
The Art And Therapeutic Nature Of Patterns
Workshops, Courses & Retreats Exploring The Oneness Of Things
Australia, International and Online Learning with Stephanie June Ellis

Class analysis
~ Crinoids ~
These majestic creatures are part of the Echinodermata family which include sea stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sand dollars, and brittle stars Echinodermata are so named owing to their spiny skin (from the Greek “echinos” meaning “spiny” and “dermos” meaning “skin”), and this phylum is a collection of about 7,000 described living species.
~ Brittlestars ~
Brittlestars or ~ serpent stars ~ or ophiuroids are closely related to starfish from the Ancient Greek word
'Ophis' meaning serpent. Over 2000 brittle stars live today.
They have a tendency to display five-segment radial (pentaradial) symmetry
~ Feather Stars ~
These majestic creatures are faithful radiating flora of the ocean, which is most likely how this incredible creature received its name. ~ Crinoidia is derived from *krinon* which is Greek for the Lily. They have pentameral symmetry and can grow up to 200 arms. In this workshop we will draw a feather star foundation utilising 80 points.
~ Basketstars ~
Basketstars are a taxon of brittle stars, or shall we say ~ a fancy brittle star.
In this workshop we will focus our geometric construction on the Gorgonocephalus, known as the Medusa Star.
The scientific name comes from the Greek, gorgós meaning "dreaded" and -cephalus meaning "head", and refers to the similarity between these stunning echinoids and the Gorgon's head from Greek myth with its coiled serpents for hair. The Greek mythological hero Perseus beheaded the Gorgon Medusa; when Perseus later dropped Medusa's head on the beach, her petrifying glance turned the nearby seaweed to stone, creating the first coral.

Geometry Of Crinoids























