Andrea Heald
Graduate Student
Mathematics Department, University of Virginia
I have crocheted for most of my life and have always been most interested in creating things that are both attractive and useful. My life as a graduate student in mathematics inspires motifs that I use in my work.
Penrose Doily
6"x6"
Cotton thread
2012
This is a doily whose pattern was inspired by a Penrose tiling.
Penrose Snood
9"X9"
Cotton thread
2012
This is a snood whose central motif was inspired by a penrose tiling.