A tessellation created inside a box of four different mirrors. I guess I like to challenge myself, if you take into account my distaste of symmetry methods that use multiple mirrors.
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The Complete Rubber Ducky Collection — 18 tessellations!
The Complete Rubber Ducky Collection: a series of tessellations, eighteen of them, covering the complete range of classic tessellation symmetry groups, plus Elvis! All of these rubber ducky tessellations, all eighteen, were crafted and refined, in the space of fourteen days, from May 24, 2021, to the sixth of June. Quite a feat for me. When creativity is in the air sprinkled with intuition, follow the flow and take advantage of it, good things can happen. Where does this topic originate you ask? I have a rubber ducky on the handlebar of my bike. It squeaks and has flashy disco lights.
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It’s my Yellow Stage
It’s my least favourite colour. Yellow. But I’m making progress. Had some wicked dreams all in yellow light. We’re into Rubber Duckies for the eBikes lately. Cute, a bike horn, but more of a squeak. Not obnoxious. Not a jolt for pedestrians we might sneak upon. These duckies have a light, more like a flashing disco glow, and nothing to shine your way home about. And they are a great conversation starter.
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St Francis of Assisi Tessellation
Last week it was the kindly old gentleman Bernie and his Mittens that appeared in my tessellations. This week, another kindly old gentleman, St Francis of Assisi. Weird. Probably an unconscious knee-jerk response to the tessellation from the week before that, DT=DT, was kind of mind-numbing. I’m balanced now!
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Ollie and Daughter — at Bridges Conference 2021
Created this tessellation a few months ago. It has become a favourite. Dad and Daughter of the Tortoise family.
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Scarves, beanies, neck warmers…
Art of Where is a print on demand (POD) company in Montréal Canada. They offer quite a selection of products with artist’s uploaded creations. I urge you to check out the available and quite affordable merchandise, you might find something you like! My best sellers are the Biker’s Beanies!
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My Best in Each Symmetry Group — Pmm
This symmetry system has got to be my least favourite of all seventeen groups. Four different mirrors forming a box. Ew. The House of Mirrors in horror movies. It can be useful if you’re trying to tessellate four different characters that all have bilateral symmetry.
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My Best in Each Symmetry Group — P6
Surprisingly, I never would have thought that this symmetry group would end up being a favourite. A tight area where a 6-fold rotation occurs, at the corner of a triangle. The other two corners offer 3 way rotation and 2 way rotation. This repeated 6 times in a hexagon. This is the nerdy way to explain it, not really the best way. Twenty five in the slideshow below!
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Funny Bones Tessellations
A few nested shape tessellations and quite a few patterns, bones and skulls and skeletons. All done up using the more complex symmetry arrangements I love to use. The simple patterns being the rather common stacks, half brick and tossed or random layouts. Maybe it’s because it’s October and Hallowe’en is looming.
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My Best in Each Symmetry Group — P4
Symmetry Group P4 is made up of two different four-way rotations through 90 degrees surrounded by four identical 2 way rotations. No mirrors here.
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My Best in Each Symmetry Group — P3
Symmetry Group P3, or 3 rotations through 120 degrees. This is quite a dynamic symmetry group.
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My Best in Each Symmetry Group — P2
The Foosball symmetry group. Symmetry Group P2 is based on a four sided grid, which can be skewed into lozenges, parallelograms. Each of the corners has a two-fold rotation point.
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My Best in Each Symmetry Group — P1
Symmetry Group P1 is the most simple of all symmetry systems. A repeat or translation, of your design both vertically and horizontally. That’s it!
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A selection of 40 prints by Francine Champagne
A series of the best of, presented in full colour for your enjoyment!
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P6m Symmetry — Yuckiest Group (of FIVE)
Trying to cram a character inside this tiny triangle, surrounded by mirrors is a pain in the keister. I have steered clear of this symmetry group for the simple reason that I’m not a fan of mirrors in tessellations. The only time I like mirrors is for the bilateral symmetry in a humanoid form. Those I’ve done lots. My latest love was Mr. Ruffles, a cutie from a few centuries ago. This time, I’ve managed to stuff “FIVE” of them in there!
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