Sunday, January 12, 2014

Mapping 2014 Artfully

When I saw that Jill Berry who wrote Personal Geographies had a Facebook group so I joined at once. I have had her book for a long time but never managed to make any maps. Which is something I want to do. I figured that being in the group would inspire me to get going. Right away I learned about the Mapping 2014 Artfully project so I figured if I joined that would force me to act and it did.
























I chose SELF CARE as my word to focus on this year. So I decided to use the map making idea to explore ways to focus on self care. I drew the figure in pencil and then used my Copic pens over the pencil marks and then erased.  The parts of the figure were painted with watercolor and then I used acrylic to fill in the background.  I really enjoyed making this map, it was a lot of fun and a great way to explore an idea.

You can check out all the other maps being shared today by going here to Jill Berry's blog.

12 comments:

  1. We all need a little self care! Great job! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  2. I tried to welcome you home yesterday but it didn't go through. I have really missed my daily Kate fix.

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  3. Thanks for the post. Love this idea...and perhaps I will look into it soon. Attempting to keep a bit of focus..

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  4. Great idea, I think I may need a self care map too.

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  5. Love the idea of mapping on the body! enjoy your new project!

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  6. Great idea, love the body map.

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  7. After blogging in December with Jamie, I was also glad to find this opportunity to create a map. I also like the idea of a boday map. Even if you used only a few of the self-care means you mapped out, I'm sure you would feel much better!

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  8. Nice, Kate! Self care is good! Glad that we participated!

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  9. What a great idea! Appreciated seeing "READ" smack in the middle. That is my idea of a good self care tactic, too. :) Hope you use this for lots of good are in 2014.

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  10. Nice body map. Love the positive things that you're focusing on

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  11. What a great focus for 2014! Wonderful body map and combination of media!

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  12. I love the body map and the idea of focusing on self care! Awesome!

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