When I was a consultant providing training for teachers of gifted students, one of my favorite workshops to present was on mathematics. I used Pascal’s triangle during the workshop and it provided the basis for the necklaces shown here. If you’re interested in knowing more about Pascal’s triangle, you might go to the link that follows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_triangle where you’ll learn that it’s basically a geometric arrangement of the binomial coefficients in a triangle. The link demonstrates the process of number development in the triangle and I’ve provided only the first six rows below.

The copper necklaces are obviously inverted from the triangle above, but you can see how the number of links are based upon Pascal’s work. The links for both necklaces are made from 18 gauge copper wire and the neckwires are from recycled wire from the San Marcos Green Guy. The necklace with colored stones seems to lay the best due, I believe,to the wider curve of the links. The plain necklace, composed of more links, is more delicate looking, but made from the same gauge wire. I’m hoping this design holds possibilities for further exploration. It’s one of the few pieces I’ve made that doesn’t take too long to complete.

Hmm . . . I wonder what else I used in that math workshop that could stimulate a design idea? I knew I shouldn’t have thrown away all my notes!