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The sculpture's crystalline form corresponds to X-ray diffraction photographs of rare materials called quasicrystals that do not conform to Euclid's classical rules of symmetry. Quasicrystals were discovered in 1982 and have since been found in the molecular structure of certain meteorites. Handpainted glass, kiln-fired; assembled with copper, lead and tin solder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa9811e8f513052d6bdda66/1563840513645-3HBCVUGESX5808AL8X0H/2+rhombs.jpg geometry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa9811e8f513052d6bdda66/1621101252682-H53PL074PA873ZNYQGN9/willie_nelson.jpg geometry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa9811e8f513052d6bdda66/1673566264554-9TU3ANYW12QTLMZZN7YU/Quasicrystal.jpg geometry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa9811e8f513052d6bdda66/1523110062520-DNNXCX2KXR5YQ7GB9RPL/IMG_2494.JPG geometry - cloaking device (detail) made in partnership with Duane Bailey from folded pearlescent cardstock, 52" x 52" x 3", 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa9811e8f513052d6bdda66/1610226586069-DW1B4E0GYV9VE61K9GWI/IMG_9101.jpg geometry I was thrilled to receive an award from the American Mathematical Society in the 2021 Mathematical Art Exhibition juried by Bridges Organization for Laura’s Flowerpot a low-relief paper sculpture that lifts and skews Penrose’s rhombs into a crystalline surface. Laura’s Flowerpot is one a a series made in collaboration with computer scientist Duane Bailey. These sculptures are precise mathematical projections of a five-dimensional cubic matrix. They are topologically identical with different color palettes that explore the underlying mathematics… https://www.coombscriddle.com/stainedglass daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa9811e8f513052d6bdda66/1521921614940-AELPZ6T5LRGI4T2GK1LD/LM4N2WFVbZ22CPTd.jpg stained glass Jesus Stills the Storm 2002 Stained glass window in situ. Stained glass window, 25ft x 5ft (upper scene), Marble Collegiate Church, corner 5th Ave & 29th Street, Manhattan. 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The connections I discovered were curious, and sometimes surprising. Making stained glass is technically challenging. The process is absorbing and tends to shut down mental chatter. The sensual and tactile qualities of glass and paint provide a perfect counterpoint to thinking. I started cutting and painting glass without completing the drawings. Somehow, my compositions resolved themselves along the way. Menfolk grew into a series of observations about ‘maleness’. My stained glass subjects are now fixed into long-term relationships. 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