MY THEME: The Spiral

During last week's tutorial I discussed with my tutor the research I had done about the relationship between the curves that can be seen in seed heads of some flowers and Fibonacci numbers. The images I found (in earlier post) showed a sort of spiral/swirl that can be seen, and this lead to the idea of creating a spiral for this assignment, based on the shapes I have found in nature (particularly sunflowers).
These images are looking more closely into the sunflower and the textures of the seeds, as well as the patterns they create.

References:
1. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2797222033_db6d139f8d_o.jpg
2. http://www.nano.ecs.soton.ac.uk/images/research/biomimetics/sunflower_large.jpg
3. http://www.sciencephoto.com/images/download_wm_image.html/B787478-Sunflower_seed_head-SPL.jpg?id=667870478
4. http://www.photoready.co.uk/flora-fauna/images/sunflower-seed-development.jpg


Here are some images of spirals and swirls that I found on the internet that are inspiring me and my ideas for this assignment. I really like the hatched idea (1) but 7 is a really interesting take on the spiral idea that I have drawn out in the previous post. I will continue to have a look for more of these inspiring and varying ideas on "the spiral".