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Tag Archives: Symmetry Group P2

#Camouflage it is not #tessellation

Posted on 2019-03-02 by Champagne Design

Started off trying to do camouflage, but ended up with a #Zentangle kind of design. Friday afternoons at the McMillan Arts Centre (the MAC) are lining up to be a quite productive time slots as artist in residence. First day on the job, I came up with the Great Blue Heron tessellation. And yesterday, this one.

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The Redhead, Pearl J. Bailey tessellation, ©2016 F.Champagne

Redhead tessellation

Posted on 2016-05-03 by Champagne Design

Having a heck of a time deciding on what to call this tessellation. Redhead. Pearl J. Bailey. Crimson Cutie. Reclining Doudette. Reeboks. MJDSV. The little black dress.  Continue reading →

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Cuckoo Trattoria tessellation

Posted on 2016-02-27 by Champagne Design

Please, do not go out to eat at the restaurant Cuckoo Trattoria and Pizzeria out behind the Goats on the Roof, in Coombs, Vancouver Island, BC. Food poisoning!  Continue reading →

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Hikers tessellation

Posted on 2016-02-23 by Champagne Design

Hiking in the Rockies and hiking in the Alps you meet some fine people. Good people, some chatty, some preoccupied. What struck me the most in Austria was the greeting they used. “Grüß Gott!”. Continue reading →

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Wizard tessellation by Francine Champagne, ©2013

Wizard tessellation

Posted on 2015-10-07 by Champagne Design

Sometimes I don’t know where these images come from. Simply follow the flow of ideas and see what happens. Who knows, might have been a Harry Potter movie scene. Continue reading →

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Tofino Hitchhiker tessellation by Francine Champagne, ©2013

Tofino Hitchhiker tessellation

Posted on 2015-07-06 by Champagne Design

Every summer, a slew of hitchhikers show up on the shoulders of highway 4 to Tofino. Continue reading →

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Emperor Penguin tessellation by Francine Champagne, ©2014, canyouseedotca

Emperor Penguins tessellation

Posted on 2015-06-22 by Champagne Design

Originally designed as a line group screen print in the 90s, I have modified the penguins by adding the little dude at his feet. Continue reading →

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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 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 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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