Seriously. Quilting, Knitting, and Weaving are the original Generative Art forms. And jacquard weaving cards were the foundations of early computing.
Women have been leading innovation in art and technology for centuries
#GenerativeArt #quilting #knitting #weaving #ArtByWomen #WomenWhoCode #indie #art
@kristinHenry The book Jacquard's Web does a great job of talking about some of that history, and how the Jacquard loom ultimately inspired Babbage and Lovelace. Babbage apparently owned one of Jacquard's silk self-portraits.
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