Artists

Faye E. Goldman

Origami Artist

Ardmore, Pennsylvania, USA

fayeg@ix.netcom.com

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

Image for entry 'Expanded Truncated Icosahedron'

Expanded Truncated Icosahedron

14.0 x 14.0 x 14.0 cm

polypropylene ribbon

2017

I was exploring Archimedean solids when I discovered this model. At its base is a truncated icosahedron. Each pentagon and hexagon is separated from its neighbor and squares and triangles are added in the new space. In addition to the 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons of the truncated icosahedron there are 90 squares and 60 triangles. In total there are 182 faces, 360 edges, and 180 vertices.