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My original Mountain Biker #Tessellation from 1997

Posted on 2018-01-18 by Champagne Design

This Mountain Biker #tessellation drawing was done before Windows 3.1, before the Mac, before iPads! But after the dinosaurs. 1997. It was the inspiration to do a complete periodic drawing covering the plane, rather than a line group as shown below. Sometimes these drawings take time. Tessellation ideas are a dime a dozen — completed artwork is more rare. Continue reading →

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Deforming your tessellations into infinite spirals

Posted on 2017-05-04 by Champagne Design

A new App called “iO Crafter” on the iPad has just come out, from Jürgen Richter-Gebert. Using it to deform into spirals is where my interest lies. As well, it has other functions to deform your images: build a platonic solid; build a kaleidocycle;  view a kaleidoscope; hyperbolic kaleidoscope; and conformal maps. Continue reading →

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KaleidoPaint is now on Android

KaleidoPaint is now on Android!

Posted on 2016-04-09 by Champagne Design

The Android version of KaleidoPaint is finally finished and publicly available. I would like to share this spectacular and free app with the group Broug Atelier for Islamic Geometric Design.

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Black Panther tessellation printed full front on a t shirt!

Panther Tessellation — Symétruc panthère

Posted on 2015-11-14 by Champagne Design

A challenge to help my Nephew understand the basic rules of tessellations for a math class. Wish I had been fortunate enough to get an opportunity like this when I was a teen. La leçon est en français à part de ça! Continue reading →

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28 tessellations up on Society6

Posted on 2015-09-09 by Champagne Design

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Received my cups from society6. Ever cool to see my designs printed on these coffee cups. Continue reading →

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A few of my Tessellations

Posted on 2015-07-22 by Champagne Design

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Woodburning of the above tessellation Hummingbird tessellation in symmetry group P6, a second design, Champagne Design ©2014

Which symmetry group to use?

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

Deciding which symmetry group to use for a specific design can be hit and miss. And try again. You can narrow it down Continue reading →

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Symmetry Group Pm Explained

Symmetry Group Pm – alternating parallel mirrors

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

This symmetry group is the last one for me to tackle. It has been a year since I started tessellating again, since I found the KaleidoPaint iPad app. Continue reading →

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Symmetry Group P6m Explained

Symmetry Group P6m — Perfect Snowflakes

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

It’s been a year last week, since I started drawing with the KaleidoPaint iPad app. I was avoiding this P6m symmetry group because of the tight space for drawing within and the abundance of mirrors. Continue reading →

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Symmetry Group P4g Explained

Symmetry Group P4g

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

My first ever tessellation was accomplished using this P4g symmetry group. Continue reading →

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Symmetry Group Pg Explained

Symmetry Group Pg — For all Soccer Fans

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

This symmetry group uses two parallel glide reflections. The glides can be either vertical or horizontal. Continue reading →

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Symmetry Group P4 Explained

Symmetry Group P4

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

I’ve already given you a foretaste of this P4 symmetry group with the cougar tessellation, and story, a few weeks ago. Continue reading →

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Cougars at Bark Echo Ranch! — Symmetry Group P4

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

Viewing for this month, September 2013: Two cougars! Continue reading →

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Symmetry Group P2 Explained

Symmetry Group P2

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

There are only 17 methods to divide the two dimensional surface into true tessellations. These 17 rules were derived from the observation and study of crystallography, a long time ago.   Continue reading →

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Symmetry Group Cm Explained

Symmetry Group Cm

Posted on 2015-06-10 by Champagne Design

This is the staggered stacks group. At its minimum, I equate it to the lozenges in a Bavarian flag. Continue reading →

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