3 Tessellations -1 Stencil
How many sides does a stencil have? Technically two (or maybe three if you count the edge as a non-usable side), but I needed a minimally greater challenge than that. More flipping and rotating to bend the imagination a bit. Come forth, tessellation triplets!
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It's a long road up to Escher's level of tessellation skillz, and I may not ever find myself on that level, though I am going to have some fun on the way. Creating these tessellating patterns was both relaxing and stimulating. The coloring-in part* was relaxing, and finding meaning in the abstract shapes provided some mental stimulation.
What do you see in this shape?
The original cardboard and tape stencil, in all its magnificence.
Faces of Whoa
8.5" x 14" micron pen, crayon on multipurpose paper
Blob Dance
I forgot to take a picture of lines before color - oops! They kind of look like nasty globs of mucus anyway, no big deal. Say, have you heard the one about how to make a tissue dance?
8.5" x 14" micron pen, crayon on multipurpose paper
Tropical Birds
digital color added with MS Paint
8.5" x 14" watercolor marker, crayon on multipurpose paper
*The coloring-in part (Bonus Section)
These are the crayons I used to color in the tessellations. I made them in May 2018, which was unusually hot. I broke up some crayons after peeling off their paper, then I put the pieces in an old ice cube tray and set it out in the sun to melt.
The inspiration to melt crayons together into new crayon colors came from a comment exchange between @ donnadavisart and I earlier this spring. Thank you to @donnadavisart for sharing her childhood crayon ball memory which led to this mini-experiment.
Proof of 3 tessellations 1 stencil
What imagination-sharpening activities do you enjoy doing?
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