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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

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

A video playlist all about creating tessellations

Head over to my youtube page, it’s a great way to see tessellations, and get a taste of my Skillshare classes about creating these types of drawings. A playlist only about these wonderful nested shapes that M.C. Escher revealed to the world. You can choose a specific video on the “All about Tessellations” playlist or view all 28 tessellation videos right here. Continue reading Untitled

Yes, an obsession with Louis Cubes is normal. Ten years' worth of cubes.

From initial first lines to final print, with a funny twist at the end. It's easy to draw tessellations if you have an iPad, the free KaleidoPaint App from iTunes and the magic sentence to get you started, one simple trick for each symmetry method.

From initial first lines to final print, with a funny twist at the end. A video, a short one, showing you the first two lines required to draw a most simple nested shape tessellation. It’s easy to draw tessellations if you have an iPad, the free KaleidoPaint App from the iTunes store and the magic sentence to get you started, one simple trick for each symmetry method. (more…)

A quickie tessellation.

Some tessellations are super simple. Especially if you use the free KaleidoPaint App from professor Jeff Weeks. This one took 60 seconds! (more…)

Re-Creating M.C. Escher’s Lizard #Tessellation

Playing catch-up, many tessellations since the Duckies

It’s been a very productive summer for my artwork. Garden might have suffered a bit, but the Garden Gnome tessellation told me it was all ok. Continue reading