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Mathematic Origami
Jeremy Shafer of BARF (Bay Area Rapid Folders) and author of Origami to Astonish and Amuse is a connoisseur of entertainment. He juggles fireballs, unicycles, handwhistles… and probably most impressively, he folds. He folds paper, that is, and he folds it into the most ornate tessellation patterns! “One of Shafer's signature pieces is the “flasher.” The flasher hat below folds
Fractal Quilts
My mother is an avid quilter. She told me about a woman who makes quilts out of fractal patterns. I did a search online and found a couple websites of particular interest. First, take a look at this breathtaking gallery of colorful mathematical quits created by the talented Rose Rushbrooke. When you're done ooo-ing and ahhhh-ing over those, check out
Oodles of Doodles
Browse the doodle galleries of DoodleBug and you'll be surprised at what you find there! Lots and lots of black and white doodles from the very primitive to the extremely detailed and realistic! Vote for your favorites! Weeee! Social doodlers unite! And speaking of doodles, check out this Doodle Clock and The Box Doodle Project while your at it.
Artnatomy
Artnanomy is an educational site that shows artists how the muscles in the face work using digital animation. Expressions can be hard to capture for some artists so this is a wonderful tool for learning which muscles are at work when a person is surprised, happy, or angry. The interface provides an excellent hands-on atmosphere and encourages user interaction. Consider
The Bluesfear Worm
Could it really be the longest page on the Internet? These artists have put together a seemingly never ending “worm” of images, each one blending with the last. It's definitely a bright, fun and insteresting look at modern day pop culture. The graphics worm is now 63.88 ft and it has over 90 images so far!
Simpson Mathematics
You might not have realized this, but the award winning and longest running television sitcom, The Simpsons, contains over a hundred instances of mathematics ranging from arithmetic to geometry. In fact, you probably didn't realize that Executive Producer and head writer, Al Jean, has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University either. That's quite alright, I didn't know that
ArtServe
http://www.artservemichigan.org/ Arts Education Advocacy
Who Doesn’t Love an Etch A Sketch?
Holy crapola. Check out this guys Etch A Sketch drawings! All I have to say is that guy must have an awful lot of patience. One spill and it's all over, and forget about going back! There's no undo button! What a frustrating medium it must be to work in! Mad props to you, Mr. Crazy Etch A Sketch Doodler!
The Simpsons
Live Action Simpsons Opener
Cool Stuff Made of Legos
Techeblog presents their
Honeycomb Lamp
I stumbled upon a site displaying this beautiful lamp made of paper and couldn't take my eyes off of it. It was created by Kouichi Okamoto and is produced by Kyouei Co. Ltd., Japan. When the lamp is folded, the thickness is about 2 cm. Check out this link to find out more information and see beautiful pictures of this
ceramic tile history
http://www.designboom.com/history/tiles_history.html “condensed” ceramic tile history
Thing in a Jar
How would you like to find this in your fridge, or perhaps have it given to you as a gift? Drew Olbrich has one of these sitting in his office at work. He calls it “thing in a jar.” omigod. gross. (but it sure beats the candybar in a jar of apple juice gag)