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Small tessellations put into a frame turn into beautiful suncatchers. They can be flipped to enjoy either the front or back side of the model, and when sun is shining through the window, the backlit layers can be seen.
Flat prototypes
Flat prototypes
May 2025
These prototypes use a different, original frame. It is simpler to fold and assemble than Sweet Paper's frame, and is flat instead of having a thick breadth. The attachment point for the thread is also shifted to the center of a side instead of a corner.
A pair of flat suncatchers, using Lydia Diard's Pavage #389. Grey and white tant are used for the frames.
The back side of the tessellation shows a regular pattern of hexagons.
The flat suncatchers rest closer to the window than the thicker framed versions.
Shutter
Shutter
April 2025
Prototypes using a pastel "petal storm" paper and more kirakira tant for frames (with some plain white tant filling in for the last suncatcher in this set.) This uses Tessellation 0002 by Saku B, and the extra lines within the sunken hexagons reminds me of how the shutter in an old fashioned camera irises opened and closed.
A set of six suncatchers, with a mix of pastel tessellations matched with different pastel frames.
A trio of suncatchers showing the front side backlit.
A trio of suncatchers showing the back side backlit.
Marbled Mulberry
Marbled Mulberry
April 2025
Prototypes using marbled mulberry paper for the tesselations, and kirakira (pearlescent) tant paper for the frames. The extra texture in the paper provides additional layers to the backlit view, although the back side is more boring.
From left to right, top to bottom, Shuzo Fujimoto's Galaxies, Eric Gjerde's Field of Stars, Eric Gjerde's Flowering Grid, and Eric Gjerde's Daisy Chains.
The back sides are more plain, and perhaps less interesting.
When backlit in the window, both the model layers and the paper texture can be viewed.
Initial prototypes
Initial prototypes
February 2025
These prototypes were built by sandwiching small hexagon tessellations (hexagons cut from 15cm tant, 32-triangle grid) between clear film inside of a hexagonal frame (of Sweet Paper's design). The frames were sized so the tessellations generally appeared to be floating within them.
Embriodery thread attached the suncatcher to a suction cup so it can be attached to a window; plastic beads add a little extra to the frame.
Green frame and dusky purple tessellation (Eric Gjerde's Daisy Chains) - front side.
Green frame and dusky purple tessellation (Eric Gjerde's Daisy Chains) - back side.
When hung in the window, the hexagonal spacing between molecules is more pronounced.
Blue frame and green tessellation based on Eric Gjerde's Flowering Grid - front side.
Blue frame and green tessellation based on Eric Gjerde's Flowering Grid - back side.
When hung in the window, a mixture of new shapes can be viewed.
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