Origami Flagstone Tessellation: Zig Zag Madness

Zig Zag Madness Origami Flagstone Tessellation

 I've had this crease pattern sitting around for a while waiting to be folded. Finally got around to doing it. 

It's a linear flagstone tessellation comprised of rhombuses and trapezoids. There seem to be infinite ways to combine these two shapes into various patterns. I particularly like this one because it's simultaneously random and structured. 

Back View Zig Zag Madness Tessellation

My execution could've been somewhat neater. Some of the seams are a little wonky. It's been pretty humid lately where I'm at. Even better quality paper has its limits. 

Although the back side came out looking pretty perfect. Nice. 

For a flagstone tessellation, it's not that hard. Everything comes together pretty harmoniously. 

I did run the pics through photoshop to change the color. Just because I can. 

If you want to fold it, see the crease pattern below.


Crease pattern to fold Zig Zag Madness Tessellation

Where you place the triangles on the back is somewhat personal preference. Although there are some rules to follow. You don't want the triangle to touch. You also don't want any gaps to equal full hexagons. 

I like to start by putting triangles on the long edges of the trapezoids first and then filling in the rest from there. 
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