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Origami USA Convention 1997

Published: 1997 by Origami USA
Pages: 295
Binding: Spiral-bound
Language: English

Buy from: Origami USA

Overall Impression

Note: The statue of Liberty on the cover in NOT diagrammed in this book!
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)
Butterfly Stephane Ansons From a rectangle   
Cormorant Stephane Ansons Nice  
Bird Stephane Ansons Nice   
Antelope Stephane Ansons Nice  
Universal edge module Bennet Arnstein For constructing modulars  
Dragon - white faced Perry Bailey Cute  
Griffin Perry Bailey Cute  
Hexafleur Ranana Benjamin A flowerish design from a hexagon  
Bird (scrap) Ranana Benjamin Simple bird made from the scraps left over from cutting a hexagon  
Jefvelope Jeff Beynon Simple envelope  
Goose Giuseppi Baggi Not very good  
Cardo Jeff Beynon A simple heart card  
Pigfoot ring Jeff Beynon 12 modules create a ring  
Cat Hans Birkeland Very good
Coin purse Milada Bla'hova From a rectangle  
Snail Mark Bolitho Cute!  
Komodo dragon Peter Budai Very good
Santa Claus Peter Budai A cute Santa with sack (and no beard...)  
Estrella Francisco Javier Caboblanco Modular star - several variations  
Koala on a branch Steven Casey Excellent. Also published  in Origami USA 1990 convention book and in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995  
Santa Claus Steven Casey Excellent  
Fox David Chan    
Place setting Sy Chen 2 Forks, a spoon and a knife From $ bills - very nice  
Christmas tree gift box Daniel Cohen A twist-folded box  
Cupid's bill Don Connel Heart & arrow from a $ - nice  
Dragon Barry Costas Not the best, but nice  
Seagull - flying Pasquale D'Aurie Nice - flies in the air  
Lizard Pasquale D'Aurie There are better  
Coffee set Pasquale D'Aurie A modular coffee set  
Mouse Pasquale D'Aurie Simple & cute  
Finger puppet  Pasquale D'Aurie Puppets from $ bills, using the face on the bill as the puppet's face  
Ladybug Aaron Einbond Strange...  
American black bear Aaron Einbond Good  
Nuclear crane Alec Fehl A flapping bird with 3 heads and 3 tails...  
Bear - athletic Eugeny Fridrikh A simple bear  
Goose Alice Gray From a triangle - simple  
Lovey dovies Karan Hall From a $ bill - 2 birds on a heart  
Square petal vase Terry Hall    
Tuxedo vase Terry Hall    
Paper clip tray Terry Hall Interesting  
Greeting card R. Mike Jamieson Nice letter-fold  
Pig letter Rachel Katz Cute - from a rectangle  
Heart photo stand Tatiana Khliamoua Good - from 2 units  
Biplane II Marc Kirschenbaum Super - but horribly complex...
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Helicopter II Marc Kirschenbaum Excellent
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Easy as can be Duck Maartet C. Klaber Can't be simpler...  
Crown Laura L. Kruskal 4 units make a crown  
Eye of Pyramid ring Marla Kleinman from a $ bill  
Flapping bird Laura L. Kruskal From A4  
Kimberley's krystal Mark Y. McKinnon Geometric shape  
Wreath Michael G. LaFosse 8 units make a wreath  
Butterfly Michael G. LaFosse From a $ bill - very nice
Also diagrammed in Origami Butterflies
 
Butterfly (the V'Ann) Michael G. LaFosse Excellent.  
Yakko san picture frame Leon Loose Simple  
Estrella "Arabesco" Juan Lopez Figueroa Nice decoration  
Butterfly Juan Lopez Figueroa Nice  
Bear Juan Lopez Figueroa Very nice  
Table Juan Lopez Figueroa Good  
Cross of love 11 Neil Maclean Cross with hearts on the tips  
Scoop John Marshall Useful  
Bird base blossom Delrosa Marshall Simple flower  
Dime in ring John Marshall From a rectangle  
Squashed bird base star box Marcia Joy Miller Nice  
Hummingbird Marcia Joy Miller    
Flower with contrasting center Marcia Joy Miller    
Flower holder Marcia Joy Miller    
Leaf Marcia Joy Miller Nice  
Candy dish John Morin Pleated dish  
Goblet John Morin From a rectangle - very nice  
Division in 9th John Morin Division method  
Elephant - circus Jose Arley Moreno Very simple  
Goose Peter Moston Nice  
Flapping bird A. Munoz Saez    
Llama Enrique Nieto Pardeiro Nice  
Money Bunny J.C Nolan From a $ bill  
Chrysanthemum tato Chris Palmer Very nice  
Turtle Vicente Palacios From a rectangle - good  
Photo stand Vicente Palacios Useful frame  
Ring of fire David Petty 8 units to make a ring  
Persian slippers Karen Reeds Nice  
Moneyface Ed Roseman Strange face form a $  
Fantasy mask Matt Slayton Nice  
Barf bag Jeremy Shafer Simple bag  
Crane envelope Jeremy Shafer Nice  
Heart card Jeremy Shafer Simple  
Wine glass Jeremy Shafer Nice 2D glass  
Man swatter Jeremy Shafer Excellent - a flattened person...
Walking boat Jeremy Shafer Weird...  
Folding bases Jeremy Shafer Hands folding various origami bases - very cool  
Siamese cat mask Matt Slayton Looks more like a wolf...  
Flapping bird John Smith Very simple  
Janus John Smith 2D face  
Pirate John Smith Pureland - nice  
Pureland sailboat John Smith 2 parts - nice  
Crane brooch Phyllis Snyder From a $ - nice  
Frog ring Bob Stack From a rectangle - good  
Table - octagonal Pedro M. Teller Nice  
Plumed hat Florence Temko From a rectangle  
Letter-fold Florence Temko From a rectangle  
Buck bra Cyril Tessier Cute  
Cat Herman van Goubergen Excellent - from a triangle
Ring Donna Walcavage From a rectangle - flower ring  
Fanfir Michael Welnstein Nice dragon  
Giraffe Stephen Weiss Good  
Penguin Stephen Weiss Nice. Also diagrammed in Origami Zoo origami Penguin
Suction cup Stephen Weiss Action fold (?)  
Eagle Stephen Weiss From a $  
When pigs grow wings and fly Joseph Wu Pig with wings - excellent