2016 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Maggi Harriss
Artists
Maggi Harriss
Great Malvern, UK
Statement
I am fascinated by mathematical patterns and enjoy using them to make something useful. I have been teaching mathematics for longer than I care to think about and realised that the best way to understand mathematics is to enjoy it first.
Artworks
Ammann Cushion
38 x 38 x 5 cm
Cotton Cross-stitch
2009
Cushion with each tile shape for the Ammann-Beenker tiling in a different colour.
Trilobite and Cross Cushion
36 x 37 x 5 cm
Silk Cross-stitch
2015
The edges of Chaim Goodman-Strauss' Trilobite and cross aperiodic tiles forming an intricate pattern.