Do you love maps as much as I do? If so, you’ll love this new book Map Art Lab.
I’m very excited to be part of the blog hop forLinden McNeilly and Jill Berry‘s new book, Map Art Lab. When I got my copy the other day I flipped the pages with great enthusiasm. Here we have the basics of a map – the fun things like a cartouche and a compass rose and a legend – don’t all those words evoke such mystery and adventure?
To enter the drawing for the book, simply answer this question in a comment below: What is appealing to you about map art?
I’m very excited to be part of the blog hop forLinden McNeilly and Jill Berry‘s new book, Map Art Lab. When I got my copy the other day I flipped the pages with great enthusiasm. Here we have the basics of a map – the fun things like a cartouche and a compass rose and a legend – don’t all those words evoke such mystery and adventure?
As part of the blog hop, Jill’s publisher will be giving away a copy of the book to a reader of my blog. All you need to do is leave a comment below before May 16th. A winner will be announced by May 19th and the book will be sent to you.
To enter the drawing for the book, simply answer this question in a comment below: What is appealing to you about map art?
To visit the other bloggers on the blog hop, see below.
Me me me!!!
I love maps! Maps bring the world, the heavens, the bottom of the sea, the history of well, everything, and even the universe to me!
I love maps of all kinds…and love making maps as a way to imagine known places and unknown,or imaginary places! I have loved making maps and globes with my students and find that place and geography come alive when we make our own maps! I’d be delighted to win this book!Thank you for the give away opportunity!
I love the unlimited possibilities of mapping our surroundings and our lives. Jill’s last book was a revelation to me and I was astonished by all the different perspectives on map making displayed in both the book and the exhibit of maps at the Denver Public Library. I can’t wait to start the exercises in the new book (I’m not sure I want to topo my nose, however).
I’ve always been drawn to the colors on the maps, Like maps of MN for example. All that blue and then the different lines you can try to make images with. I love looking at town names. A little weird I know, but it’s fun. Used to sit in the backseat while on vacation and look at the maps we got for free from gas stations. Depending on the length of the trip, the more maps! I just wish I had saved them.
I love maps – they are the first thing I can remember drawing as a child!
I see map art as a way to let my imagination & creativity soar in a new way. I’ve always considered cartography as serious & boring. Books like this give me a new perspective & respect for this form of art.
I love pouring over maps to plan adventures, and to pull them out whilst on the trail to figure out the name of a mountain or other natural landmark. I also love using them to navigate while on the road. And creating maps from my imagination. Maps certainly do evoke a sense of adventure and exploration in me!
Thanks for including me in this fun giveaway! I’m excited to check out Jill’s new book one way or another:)
I love all your map associations! Thank you for sharing them here with me.
I love maps too, and Jill’s book really blew me away. I can’t wait to delve into it!
I love maps at all levels. I use them in my preschool room, in my mixed media art and even in decorating. This book looks amazing, as I saw a preview on line, and I would love to win it!
I love the way they look – their lines, rhythm, movement and patterns. I’m intrigued that maps are tangible, portable guides to places and that they impart information much like a painting: they translate what is three-dimensional into two dimensions.
WHat I love about Map art is the special attention to details. When I was a little girl I always loved drawing the inside of houses and ballrooms because of the detail to dress, fashion and design! Drawing a map that is based on a life experience is a lot like that, with fancy rose compasses and sea monsters, marking the treasure with an “x” and adding a touch of nostalgia is fun fun fun. Fun to see others viewpoints learn about their life processes and also to show about mine!
You know I love all your work Jill, and you too! Would be thrilled to win this book ‘MAP ART LAB’! Thanks so much for the chance, Sanna
Susan,
It would be fun to see a map of your favorite dresses and clothing over the years!
Map art is appealing to me because there are so many cartographies that cannot be explained with words — cartographies of the spirit, of emotions, of personal story. A map can tell a story that can’t fit into words.
I loved ‘Personal Geographies’ and I’m really looking forward to this book!
For me, maps are a way to visualize a location. The art of maps helps me to enjoy the journey of discovery. I would love to win this book. It would be a pleasure to explore it and learn something new.
I love using vintage maps as backgrounds for my canvases and journal pages. This book would be wonderful for learning new techniques for my maps.
Thanks for the blog hop and I’m following via email!
Map art speaks to the linear side of me, while making the creative side jump up and down for joy! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Maps represent adventure, new discoveries, and stir imagination!
Maps appeal to me because I have lived all over the world as the child of a career Navy man and then my own career in the Air Force. Maps represent security to me in that I know where I am. I am not lost and I am on the right path and all is good.
This seems like a good book.
The map is one of the best metaphors for our life journey here on earth…we are always searching for the correct direction to navigate through our dark valleys. to find the trails that lead over our craggy mountain passes, to bathe in cool flowing rivers that connect to the oceans of truth. There is something about a map, and map imagery that speaks to our inner most landscape as authentic and mystical.
