Tessellations

We are studying transformations in maths and looking at translating shapes.  MC Escher is an obvious choice of artist to introduce the students to.  They used their mathematical knowledge and combined it with their artistic ability to produce these fantastic tessellations.  They started with a square and cut out two shapes that they translated see http://juliannakunstler.com/art1_tessellations.html#.U7DhfRav5Vw - a great explanation.  The students traced the template onto a piece of paper to make sure it tessellated then using a black ink pen drew in what they wanted.  I photocopied 16 each and the students then choose two variations of colour, coloured them in cut them out and placed them on their paper.