Coincidentally, I just submitted a story to HN from another mathematician, artist and maker, which you might enjoy: http://vihart.com/blog/mobius-story/

It's an absolutely extraordinary video (watch closely!), and anyone who can create stuff like this will be able to do whatever they want. More background in this New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/science/18prof.html?_r=3