Oh yes please! I’ve taken to sewing on old maps of late so this is right up my alley. 😉
I LOVE maps! When we travel, I’m the navigator. I enjoy studying the map to identify mountains and other features along our route. Not so sure how much my husband loves that part.
My father taught me to read maps when I was a child and I love them to this day. I’ve decided I’m not leaving this world until I learn to draw and paint. Collage & mixed media are how I’m beginning. I’ d be thrilled to have a map art book to inspired and show me lots of ways to spread my art wings,
Are you kidding? MAPS are awesome! This is the best idea ever- NEED this art book!
Map art is appealing to me because they can be a look at your past places that you have lived and visited or places you have dreamed to go. Would love to see this book.
Wow! Look at all these map lovers! The wonderful world of maps; I don’t know when my love of maps first hit me although I have several hanging on my office walls today — Britain, Ireland, France, the World, the USA. Yes, Cynthia, I would treasure this Map Art book. (And, hey, it’d be a great retirement gift for me … LOL! … retirement date is officially May 16th! Woohoo!)
Much love to you Cynthia, and all the fellow map lovers, map creators, chart lovers, and chart creators of this beautiful world and universe!
Priscilla
Thanks so much for the chance to win, I love Jill’s work.
I LOVE maps in any form…can get lost in them for hours! Combine that with a love of art and this book is an obvious win/win.
Maps have appeared in my collages for ages….but the thought that I can make my own for this purpose has never occurred to me. This book must be soooooo inspiring.
The thing I love most about Map Art is the seeming random design created by the streets and cartography. They are such lovely, organic shapes. And then to top everything off with beautiful cartouches. They make me feel like I’m creating my dream world or destination. There is just something magical about it. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
Thanks for all your insightful comments, everyone! I love hearing how you all relate to maps. 🙂
I love traveling and maps and map art invoke adventures and dreams.
It is the combination of creating and the unknown, the desire to go somewhere whether physically or in your mind, and because you are creating something you actually ARE going somewhere…
shanti
They remind me of antique maps.
This book is wonderful. liv2cre8art(at)gmail(dot)com
I like the idea that you can map anything – the thoughts inside your head, your morning commute, etc.
Maps bring back memories of times past and people I have met. Present-day maps give me a trajectory for the future.
I love maps because I love to travel. I love real paper maps that I can touch. My latest map purchase was on a recent visit to Paris. I purchased a map of paris from one of the book vendors by the Seine River. This map has become one of my treasures and reminds me daily of my wonderful trip to Paris.
That looks a gorgeous book ! I love map art because it combines my two loves – art and travel. I also am happy to see this new wave of attention being paid to maps – in this era of all things digital it is still lovely to navigate the world using decorated paper.
In my art I entertain myself making imaginary maps, and “Treasured Maps” by commission for someone’s adventure. Maps have always been a part of my life. Growing up we traveled all over the world. When I was older I was the navigator, my favorite chore. There we were whizzing by, in car or on train, looking at the map grounded me, it placed me in the here and now. It was so exciting to see where we were going, and estimate the arrival time by judging the map distance. I love the colors that represent features, it helps me envision a place I want to go.
Maps hold intrigue and a sense of wonder. Promise of a journey, albeit through a normal life if not with huge travel plans. Then, mapping it. Making whatever the adventure, meaningful and worthy of record. And, I love Jill’s creative and unorthodoxed ideas of stretching the limits of mapmaking.
Map Art is so appealing because it can express subjectively and with creativity the geographic borders created by man on paper.
I love maps…and floorplans, which are just maps of a house! I have so much fun with google maps and bing maps (birds eye view). This book sounds so fascinating!
I would love to win this book! I love. Jill. Berry and I love maps. Thanks for giving us a chance to win the book !
I am a quilt artist, and making maps with fabric and stitch is very intriguing. Having this book could really get me going!
Lynn
Map Art occasionally appeared in my early paintings, but I not not thought much a out it until my third grade granddaughter had to design a costume for the vocabulary parade. We looked at lots of maps and learned how to use a compass rose before she designed the costume which she wore as “Compass Rose.” We may be including map art in other projects!
Maps help me make sense of things that are physically larger than myself. they also help me find my way.
I am going to love this book. I have loved the art from it so far. Thanks for the post
I have always loved maps, starting with drawing them in elementary school. Maps get my mind going with ideas of fun places and travels and exploring and adventure. Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy of the book!
I enjoy looking at maps and seeing how everthing comes together! Would really enjoy this book with my children!
I just love all the ways we relate to maps. Thank you, everyone, for commenting here!
This is a really yummy book and I hope everyone gets a copy!
I enrolled my nephew Evan to choose a winner. He read all the comments and chose Nancy Wilson as the winner. Congratulations, Nancy! The publisher will be sending you a copy soon.
Nancy,
The publishers request that you post about the Map Art book on your blog or Facebook if you can. Thank you! And if you can send me your email address, I will be able to send it to the publisher so they can get your book to you.
Merci!
Oh, heck, wow! How did I miss this?!?!? Congrats to Nancy. Evan picked a great winner!