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