Using Imagination to Create 3 Tessellations from 1 Stencil
3 Tessellations -1 Stencil
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It's a long road up to Escher's level of tessellation skillz, and I may not ever find myself on that level, though I am going to have some fun on the way. Creating these tessellating patterns was both relaxing and stimulating. The coloring-in part* was relaxing, and finding meaning in the abstract shapes provided some mental stimulation.
What do you see in this shape?
Faces of Whoa
8.5" x 14" micron pen, crayon on multipurpose paper
Blob Dance
8.5" x 14" micron pen, crayon on multipurpose paper
Tropical Birds
digital color added with MS Paint
8.5" x 14" watercolor marker, crayon on multipurpose paper
*The coloring-in part (Bonus Section)
The inspiration to melt crayons together into new crayon colors came from a comment exchange between @ donnadavisart and I earlier this spring. Thank you to @donnadavisart for sharing her childhood crayon ball memory which led to this mini-experiment.
What imagination-sharpening activities do you enjoy doing?
voxel art signature by @ fabiyamada
all other images and content by @ enternamehere/SCB
When I taught art I would sometimes do tessellations. Nice job.
Thanks for coming through to have a look. What age did you teach, if you don't mind me asking?
For clarification, "what age" as in, what age group of students did you teach, not how old were you when you taught.
I taught high school art, mostly visual communication.
Does sports and investing count as imagination sharpening? Also wood and steel work. I don’t do it very often but when I do it usually turns out to be a creative outlet. Beautiful artwork. Thanks for sharing I’ve never heard of tessellation before.
Working with materials beyond paper or digital definitely counts for your imagination improvement. Do you have any pics of your workshop work? What do you make with wood and steel? Tessellations are a lot of fun, although they might seem simplistic at first. Thank you for stopping by, and for the resteems. ☺
Usually furniture. But not around any of it tonight so will have to share with you another time. But here is a picture of me in a tiny house I built.
I was struggling with trying to put in the railing straight and my Dad said “why does it have to be straight” and threw the pieces of steel down on the railing frame and it looked great. I always think of that saying when I am struggling creatively.
And here is the stairs made out of wood and steel.
Combining the two materials is a fovorite if mine. I usually do this a lot with tables or desks. Wishing you a great day and looking forward to your future post!
That's some impressive craftsmanship, thank you for sharing the pictures. Building a house is something I've always wanted to do. Looks like you have plenty of experience in the tiny home and furnishings departments. The squiggly railings are an unexpected touch of flair too, good choice.
It's so amazing how you can stew over some idea, and a friend/family just pops up with "why not this", the simplest answer we would not have come up with in forever. Always boggles my mind later...why didn't I think of that? So right in front of me all the time. All surface scratching of the deep thought process that gets it started. Really nice house you built. And the railing really adds to it all. Thanks.
Awesome coming up with those three things out of one shape XD
My imagination doesn't really stop even when it probably should :S
Your imagination unleashed, unconstrained! It's what helps keep us young and sharp. But anyone who draws cartoon goats must already know that ;^)
Oiii, those ''Faces of Whoa'' are brilliant! Great expressions. Definitely understand your admiration for Escher, that makes two of us.
To me, the shape itself looks like a cartoon character with a snapback cap, wearing it backwards.
My imagination-sharpening comes along with the doodling. It's a constant search for different variations or new aditions.
You have already proven your imagination skillz! Your doodles and your music are fantastic. Looking at the shape again, I think I see what could be part of a cap. It's fun to see how many ways a thing can be interpreted. Thank you always Benja!
This looks great! And I thought it was a big fat cock into a splattered vagina.
How romantic :D
Now that's a visualization! I'm not really sure I know what splattered vagina means, but it seems appropriate for the shape. Romance ain't dead! B^)
The tropical birds are my favourite - the block colouring is very appealing, and they all look so pleased with themselves! Loving this stencil series overall, its such an original idea I've not seen elsewhere on my internet travels.
Yes some of those birds are wearing quite a saucy expression, hah! Wandering through these little projects is so much fun because I never really have an end result in mind when I start. Your comments are much appreciated, thank you.
I like these. Amazing they came from the same stencil. My first thought was "cartoon bunny, fat, running really really fast". I think your interpretations are MUCH better ( :
Let's see, inspiration. Hard to say any one or six things. They come and go like your tissue. (I don't really get that joke...see, you never really know how the brain might work). Though usually inspiration from other's ideas and input really helps. And visuals' inspiring writing or vice versa, as we've discussed many times before.
Those melty crayolas are really nifty. See, ideas like that, that pique from someone else. That dda, another fount of creative energy and idea.
I think yours are MUCH funnier! I'm picturing an obese Bugs running scared down a hill, in a world where the tables have turned in Elmer's favor. About that old tissue joke, it goes:
Q: How do you make a tissue dance?
A: Ya put a little boogie in it!
That joke stopped being funny past age 9, so it's no wonder the humor didn't stick. Humor is a complicated and finicky mechanical beast, difficult to master. It's fun to wrangle it, especially when other people join in.
You're right about that, the woman is a dynamo of creativity!
Ha haa, old Elmer Fudd, waskly wabbit. Those cartoons were for adults, not kids. Ever see the Barber of Seville and the barn dance caller...cracks me up thinking of them today. Brilliant, I say, brilliant!
I love kid jokes. I was trying to work that one out...snot and nostril and tissue blow and all sorts of things, but was stymied. So, thanks for the solution. Classic. I used to have a friend, high up in the govt. that was the BEST speaker, she had all the dumbest jokes possible, and people LOVED them. She was known for them. I'll pass this one on, if I see her. Though it might be a bit off-kilter for gov workers of mass seriousatude. Oh well.
Don't even get me started on cartoons, I am almost embarrassed to say how much I enjoy watching them. It's been a long time, but I remember that one, the Barber of Seville.
Dumb jokes matter :->
Incredible! The birdies are my favorite, so cute! :D
I find this kind of fill in shapes exercise hard :P Not sure why haha. Also I'm having trouble figuring out how you assembled a cut square into a tileable pattern xD
The most useful activity for me has been visualization meditation ^^
Thank you for your comment!
Yes, I know what you mean. At first, my mind was stubbornly refusing to see anything concrete in the abstract shape. It seemed like once I told it that's what I wanted it to do, it said "nah".
You are actually not the first person to mention about how the stencils are made. So it sounds like that's going to be part of my next tessellation post, yay! Please stay tuned :-]
(As much as I love making origami, tracing stencils is a lot easier on the wrists. However, I will be finishing up the origami journey before long, I know it went out on hiatus! @ ivan-g has got the origami on lock down too, BTW.)
Also, big THANK YOU for sharing the term, "visualization meditation". I was unfamiliar with it, so I looked it up after I read your comment, just before typing this reply. I used the visualization meditation called "metta" or "lovingkindness" as described in this mindbodygreen.com article. It was a powerful experience, I feel invigorated and calm at the same time.
Take it easy :)
Thank you for sharing the link :D
The visualization that I practice is to look and then visualize the object as perfectly as possible. Or to imagine something new and think of it as detailed as possible as if real :D This is more handy for art. The one you linked is great for performance ^^
Can't wait for your next tessellation post!
Thank you for pointing out the distinction between the two kinds of visualizations, that's very helpful for me because I'm exploring new activities and ways of doing things I already "know" how to do (like make arts and crafts).
Oh awesome!!! I remember making a few of these back in school, I love how you made different versions and even digital!
These kinds of projects were always fun in school, good times :D
Thank you so much for your support, take care!