2013 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Andrea Heald
Artists
Andrea Heald
Part-time Lecturer
Math Department, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, USA
Statement
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.
Artworks
![Image for entry 'Penrose Snood'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzU0OSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--2292e95b7b6ea06506bf8ae198faff2b52e9f61c%2F000_0011.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
Penrose Snood
9"X9"
Cotton thread
2012
This is a snood whose central motif was inspired by a penrose tiling.
![Image for entry 'Penrose Doily'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzU1MCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--f2952cf863ead222a2318b1210ca18709962a2d8%2F000_0001.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
Penrose Doily
6"x6"
Cotton thread
2012
This is a doily whose pattern was inspired by a Penrose tiling.