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    © Shi-Yew (Sy) Chen

    Animal

    Action Elephant
    Description Elephant with flapping ears
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 6/30/2003
    Diagram Date 7/03-1/04
    Inspiration Dumbo
    Diagram(s)
  • OrigamiUSA 2004 Origami Collection by OrigamiUSA 2004.
  • British Origami Society Spring Convention CD by BOS, Spring 2004.
    • Big Pajarita and Little
    From Square
    Design Date 2/1997
    Diagram Date 3/1997
    Inspiration Traditional pajarita model
    Diagram(s)
  • OrigamiUSA Annual Collection by OrigamiUSA, 1999.
  • Origami Colombia by Origami Colombia 1998.
    • Flapping Pajarita
    Description Flapping bird with tradtional pajarita body
    From Square
    Design Date 5/26/2000
    Honey Badger
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 2/2/05-2/3/05
    Diagram Date 2/7-3/1/05
    Diagram(s)
  • The Paper by OrigamiUSA 90/Volume 2, 2005.
  • BOS Model Collection Lancaster by BOS 2005.
    • Mother Penguin & Baby
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 8/6-8/7/08
    Diagram Date 2/2010
    Diagram(s)
  • OrigamiUSA 2010 Annual Collection by OrigamiUSA, 2010. 87:
    • Panda I
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 7/1997
    Pureland Panda
    Description I made this model as simple as possible. It can be flatten as a bookmark.
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 3/16/2001
    Inspiration Michael Janssen-Gibson's Panda Gallery
    Diagram(s)
  • British Origami Magazine by BOS, April #207, 2001.
  • NOA Symposium Diagram Collection by NOA, Summer 2001.
  • NOA Monthly Origami Magazine by NOA, November 315, 2001.
  • OrigamiUSA Annual Collection by OrigamiUSA 2002.
  • Super Quick Origami Animals by Nick Robinson 2002.
  • Bay Area Rapid Folder by Jeremy Shafer, Winter 2003.
  • OSN Minori by OSN 3, 2002.
  • Page-a-Day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2008. Aug 8
  • Orison by OSN, 1, 2008. :
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2009. Jan 9:
  • Simple Origami - as featured in The Herald by BOS, 75, 2008. 43:
  • The Herald Village Newspaper by The local villagers, October 257, 2008. 17:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2010. Apr 19:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2011. Jan 7:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2012. Feb 8:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2013. Mar 30:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2014. Oct 23:
  • Origami Pop-ups: to Amaze and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer, 2013. 69:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2015. Dec 24:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2016. Feb. 8: †
    • Stegosaurus II
    From Square
    Design Date 3/20/2001
    Water Buffalo
    From Mono square
    Design Date 2/2009
    Inspiration I am not that happy about my $ version.