In my last reply to this thread I had asked if in J.C. Nolan's "piecemeal approach" separate parts (limbs for example) of the model are designed independently before they are folded together to create the model. I tried to explain that that wasn't what I meant with what I've called so far the "Frankenstein method", which is more about taking folding ideas from other models to build a totally new model. I hope a fellow member can answer me that question : )
To that, Dianne replied explaining how my idea of a "Frankenstein method" in origami creation fit in theories of the creative process in general. Thank you very much Dianne, I'm specially interested in the particular case of origami lexicon... your answer is an excellent start. Boon mentioned a particular case where he created a woodpecker inspired by Yamada Katsuhisa's Pecking Kingfisher. Since it was specially inspired by a single model, Would that be a case of origami variation AKA derivation? I'm really interested in discussing a bit about that. Finally, Robert implied -from what I understood- that there's always a process of taking general ideas instead of specific parts -in one way or another- in origami creation and proposed calling that Ur-method. Thanks Robert! I don't know if it makes a difference the fact that you only quoted "taking general ideas but not specific parts" from my original message. The whole idea was "taking general ideas from other models, but not specific parts". Let me try to explain what I'm talking about. Sometimes, when we create in origami we start with a flat surface which we start to fold, turning that -little by little- into a form that is each time more complex. During that creative process, you sometimes see a resemblance -maybe in a particular area of that form- between that and a segment of an already existing model. Using as an example -once again- my Shopping bag, at some point I ended up with a box with a rather long tip in each corner. I saw in those tips something very similar to the tips at the top of my Coat hanger, and that helped think of what could be my next step to form the bag. Know what I mean? So what I'm saying is that I believe that's a particular approach to creating. Also, can you explain to me the name Ur-method. Since English isn't my second language sometimes I find expressions I don't quite understand, like this one now : ) Thank you so much for your help guys. I'm really enjoying this conversation!
