February: Art

Histograms: Illustrations of variance+

Photo courtesy of potzuyoko In our interview on Monday, professional photographer Sally Wiener Grotta talked about using histograms to help...

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Math at Work Monday: Sally the photographer+

Photography is one of those art forms that looks easy but is really challenging — at least challenging to get...

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Cubism: Deconstructing geometry in art+

When my brother Graham was in kindergarten, he learned a little bit about Pablo Picasso.  And so my mother decided to...

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Drawing the Human Figure: Relative proportions+

My middle school daughter aspires to be a fashion designer, and so she’s been concentrating lately on learning to draw...

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Math at Work Monday: Shana, Ursula and Ann+

My birthday is this week, and I’ve decided I don’t want to work so hard. So today, I’m bringing you...

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Pretty as a Picture: Using math to hang your art+

Photo courtesy of Our United Villages Today, I bring you an excerpt from my book, Math for Grownups.  Enjoy!  (Now...

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Composing a Painting: The Rule of Thirds+

In my interview with painter, Samantha Hand, she mentioned something called the Rule of Thirds.  I’ve heard of this, but...

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Math at Work Monday: Samantha the painter+

Samantha Hand, plein air painting Sam doesn’t remember this, but when she and I were in middle school, I used...

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Glass Blowing: Where the math heats up+

Since interviewing Elizabeth Perkins for Math at Work Monday, I have been obsessed with the process of glass blowing.  I’ve...

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Fibonacci: When art imitates nature+

Photo courtesy of Chibijosh On Monday, I introduced you to Elizabeth Perkins, an up-and-coming glass artist in Seattle.  (She also...

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