Origami USA Convention 1990 book cover

Origami USA Convention 1990

Published:
1990 by Origami USA
Pages:
326
Binding:
Spiral-bound
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781489527233
ISBN-10:
1489527230

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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 109 Origami Designs in Origami USA Convention 1990:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Dog - barking

Toys - Action Models

Ranana Benjamin1Square

Simple barking dog
Cow head

Mammals - Bovidae - Cows and Buffalo

Megan Hicks3Square
Cat

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Martha Mitchen4Square

Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
Origami Cat by Martha Mitchen. Folded from a square of momigami by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of Momigami by Gilad Aharoni
Bear

Mammals - Ursidae - Bears

Edwin Corrie7Rectangle - A size
Squirrel

Mammals - Rodentia - Squirrels

Gloria Farison9Square
Goat - mountain

Mammals - Bovidae - Sheep, Goats and Bovides

Jim Bradford11Rectangle - 1X2
Turtle

Reptiles - Turtles

James M. Sakoda15Hexagon
Giraffe

Mammals - Giraffidae - Giraffes and Okapi

Jerry Harris18Square
Koala

Mammals - Marsupialia - Koalas

Steven Casey22Square

Also in Origami USA Convention 1997
Also in MFPP 1998 Convention
Also in Origami USA Convention 1985
Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
Origami Koala by Steven Casey. Wet-folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Wet-folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni
Cat

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Michael Sussman26Rectangle
Horse

Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys

Seiji Nishikawa29Square

Also in NOA Magazine 173
Also in Works of Seiji Nishikawa by Seiji Nishikawa
Origami Horse by Seiji Nishikawa. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Zebra

Mammals - Equidae - Zebras

John Montroll32Square

Also in African Animals in Origami by John Montroll
Also in BOS Convention 1991 Spring
Also in Origami Gone Wild by John Montroll
Origami Zebra by John Montroll. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Gazelle

Mammals - Bovidae - Sheep, Goats and Bovides

Luis Bas Arrechea42Triangle
Elephant - African

Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants

Marc Kirschenbaum47Square

Very nice and 3D
Eagle

Birds - Falconiformes - Birds of prey

Cyril Tessier53$ US Dollar Bill
Presidential portraits

People

Carol Tams55$ US Dollar Bill
Washington twins

People

Cyril Tessier62$ US Dollar Bill
Ring

Rings

Kenneth Kawamura64$ US Dollar Bill
Bow tie

Clothes - Clothing Accessories

Ed Sullivan66$ US Dollar Bill
Star

Geometric and other shapes

Russell Cashdollar67$ US Dollar Bill
Turtle

Reptiles - Turtles

Ted Bond70$ US Dollar Bill
Gorilla

Mammals - Primates - Gorillas

Rosalind Joyce72$ US Dollar Bill
Bow tie

Clothes - Clothing Accessories

Gene Ullman75$ US Dollar Bill
Heart purse

Hearts

Shirley Johannesma78$ US Dollar Bill
Kangaroo

Mammals - Marsupialia - Kangaroos

Eric Tend80$ US Dollar BillOrigami Kangaroo by Eric Tend on giladorigami.com
Folded by Eric Tend
Star of David ring

Rings

Kenneth Kawamura90$ US Dollar Bill
Beating heart

Hearts

Edwin Young95Square
Frame - Heart

Objects - Frames

Aldo Putignano97Square
Heart for card

Hearts

Shirley Johannesma98Square
Heart card 1

Letters and Envelopes

Shirley Johannesma100Rectangle
Heart decoration

Hearts

Shirley Johannesma102Square
Heart ring

Rings

Francis Ow104Rectangle - 1X2

Also in OrigamIsrael Newsletter 28
Also in Origami Hearts (Japanese) by Francis Ow
Also in Origami Hearts (Original) by Francis Ow
Origami Heart ring by Francis Ow on giladorigami.com
Folded by Ira Fine
Heart of my heart

Hearts

Edwin Young106Square

Small heart on a bigger heart
Valentine stick pin

Hearts

Jerry Harris108Square
Fish

Fish

Karen Reeds112Square

Also in Origami Animals / Paper Animals by Robert J. Lang
Origami Fish by Karen Reeds on giladorigami.com
Folded by Eileen Tan
Clam

