Give the lesson a try and leave in comments what you think. This is such a fun art project, and I like how unpredictable and unlimited the outcome is. (my example of the rotating tessellation) (My example using the above step by step process)
One like the steps above and the other called rotating tessellations (for the 6th - 7th grade students) I did a couple examples for my students using two types of tessellations. Be creative and design and color your shapes. Continue to slide and trace your shape up, down, left, right until you completely fill the page.ħ. After tracing, slide your shape to the right and trace. Begin tracing your shape onto a separate sheet of paper. At this point you can examine your shape to see what you think it looks like or you can wait until after the next step.Ħ. Cut the second line you drew from the side corner to corner making sure to only cut from corner to corner and slide it to the opposite side like you did in step 3.ĥ. So if you cut the top side then you will slide it to the bottom of the square and tape in place.Ĥ. Cut the first line you drew making sure to cut only from corner to corner and slide to the opposite side.
Draw another organic line from corner to corner on either the right or left side of the square.ģ. Using a square ( I cut a 3'x3' for the size of paper we were using, but you can go bigger) draw an organic line on either the top or bottom from corner to top corner.Ģ. I decided that tessellations would be a fun lessons for my art students while also challenging them because in the least, it requires a bit of precision and imagination.ġ. (Click here to read more about MC Escher) In fact, MC Escher (1898 - 1972) is the artist that comes to mind when I think of tessellations, and he was inspired by the geometric patterns of the Moorish tiles. Tessellations in its own right is like a puzzle, where all the pieces fit tightly together leaving no gaps.think of mosaic tiles. Needless to say, she wasn't the only one that would give into the temptation to spend time scouring the pieces to find a few that could be put in place. Tesselations | Art Lesson | Beverly Gurganus Fine Artĭo you like a good puzzle? When I was little my mother would have the pieces of a large puzzle stretched out on her dining room table so that when she passed by she could stop and put a few pieces together.
