Andreia Hall
I am interested in linking mathematics with art using different
mediums. I use ceramics, patchwork, and other techniques to illustrate
many different mathematical topics, such as fractals, symmetry and
anti-symmetry groups, and Voronoi diagrams. The present work explores
a Seifert surface shaped as a flower vase.
Trefoil Vase is a ceramic vase shaped as a particular Seifert
surface. In mathematics, a Seifert surface is an orientable
surface whose boundary is a given knot or link. In this case the
boundary is the trefoil knot. A single knot or link can have
different inequivalent Seifert surfaces and it is possible to
associate non-orientable surfaces to knots. The trefoil knot can
give rise to both orientable and non-orientable surfaces. We chose
an orientable surface and colored its sides differently: orange
inside and beige outside. The surfaced was intentionally stretched
on one of its parts to create the utilitarian part of the vase.
The inside was glazed to make it waterproof while the outside was
coated with sand to give extra texture.