Escher in the Berkshires (& My Mom!)

{Day to Night, M.C. Escher}

Since my husband teaches Math at a local high school, the whole family is enjoying a Spring Break. Last Monday we took a road trip to Pittsfield, Massachusetts to see an exhibit on M.C. Escher. My Mom was out of town and couldn't come with us, but she was still "there" as you'll see later in this post...

{Son H outside the museum}

Escher was a Dutch artist known for his amazing art based on geometry and tiling. (See the cool lizard tessellation on the sign above.) The Exhibit is at the Berkshire Museum through May 22 and titled "M.C. Escher: Seeing The Unseen."

{Sky and Water I: M.C. Escher, source All rights reserved. www.mcescher.com }

The exhibit was fun - and a little hard on the eyes with all the intricate imagery to look at! Here's one of my favorite woodblock prints. Too clever!

{Doris Schattschneider's book Escher: Visions of Symmetry}

So how do I fit my Mom in here? See this book on Escher held by Rosie?

{in the foreword of the book}

My talented Mom, Anne Fontaine is a mathematician with her doctorate in tiling theory. She was one of the folks who reviewed this book of Escher's work. How fun is it to search out your Mom's name in a book in the museum gift shop?

{heading home}

A great way to spend an overcast Spring day in the Berkshires. We may even try to make some Escher-style tessellations at home!

Loretta

p.s. remember how I used an Escher font to design my blog logo?