since reading a Hive account@soulturtleArt Party post. This happy-sad dog tessellation came to my mind after making a similar tessellation while brainstorming a poem. (I like to mix words and doodles together on the page during a brainstorm sometimes).
Sad Dog
What is appealing to me about tessellations is their marriage of rigid form and organic flow. To make a tessellation properly, the rules of symmetry must be followed. To make a tessellation special, some artistic flavor belongs in there too.
At first, I wasn't sure what the heck to make out of the stencil because it just looked like a brown abstract shape. After playing with it and comparing different rotations, finally the Happy-Sad Dog showed his faces.
To emphasize their facial expressions, the Happy Dog faces are bright, sunny orange, and the Sad Dog faces are dull, gray-ish blue. I chose the contrasting color scheme of orange and blue to represent the duality that exists in each of us: light vs. dark, devil vs. angel, et cetera.
My favorite part about this tessellation, in addition to the colors, is the eyes on the dogs. They each look a little different, giving a slightly altered expression for each dog. Some examples I see are:
Mischievous happy, crazed happy, pleading sad, guilty sad. 6.5” x 8.5”, crayon on multipurpose copy paper.
Progress Sampling
Proof of Happy-Sad Dog Tessellation
These simplistic tessellation activities are excellent for unleashing the imagination, a skill I have been honing more and more these days by expanding into different creative outlets. Care to exercise your imagination for a moment?
What activities do you enjoy to sharpen your powers of visualization?
ENH is a steemian exploring artistic expression one day at a time through visual art, poetry and other fun activities. Also known as Seana. Here I am.
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Art Party post. This happy-sad dog tessellation came to my mind after making a similar tessellation while brainstorming a poem. (I like to mix words and doodles together on the page during a brainstorm sometimes).
