Author: Douglas Lochner

Ahh, the ubiquitous egg.

It seems so simple, yet from a geometry standpoint the shape is fairly complex.

After tracing a few real eggs, I decided to try a different approach, using math.

It was a fun little diversion after spending the day making egg stands for the other artists.

The geometry of an egg is quite lovely, a combination of circles and ellipses, held together with a triangle.
Although it is not quite the “golden ratio,” it comes pretty close.