{"id":355,"date":"2011-07-26T18:27:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T22:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/?p=355"},"modified":"2011-07-26T18:27:57","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T22:27:57","slug":"what-is-a-tesselation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inourrightmind.com\/?p=355","title":{"rendered":"What is a tesselation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It shows up in nature <a href=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/honeycomb-tessela.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-356\" title=\"honeycomb tessela\" src=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/honeycomb-tessela-170x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/escher-tessela1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-358\" title=\"escher tessela\" src=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/escher-tessela1-170x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inourrightmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/escher-tessela1-170x170.jpg 170w, https:\/\/inourrightmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/escher-tessela1.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and in art<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/pavement-tessela.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-359\" title=\"pavement tessela\" src=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/pavement-tessela-170x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; in everyday walks of life<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/tasmania-tessela1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-367\" title=\"tasmania tessela\" src=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/tasmania-tessela1-170x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and in exotic places.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just a pattern with no gaps or overlaps &#8230; from the Latin tessela, which means &#8220;small square.&#8221; Think chickenwire or patchwork quilts. Tesselations.<\/p>\n<p>Language. It&#8217;s almost as fascinating as the world it represents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ireland-tessela.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-361\" title=\"ireland tessela\" src=\"http:\/\/ohe.5c7.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ireland-tessela.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It shows up in nature &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and in art &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8230; in everyday walks of life &nbsp; &nbsp; and in exotic places. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It&#8217;s just a pattern with no gaps or overlaps &#8230; from the Latin tessela, which means &#8220;small square.&#8221; Think chickenwire or patchwork quilts. Tesselations. Language. 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