The last several years have been odd and isolating. I know thatĀ it has been very stressful for me and for most people that I have been in any level of contact with (which, since the start of the pandemic has been markedly less for all of my friends…I’m sorry that I have been missing from your lives – I still like you and want to be your friend!). Since humor can be an effective way to reduce stress, I hope that this particular project makes you smile.
A recent project of mine that I will be presenting at the 2022 Bridges Math Art conferenceĀ is all about mathematical puns.
Puns are a good way to introduce complicated concepts in a non-intimidating manner. I have previously used them in various math art projects including the hyperbolic airplane skirt and the parrotohedron.
![DSC_9476](https://andreahawksley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DSC_9476-e1405530575480-1024x611.jpg)
![photo 2](https://andreahawksley.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-21-e1401840357697-1024x1007.jpg)
Today, I am sharing some visual math puns created using stuffed (polyester-filled) animals. The resulting sculptural poly-fill-hedra are simultaneously attractive art pieces and entertaining math puns. I write quite a lot more about these creations in my Bridges short paper, which I will link to here when it is officially published later this year.
![The dodocahedron. 12 stuffed dodos arranged into a rhombic dodecahedral shape.](https://andreahawksley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dodocahedron-1024x984.jpg)
![IMG_1545](https://andreahawksley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1545-930x1024.jpg)
![The Tetrahedron, made out of four (tetra) neon tetras.](https://andreahawksley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1541-832x1024.jpg)