Corinna Beuermann-Kulp

Statement

In my free time I create and sew unique mathematical geometrical toys for children 5 years old or older. Together with the mathematical institute of the University in Göttingen, I developed the "Kindergarten Koffer" — a suitcase with different puzzles: 8 mathemagic cubes, 1 Pentomino, 1 Sudoku, the magnetic dodecagon and the Maths Pie. I made many spheres with different tilings on the surface, and edge models from polyhedra. My hobby is sewing stellated polyhedra, quilts and other robust, elastic, haptic and soft toys/puzzles! My circular quilt: "Da staunst Du - 29 Bauklötze!" was shown in Germany during the year of math in 2008. I have enjoyed the bridges conference in Jyväskylä, Waterloo, Stockholm, Linz, Aalto and Halifax.

Artworks

I am a great aunt! I sewed and hand-quilted a crawling blanket and matching cushion cover with a tessellation fall leaves pattern for the boy. The leaves pattern was created by altering the edges of one square and its neighboring square by adding concave and convex lines. The five tessellation balls are each covered with 24 identical shapes. For the ball with leaves, hedgehogs and dragons, I had to change the once square basic shape in the direction of a kite so that the shapes cover a sphere. I modified the “Einstein” turtle by Yoshiaki Araki, or the “hat” tile that Craig S. Kaplan presented in Halifax in 2023, so that I could also sew a ball with turtles or peace doves. I tried to give the animals the right character with embroidery.