Hexaflexagons in the Summertime

This past Wednesday was my third three-hour meeting with a group of teenagers I am doing projects with this summer. I'm getting to know these young people a bit more, which is the best part of what I do. It means a lot to me to be able bring projects to them which they enjoy,…

Hexagon-Flexagon meets the Double Arm Trig

Although I intend the title of this post to refer to what I've been messing around with this weekend, I'm not really sure it means anything. What's been happening in my studio is that I've wanted to mix up some interesting lines with some interesting folds. After a person with the handle of GHS Maths posted a group of…

Hexagon-Flexagons: Post 2, Fractions

Except for the last picture, all of the images in this post exist on one hexagon-flexagon. In my last post I showed hexagon-flexagons that were about making designs with pencil, paper, and gouache. When I was making the design for this post I was thinking more about math. Okay, now here I go,showcasing my hexagon-flexagon as way to illustrate fractions, rather…