2023 Bridges Conference Fashion Show
Amanda Taylor Lipnicki
Designers
Amanda Taylor Lipnicki
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Alfred University
Alfred, New York, USA
https://www.alfred.edu/academics/faculty-staff/profiles/lipnicki-amanda-t.cfm
Biography
My artwork involves a lot of experimentation as well as inspiration from over a decade of teaching mathematics at universities. Most recently, I have become interested in sculpture, particularly using fiber arts techniques, mathematics, and programming.
Looks
A crocheted gossamer wire bracelet in the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid (saddle).
Artist, Model, and Photographer: Amanda Lipnicki Designers: Amanda Lipnicki and Megan Martinez Hair Artist: Eva Reynolds Image Processing: Alexander Lipnicki
About the look
Saddle Bracelet
28 gauge copper wire
2022
Saddle Bracelet is crocheted copper wire in the form of a hyperbolic paraboloid. We focused on one quarter of the surface at a time, crocheting the part of the surface between two adjacent segments of the X-shaped linear level curves. We used central parabolic curves to determine row numbers. We used arclengths and the scale of the piece we wished to create to determine the number of stitches in each row. Short rows between the X-shaped linear level curves are the basis for 1/4 of the surface that results in excess fabric, pushing the surface into its characteristic saddle shape. The mathematics and pattern behind this piece are joint work with Megan Martinez at Ithaca College.