Squirrel House - EJamieson 1989
I have always loved maps.
some of my earliest memories are of drawing maps, looking at maps, trying to read maps... I used to spend summers plotting out floor-plans to my dream house, or my dream tree-house, or even a dream house for the squirrels out on the deck (see above). I would map out the island and all of its 'lands', map out worlds from books (Narnia, Wonderland, The Orient Express), map out routes I walked or rode my bike...
Cartography can tell us so much more than just where things are- in fact, "Where Things Are" is often the least of what we learn from looking at a map. Who drew it? What were they trying to say? What were their motives? How did they see the world? these are the questions that provide the most interesting answers.
So what do my maps say about me? I guess its time to find out...
