PATTERN DRAWINGS: 36 inches square prints. Printed on Epson 7800 on Fine Art Mate Photographic Paper 2010. Studies of patterns for textiles currently on exhibition in Fort Worth, TX

beginShape();

curveVertex(350, 20); //top of left bean

curveVertex(280, 40);

curveVertex(160, 300);

curveVertex(280, 510);

curveVertex (300, 600);

endShape();

beginShape();

curveVertex(350, 20); //top of left bean - right line

curveVertex(280, 40);

curveVertex(70, 300);

curveVertex(280, 510);

curveVertex (300, 600);

endShape();

beginShape();

curveVertex(350, 20); //top of left bean - center line

curveVertex(280, 40);

curveVertex(130, 300);

curveVertex(280, 510);

curveVertex (300, 600);

endShape();

beginShape(); //right bean

curveVertex(430,20);

curveVertex(410, 43);

curveVertex(350, 260);

curveVertex(390, 440);

curveVertex(450, 480);

endShape();

beginShape(); //right bean (bottom line on right)

curveVertex(480, 380);

curveVertex(390, 440);

curveVertex(390, 690);

curveVertex(700, 500);

endShape();

DOS CHAUCHAS caidas de un árbol traducidas a código simple

Code and botanical studies / local plant life: I am moved to tie links to nature via computation for still drawings, visualizations and interactive installations - performances that heighten awareness, awe, discover and honor the natural world.

A Japanese artist recently featured on Wired Magazine has quickly become a star in my sketch book. I recommend seeing his work: Makoto Murayama

(http://www.trendhunter.com/photos/54426/2)

Bibliography on my desk, that I am enjoying VERY VERY much:

*The Computational Beauty of Nature, by Gary William Flake

*Daniel Shiffman’s ‘Nature of Code’ as it becomes available in pdfs.

http://www.shiffman.net/teaching/nature/

*Algorithmic Beauty of Plants, Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz , Aristid Lindenmayer.

(together with some botany books, and books on visualizations of data, interactivity, plus actual plant finds and rocks of crystals... plus Aperture magazine’s feature on Sally Galls’ photos and yes, the I Ching - The book of changes...)