Tesselations 

 
 
Tesselations were popularized by 
mathematician and artist M.C. Escher.
They are based on a repeating design
built around a basic geometric shape.
Here are some of Escher's designs.

 


 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 
 



 
 
 
 

Student 
Tesselations

 


The Titans

 
 


Funny Bunnies

 
 
 


Dragons On the Wing

 
 
 


Fighting Fish

 
 
 


Dragons

 
 
 
 


Pumpkin Men

 
 
 


Piggies

 
 
 


Abominable Snowmen

 
 
 


Little Old Ladies

 
 
 


Grumpy Porcupines

 
 


Wild Boars

 
 
 


Pterodactyl

 
 


Mountain Buffalo

 
 
 


Nesting Birds

 
 
 


Dinos

 
 



 
 
 
 

Links

 
"A Tesselation Mystery"

 
Tesselations 2000

 
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