Faye E Goldman

Statement

I have been doing origami since elementary school. I was drawn to modular origami by its structure and mathematical properties. This is the medium in which I work. More recently, I found the Snapology technique by H. Strobl, which allows creativity with very few rules using only strips of material. I like to use beautiful ribbon which seems to add another dimension to my work. Snapology has allowed me to dig deeply into mathematical shapes. It has provided insights into mathematical concepts and ideas. I wrote, 'Geometric Origami', published by Thunder Bay Press. It is the first book completely dedicated to the Snapology technique. The bottom line is that I make these wonderful works because they look really cool

Artworks

I started making eggs using the Snapology Technique about 10 years ago. These eggs can be thought of as modified Buckyballs - Goldberg polyhedra - Geodesic Icosahedra. The number of triangles change but there are always 12 pentagons. These 4 eggs are based on initial conditions of a snub dodecahedron (2,1). From the center of a pentagon go 2 units away, then change the direction by 120 degrees and go another 1 unit. You will be at the center of another pentagon. After the initial 6 pentagons are placed, triangles are added making a tube. After 3 pentagons are equally spaced the tube will angle inward until they meet with the last 3 pentagons forming a point at the top. The 4 eggs have vertices of 76, 79, 82 and 85.