On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Robert J. Lang <[email protected]> wrote: > Thus spake "Chris Lott" <[email protected]> on 9/20/12 8:57 AM: > >>Is this part of the reason that Robert Lang labels his individual work >>(or some of the best ones?) an "Opus?" > > Nope. "Opus" is a label for the design, not the folded work. (And it means > nothing more than "work" (in Latin).
I knew the latter, and the former makes sense. Of course this leaves the question of what to call the expression of a particular design open. Oh wait: > If I need to distinguish between different > types of origami artwork with those folks, then I'll use the term "folded > artwork," "crease pattern artwork," or "metal artwork," for example, to > make the distinction. I like the term "work" with modifiers as needed. "Folded thingie" is good, but "folded thingamabob" is better... c -- Chris Lott <[email protected]>
