Entry 373 — “Cursive Mathemaku No. 1″
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The past few days, I’ve been trying to get my mathemaku numbered and filed in order. I’m up to Number 49. Don’t know what Number 50 is. It will take time to arrange the rest of my mathemaku. I’ll have to go through a lot of diary and blog entries. I rarely date finished print-outs, but often date rough drafts, especially the first ones.
For the heck of it, I rated my first 49: 16 of them I consider first-rate, 25 okay, and 8 not too hot. I’ll probably keep them since sometimes others get something out of works one doesn’t think of oneself.
Anyway, the above turned up at position 34. I’d forgotten about it and don’t think I ever posted it, so here it is. It’s one of the ones I rate “okay.” At the time I made it, I thought cursive mathemaku would be a fine vein for me to follow up on, but I did only this one–and my “Long Division of Haiku,” which is one of my 8 disappointing children.
Further notes about my first 49 mathemaku: they actually consist of probably something like 80 mathemaku since they include six or seven sequences, one of them quite long, The Long Division of Poetry. I’m sure I’ve done over a hundred mathemaku by now, but I doubt that I’m up to “Mathemaku No. 100″ yet.
this i like. keep it. do no touch ups.
A very beautiful piece!
Thanks:
Nico–but I’m itching to make one very small change! I probably won’t. IF I do, I promise not to mess with it otherwise.
Marton. Yours and Nico’s encouragement is much appreciated. Your eyes are as good as they come. I hope you get me to do a few more cursive poems. I’ve let some ideas wander in but they so far have all kept going.
–Bob
I like this. I think the cursive really flows well with the illustration. Would like to see more of these.
Thanks, Kevin. This one has now gotten three compliments. I did try to do another cursive but it turned off into something else. I do want to try more, though.