Hello, all. Just thought I'd share a gem that I stumbled onto. I ordered a book called "Harmonograph - A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Nature" and it turned out to actually be a set of 3 books, the others being "Essential Elements - Atoms, Quarks, and the Periodic Table", and my favorite: "Li - Dynamic Form in Nature" . These are tiny little books, only 5.5 x 6.5 inches and
58 pages each.
The Li book is notable because it is filled with examples of various natural patterns, like branching leaf veins, mineral crystals, microscopic cellular arrangements, fractures, animal spots... you name it, all neatly categorized by the general pattern type, such as "Vermiculate - Wormlike". My first thought when I opened this book was "WOW! Some of these would make terrific effects on a pot surface! " Some of these, like those shown in the "Crackle" section are already well-known pottery surfaces. But others like "Vascular" and "Vermiculate" are just crying out to be made. Now, of course, the big project will be figuring out how to make them without laboriously carving every wiggle and bend... or, if they require hand-carving, how to get the pattern onto the clay so that it can be easily followed with a tool. So many patterns, so little time...
Anyway, if you think you might be interested, I got this set from
********************************************************** WOODEN BOOKS: Harmonograph/Essential Elements/Li--Dynamic Form in Nature. By Anthony Ashton et al.
Blends science with the astonishing beauty of natural forms, to graph the various patterns of motion in biology and astronomy, in plant-life, and in the sound waves of various types of music. 174 pages in three volumes. Well illustrated. Size 5 x 6½ inches. Published by Walker.
Paperbound · Remainder · Item #6085857 Your Price $3.95
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Enjoy!
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