Long story short: I'm working on a commission piece with the lotus flower as an element. When googling "lotus" and "math," I found info on the Flower of Life and some of Leonardo's drawings, making my heart go pitter-patter.
From Wikipedia
The Flower of Life is the modern name given to a geometrical figure composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles. They are arranged to form a flower-like pattern with a sixfold symmetry, similar to a hexagon. The center of each circle is on the circumference of six surrounding circles of the same diameter. It is considered by some to be a symbol of sacred geometry, said to contain ancient, spiritual value depicting the fundamental forms of space and time.
Making my own Flower of Life
I followed the pattern of the Flower of Life in Photoshop and then headed to the laser cutting machine. I created my own Baltic Birch version, along with some little babies. I inked and printed the large one without any breakage. The large one is surprisingly sturdy, btw. I placed the inked flower face up on the press bed, removed all blankets and instead used a piece of chip board. It printed beautifully, but you'll have to take my word for it because I forgot to take a pic of it.
I'm going to be with family for the next few days, and unless I happen upon something amazing, I'll be away from blogging. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I'll be back en force in a few days!
From Wikipedia
The Flower of Life is the modern name given to a geometrical figure composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles. They are arranged to form a flower-like pattern with a sixfold symmetry, similar to a hexagon. The center of each circle is on the circumference of six surrounding circles of the same diameter. It is considered by some to be a symbol of sacred geometry, said to contain ancient, spiritual value depicting the fundamental forms of space and time.
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| Mother Flower of Life with some babies |
I followed the pattern of the Flower of Life in Photoshop and then headed to the laser cutting machine. I created my own Baltic Birch version, along with some little babies. I inked and printed the large one without any breakage. The large one is surprisingly sturdy, btw. I placed the inked flower face up on the press bed, removed all blankets and instead used a piece of chip board. It printed beautifully, but you'll have to take my word for it because I forgot to take a pic of it.
I'm going to be with family for the next few days, and unless I happen upon something amazing, I'll be away from blogging. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I'll be back en force in a few days!
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