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Salmon tessellation by Francine Champagne ©2016

Salmon tessellation

Posted on 2016-06-10 by Champagne Design

This is a lesson in wearing eye protection. Taking care of your body, your outer shell for the time you spend on this planet. I have not yet learned this lesson. But I am listening. If you’re an artist or carver and your whole life depends on your vision, please read this. Continue reading →

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Three dogs tessellation by Francine Champagne ©2016 Symétruc à trois chiens

Three dogs tessellation

Posted on 2016-04-16 by Champagne Design

A new iPad app for me, iOrnament, is not quite as versatile for me to create tessellations, or as they seem to call them, nested forms. It feels like an earlier version of KaleidoPaint, 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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Why tessellations?

Posted on 2016-01-04 by Champagne Design

I’m just a kid that still likes to draw. From early on, in the crib, with any available medium. Fortunately back then, oil-based wall paint was easily washable. Continue reading →

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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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Champagne Tessellation Gallery

Posted on 2015-08-05 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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