The “Batman” Cartwheel Stained Glass Pattern

by Gwen

I would categorize this in the “Even More Challenging Projects” section, not because of the complexity of the shapes, which are very straight-forward, but because of the sheer number of the pieces and the difficulty of keeping each piece in the proper order when they look so much alike. It can be a challenge to cut multiple pieces of the same shape and make them all exactly the same, so it is important to keep each piece in the correct location.

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This pattern is based on Penrose Tilings. (see the Penrose Rhombi pattern for another example of this.)  As I mentioned in that post: Penrose Tilings have a number of astonishing properties. One is that any finite portion of any tiling is contained an infinite number of times in every other tiling. This means that you cannot tell, by examining a piece of a tiling, which pattern you are on!

For more information on Penrose tilings see Penrose’s book The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics , Oxford University Press, 1989 or go here.

Good luck with this piece!

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Penrose Rhombi Stained Glass Pattern

by Gwen

There is an infinity of Penrose Tilings. This Penrose tiling pattern uses the rhombus. The acute angles in the rhombi are 36 and 72 degrees.

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Penrose Tilings have a number of astonishing properties. One is that any finite portion of any tiling is contained an infinite number of times in every other tiling. This means that you cannot tell, by examining a piece of a tiling, which pattern you are on! Check out the even more challenging “Batman” Cartwheel pattern, too.

 

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For more information on Penrose tilings see Penrose’s book The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics , Oxford University Press, 1989 or go here.

 

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DNA in a Stained Glass Pattern

by Greg

DNA, the Code of Life

DNA.jpgI am fascinated by the curving, twisting, interlocking pieces of DNA, and I just had to see how they would look in stained glass with vibrant jewel tones.

What do you think?

This would make a really terrific back-lit panel. Use black patina.

Use this link for the DNA stained glass pattern in a black & white jpg and in the Glass Eye 2000 format. The pattern also has glass recommendations.

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