Mobilia recently invited me to bring in jewelry for their winter jewelry exhibition, and I wanted to try making something new. First I made a sketch, from which I made a prototype in steel wire: I liked the way it worked out, so I started working on a final version in silver and […]
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“Night City” holiday card
This was possibly my most difficult card design project so far; it’s a new style for me so it was exciting, but also took several tries and was particularly difficult to reproduce. I had the idea to use the new abstract markmaking I’ve been working on to depict a city from the air as the […]
Prints and more available on Society6
In the interest of offering a wider range of imaginary map products, I recently made a small selection of my images available through Society6. You can purchase them as art prints but also as cell phone cases and pillowcases—and, for the first time ever, a T-shirt! PLUS, through July 14th you can get free shipping by […]
“Conversations” at Grace Chapel
My work will be on display at Grace Chapel Gallery in Lexington, MA as part of a collaboration with two other Artisan’s Asylum artists on the theme of fjords and natural formations. The title of the group show is “Conversations” and it will be on view through June 17. There will be an opening reception on […]
Studio at Artisan’s Asylum
I started renting a studio at Artisan’s Asylum last October (after about half a year or so on the waitlist!). It’s a shared maker workspace that’s split into cubicles with an open plan, and a lot of it is also devoted to shops for woodworking, metalworking and more. And the space hosts a lot of […]
Mapmaking Workshop and Closing Reception for “Driven to Abstraction”
Tomorrow (Saturday the 16th) I will be giving a mapmaking workshop at the Old Schwamb Mill in Arlington from 11am-12pm, open to attendees with RSVP (see more). There will also be a closing reception that afternoon for the current four-person exhibition “Driven to Abstraction” that includes many of my map drawings. The reception is from […]
Tumblr: IT’S A MAP
If you ever wanted to know what words and pictures inspire me, I’ve been working on a collection at itsamap.tumblr.com. Some highlights so far: Click the link above for more!
Mapmaking Workshop at Old Schwamb Mill
UPDATE: Due to an approaching snowstorm, all events on Saturday will be canceled and the Mill will be closed. The workshop is tentatively rescheduled for March 16; more information will be posted closer to the date. I will be running a mapmaking workshop on Saturday, February 9th at the Old Schwamb Mill, a frame mill […]
Imaginary Cartography in the Brown Alumni Magazine
My imaginary map cards are currently featured in the Brown Alumni Magazine’s holiday gift guide, alongside other wonderful alumni creations. The cards are available through Etsy here.
New Holiday Cards
I just finished adding my new cards to Etsy! I have three new designs this season, in addition to the winter stars design from last year and the Christmas tree map from the year before. Click on the images below to see their Etsy listings! If you’re local (and want to save on shipping!), I […]