Origami Flagstone Tessellation
If folded fully they become flagstone tessellations ala joel cooper.
Origami flagstone tessellation. Formed by creating the initial waterbomb type collapses and then twisted to form the familiar flagstone style tiling. The origami tessellations can be divided into various subgroups each with its own particular characteristics. I did not draw the lines for the wb collapses but i m guessing you can figure this out if you have any idea what i m talking about right.
These are tessellations in which the edges of the tiles forming them are adjacent and on the same level without overlapping. Madonna yoder this closed parquet pattern is the founding member of the parquet series. A tessellation is a pattern of repeating geometric forms that can interlock to fill a space infinitely.
Here s a rudimentary sketch of a 3 4 6 4 flagstone tessellation. This molecule is an example of a style of tessellations i started folding almost a decade ago that i took to calling flagstones. Crease pattern shows many repeats of the motif centered on a square twist on a 64 fold grid.
This pattern is made up of waterbombed collapses with rhombus tiles inbetween. If left three dimensional they are waterbomb style tessellations although waterbomb is the wrong term for us to use here but we ll dispense with that argument for the moment regardless this is a 3 6 3 6 tessellation the old standard triangles and hexagons together. Folding a flagstone tessellation.
One of these subgroups is that of flagstone tessellations.
