Fibonacci

So here's my entry for challenge number 191 from the Diva's weekly challenges.

I don't know why this challenge made me think of the Fibonacci sequence and the golden rectangle. I guess betweed kind of reminds me of the top of a conch. 

I have a massive obsession with the Fibonacci sequence. While I'm not the best at math and have entirely given up on remembering numbers (phone, codes, any kind of sequence...), the Fibonacci sequence is truly intriguing. If you don't know it,
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on.
Basically the first two numbers add up to the next number. It's know in the math world as the Greek letter phi, Φ, or the ratio 1.618.
It's used in art, found in nature and proves that Johnny Depp is hot.

 

Somehow, our eyes are naturally drawn to objects, people, whatever, that most closely follow this ratio. It is the best way for plant leaves to grow in order for them to get the maximum amount of sunlight. It's the best way for sunflower seeds to grow to pack the most of them into that area as possible. It has been used by many of the greatest artists. 

 

Our bodies follow the principle

It's, in a nutshell, super cool.

Threadbare blanket

My travels through getting healthy again. 

Hanging out, watching some Bones

It seems my new routine is lie in bed, try to sleep, watch some Bones, draw, try to sleep some more. Figured I'd throw another post on this thing. 

I love this color combo

First one! (She bites her nails nervously as she greets the world)

Ok, so first post. Well, actually second because my first disappeared. But not before my keyboard went invisible and I impressively continued to do a bang up job of typing. And by that I mean, I'm on my iPad. Not a physical keyboard. 

I read somewhere to just be yourself on these things, so yea.  I'm being myself. And rambling via text.

I don't have a stream of consciousness, I have a bouncing ball.  

Anywho, I guess I'll introduce myself a bit. 

So I work with kids with disabilities, which I find very rewarding and challenging. I'm supposed to be an art teacher, but I couldn't find a position and I found this job and haven't left. As my name suggests, I am a practicing Buddhist. I live in PA, which is nice most of the time. I have narcolepsy, which is annoying and difficult but art is an outlet for me. I will probably address that from time to time.  Maybe I'll use this blog as an outlet for that too. Who knows where this blog will go. 

I figure my first post should include something I've made, since I said I'd do that. So here I go. 

This was my first entry to the weekly challenges by the Diva. It's Challenge #190, and its for my grandmother, who I call Gum. She had breast cancer in the early 80's. She and my Pop Pop recently had a house built in the mountains and spend a lot of time there. This one's for you Gum!