Maps + Art
You guys know I love maps. This brief article from Paste Magazine features several artists that use cartography in their work. Some of them really struck a chord with me, and I wanted to...
Category: Maps
World Map Murals Around the World
I love this! I read about the World Map Mural project on Ken Jennings’ blog. He linked to a great blog post by a returned Peace Corps volunteer that shows her world map mural...
They Draw and Travel – Art + Maps!
I discovered the awesome site They Draw and Travel from another great blog, The Explorer’s Notebook (News from the Interimaginational Institute for Fantastical Exploration & Cartography). The site was created by siblings Nate Padavick...
Untitled Work in Progress – New Map Painting
My husband got a work phone call at 3am a few days ago. While he was up and I was trying to go back to sleep, I had a painting flash. My brain was...
The Hand Drawn Map Association
One thing my kids love to do is make treasure maps. We draw out rough layouts of the house and create a route over the ottoman mountain, giving a wide berth to the sleeping...
More Cool Map Art
I was reading Rachel Austin’s blog when I saw an image of Diane Archer’s jewelry and immediately fell in love. Maps! On jewelry! I was smitten. Diane is an artist on the Oregon coast,...