A person’s a person, no matter how small.

Dr. Suess

Circle packing is a mathematical playground where the most foundational known shape (the circle) is organized based on simple rules. In this world, your size is an afterthought; instead, your relationships with your neighbors drive everything. A circle’s a circle, no matter how small.

Fractals are repeating patterns where the repeat is found in successively smaller details and, theoretically, continues infinitely. “Seuss Cheese” is a fractal of a circle packing. All the circles in the the top layer are repeated inside of each of those circles with each layer continuing the pattern. “Seuss Cheese” successfully represents six generations of the pattern.

While largely whimsical, this piece is an excellent junction of two themes that are very important to me. For me, circle packing represents the beauty and strength of relationships in family and society and fractals represent eternity. Thus, “Seuss Cheese,” despite its playful coloring and name, is a symbol of the potentially eternal nature of families and relationships.