Map of a Cold
Yesterday I got a card in the mail from someone I met briefly a few years ago. Her name is Jean K. Brown, and she is a mixed-media artist in Illinois. You can find her on Facebook, she is calling herself “Artism”. Jean bought the book and then got a cold. She did exactly what I was hoping folks would do, make a map of it!!! Go Jean! Jean sent this to me on a card. That just makes me so happy. It is almost a game, this map, a sort of Shoots and Ladders trip through a cold. There is “Toxic Territory” and “Robe Rage” (ha!), “Fever Falls” and...
Read MoreMom’s Realm Map
My friend Linda made a map that I would like to share. I met Linda in January when I went to Tucson to teach and do a presentation on maps. She is a part of the impressive group of artist in Arizona that call themselves Paperworks. Here is the post of the books and maps they made. Linda’s mother has Alzheimer’s Disease, which is coincidentally very common in my family. While it is devastating on every level, when we were walking in the morning before class, over the hills of the Sonoran Desert, she would tell me mom stories that really made me laugh. We talked about mapping her...
Read MoreMary Nasser, Guest Cartophile
I am very pleased to present Mary Nasser to all of you, she is my guest Arty Cartophile for today. We connected over our mutual love of maps, textures, and layers. I asked her to answer some questions about her approach to her art. You are what I would call an arty cartophile, or an artist who loves and incorporates maps in your work. At what point in your career did maps become your focus, and why? I actually remember the exact point in my career when maps became my focus! It was during my artist residency at Wildacres in 2006. I had wanted to work in collage, but had been painting and...
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