Susan Gerofsky and Nevena Tadic

This mobile of handmade ceramic tiles represents an original combinatoric poem structured on the PH4 bellringing pattern, a 4-strand braid that produces 8 permutations, a subgroup of the 4! permutations on 4 elements. Tiles are of a minimal shape that creates a classic 3-fold Islamic tiling. The shapes were drawn with compass and straightedge, traced in white clay and kiln fired. Each tile is painted with a word and distinctive color design, and hung in an array so that one can see the whole 9-line poem at a glance, tracing the diagonal braided pattern by color. Each word tile has a distinctive orientation to create a feeling of whimsical flight. The mobile invites contemplation of variation in this simple, evocative 4-word poem.