Squished Dodecahedron Flat & Formed

The Squished Dodecahedron is constructed of 12 pentagons. All of these are quite tricky but this one in particular was. I ended up dotting small amounts of glue to get many pentagons as possible to stay in shape. Figuring out how to do the tiling within the space took some noodling as well and even a consultation to a friend.

The Slide Together Polyhedra series were made by combining the instructions of geometers, Adam Williamson and George Heart. They are drawn with compass and straight edge and decorated with white ink laid out with vintage ruling compasses and ruling pens. The edges are gilt in 24k gold leaf.

Each polyhedra comes with its own unframed 16"x9" 2D tiling view equivalent also drawing with compass and straight edge decorated with black ink laid out with vintage ruling compasses and ruling pens. To make the polyhedra, I first had to create a drawing just like this on the black card and cut it out to create the faces along hard to see pencil lines. The paper is backed with a some mat board so that it can technically be rested on and easel sans frame without folding over. 

Hand made product: please allow for evidences of the artistic process and the possibility of the black paper fading over time if exposed to sunlight though they did hang in a window for a few months for an art show and did well.

Stemware not included.

Made in 2023