A word on pumpkins: We all seek perfection, whether it is in mathematics, words, community, whatever. In form and form making, the ancients found perfection in rational shapes: circles, squares, and triangles . . . and people, somehow. Frank Gehry likes fish, Frank Zappa likes tweezers and poodles. For me, it's pumpkins. They are earthy, but technicolored. Lumpy and irregular, but unmistakably characterized by a rhythmic segmentation. They embody the Vitruvian ideal of Firmness, Commodity, and Delight.
This is the pumpkin I did last week, with the "bulge" parameter at 16', 8', and 4':
"For me, it's pumpkins. They are earthy, but technicolored. Lumpy and irregular, but unmistakably characterized by a rhythmic segmentation"....Hey, they taste good as well, especially in a pie! :-)
ReplyDeleteDon't forget about soup, especially this time of year. Pumpkin soup always gets second billing to butternut and this is an injustice that must be stopped.
ReplyDeleteA nice pumpkin soup with chives from the garden and a little sour cream (or crème fraîche if you are feeling pretentious). Maybe a nice hefeweizen on the side, just the thing after a long day of factory work.
I'll go lower down the culinary tree and swing by Dunkin Donuts for my seasonal pumpkin spice coffee.
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