Double triple spiral, step 2
And so it grows….
Double triple spiral, step 1
You know how on the classic spiral, for each core bead, you go back three spiral beads? To get this 20mm diameter rope, each core bead equals 72 spiral beads! It reminds me a bit of a Dutch spiral with the loose spiral this bead count creates.
TED: Margaret Wertheim on the beautiful math of coral
I recently watched this TED talk (Technology Engineering and Design), and loved how art, craft, math, and engineering intersected. Wertheim is a science writer, and with her twin sister Christine, founded the Institute for Figuring — “an organization dedicated to the poetic and aesthetic dimensions of science, mathematics and the technical arts.” She termed the…
Earrings four
One project before Christmas was to make these earrings. I didn’t get to photograph them as a set before I made the last pair, with the vitrail light Swarovski square, so I subbed in my pair at the bottom. For the gift set, I used a light blue s/l, which really shifted the Swarovski to…
Another great Minneapolis Institute of the Arts visit
Closing at MIA is a traveling exhibit from the Louvre — photography wasn’t permitted there, but I did take pictures of other exhibits to share. The first two images are from iAfrica, an interactive exhibit of African culture. You can also download an iPhone app with images from this exhibit, including a playable thumb piano!…