Book description
Explore your Creative Self with mixed-media maps
You don t have to be a world traveler or a professional cartographer
to embark on a grand journey of self-discovery through mapmaking.
Personal Geographies gives you the tools and techniques you
ll need to create artful maps of your self, your experiences and your
personal journey. Chart the innermost workings of your mind, document
your artistic path and create an unfolding maze of your future dreams
and goals.
Inside Personal Geographies you ll discover:
- 21 mixed-media map projects featuring artistic techniques like
working with alcohol inks and pochoir, painting on a black surface
and carving custom stamps
- Insight into the world of traditional and contemporary maps and
how they relate to and inspire personal mapmaking
- A gallery of maps by contributors from around the world to spark
your own creativity
From mapping your head, hands and heart to recording powerful
memories or experiences, the maps in Personal Geographies are a
gateway into the fascinating and meaningful world of you.
Jill Berry is a graphic designer, mixed-media artist and
teacher who makes lots of books, paintings and other story-telling
structures. After graduating from San Diego State University with a
degree in Design, she spent a year of graduate studies in Italy. Her
work has been published in Somerset Studio, Letter Arts
Review, cloth paper scissors and Art Journaling
magazine as well as North Light's Interactive Art Workshop. She
has taught at three universities in Colorado as well as at several
major art retreats. Jill Berry lives in Superior, CO.
