Isle of Skye North End Map for They Draw & Travel

 

I love exploring the Isle of Skye and have spent quite a bit of time on the North end of the Island, so created this map for They Draw & Travel featuring a few of my favourite places to visit.

Skye has some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, with dramatic coastlines, coral beaches and rugged mountains. There's always whales, seals and an abundance of birds to spot and as it's known as the Misty Isle, you have to be patient and may get wet, which is all part of the fun!

August Instagram Diary

      

Here's my favourite moments of August 2014 through my Instagram:

Rubha Huinish on Skye Birthday Walk where we spotted seals & minke whales, Visited the oldest inn on Skye, London Map drawing for my sister's birthday present...

     

Packing up an Oscar Wilde Print order from my Louise Norman Studio shop to be sent to Dublin, Packing wooden game orders from my vintage Beautifunk shop, making Merci thank you cards...

   

Creating a new confetti sprinkle tote bag, Beautiful Tiled walls at Sheffield Library, Wrapping mini presents in origami paper...

     

Walking in the Peak District, Visiting Chatsworth & a sneak preview of the new 'Beyond Limits' sculpture exhibition and visiting the beautiful 'Heights Chapel', Delph, Saddleworth for lots of family history.

Jerwood Drawing Prize Artist Directory

I was just looking into where the Jerwood Drawing Prize is touring this year (which I can't seem to find out about!?) and they've made a new Artist Directory and I'm in it as I was in the 2007 exhibition (can't believe it was 4 yrs ago!) with my drawing 'Map Circle'.

Cardiff for They Draw & Travel

Here's the final version of the sneak peek I shared a few days ago. It's a map of Cardiff/Caerdydd, Wales, UK for the great new spin of site to They Draw and Cook (which I did this pizza recipe for) called They Draw and Travel where artists illustrate a map about their favourite places to travel to.

Here's a larger version of it featured on the site where there's loads of others, I want to go everywhere but here's some of my favourites: Kamakura, Japan, Pittsfield, USA, and Prague, Czech Republic. Go join in, where will you travel to?

—UPDATE: It's now available to buy as a print over on imagekind—

Central Station Book & Free Download

The Central Station book covering their first year in existence is out now and my 'Map Circle' is featured on page 48! It includes porfolio work by members (including mine!), original essays and Q&A's with Martin Creed & Richard Wright plus summaries of key projects and lots of other exciting creativeness. You can buy your own copy or download it for free, go here for more info!

Map Where I Belong

This is my map for the Make Maps project, by adam hayes, where you have to create a map where you belong. I found it quite difficult to come up with because a lot of the time I feel as if I'm on the outside of everything, just being swept along and I belong nowhere, but then again maybe I belong everywhere, maybe wherever I am, I belong. So this map shows all the countries I've ever been too filled in with dots (I love dots and circles and maps!) and small images of memories and experiences of those places. Where do you belong? Go take part!

Blast from the Past: Map Circle

Here's a blast from the past: 'Map Circle' which was exhibited and sold in the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2007. I haven't got my own photo of it so have had to scan in the photo from the catalogue. I'm really into my map drawing series again, I love it when you think something's over and yet it keeps coming back to you, you can't get away from it and it can't get away from you!

Jerwood Drawing Prize

My drawing 'Map Circle' was recently chosen to be a part of the 'Jerwood Drawing Prize 2007' exhibition which tours around the UK from September 2007-May 2008. Was very exciting going to the opening at the Jerwood space in London (its behind Tate Modern, really cute space)

See locations and dates of the tour below...

19th September – 28th October 2007 Jerwood Space, London

2nd November – 18th November 2007 Pittville Gallery, Cheltenham

23rd November 2007 – 15th January 2008 Mackintosh Gallery, Glasgow

27th January – 2nd March 2008 Royal West of England Academy, Bristol

13th March - 5th April 2008 BayArt, Cardiff

12th April - 21st May 2008 Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne