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Mathematical Holiday Ornaments: Escher "Snow Flakes"
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Cory Poole
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This week's post on creating 6-sided Kirigami Snowflakes got me interested in seeing whether I could use the process to create tessellation snowflakes using the method. I still haven't succeeded, but I did decide to make some ornaments based off a few of the tessellations by M.C. Escher that have a 6 sided symmetry.

Mathematical Holiday Ornaments: Escher "Snow Flakes"

Mathematical Holiday Ornaments: Escher "Snow Flakes"

Mathematical Holiday Ornaments: Escher "Snow Flakes"


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Rachel Mansur (157) 12/4/11 1:11 PM
very cool. how did you make? did you just draw and cut out? they look great.
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Cory Poole (64) 12/4/11 2:16 PM
Images are from various images of MC Escher's Tessellations that are available on the internet. I just cut out certain sections to highlight the symmetries.
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Cerek Tunca (186) 12/4/11 3:09 PM
You did this very well! What would be cool is a triangular pyramid shaped with the images- you should try it with foam or something.
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Cory Poole (64) 12/4/11 3:15 PM
'That would work. Basically these are hexagonal...so if you put them together right you could get a truncated tetrahedron...which would look like what you are saying but with holes. I'd have to scale them to be the same size. Hmmm....interesting.
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Cerek Tunca (186) 12/4/11 3:19 PM
Oops I meant a tetrahedron... That would be really cool though
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Cory Poole (64) 12/4/11 3:22 PM
That's what you said. Triangular pyramid. AKA Tetrahedron. I knew what you meant...and it's a really cool idea.
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Cerek Tunca (186) 12/4/11 3:26 PM
Hmm... Yeah...
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Imatfaal Avidya (6) 12/5/11 10:38 AM
I liked this idea so much I just had to have a go. Have posted on the corkboard. Will add a few varieties tomorrow
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Cory Poole (64) 12/5/11 10:41 AM
Cool. I'm looking forward to seeing them!
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