[TheForge] Scrolls

[Ralph Sproul]

 Dan,	When you think of trying to explain these elements at a demo - I think
these are good definitions.  I might add the word proportionate to the
spiral part.

	.........and a spiral is an arch with the same proportionate spacing in
between. (for those egg or oval shaped spirals)

	I did a job two years ago for a gal who had a "scroll sculpture" going to
an accounting school in Florida. ( I helped her weld the stainless up).
The school and those making the decision for the 1% of the arts sculpture
thought her approach of "a mathematically derived shape" - which was the
pitch she gave them for the sculpture - and that pretty much sold them on
it.
	The scrolls were done on the golden mean - derived from rectangles and
triangles........both scrolls maintained the same arc for the first 1/3 of
the run - then branched off to different terminations......... really came
out nice, but it was neat to see such large (7' x 11') scrolls look so nice
on the table - and up on the wall.  Even though different they looked
similar and fitting.

	...............so, I don't know if there is a "mathematical" thing missing
in the definition - but I like the way you've put it.

Ralph

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Dan Tull
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 8:11 PM
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Is a scroll  an arc w/ an ever increasing radius and a spiral  an arc w/ the
same spacing in between?


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Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 7:16 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Scrolls


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