#Symétrucs

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Carnaval tessellation 2

Colourful topic yet wicked undertones. The Carnaval in Venice, plague masks and having read Dan Brown’s book Inferno, were the seeds that inspired this striking tessellation. Continue reading Untitled

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To all the Hairdressers I've Met

I'm surprised at all the hair I've drawn over the years. A collection of hair heavy tessellations, for the hairdressers that have made me feel nice, after a long overdue cut. Signed, Sasquatch.

To all the Hairdressers I’ve Met. Thank you for making me feel nice. Although. I’m not a fan of stainless steel instruments flying around my head at fifty miles an hour (it seems), sharp or not. In this category, obviously, hairdressers, but also dentists. I have yet to do a dentist tessellation, but have many hair related tessellations. Here goes. Continue reading Untitled

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Call and Response Tessellation Series

An ongoing visual Call and Response series between two Canadian Tessellation Artists. Jason Panda and Francine Champagne. Enjoy!

Two Canadian tessellation artists. There aren’t that many of us. One in Ontario, the other in BC. No, we have never met, other than through social media and texting. Through these platforms we have learned about many other tessellation artists around the globe. I think Escher would have been impressed with all these artists, influenced by his work. Even corresponding, learning and collaborating…

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QR code Tessellation Solutions 2023

An image gallery containing visual solutions, simple geometric explanations of the various tessellations in this exhibition. Continue reading Untitled

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QR code solutions

An image gallery containing visual solutions, simple geometric explanations of the various tessellations in this exhibition. (more…)

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The Complete Rubber Ducky Collection — 17 tessellations!

The Complete Rubber Ducky Collection — 17 tessellations!

The Complete Rubber Ducky Collection: a series of tessellations, seventeen of them, covering the complete range of classic tessellation symmetry groups. All of these rubber ducky tessellations, all seventeen, 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…

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Lots of reasons to celebrate!

A dozen cat tessellations, created between 1988—2018.

Post #150 on my tessellation blog.

A new year, 2018, year of the dog. Let’s entertain them. What better way to entertain a dog, than dangle a cat in front of it. Just kidding.

10,000 hits on this site, just a few weeks ago.

My first tessellation ever, was drawn by hand 30 years past, January 1988.

Cats, chats, gato, Katz. We see them every day, so their forms, their habits, their poses and attitudes are burned into our memory. Any nooks or crannies in the house or outside, can contain a cat. Tessellations are all about fitting beings into tight and weird shapes. Cats are perfect for that. It is quite easy to stretch feline forms into a tessellation tile using any of the seventeen symmetry systems. I haven’t explored all the systems with cats, but quite a few. Here goes. Looking, seeing and understanding mean three different things.

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  Aloof the cat, 2015, symmetry group P3. Some symmetry groups allow for wicked twirls, 2, 3, 4 or 6 intertwined figures. In this case, three cat tails spin into a mass of grey fur. And of course, they can’t help it, they must remain aloof, above the mere class of humans.

Cat Tails into the Next Galaxy, 2013, symmetry group P1. Any shape works in symmetry group P1. As you can see from the Cat Tails tessellation. Follow the cat’s tail and see how far you get. A most unusual stamp!

Cougars, 2015, symmetry group P4. A very big cat, a most unusual creature that I was fortunate enough to see… from the house deck at that. A bit too close, a bit too confident and hungry.

Decker Sleeps, 2013, symmetry group P1. This one has to be my favourite P1 tessellation. Decker was a smart cat.

Devils and Cats, 2013, symmetry group Cm. Just a sketch at this point, built using a series of parallel mirrors with alternating glide reflections in between. Looks inevitably like staggered stacks of objects.

Sam’s Panther, 2015, symmetry group Pmg. A commission using a school mascot, head and paws/claws only.

Puss ‘n Boots, 2014, symmetry group P3. Three 3-way rotations and no mirrors makes for a flowing tessellation. At this point, I am still not convinced that recolouring a tessellation with different hue schemes for different directions of the characters helps identify the different cats. A mess of fur and clothing.

Stalkerpuss, 2015, symmetry group Pg.  Still working on this one. Takes a while to draw such a mass of fur. In two colours. I’ll post it when it’s done — for now, white and grey cats.

Where’s the Litter Box, 2013, symmetry group P6. Six twirling tails in this one, vs. Aloof’s three tail twirl. No details required in this awkward topic and awkward layout.

Bébé Alonzo, 1993, symmetry group P2. A single handmade print from a single screen. Labour intensive. I like my iPad. Okay for a child’s room with a very bright colour palette.

