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Daniel Wilson
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Artist | Excel VBA enthusiast | Math art maker | Science fiction & fantasy writer | World builder

Neurospicy (autistic & schizophrenic) | Husband | Suicide survivor | Veteran
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Daniel Wilson @helsig.bsky.social · Dec 5
Introduction.
Since 2014 I've been using Excel to create math art. Post-processing in Krita.
3D Phi spiral with golden cubes. Star spiral rose progression. Ornamental knots created through trigonometric parameterization. Edwards-venn diagram.
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Glyphs
45=5*9, 9=3*3 Urfi=ve*ne, ne=re*re 343=7*49, 49=7*7 Refore=ev*urni, urni=ev*ev 806=2*403, 403=13*31 Tezeix=ot*urzere, urzere=noth*reon Noonnoon, ottootto, rethreth, urfourfo, vefivefi, ixsiixsi, evseevse, teatteat, nenineni, ezzeezze
January 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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Abstract glyphs.

What if concepts could be shapes?
Ink drawings colored in Krita.
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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Prompt: Fibonacci Forever

3D phi spiral with edge-joined cubes. Made in Excel.

#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary3
January 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Spinning scaling triangles
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Conlang glyphs.
77=7*11
Evse=ev*noon
Round symbols filled with green and red. Hand drawn in ink then colored in Krita.
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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Conlang glyphs encoded by numbers composed of different shapes and colors. Designs encode prime numbers from 97 to 2. Nese, teni, teth, evni, evth, evon, ixse, ixon, veni, veth, urse, urth, uron, rese, reon, otni, otth, noni, nose, noth, noon, ev, ve, re, and ot.
Round symbols filled with blue, green, and red. Hand drawn in ink then colored in Krita.
January 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Prompt: One color, one shape.

Irregular hexagons with rotation and scaling. Made in Excel.

#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary1
Radial tiling pattern based on the star spiral rose design.
January 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Happy new year! Conlang glyphs encoded by numbers composed of different shapes and colors. The top design encodes 2026 and below are its factors 2 and 1013. Otzeotsi = ot * nozenoth.
Round symbols filled with blue, green, and red. Hand drawn in ink then colored in Krita.
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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In motion
June 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Star spiral rose art
#MathArt
A blue and green design made of mostly squares.
December 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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A rosette pattern filled with stars over a blue sky.
#MathArt
Digital art of a flower-like design. Created through amplitude modulation of two circles. Outline for the pattern and the stars were created in Excel. Krita was used for coloring.
December 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Circle packing algorithm applied to circles and squares.
#MathArt
A grid of different sized circles that fades into a grid of different sized squares. The squares and circles are tangent. Created in Excel. Colored in Krita. Dark rainbow colored on a black background.
December 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Knots and ribbons created with Excel using trigonometric parameterization and intercept-toggled graphing of two plot lines. Colored and arranged in Micrografx Picture Publisher.
#MathArt
A green poster with white knot/ribbon patterns. 17 small patterns and 2 large patterns. The two large patterns are each two knots edited together.
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Radial perturbation of a circle.
#MathArt
Parametric curve. Rainbow colored.
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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A circular continent covered in towers and surrounded by a ring of islands created with a circle packing algorithm.

#cartography #dnd #mathart #ttrpg #worldbuilding
Inked waves, mountains and towers were scanned in. Apollonian gasket inspired islands were exported from Excel. Coloring was done in Krita.
December 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Rings of triangles
#MathArt
Triangles arranged in different orientations around a circle.
December 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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The second hexagon poster.
#MathArt
10 patterns made of hexagons colored red, orange, yellow and white. Blue background.
December 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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#MathArt
Circle-based ribbons. Colored red, tan and blue.
December 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Curves of pursuit art
#MathArt
4 patterns of straight lines that form curved lines. White on black background. Zentangle paradox, paradox tangles, pursuit curves.
December 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Knots and ribbons created with Excel using trigonometric parameterization and intercept-toggled graphing of two plot lines. Colored and arranged in Krita.
#MathArt
A brown poster with 2d knots and ribbons colored white, gold and green.
December 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Tinkering with graphing multiple elements in a single Excel chart.
December 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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#art #stars #space #scifi #fantasy
Digital space art featuring a gas giant with rings and moons orbiting it, and stars in the background. Blue coloring. The rings and stars were created using Excel. Krita was used for everything else.
December 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Curves of pursuit art
#MathArt
A pattern of straight lines that form curved lines. White on black background. Zentangle paradox, paradox tangles, pursuit curves.
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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#art #stars #space #scifi #fantasy
Digital space art featuring a planet with moons and rings orbiting it, and stars in the background. Purple coloring. The rings and stars were created using Excel. Krita was used for everything else.
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Knot design and tiling
#MathArt
Pattern based on an interlaced ribbon. White on blue background. Tiling assembled based on interlaced ribbons. White, blue and dark blue.
December 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM