[Origami] Request for Memories

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On behalf of Vicky Mihara-Avery and family, 

Yesterday the origami community lost one of it finest, Vicki Mihara-Avery after 
a brave battle with cancer. Vicky was a founding member of the Pacific Coast 
Origami-USA convention and was awarded the Michael Shall Volunteer Award from 
OrigamiUSA for her contributions to the continuing growth of origami in 
America. Vicky, her sister Linda, and her parents have operated 2 paper stores 
in San Francisco that have supplied perfect papers for origami masters to use 
to create their masterpieces.  Vicky specialized in “Tsutsumi,” the Japanese 
art of gift wrapping. She created original origami models and taught countless 
people how to fold with a kind and giving spirit.  Her enthusiasm was 
contagious. She was an inspiration in all areas of her life and she will be 
greatly missed.  

Linda will be compiling a 'Book of Memories' to remember Vicky.  She would like 
to have friends share their 'Favorite Memory' of Vicky to be included in this. 
Please send any special pictures that you have as well. Email the memories to 
Linda, mailto:lindamih...@gmail.com , or written 
and sent to Paper Tree, 1743 Buchanan St, SF CA 94115.

[Origami] Applications OrigamiUSA Scholarships for Young folders is OPEN

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Dear Folders,

OrigamiUSA Scholarships for Young Folders is back!  We are accepting 
applications for both the Annual Convention 2019, June 21-24 at St. Johns 
University in Queens, New York (https://origamiusa.org/convention2019) and the 
Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Convention, September 12-16 in Portland, Oregon.  
(https://origamiusa.org/pcoc2019)

Please consider nominating someone you know! People may also nominate 
themselves. A nominee should be a young person (under 18) who shows great 
promise as a folder and who would develop their skills and ideas by attending 
an origami convention.

Nominations for 2019 will open on February 1, 2019. The deadline for 
nominations to be received is March 15, 2019.  We will be choosing the 
scholarship recipients for BOTH the Annual Convention 2019 and PCOC 2019 at 
this time. You can find the application form here:  
https://origamiusa.org/scholarships

Nomination Criteria

• A nominee must be under 18 years of age as of
• June 21, 2019 if attending the Annual Convention in June, 
2019,
• September 12, 2019 if attending PCOC 2019 in September, 2019.
• A nominee must be a resident of the United States.
• The online form must be completed and submitted by March 15, 2019.
• The nomination must be approved by an adult Parent/Guardian by 
sending an email to scholarsh...@origamiusa.org.
Scholarship Benefits

The scholarship benefits include for each chosen nominee and a parent/guardian:

• Convention fees for each chosen nominee.
• Housing/food allowance for each chosen nominee and accompanying 
parent/guardian.
• Travel reimbursement allowance (including air) of $500 for each 
chosen nominee and $500 for their accompanying parent/guardian.
• One year OrigamiUSA junior membership
We are thrilled that we can offer young, enthusiastic folders this opportunity. 
Let us know if you have any questions. If you have further questions, please 
feel free to email scholarsh...@origamiusa.org.


Happy Folding! 
OrigamiUSA Scholarship Committee

[Origami] Important PCOC 2019 Hotel News

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Dear Folding Friends,

We are happy to say that many of you have reserved rooms already for PCOC 2019 
(Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Convention)!  Thanks for reserving early!  It helps 
us in planning for the convention.

Unfortunately, we have run out of rooms for some of the nights surrounding the 
conference.  We are trying to negotiate adding rooms to our block.  It would be 
very helpful if you are interested in a reserving a room and have not done so, 
to please email  pcoc-lodg...@origamiusa.org. Please indicate what nights you 
plan to be in Portland and what kind of room you are interested.  We can’t 
guarantee any reservations but we can request and negotiate as many as we know 
we will need.  Please share this information with any friends you may know that 
are planning on attending PCOC 2019.  

We are looking forward to a great convention in Portland, Oregon!  Any other 
questions?  Please write to us at pcoc-i...@origamiusa.org.

Happy Folding

Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Committee

[Origami] Origami Connect Fall 2018 Registration is OPEN!

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Dear Folding Friends,
Registration is open for the 2018 Fall Origami Connect Events brought to you by 
a dedicated group of volunteers from OrigamiUSA!   

We will again offer the fantastic bargain of buy 3 get 1 free!  The current fee 
is $10 per event. You must register before the first event to receive this 
bargain. 

We are pleased to present the following events:
September 22 & 23rd:  Ryu Zin, Jr 2.1. This is a two day event with Jason Ku!  

In Session 1, Jason will talk about growing up with origami, his evolving 
growth in origami design, running OrigaMIT, and more. During Session 2, Jason 
will teach his amazing convention ‘hit’ model, Ryu Zin 2.1.
Inspired by Satoshi Kamiya's ultra-complex model, this model is a substantially 
simplified version of a baby eastern dragon, considerably shorter and less 
detailed. Students should have experience folding box-pleated models from 
crease patterns.
If you can’t attend both or all the session, you will receive the recording 
link after the event.

October 27: Cube Box with Drawers. Learn the popular convention model (created 
by Akiko Yamanashi) taught by Deb Pun.

Join us welcoming a fantastic teacher, Deb Pun, who will teach this clever and 
popular model taught by Akiko Yamanashi at the recent OrigamiUSA convention in 
June. Although Akiko has a similar model in her recent book, this model is not 
yet published and has some clever paper ratios.

November 17:  Stella taught by Evan Zodl

Join Evan Zodl and learn his original model, Stella. Evan is an origami artist, 
surf photographer, and software engineer. He has been folding paper for over 13 
years, and in an effort to share his passion with the world, he began making 
instructional origami videos on YouTube in 2008. Since that time, he has taught 
origami to millions of people around the globe through his videos. In 2009, he 
began designing his own unique models inspired by fractals, spirals, and 
recursive patterns found in nature. We are excited to have Evan be a presenter 
on Origami Connect this fall!

December 16: Lillian’s First Lesson and Teaching Tips taught by Jan Polish. 
 
Lillian Oppenheimer was famous for teaching beginners and encouraging them to 
continue in origami. Lillian was the woman that popularized origami in the 
United States.  She developed her First Lesson using models that were easy to 
teach and easy to fold, and which increased origami skill-building and 
self-esteem. In this class, Jan will teach you the simple models Lillian loved 
and show you the best ways to teach them to others.

As always if you sign up for the event, you will have access to the recording 
of the live event after.  

If you haven’t tried Origami Connect, please give us a try.  If you have we 
hope to see you back for another great season.  We appreciate the donation of 
time and talent from our great presenters.  We hope to see you in September for 
our first session!  

Kind regards,
Patty Grodner
On behalf of Origami Connect
OrigamiUSA

[Origami] PCOC 2019-Save the Date

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Dear Folders,
 
OrigamiUSA and POPS (Portland Origami Paper Shapers) are delighted to invite 
you to PCOC 2019!  We will be at the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland from 
September 12-16, 2019.  
 
Our room block is NOT open yet, but we wanted to put out the word so you can 
mark your calendars.  POPS is already hard at work planning a terrific event 
for us all.  This is our first time in Portland, the city of roses.  Portland 
MAX Light Rail System has a direct line to the DoubleTree for $2.50, and takes 
about 15-20 minutes from the airport.  
 
We will be opening the PCOC 2019 webpages in September and emailing more 
information in the fall.  
 
So put this on your ’to do’ list for September 2019!
 
Regards,
 
Patty Grodner 
On behalf of PCOC 2019
OrigamiUSA