Cat Hill, Qu’a t-il?, 1989, symmetry group P2. A screen print from the 90s. It was part of the show in Cornwall Ontario in 1994 at the Regional Gallery.

Aqua and Magenta, 1992, symmetry group P2. A single drawing here as well. Based on the Cat Hill image.

Cheers!

A Dozen Cat #tessellations Lots of reasons to celebrate! A dozen cat tessellations, created between 1988—2018. Post #150 on my tessellation blog.

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I will be showing some tessellation prints at the Board Game House in Nanaimo, for the next two months. Hanging of the artwork is October 27, 2017 – the show ends at the end of December. Come see. Widen your perception of the fine line between art and math. Stretch your imagination with a bit of geometry, symmetry. Humor and funny characters too.Try your hand at drawing your own tessellations with all the tips and tricks on this website.

Have a peek at my show, play some board games, have a drink and snack. Nice place to hang out with friends.

If there are any sizes that you wish to have custom printed, let me know, I will be glad to oblige. Either printed on canvas or archival grade art paper, signed by the artist.

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Tessellation Art Show at the Board Game House in Nanaimo, BC I will be showing some tessellation prints at the Board Game House in Nanaimo, for the next two months.

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Puss 'n Boots #tessellation is hanging out at the Board Game House in 99mo!

Puss ‘n Boots #tessellation is hanging out at the Board Game House in 99mo!

The Nanaimo Arts Council (NAC) has partnered with The Board Game House, in exploiting the new café’s wall space. Because the table space is all covered with board games! A cool place to hang out, play games and munch on snacks. What more do you want. (more…)

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These ocean-side tessellation topics are dear to my heart since we moved to the Island, a decade ago already. The weather is wonderful, winter and summer, those year-round hikes — local, beautiful, plentiful, varied. Not many Canadians can say they hike forests year-round! The beach is within a few minutes ride. The west coast of the Island a few hours drive, for amazing views of the Pacific Ocean. Biking off-road and on-road. Fishing and boating. Beach-combing! Artist studio tour weekends. Gardens and local produce everywhere. Beautiful stress-free people. A little paradise we live in.

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30 #OceansideBC #tessellations These ocean-side tessellation topics are dear to my heart since we moved to the Island, a decade ago already.

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Tessellation Artists around the Globe

Tessellation Artists around the Globe

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Since M.C. Escher started popularizing “nested shape” tessellations, many artist have dabbled in the field. Some show a passing interest, yet still create with a very deep understanding of the rules of symmetry. Others can’t get enough and create constantly in this medium. Still other artists push the boundaries and explore off-spurs, into fractals, circle limits, non-repeating planes,…

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Four Soccer Tessellations

The FC Schalke 04 boys finally made me proud. They didn’t show any intimidation at playing the Bayern team. I am celebrating their performance with a tessellation of Schalke players. The ever polite Benedikt Höwedes, the powerhouse Sead Kolasinac, Gerald Asamoah a past icon of the club, and the referee, disciplining the ever-diving Robben, that’s the one dramatically grabbing himself in fake…

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Fish Stories #Tessellation for Meckie

Hey, nice fish. Do you catch and release? Bit of exageration going on in the drawing as well as in reel life. All bent over and stretched out, imitating the size of his catch, same as stretching reality. Elvis hairdoo. All in good fun. Would be cool to have a long sleeve t-shirt with a measuring tape printed from hand to outstretched hand!  (more…)

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Symmetricks / Symétrucs & Tessellations

All this talk about sharing space between characters in a tessellation has made me think of the word “symétruc”, which I coined a few years ago in a discussion with Jeff Weeks, American mathematician and KaleidoPaintapp programmer. My original intention was for a word better than the French “pavages”, or “dallages”, which to me aludes to floor tiles, patio stones or asphalt pavement, rather than…

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Mountain Biker Tessellation — another one?

Yes, another mountain biker. But this one drawn in symmetry system P6, that’s one 6-point rotation, one 3-point rotation and one 2-point rotation. Have a careful look at those bike wheels. They are being shared by multiple bikers. Bike Sharing, very popular these days.

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Frisbee Dog #Tessellation

This tessellation was done using the Pg symmetry system. Two parallel glide reflections with a few lines snaking from one to the other. In the sketch below, the thicker lines delineate the two characters, the guy and the dog. Not that many lines. The thinner lines add details to the shape. If you want to know an easy way to create this type of nested shape, have a look under the Techniques menu,…