How many sides does a stencil have? Technically two (or maybe three if you count the edge as a non-usable side), but I needed a minimally greater challenge than that. More flipping and rotating to bend the imagination a bit. Come forth, tessellation triplets!
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It's a long road up to Escher's level of tessellation skillz, and I may not ever find myself on that level, though I am going to have some fun on the way. Creating these tessellating patterns was both relaxing and stimulating. The coloring-in part* was relaxing, and finding meaning in the abstract shapes provided some mental stimulation.
The original cardboard and tape stencil, in all its magnificence.
8.5" x 14" micron pen, crayon on multipurpose paper
I forgot to take a picture of lines before color - oops! They kind of look like nasty globs of mucus anyway, no big deal. Say, have you heard the one about how to make a tissue dance?
8.5" x 14" micron pen, crayon on multipurpose paper
digital color added with MS Paint
8.5" x 14" watercolor marker, crayon on multipurpose paper
These are the crayons I used to color in the tessellations. I made them in May 2018, which was unusually hot. I broke up some crayons after peeling off their paper, then I put the pieces in an old ice cube tray and set it out in the sun to melt.
The inspiration to melt crayons together into new crayon colors came from a comment exchange between @ donnadavisart and I earlier this spring. Thank you to 
Proof of 3 tessellations 1 stencil
page dividers by @ kristyglas
voxel art signature by @ fabiyamada
all other images and content by @ enternamehere/SCB
