Origami USA Convention 1985 book cover

Origami USA Convention 1985

Published:
1985 by Origami USA
Pages:
98
Binding:
Spiral-bound
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781489534699
ISBN-10:
1489534695

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Skill Level From simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Varies
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Varies
Photos of completed models? No
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Varies

Overall Impression

This is a big compilation of various models from multiple designers. Difficulty and diagramming quality vary.

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Also see listing of all other Origami USA convention books in my collection.

There are 32 Origami Designs in Origami USA Convention 1985:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Letterfold 3

Letters and Envelopes

David Shall11Rectangle
Viking helmet

Clothes - Hats

Paul Rohrlich13Square
Collapsing box

Boxes and Containers

David Shall14Square
Snail

Molluscs

Lore Schirokauer18Square
Bear - sitting

Mammals - Ursidae - Bears

Molly Haarhoff20Square
Shrimp

Crustaceans

Molly Haarhoff21Square
Tapir

Mammals - Tapiridae - Malay Tapirs

Molly Haarhoff22Square
George Washington framed

People

Gay Merrill Gross23Square

Also in Dollar Bill Origami by John Montroll
Also in Making More with Money
Also in Origami USA Convention 1991
Also in Money-Gami by Gay Merrill Gross
Origami George Washington framed by Gay Merrill Gross on giladorigami.com
Folded by Peter Farina
Cat

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Alice Gray26Square

Also in BOS Magazine 168
Also in BOS Magazine 309
Also in CDO convention 1985
Also in Origami USA Convention 1998
Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
Also in The Paper Magazine 48
and in other sources...
Origami Cat by Alice Gray. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Star bowl

Boxes and Containers

Florence Temko30Square

Also in Origami 3 by Robert Harbin
Also in World's Best Origami by Nick Robinson
Also in Origami - Easy-to-Make Paper Creations by Gay Merrill Gross
Also in Creative Ideas For Paperfolding by Gay Merrill Gross
Also in BOS Magazine 258
Origami Star bowl by Florence Temko on giladorigami.com
Folded by Malachi Brown
Lampshade

Objects - Candles and Light

Florence Temko33Square
Koala on stump

Mammals - Marsupialia - Koalas

Steven Casey37Square

Also in Origami USA Convention 1990
Also in Origami USA Convention 1997
Also in MFPP 1998 Convention
Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
Origami Koala on stump by Steven Casey. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Vampire to bat

Imaginary beings - Vampires

Brian Stern38Rectangle
Gull

Birds - Charadriiformes - Gulls

Ted Bond40$ US Dollar Bill
Mistletoe frame

Objects - Frames

Douglas M. Caine42Square
Christmas ornament

Geometric and other shapes

Douglas M. Caine43Square
Building blocks

Geometric and other shapes

Karen Reeds44Square
Multiple units
Candy cane

Food

deg farelly47Rectangle - 1X3
Walrus

Mammals - Pinnipedia - Seals and Sea Lions

John Montroll51$ US Dollar Bill

Also in Origami Sculptures by John Montroll
Origami Walrus by John Montroll on giladorigami.com
Folded by Eileen Tan
Star of musketeers

Geometric and other shapes

Ricky W.K. Wong52Square
Blue whale

Mammals - Cetacea - Whales

John Montroll55Square

Also in Origami La Era Nueva by Kunihiko Kasahara
Also in Origami Sculptures by John Montroll
Origami Blue whale by John Montroll. Wet folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Wet folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni
Sperm whale

Mammals - Cetacea - Whales

John Montroll58Square

Also in Origami La Era Nueva by Kunihiko Kasahara
Origami Sperm whale by John Montroll. Wet folded from a square of Canson art paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Wet folded from a square of Canson art paper by Gilad Aharoni
Goose

Birds - Anseriformes - Ducks and Geese

Stephen Weiss59Square

Also in BOS Magazine 116
Also in Origami Zoo by Robert J. Lang and Stephen Weiss
Origami Goose by Stephen Weiss on giladorigami.com
Folded by Illya Arcos
Scottie dog

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Stephen Weiss61Square

Also in Origami Zoo by Robert J. Lang and Stephen Weiss
Also in Paper Zoo by Sergei Afonkin and Elena Afonkina
Origami Scottie dog by Stephen Weiss. Folded from a square of marble paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of marble paper by Gilad Aharoni
Mum

Flora - Flowers

Joan Appel63$ US Dollar Bill
Scabbard with sliding sword

Objects - Weapons

Ronald Levy65Rectangle - 1X3
Rattlesnake

Reptiles - Snakes

Peter Engel70Square
Triceratops

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Triceratops

John Montroll78Square
Armadillo

Mammals - Xenarthra - Armadillos

Sidney French83Rectangle - Long strip
Pegasus with rider

Imaginary beings - Pegasi

Ross Kohler94Square
Horse

Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys

John Montroll99Square

Also in Horses in Origami by John Montroll
Also in NOA Magazine 211
Also in Origami and Math: Simple to Complex by John Montroll
Also in Origami La Era Nueva by Kunihiko Kasahara
Also in Origami Sculptures by John Montroll
Also in Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 1
and in other sources...
Origami Horse by John Montroll. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Horse

Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys

David Brill100Triangle

Also in AEP convention 2011
Also in Bogota Origami Convention 2015
Also in BOS Convention 1979 Spring
Also in BOS Convention 2017 - 50th Anniversary
Also in BOS Magazine 100
Also in BOS Magazine 200
Also in Brilliant Origami by David Brill
and in other sources...
Origami Horse by David Brill. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni