Motifs and Tessellations

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Motifs and Tessellations
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What is a Motif?

• A Motif is a repeating pattern that, when put
  back to back with each other, creates a design.
• There are many different kinds of Motifs. We
  will focus on TWO types for this class.

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There are GEOMETRIC Motifs.
Like this
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And there are Picture Motifs.

• Like this.
• When motifs fit together without any gaps, it is
  called a Tessellation.

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Who makes motifs?

• Where do you see motifs in everyday life?

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For This Project..

• You may make either a Picture Motif or a
  Geometric Pattern Motif, but please remember that
  you will be using the same pattern over and over
  again.

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If you plan on using a Picture Motif, your
pictures do NOT have to fit together as evenly as
in the examples.
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Have Fun with it!

• And good luck!