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Math-obsessed perpetual asker of why. Random task penguin. Life thoughts are often in haiku. (She/her)
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New post on Fractal Kitty:

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#mathart #pascalsTriangle #binomialExpansion #mtbos #snowflakes #iteachmath
Filtering Snowflakes
Whether you call this triangle Pascal's triangle, Binomial Expansion Coefficients, Yang Hui's triangle, or any other name, it is beautiful. Finding patterns in this triangle is fun - from counting nu...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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New post on Fractal Kitty:

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#mathart #pascalsTriangle #binomialExpansion #mtbos #snowflakes #iteachmath
Filtering Snowflakes
Whether you call this triangle Pascal's triangle, Binomial Expansion Coefficients, Yang Hui's triangle, or any other name, it is beautiful. Finding patterns in this triangle is fun - from counting nu...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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light seems to find you

on the surface of the depths

whispering of love
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Project update:
Tanya and I have been writing up the results of this project and we've realized that all of the knots in this class of patterns are at most 6 "tangle moves" from each other and at most three tangle moves from what we're calling the "great-great-granny knot" (see alt text).
This is a representation of only some of the ways our class of knots are connected via a specific tangle move in which places on the knot/link are cut and then those four ends are connected (I know this isn't a great description of this, sorry). We've realized that all of the knots in this class of patterns are at most 6 "tangle moves" from each other and at most three tangle moves from what we're calling the "great-great-granny knot" (center of photo). Also, I swear, we're *not* starting a cult.
January 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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my order/disorder genuary:

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#genuary26 #genuary #p5js
when constellations fold
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January 29, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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A post on the finished quilt!

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#decemberAdventure #quilting #proceduralArt #fiberArt #mathart
Finished! A Jellyroll GenQuilt
Have you ever been to a quilt store and bought fabric without a plan? You just saw the pretty colors and patterns and went for it? Well, I did - with a jelly roll of white, beige, grays, and black wit...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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I've had some challenges this month, so I haven't posted my genuary as much.

here is day 22,24, and 26 together:

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press s to save off and pen-plot

press space to change

#genuary26 #penplotting #p5js
genuary day 22 + day 24 + day26
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January 26, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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#genuary 22: plotter ready. Here's a 3D rendering in p5, with a dithered shader applied, and then the opaque pixels are turned into dots in an SVG! openprocessing.org/sketch/2854186 #p5js #p5v2
A sphere and a shadow, rendered with a bunch of tiny black dots.
January 22, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Genuary 2026, day 22: Pen plotter ready. 🪚

#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary22
#generativeart #p5js #creativecoding
White background. Continuous black stroke, making horizontal lines, alternatively from left to right and right to left. Vertical zigzag lines create patterns.
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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#genuary 24: perfectionist's nightmare. get back in line, cube!!! openprocessing.org/sketch/2855924 #p5js #p5v2
January 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Working on blog post for this tomorrow, but sneak peek of the procedural (genquilt) after getting the binding on tonight (low light pic). This is a #decemberAdventure just finished (minus a write up).

Make your own pattern at Genquilt.com

#quilting #proceduralArt #GenArt
7x5 block quilt made of jelly roll 2 inch strips arranged so there is a weaving, herring bone, steps, or other patterns to find. The fabrics are white, black and shades of gray with mathematical flowers, circles and stars for patterns. The binding is black and the blanket is laying on a blue surface blanket. The picture is low light with limited detail.
January 23, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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generative art

swooping, dancing, and diving

to this small flower
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Just wrote my first race report in my journal.

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mathy stats

21,698 heartbeats
23,279 steps
2.99 ft stride length
164 spm cadence
1.86 beats per gait cycle (≈ 15:8 polyrhythm)
HR range: 82 - 164 bpm (avg 153)

#indieWeb #cascadeHalfMarathon #pnw #running
Cascade Half Marathon
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January 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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A new post at toGround.link:

toground.link/a-swimmer-in...

#fog #nature #indieweb #secondPerson
January 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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#genuary10 Prompt: Polar Coordinates

I coded my hyperspherical Tesselations using Polar coordinates of course.

#genuary2026 #GENUARY
January 10, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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#Genuary26 #genuary #processing #p5js

Polar coordinates + automata:

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and I also did City + boolean algebra together here:

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Genuary Day 9 + Day 10
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January 10, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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My child played with blender and otters (he is 15)

strangeotter.com

He articulated an otter, then another, then another, then made a rocket, then launched them into space.

(website made with keynote, then brought to html/css/java)

#blender #space #otters #shortFilm #STEM
Strange Otter
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January 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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added a draft of a compass + paint toy today and played with it.

inquiries.link/tools/geomet...

#mathart #mtbos
tan and slate circle of life construction with added circles and shading so that there is a crescent moon and flower painted tan, with tan lines and slate for the rest of the drawing. tan and slate circle of life construction with added circles and shading so that there is a crescent moon and flower painted tan, with slate lines and slate for the rest of the drawing. This one there are lines though the lune. A geometric construction with a lune inside many circles and a flower at the center. the lines are tan with blue shading elsewhere a lune and a flower with some lines indicating remnants of its construction. the curve lines are blue and match the background and the lune and flower are tan.
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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Finished a post today on chords. It would be really easy to keep going and make a Monte Carlo for random chords, rotations of connected shapes, moire strings, shadow art with strings, etc.

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#mtbos #mathart #stringart #decemberAdventure #indieweb
Inquiries-Week 6: Beautiful Chords
Introduction In this inquiry, we explore chords, which are lines drawn across circles, using different rules to create various patterns, curves, and shapes. This inquiry will be different from those ...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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#playfulmath carnival 183! mathhombre.blogspot.com/2025/12/play... Writing on teaching, fun math, puzzles, games, art...
Playful Math Carnival 183
Welcome to the 183rd edition of the Playful Math Carnival. Begun by Denise Gaskins, previously known as Math Teachers at Play. If you'd be i...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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2025 solstice-to-solstice experiment is summarized! It could be prettier, but I am done for now.

highlights: 212 species of birds, 2200+km on foot, and lots of "potatoes" in the noted thoughts.

www.streamof.me

#experimentalJournal #indieweb #birding #birdData #mathOfMe #localfirst
stream of me — a year in reflection
A year-long experimental journal tracking daily walks, bird observations, and reflections from 12/22/24 to 12/21/25.
www.streamof.me
December 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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planning baking for holiday cookie tins, asking questions like: if i make lemon curd x days in advance, i need to make y extra cups of it to still end up with ½ cup for cookies on the 24th. thank goodness i took multivariable calculus
December 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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YEAAH GENUARY 2026⋆˚꩜.ᐟ.ᐟ genuary.art

GENUARY is the most GENERATIVE (creative code based) ART month of the entire universe // There are 31 creative coding prompts for you to play with for daily challenge // beepboop // please enjoy // time travelers welcome

#genartclub #generative #creativecoding
December 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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postcard plotting started:
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Genuary Prompts are out!!

genuary.art/prompts

I can't wait to see everyone's art and start playing.

#genuary #genuary2026
PROMPTS – GENUARY
GENUARY is an artificially generated month of time where we build code that makes beautiful things.
genuary.art
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM