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Tessellation is a way of tiling a surface with the same shape, repeated again and again. These shapes must fit perfectly together so that there are no overlaps or gaps.
Maurits Cornelis Escher was born in Holland on June 17th (1898-1972) He is one of the world’s most famous graphic artists. He is known for his use of tessellation, producing his first piece of tessellating artwork in 1925. Interlocking lions, block printed on to silk. By the time he died in 1972, he had created 137 piece of tessellating artworks!
The tessellation shown to the right can be cut into puzzles which can be used as trivets or coasters. Here is an example.
