Tony O' Hare: Selected Works (1973-1982) [3 ed.]

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First Published April 1984 Second Edition July 1998 Revised and reprinted as 'Selected Works 1973-1982' March 2003 Published by The British Origami Society Booklet 19 Printed in the United Kingdom . All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be reproduced , stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted , in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying , recording or otherwise without the express written permission of the author and of the British Origami Society. The British Origami Society is a registered charity. Charity Number 293039

Tony O'Hare Selected Works

1973 - 1982 Daniel G. Mason

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Contents Introduction Notes on Third Edition Welsh Dragon Hen Beaver . Caterpillar Frog Scarecrow T yrannosaurus Rex Brontosaurus Nude Robin Winnie the Pooh Conductor Swan Peacock Crocodile Seal on a Rock 8 Point Star Fish Tessellation Jig-saw Piece Landing Falcon BOS Publications Contact Addresses

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11 12 13 14 16 18 19 24 25 26 27 28 31 34 36 38 40 42 43 Inside back cover

Introduction Anthony Robert O'Hare was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 26th July 1960, and was brought up in rural Wales. He graduated from B'ristol University in 1981 with a degree in Economics, and he lives in Bristol. Anthony was introduced to Origami at school with the proverbiai .Waterbomb and Dart. He borrowed a copy of Robert Harbin's Origami 1 (now ~vailable as Teach Yourself Origamt) and later acquired other books on Origami. By the age of 11 he was captivated by the art and s~on began to create his Ov_.'n models. He joined BOS in 1977 anq subsequently his Pig was published in British Origami 66 (and in Eric Kenneway's Origam1: Paperfolding for Fun). Anthony tells me that it is based on a cartoon pig that he created. The same year his (in)famous Nude appeared on page 3 of. British Origami 70. a bid to compete with other popular press? The nude was created after Mick Guy mentioned that nobody had created a good origami human figure. Apparently, some people are still saying this, but we shall ignore these comments. This is the first time that any appreciable amount of Antho11y's work has been published. He has contributed to several exhibitions. Most of Anthony's models come from doodling with a piece of Maxfield's paper; rare exceptions are the Nude, the Crocodile, and the Scarecrow. Anthony considers his Frog and his Crocodile to be among his favourite creations. · Anthony's other interests extend to listening to music and studying unexplained phenomena. He tries to write poetry, but is better on the guitar. On the theme of the unexplained, Anthony has been trying to sharpen razor blades under an origami pyramid with the true proportions (not too successfully) folded from a golden rectangle. Anthony says that the attractions for him in origami are that all you need is a piece of paper , your hands and your mind: also, it does not involve any financial outlay. The fact that it is a minority interest attracts him to BOS where conventions feel like gatherings of an over-sized family. Daniel G. Mason, .January 1984.

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Thank you to everyone who has in any way appreciated my folds over the past few years, and so given me the incentive to keep folding. Special thanks go to my Mum for early · encouragement: to Mick Guy for a warm welcome to BOS: to BOS f~r being a fertile society: and especially to Don Mason for putting .in a lot of effort, without whom this . booklet would probably not have come about. Anthony O'Hare, January 1984.

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Notes on Third Edition I must soy a big "thank yotf' to t he Bri ·ish Origami Society for producing t he third ed1t1on of 1i1is booklet containi119 many ~f my besi ~dy origomi crentions. The original bcordet was put· together in 1983 - 8-4 br Don Mason, one of t he "Bristol Four" at that t1me - ccn.stst~ng of ban, Peter Ul!ington, A:ntony Brand and myse-lf. We fed off each o-ther's creativity, ideas and humour, and i-.ad some great mtni-meetings over a period of a few yeors while we all lived in Bristol. Den was o talented young creative f .o fder, still in his teens. a11d he alsp herd the get-up-and-go to pr oduce origomi booklets- both privately and through the. ~os _

Dan liked my work, and always greeted my new cr!!iltions with enthusiasm. as ! did his. He hod already induded some of my fa[ds in his self-published bookfets. and he was cble to drnw on that experience in t he production of this booklet of my origami works to act' e.. Jn the notes for the First Ed ition f this booklei I ihanked Don "for pu't!ing in a lot af effort , ~·Jithout v/nom this booklet would probobly not hove eo m~ .about". Wi h hindsight this is o. gross understatement, os I'm indebted to Don for collect ing o.od sett ing down in print what I never had the tnotivution, appllc:ct·on or ability to do: Dc:n tmfortun.ately died far too young in 1997, so I pay tr1bute to him in this third edit ic.m for his efforts in putting ihe. booklet together. Dan saw the projecr t hrough from o c.ollection of my scruffy dic.grams to the finished item. He collated the mod~* {consisting of a combination of hrs & my favourites): he redrew many of my poor-er