Playing with Tessellation

I am going to start with these 2 simple blocks and see if I can produce a tessellation. (If you need a reminder, I explain tessellation in my 17 April 2010 post.)

What if I take 2 of each block, rotate them and combine them to make a pinwheel?

What if I repeat the pinwheel block 4 times to make a larger block?

The pinwheel is not as obvious but the tessellation becomes very obvious.

What if I combine 4 of the pinwheel blocks, but this time, instead of repeating them, I rotate them?

I get a super-pinwheel and a very interesting tessellating pattern.

What if I combine 4 of the super-pinwheels?

I get many more than 4 repeats of the tessellating pattern.

This is a lot like the patterns you get using a Snail's Trail block.







This doesn't have to be done in black and white. I think a scrappy combination of lights and darks would be a great idea.



For more tessellations go to My Post by Subject in the sidebar on the right and click on Tessellation