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string figures
why string figures
introduction of the hands
The Importance of Precision Hands
A brief description of how to get started
How string figures help to learn
why the hands
what about the strings
How string figures teach a young person self confidence
lecture at st. peters university, jersey city, nj, 11-1-14
a developmental approach to learning string figures
what knots to like
the diamond system of figures
osage two diamonds
one, three, four, five, six and seven diamonds
osage four diamonds
storing two diamonds and then adding more
two other techniques
more complex figures
a topological inquiry
ten men figures
how I learned string figures beginning with the ten men figure
prototype ten men
creating simple variations of the ten men figure
more simple variations of ten men
first 100 ten men figures
introduction to non-simple weaves
even more universes
logic systems
more logic systems
alternate endings
symmetry considerations in the ten men system
creating three dimensional variations
north american indian figures
introduction to north american indian figures
inuit net
navajo many stars
klamath net
comparing the three north american indian nets
simple variations with loom alterations
simple variations with weave alterations
switching systems and inverse weaves
rolling the figure
altering the extension phase
advanced north american net figures
vertical nets and tennis nets
introduction to vertical nets and tennis nets
learning to weave the vertical net
hybrid vertical nets
reproducing a weave artificially
simple braided three loop figures
a circle notation for recording loop passages
the 4 loop tennis net
4 loop tennis net variations
cherokee 7 stars in a 4 loop environment
5 loop tennis nets
cherokee 7 stars in a 5 loop environment
hybrid tennis nets and vertical nets
dominant exchanges and dominant switches
american eagle figure
3 loop tennis net
opening theory
2 loop and 3 loop openings
forming the canonical figure
asymmetry
string figure images
blue dancers rome 2013
dance sculptures
may red dancers
orange dancers
jeff wang murphy portraits
giant knot figures
robin moore la guardia murphy portraits
sacred clowns 1
sacred clowns 10
sacred clowns 11
sacred clowns 2
sacred clowns 3
sacred clowns 4
sacred clowns 5
sacred clowns 6
sacred clowns 7
sacred clowns 8
sacred clowns 9
robin moore la guardia student portraits
other murphy string figure portraits
figures mounted on boards
other la guardia students
prep for prep students
more prep for prep students
even more prep for prep students
strange string figure sightings
string figure articles
snippets of complex figures 4 loops
snippets of complex figures 5 loops
isfa articles
other string figure articles
heart figures
string figure videos
diamonds section
diamonds
jacob’s ladder
inuit net
cherokee seven star
inuit fish net
inuit net system
inuit two bears
klamath net
native american system
murphy’s logo
native american system (p)
navajo many stars
navaho many stars
navajo release
more navajo release figures
new videos
ten men section
ten men system – a b and c weaves
ten men system – d and e weaves
ten men system – A, B and C universes
ten men alternate logic systems 1
dancing diamond
jaguar mask
first five pointed star
second five pointed star
tennis nets
3 loop tennis net
4 loop tennis net
abstract 3 loop iterative system 2
abstract 4 loop iterative system 1
abstract 4 loop iterative system 2
abstract 4 loop iterative system 3
abstract 5 loop iterative system 1
abstract 5 loop iterative system 2
openings and dominant switches
center complexities with dominant switches
dominant switches and dominant transfers
4 loop dominant switches and dominant transfers
first six 4 loop double dominant hearts
long string 4 loop double inuit hole
vertical net
special videos
chirality and the american eagle
exhibit at the school of fine arts, lyon, france, 2012
koi fish and asymmetry
opening theory 1
special string figure videos
string extravaganza
poetry
murphy poetry
grandfather rattlesnake
murphy’s rattlesnakes
murphy’s rooster pen
my father’s memoirs
rattlesnake nest
chinese translation
du fu
cross reference for du fu poetry
murphy’s du fu von zach I
murphy’s du fu von zach II
murphy’s du fu von zach III
murphy’s du fu von zach IV
murphy’s du fu von zach V
murphy’s du fu von zach VI
murphy’s du fu von zach VII
murphy’s du fu von zach VIII
murphy’s du fu von zach IX
murphy’s du fu von zach X
murphy’s du fu von zach XI
murphy’s du fu von zach XII
murphy’s du fu von zach XIII
murphy’s du fu von zach XIV
murphy’s du fu von zach XV
murphy’s du fu von zach XVI
murphy’s du fu von zach XVII
murphy’s du fu von zach XVIII
murphy’s du fu von zach XIX
murphy’s du fu von zach XX
wen siang
murphy’s wen siang
han shan
murphy’s han shan
li tai bo
murphy’s li tai bo von zach I
murphy’s li tai bo von zach II
murphy’s li tai bo von zach III
murphy’s li tai bo von zach IV
murphy’s li tai bo von zach V
murphy’s li tai bo von zach VI
murphy’s li tai bo von zach VII
murphy’s li tai bo von zach VIII
murphy’s li tai bo von zach IX
murphy’s li tai bo von zach X
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XI
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XII
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XIII
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XIV
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XV
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XVI
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XVII
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XVIII
murphy’s li tai bo van zach XIX
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XX
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XXI
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XXII
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XXIII
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XXIV
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XXV
murphy’s li tai bo von zach XXX
ruan ji
murphy’s ruan ji
tao qian
murphy’s tao qian
bai ju yi
murphy’s bai ju yi later years 000s
murphy’s bai ju yi later years 100s
murphy’s bai ju yi later years 200s
murphy’s bai ju yi later years 300s
murphy’s bai ju yi poems of middle age
other chinese
a small story of one chinese poem
murphy’s mandarins
my chinese poet friends
han yu
murphy’s han yu von zach VII
other translations
murphy’s rumi
ibooks
contact
han shan
han shan poems
