#interlocking shapes

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

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…

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

#1 Environmental Barometer — The Frog!

A tessellation created inside a box of four different mirrors. I guess I like to challenge myself, if you take into account my distaste of symmetry methods that use multiple mirrors. (more…)

The new KaleidoPaint iPad App, Version 3.0 is now available on the Apple App Store. Come read about the new features on my blog.

Quite a revamp of the KaleidoPaint app. Here you will find side by side comparisons, for a quick review of the new features. Menus have changed, as well as their location. And we finally have folders! And. And. (more…)

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…)