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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 |
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| Coin purse | Milada Bla'hova | From a rectangle | |
| Snail | Mark Bolitho | Cute! | |
| Komodo dragon | Peter Budai | Very good |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Butterfly (the V'Ann) | Michael G. LaFosse | Excellent. |
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| 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... |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Suction cup | Stephen Weiss | Action fold (?) | |
| Eagle | Stephen Weiss | From a $ | |
| When pigs grow wings and fly | Joseph Wu | Pig with wings - excellent |
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