Faye E. Goldman
I have been doing origami since elementary school. I was drawn to
modular origami by its structure and mathematical properties. This is
the medium in which I work. More recently, I found the Snapology
technique by H. Strobl, which allows creativity with very few rules
using only strips of material. I like to use beautiful ribbon which
seems to add another dimension to my work. Snapology has allowed me to
dig deeply into mathematical shapes. It has provided insights into
mathematical concepts and ideas. I wrote, 'Geometric Origami',
published by Thunder Bay Press. It is the first book completely
dedicated to the Snapology technique. The bottom line is that I make
these wonderful works because they look really cool.
I started making eggs using the Snapology Technique about 10 years
ago. Eggs can be thought of as modified Buckyballs. The number of
triangles change but there are always 12 pentagons. This pair of
'eggs' is a set where the distance between the initial pentagons
are described as (2,2). From the center of a pentagon go 2 units
away then at that intersection change the direction by 120 degrees
and go another 2 units. You will be at the center of another
pentagon. The first egg (tan and green) begins with three
pentagons. The next layer has another 3 pentagons. The second egg
(tan and blue) begins with one pentagon surrounded by 5 pentagons.