Toys

Lenny Kazlas113Square
Penguin

Birds - Sphenisciformes - Penguins

Melinda Smith114Square
Seashell

Molluscs

Kenneth Kawamura115Square
Seal

Mammals - Pinnipedia - Seals and Sea Lions

Nick Robinson117Square

Nice 3D
Seal

Mammals - Pinnipedia - Seals and Sea Lions

Jerry Harris118Square
Blue crab

Crustaceans

Marc Kirschenbaum121SquareOrigami Blue crab by Marc Kirschenbaum on giladorigami.com
Folded by Sebastian Curvers
Sparrow

Birds - Passeriformes

Gloria Farison134Square
Bird - flapping

Toys - Action Models

Stephen Weiss136Square
Duck

Birds - Anseriformes - Ducks and Geese

Edwin Corrie137Square
Swan

Birds - Anseriformes - Swans

Melinda Smith138Square
Delta

Toys - Planes

Stephen Weiss140Rectangle - A size
Swan

Birds - Anseriformes - Swans

Edwin Corrie142Square

Also in Animal Origami - BOS Booklet 26 by Edwin Corrie
Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in MFPP 1997 Convention
Also in Origami Animals by Vicente Palacios
Also in Origami Masters: Edwin Corrie by Edwin Corrie
Also in ORU Magazine 16
and in other sources...
Origami Swan by Edwin Corrie on giladorigami.com
Folded by Fujikura Atsuo
Swan and cygnet

Birds - Anseriformes - Swans

Gloria Farison143Square
Bald eagle

Birds - Falconiformes - Birds of prey

Fred Rohm145Square

Also in Extraordinary Origami by Marc Kirschenbaum
Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
Also in The Origami World of Neal Elias by Dave Venables and Marc Cooman
Also in The World of Fred Rohm 51 by Peter Ford
Origami Bald eagle by Fred Rohm. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Fly

Insects - Flies

Jan Willem Derksen149Square

Also in BOS Convention 1986 Spring
Also in CDO convention 1986
Also in Encyclopedia of Origami for Children and Adults by Sergei Afonkin and Elena Afonkina
Also in Origami Masters: Alfredo Giunta by Alfredo Giunta
Also in BOS Convention 1987 Autumn
Also in BOS Magazine 132
Origami Fly by Jan Willem Derksen. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Butterfly

Insects - Butterflies

Marc Kirschenbaum151Square
Puppet

Toys - Puppets

Rachel Katz161Square
Light reflector

Objects - Candles and Light

Carol Tams162Square

A tube that reflects light
Pinwheel

Geometric and other shapes

Nick Robinson164Square
Optiscope

Toys

deg farelly166Square

Nice optical toy
Bat

Mammals - Chiroptera - Bats

Luis Bas Arrechea171Square
Lizard

Reptiles

Dan Torpey173Square
Marsupisaurus

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Unspecified - Generic Dinosaurs

Jim McGlothlin and Gloria Farison177Square
Bug-eyed Frog

Amphibians

James M. Sakoda179Square
Goliath beetle

Insects

Todd Kirschenbaum180Rectangle - A size
Mouse

Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents

Edwin Corrie183Square
Scarab beetle

Insects

Alfredo Giunta185Rectangle - 1X4

Also in Origami Gli Insetti (Origami Insects) by Alfredo Giunta
Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
Origami Scarab beetle by Alfredo Giunta on giladorigami.com
Folded by Jake Crowley
Pteranodon

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Pterosaurs

Seiji Nishikawa189Square
Tyrannosaurus

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Seiji Nishikawa194Square
Dragon

Imaginary beings - Dragons

Matthew Green201Square

Also in Origami Monsters and Mythical Beings by Jay Ansill
Also in Origami Sourcebook by Jay Ansill
Origami Dragon by Matthew Green. Folded from a square of Nicolas Terry's tissue-foil by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of Nicolas Terry's tissue-foil by Gilad Aharoni
Freddy

