einstein hats create aperiodic tiling — a pattern that never ever repeats! From the German “one stone” (and the brilliant physicist), the math shape can create an infinite plane and may help us puzzle together pieces of the universe. The shape was discovered and mathematically proved in 2023 by David Smith, a non-mathematician and serves as a model for quasicrystals.

This piece is an infinity project that I am currently working on. Going forward I plan to incorporate textile traditions, weaving and dyeing made from local native materials. This is a participation piece, where visitors are invited to add “einstein hat” monotiles to the spacetime (puzzle) quilt. The goal for this piece is to continue creating it forever as a community effort – it’s more fun, together.