Classic Iterated Function Systems

Larry Riddle, Agnes Scott College
Components of the Heighway Dragon (14 iterations)
14" x 11" (18 count canvas)
Larry Riddle, July 2014

Backstitch design created with IFS Construction Kit.This design illustrates that the Heighway Dragon is composed of an infinite union of geometrically similar components (shown in different shades of blue), any two of which intersect at no more than one cut point.