On Saturday, January 18, 2014, Anna wrote: > Rosemary Browne asked > > Would anyone happen to know who thought of the origami quote: *"It isn't > origami until it is shared."* > > I believe it was Philip Chapman-Bell who first came up with this phrase: > http://origami.oschene.com/about/ > > > This is also a fundamental concept in the idea of "gift culture" and exchange. Relevant because Lewis Hyde's book _The Gift_ is, I think, a must-read for artists of any kind. In addition to art not being a gift--and thus not really being whole--until it is shared, it isn't a gift unless the recipient can, in turn, gift it to someone else. Hyde's book isn't a technical one, but about the spirit of artists and their art...
c -- Chris Lott <[email protected]>
