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Issue 8 Articles
Convention: 15th Anniversary Colombian Convention, 2011
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by Andrew Hudson
Andrew Hudson reports on the 15th Anniversary Origami Colombia Convention, November 11-14, in Cali, Colombia.
by Ilan Garibi
Diagrams for a Star of David from 6 units.
Math: The Golden Ratio in Origami
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by Arnold Tubis, John Andrisan, and Christopher Pooley
Paper folding exercises involving the golden section of a line, the golden rectangle, and the golden triangle provide interesting geometry-teaching supplements.
Diagrams: Bracelet
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by Robert Orndorff
Diagrams for a bracelet that appears woven.
Diagrams: Burr Puzzle
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Diagrams for a classic puzzle, typically made of wood.
Convention: Thoughts from PCOC 2011
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by Robert Orndorff
A compilation of quotes from attendees of the 2011 Pacific Coast Origami Convention in Bellevue, Washington.
In this review we'll have a closer look at Kraft paper. If you are into complex folds, this might just be the perfect paper for your test folds.
by Erik Demaine, Martin Demaine, Liping Ma, Patsy Wang-Iverson
This paper presents a crease pattern for one-cut double happiness.
Diagrams: Peacock
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by Rikki Donachie
OrigamiUSA's 2011 Annual Collection included a peacock from Rikki Donachie made from a square. Here Rikki shares another peacock made from an A4 rectangle.
Crease Pattern: Wave24
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A pleated cone sliced by multiple planes creates this geometric model reminiscent of a breaking wave.
Diagrams: Heart Variation
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Diagrams for a heart variation based on a model by Edwin Corrie.
Folding Waves, Part 1
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Thomas Hull
This wave model is fun to fold and has a lot of math in it!
Diagrams: \(60^{\circ}\) Star Module
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by David Petty. Diagrammed by Nick Robinson
Diagrams for a \(60^\circ\) Modular Star by David Petty
Marcio Noguchi
A description of the history, expansion, and future of World Origami Days.
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