Have Your Pi and Eat It, Too

Throughout history, people have been obsessed with the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. In other words, Pi, which is the subject of David Blatner’s The Joy of Pi — a book I am currently devouring. And what better way to devour a book on Pi than with one’s very own Pi plate?

Pi plate

Ceramics guru Maria Neal has a knack for imbuing pottery pieces with a little quirky fun and this Pi plate certainly does not miss the mark. While there are other Pi plates out there, this one is by far the prettiest and most appealing to me, since the design is subtle enough that both math geeks and non math geeks can enjoy it.

UPDATE: The artist’s web site can be found here!

3 Responses to “Have Your Pi and Eat It, Too”

  1. sterlingspider September 4, 2009 at 10:57 am #

    The idea is awesome, but as a dished plate it’s not really appropriate to actually *eat pie* out of which would always subtly annoy me. That being said I still really like the look of it. I could not find Maria Neal via a google search, where would one look to find out more about her work?

  2. Never teh Bride September 8, 2009 at 9:38 am #

    Unfortunately I found out about her via Facebook, and all my attempts to get some more info outside of that insular world failed. Friend her?

  3. Never teh Bride September 29, 2009 at 1:58 pm #

    Here, finally, is more info:

    http://www.mudponystudio.com/Welcome.html