USA Convention 1995
Published: 1995 by Origami USA
Pages: 278
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes Pteranodon | Kenji Houston | Simple | |
| Plesiosaurus | Sergio Gonzales | Simple | |
| Plesiosaurus | Edwin Steel | Simple | |
| Pterasaur | Edwin Steel | Simple | |
| Tyrannosaurus skeleton | Marc Kirschenbaum | Fantastic | |
| Ankylosaurus | Ronald Koh | Fantastic | |
| Angelfish - 2 folds | J.C Nolan | Very simple | |
| Fish | Meredith Trauner | Simple | |
| Wave module | Meredith Trauner | Nica idea | |
| Koi | Michael G. LaFosse | Nice | |
| Dinner time | Edwin Young | A fish eating another fish - simple | |
| Not so great White shark | Matt Harnick | ||
| Pacific giant red sea urchin | Hans Birkeland | Crazy... 81 points... | |
| Pearl in an oyster | Roberto Morassi | Nice | |
| Octopus | J.C Nolan | Nice - same as in "Creating Origami" | |
| Star | Carole Restall | 5 units | |
| Note pocket heart | Michelle Tait | ||
| Ornament | Carole Restall | ||
| Heart | Zsuzanna Varadine | ||
| Estrella axial | Juan Lopez Figueroa | ||
| Star | Daniel E. Moraseski | ||
| Quatre foil | Dema Shomin | ||
| Snowflake | Frances LeVangia | From a hexagon | |
| High heeled shoe | Rachel Katz | Nice | |
| Doily multiform | Laura L. Kruskal | From a rectangle | |
| Car | Edwin Young | Very simple | |
| Scales / salt shaker | Milada Bla'hova | From a rectangle | |
| Easter card | Wayne Brown | From a rectangle - nice pop-up card | |
| Chair | Rae Cooker | Cute | |
| Vase #5 | Aldo Putignano | Good | |
| Dreidel | Meredith Trauner | Very good | |
| Christmas boot | Zuhra Chashihina | ||
| Diamond letter fold | Jose Krooshop | ||
| Mushroom | Matt Slayton | Nice | |
| Duo blossom | Delrosa Marshall | ||
| Rota vase | David Petty | ||
| Flower #3 | Stephane Ansons | ||
| Flower pot | Janson Chow | Nice | |
| Orchid - Alice's | Matt Harnick | Nice | |
| Flower | Marco Pavone | Nice | |
| Caterpillar | Maarten Van Gelder | Excellent - from a rectangle | |
| Inchworm | Aaron Einbond | Very nice | |
| Samurai helmet beetle - flying | Robert J. Lang | Fantastic |
 Folded by Nicolas Terry |
| Mushroom | Mark Turner | Very nice pleatwork | |
| Pureland Ram | Marc Kirschenbaum | Simple | |
| Pureland Puppy | J.C Nolan | Very simple | |
| Alligator | Stephane Ansons | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Bull | Giuseppi Baggi | Simple & nice | |
| Bear cub | Edwin Corrie | Cute | |
| Beaver | Edwin Corrie | Nice | |
| Jaguar | Edwin Corrie | Nice | |
| Pig - brush ear | Elena Gorohova | Simple | |
| Weasel | Gabriel Willow | Very nice | |
| Beaver | David Pacheco | Very good | |
| Snake | Herman van Goubergen | Nice | |
| Raccoon | Marc Kirschenbaum | Very nice | |
| Rhinoceros - black | Ronald Koh | Excellent | |
| Whippet | Ronald Koh | Excellent | |
| Gorilla | Sal Salamone | Very nice | |
| Gorilla | Herman van Goubergen | Excellent |
|
| Armadillo - 3 banded | Joseph Wu | Very good |
|
| Tut 'n Cleo | J.C Nolan | Very simple | |
| Chewing mouth | Milada Bla'hova | Puppet | |
| Fantasy mask | Matt Slayton | Nice | |
| Vampire | Matt Slayton | Very nice | |
| Treasure chest | Carol Tams | From a $ bill | |
| Devil's mask | Cyril Tessier | From a $ bill - simple | |
| Joy of origami | Tal Cinader | Cute | |
| Ghost | Pasquale D'Aurie | Cute | |
| George Washington dresses for summer | Karen Reeds | From a $ bill - clothes | |
| Table tennis set & player | Peter Budai | Cute | |
| Hard Times | Pasquale D'Aurie | Man chased by shark - very nice | |
| Gymnast with apparatus | Luigi Leonardi | Very nice | |
| Human figure | Jessie Seto | Cute | |
| Cupola | Pasquale D'Aurie | 4 people at a table - nice | |
| Evil mask | Igor Koroteiev | Nice | |
| Conductor | Luigi Leonardi | From a rectangle, with a cut - nice | |
| Falling star | Haui Balazs | Toy plane | |
| Stealth bomber | Haui Balazs | Toy plane | |
| Pureland Bird | Nick Robinson | Simple | |
| Turkey | Sergei Afonkin | Simple | |
| Butterfly | Tatiana Khliamoua | Cute | |
| Butterfly of love | Edwin Young | Nice | |
| Bird - standing | Giuseppi Baggi | Simple | |
| Bird - strutting | Giuseppi Baggi | Simple | |
| Hawk and stand | Terry Hall | From a rectangle | |
| Dove | Michael G. LaFosse | ||
| Parrot | Sergei Afonkin | Nice | |
| Dragon | Peter Budai | ||
| Happy good luck Bat | Michael G. LaFosse |
Excellent. Also published in Advanced Origami, in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995 and in Origami Fun World |
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| Dragon | John Szinger | Very good | |
| Ibis | Gabriel Willow | Very good | |
| Sparrow | Stephane Ansons | From a rectangle | |
| Bird - pecking | Herman van Goubergen | From a rectangle - balances on the edge of a table | |
| Accordion box | Rachel Katz | ||
| Almost a cube | Jose Krooshop | ||
| Hollow cube | Catherine Abbott | ||
| Module cube | Wayne Brown | ||
| Wheel | Jose Krooshop | 12 units | |
| Mette units | Mette Pederson |
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