Mondrian's Toothpicks

January 30, 2023 11:43 AM

Mondrian's Toothpicks
Spent the last week executing an idea I had earlier this month: a stained glass piece based on the Toothpick Sequence, a simple mathematical ruleset about line-drawing that generates complicated results. I ended up going with four color scheme for the collection of rectangles and squares, and so: Mondrian's Toothpicks.

Role: artist, blogger, repeat victim of nerd-sniping

posted by cortex (4 comments total)

The idea of a stained glass window filled by a L-system is just 🤌. I hope you get to work on a church someday!
posted by ignignokt at 5:49 PM on January 30, 2023

Truly lovely!
posted by mathiu at 4:06 AM on February 1, 2023

Cool, nice work!
posted by Glinn at 12:42 PM on February 2, 2023

Thanks cortex, great stuff. I have a blank wall that needs paint, now I know what's going on there.
posted by Marky at 8:58 AM on February 3, 2023