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I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · 2d ago

More fun with paper folding #origami

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I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · 4d ago

Circles on Parade with Hypercube

The starfish on her hypercube was out running errands when the circle parade passed on by. The cat was catting and the boops were booping, as they so often do. Good thing there were no dogs because that would have just ruined the vibe.

#Watercolor #painting with black pigment ink on cotton paper, 6” by 8”

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I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Mar 08, 2026

Here’s a new cellular automata to color your Sunday! These images all use the same 4-color multiset rule with color cycling with period 4 on a staggered grid. The various images show different initial states. I like the way some of the substructures look like buildings. #mathart #generativeart #cellularautomata

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I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 25, 2026

A beaded bead made with peyote stitch and cellular automata fits perfectly into its matching box. #mathart #beading #cellularautomata #algorithms

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 23, 2026

More fun with paper and scissors #mathart #origami

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 20, 2026

Fun with paper and scissors #mathart #origami

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 16, 2026

A little cellular automata to color your day. My favorite examples are the ones that have regions with ditterent types of repeating patterns, like this one. This patch is generated with the same rule I shared with you a few days ago. #cellularautomata #mathart #generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 14, 2026

Happy Valentine’s Weekend
The extant of my celebration is cutting paper.

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 13, 2026

All of the cellular automata rules I’ve shown you so far are among the simplest ones, but there is no upper bound to how complex they can be. Here, you can see a four-color multiset rule with its 20 parts and two symmetric examples of the patches it generates. On the left you can see the patch with color cycling with a period of three. So the left patch uses 12 colors. On the right is the same patch without color cycling. #mathart #math #generativeart #algorithms

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I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 12, 2026

This is cellular automata on a staggered grid, like we use for beaded peyote stitch. I call this algorithm Stained Glass, which I describe on pages 49-51 in my new book. #math #mathart #generative #beading

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I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 08, 2026

This is cellular automata applied to a staggered grid, like we use in beaded peyote stitch. All of these images were created with the same algorithm, what I call “Vines on a Fence.” The only difference among them is how I started each patch. I give the recipe for Vines on a Fence on page 105 of my new book, Beading with Algorithms #mathart #cellularautomata #algorithms

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I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 07, 2026

A little cellular automata to color your day #mathart #generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Feb 02, 2026

Today my new book “Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch” hit number one in “mathematical and statistical new releases” on Amazon. Thank you friends!!!! (You can also get it directly from the publisher, World Scientific, with 30% off using the code RECMATH30) #mathart #math #cellularautomata #beading

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I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Jan 28, 2026

@aadmaa2@mathstodon.xyz @artcollisions@vis.social I wrote this book, in part, for girls like your daughter, to inspire them to fall in love with mathematics and to learn about patterns. About fifteen years ago, I pitched the idea of writing a math/beading children’s book to a publisher that targeted girls, and the first publisher I talked to thought I was nuts. They asked, “Why would you focus just on girls? Why not make it for everyone?” So I kept looking.

Over time, the math content changed from geometry to cellular automata, but the goal of bringing math to girls in a book on math and needlecraft remained. When I pitched the idea of “Beading with Algorithms” to World Scientific, they didn’t need any convincing about my goal. I hope your daughter loves it. Truly.

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I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

I teach math. I make art. I make mathematical art. I paint, sew clothes, and weave beads. Author: Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch. SF Bay Area. My Erdős number is 3.  Find my art and art tutorials for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads.   # MathArt # gouache # painting # math # sewing # beading # algorithms # generativeart

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@gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz · Jan 27, 2026

Twelve years. I started this project twelve years ago, and today I hold the result in my hand. It’s a book that combines bead weaving with math called, “Beading with Algorithms: Cellular Automata in Peyote Stitch.” With help from mathematician and artist Roger Antonsen, graphic designer Zelda Lin, a handful of talented proof readers, and the good people from World Scientific Publishing Company, my dream of combining my loves of math, art, and teaching into a book is finally a reality. This book is the first of its kind, a recipe book of algorithms that can be used and combined to generate colorful patterns in peyote stitch beadwork in any size and shape you desire. These algorithms could also be applied to other pixelated art forms like tile laying, embroidery, crochet, and quilts. We included projects like bracelets, pill pouches, pendants, beaded beads, and key chains. We also included a bunch of different grids that you can photocopy and color with markers. Of course I’m biased, but I think it’s a really beautiful book. We included multiple colorful images on almost every page, 172 pages in all. It was a huge layout challenge, but Zelda nailed it. My original goal was to write 128 pages on how to use algorithms to make beaded jewelry, but the more we explored the space, the more we found. Not just millions of algorithms, the space of possibilities is infinite. So of course, we couldn’t include them all. But we used math and Roger’s custom software that he wrote for this project to help us find dozens of the easiest algorithms and more than a hundred more in increasing levels of complexity. We included all of our favorites. 1/2 #MathArt #beading #Genuary #math #beadweaving

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