Get Lost
I am currently enrolled in my first online class, ever because many of my friends are the teachers. The class is called “21 Secrets” and it is exactly 21 teachers doing very cool things. The first class is with my friend Aimee, who is also a contributor for my book. Her class is called “Get Lost” and I spent the morning with some of her prompts. I am working in a small journal called a hand book, it is 5 x 5 inches on smooth text weight creamy paper. Normally I make my own journals, but this one is blue, cute, and the square attracted me. The first prompt was about...
Read MoreKim Rae Nugent, Guest Artist
Kim Rae Nugent is an artist extraordinaire. She wrote a book a few years ago called Interactive Art Workshop, and invited me to contribute art. That invitation not only led to a friendship that I value, but eventually my book contract. She is the guest blogger today, and a contributor for my book. Her work is thoughtful, meticulous, and so varied. 1)   I asked you to contribute to my book, Personal Geographies, thinking that you would like the idea of making maps. Was I correct? What most surprised you about making maps as art? Yes, I love the idea of making maps. I think about...
Read MoreGreenwood Drive
This is a photo of Jane LaFazio’s childhood neighborhood, which she created just for my book. Check out her blog for the story behind the map, and for another shot at winning a free copy of Personal Geographies: Explorations in Mixed-Media Mapmaking.
Read MoreBéatrice Coron at the TED talks
Béatrice Coron is one of the contributors in this book. She is a storyeller, an artist, a long distance runner, and a person deeply connected to this world and her experience in it. I am thrill to introduce her to you if you don’t know her work. One of her maps, the Haiti Hand map, will be in the upcoming Denver Public Library show which I will announce tomorrow. I think you will agree that the contributors art in this book is about the best we have ever seen. I am biased, and proud, just so you know. ...
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