Media and Culture

Lenny Kazlas207Square

Kruger
Dragon

Imaginary beings - Dragons

Thomas Hull211Square
House and clown corner fold

Bookmarks

Leon Loose217Square
Pajarita page marker

Bookmarks

Francis Ow218Square
Self mailer

Letters and Envelopes

Paul H. Krueger220Rectangle - A size
Frame - star

Objects - Frames

Schuyler Duveen221Square
Kiss envelope - envelope with lips

Letters and Envelopes

Ichiro Kinoshita224Square
Frame

Objects - Frames

Francis Ow226Square
Photo stand

Objects - Frames

Ichiro Kinoshita228Square
Box

Boxes and Containers

May Leo230Rectangle - 1X2
Box

Boxes and Containers

Idan Schwartz232Square
Stars

Geometric and other shapes

Francis Ow233Square
6 units
Kaleidoscope star

Geometric and other shapes

Mark W. Kennedy237Square
Decoration

Geometric and other shapes

Julio Lopez Perez240Square
Stars

Geometric and other shapes

Ricky W.K. Wong241Square
Snowflake

Geometric and other shapes

Mark W. Kennedy242Square
2 units
Module for sonobe cube

Geometric and other shapes

Lewis Simon244Square
Modular decorative cube

Geometric and other shapes

Lewis Simon245Square
12 units

Also in BOS Convention 1987 Autumn
Also in Action Origami by Rick Beech
Also in Origami - The Complete Guide to the Art of Paperfolding by Rick Beech
Also in Pajarita Magazine 19
Also in Papiroflexia Basica by Vicente Palacios
Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 23
Origami Modular decorative cube by Lewis Simon on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Star - 16 point

Geometric and other shapes

Kenneth Kawamura246Square
Self closing box

Boxes and Containers

Jack Knutsen248Square
Star

Geometric and other shapes

Christofer Zima250Square
Star

Geometric and other shapes

Matthew Green253Square
8 point star

Geometric and other shapes

James M. Sakoda256Square

Also in The Origamian - Vol.04 4
Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 79-080
Also in Modern Origami by James M. Sakoda
Origami 8 point star by James M. Sakoda on giladorigami.com
Folded by Marco Abate
Star of David

Religion and Holidays - Jewish Religion

Fred Rohm257Hexagon
Snap star

Geometric and other shapes

James M. Clark262Square
Star

Geometric and other shapes

James M. Clark265Hexagon
Purse

Objects - Wallets

Annie Reeds269SquareOrigami Purse by Annie Reeds on giladorigami.com
Folded by Wilson Yeung
Tulip

Flora - Flowers

Caroline Lautner270Square
Crane dish

Boxes and Containers

Shirley Johannesma271Square
Candles page marker

Bookmarks

Jim Bradford272Square
Chair

Objects - Furniture

Karen Reeds274Rectangle
Menorah

Religion and Holidays - Jewish Religion

Reuben Copen276Square
Golf club and bag

Sports and Athletes

Louise Cooper278Rectangle - 1X3

Also in PCOC 2017
Also in WCOG Proceedings 20
Also in PCOC 2017
Also in WCOG Proceedings 20
Origami Golf club and bag by Louise Cooper on giladorigami.com
Folded by Malachi Brown
Shoe

Clothes - Shoes and Socks

Nick Robinson281Rectangle
Dish

Boxes and Containers

Marcia Mau282Square
Purse 1

Objects - Wallets

Aldo Putignano284Rectangle
Purse 2

Objects - Wallets

Aldo Putignano287Rectangle
House

Buildings

Steven Casey290SquareOrigami House by Steven Casey on giladorigami.com
Folded by Wilson Yeung
House - 2 story

Buildings

Doborah Claypool291Square
Car

Vehicles - Cars

Nick Robinson292Square
Piggy bank

Objects - Useful

Lev Steshenko294Square
Baby

People - Babies

Robert J. Lang298Square

Also in NOA Magazine 195
Also in Origami Design Secrets - 2nd edition by Robert J. Lang
Origami Baby by Robert J. Lang. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Baby buggy

Vehicles

Raymond Kane McLain302Rectangle

Baby Carriage
Horse and covered wagon

Vehicles

Aaron Einbond310Rectangle - 1X2