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On 10/8/2014 3:40 PM, David Mitchell wrote:
(Snip) if I had to give a brief answer it would probably start with considering
the traditional flapping bird. Here is a design which has very few folds,
all essential to the design, which is elegant to fold, and in which much of
the surface area of the paper is preserved intact in the finished design.(snip)
These, of course, are your felt opinions, which many practitioners of
origami in the international community do not necessarily share.
It all comes down to ethics. (snip) I believe that the qualities I have
mentioned above are
many of those I would look for in a good design. They are very little to do
with the look of the finished design. They are about the journey ... the
folding experience (snip)
What has this got to do with ethics?
You seem to (still) espouse the theory that origami is about the
journey, not the destination. You stated this as though this is an
established fact in a previous post, and chose not to respond when
challenged. There is a difference in stating an opinion, and in being
opinionated. Accept that others may not share your opinions.
Well, you know, Ron, I did deliberately say that I was happy to
contribute an opinion!
The word 'opinion' is subject to a number of interpretations, ranging
from an expression of a simple, gut-felt view point, to a conviction
short of established proof. In your earlier post, you wrote: "It smacks
to me of not being satisfied with what origami actually is and the
uniqueness of what it can do and of trying to make origami into
something it isn't. The key phrases ( 'what origami actually is' and
'make origami into something it isn't') sound more like references to
established facts, not simple opinions.
Incidentally, my thinking about paperfolding has been heavily
influenced by the ideas of the late Eric Kenneway and of Paul Jackson
With due respect to the two aforenamed gentlemen, many in the
international origami community do not hold their views on origami in
the same regard as you seem to.
What do you think the qualities of a good origami design are?
I do not consider myself an authority on origami design and 'good
origami design' is at best subjective. I do accept that, particularly
in respect of the different genres of origami being enjoyed today, the
quality of any given design, beauty or 'elegance' will often be in the
eyes of the beholder. One can also find great pleasure in making a
journey to the neighbourhood grocery shop, while others find travelling
to the far flung corners of the world more to their taste.
Ron
