Designers
Elaine Krajenke Ellison
artist
retired
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Biography
I began sewing at a very early age. I made many items of clothing for myself. The 5 items in this collection were made and designed by myself. Each piece is unique in its own way.
Looks
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About the look
Blazer with approximate logarithmic spirals in the design
100% cotton
unknown
Finding a piece of fabric with interesting mathematical designs (like the logarithmic spiral) was challenging. My very first mathematical quilt was based on the Golden Rectangle with the embedded Fibonacci spiral.
Jumper with Sierpinski's Triangle on the bib
100% cotton
unknown
Celebrating Waclaw Sierpinski's amazing fractal design was fun for me. My students thought the design was very pleasing also. One could teach a number of fractal lessons using this jumper. I know because I did!
Koch Curve Jumper
100% cotton
unknown
My classes also studied the Koch Curve and its properties. Of course, I wore the jumper as a springboard for the fractal lessons.
t-shirts with Leonardo daVinci designs embroidered
100% cotton
unknown
According to Herbert Wills III, Leonardo was fascinated with dissections. This curvilinear pattern actually is a hinged dissection. The shape can be cut and moved to make a rectangle. This shape has been used in one of my mathematical shapes as a tribute to Leonardo daVinci.