Map Art Lab: 52 Exciting Art Explorations in Mapmaking, Imagination, and Travel (Lab Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159253905X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Delightful for the scrapbooker or crafter, potentially disappointing for the artist" according to The Smiths. Based on the book blurb and the reviews here, I was expecting this to be a book of open-ended, mixed-media art exercises for developing techniques and observation, similar to the Lab Series' other books on Painting, Drawing, Collage, etc. It is more like a series of public workshops that you might find in an arts & craft supply shop or parks & rec course catalog. The emphasis is on end products, not process — on making capital-T Things for display or decoration, rather than on developing or honing artistic skills. Additionally, the projects (for they are projects, not exercises) all hew to a certain aesthetic that will e. 52 cool map art projects from simple to sophisticated, for individuals and groups This is a beautiful book that we chose to review on Readerkidz, our blog for teachers, librarians and parents of kids K-5. The book's audience is much broader, though. Map Art is filled with wonderful art projects for ALL ages that involve maps, armchair exploration and the imagination. Each project has simple but detailed instructions, and they range from quick and easy to elaborate. Favorites include telling a story by map; using Google Earth to portrait where you live; quilted maps; making your own board game; word, treasure, and pop-up maps. It's ideal for art and social studies teachers, groups of any kind, and any one who lov. "A creative book of map-inspired art projects" according to Parka. [[VIDEOID:moA creative book of map-inspired art projects Parka [[VIDEOID:mo4TAWSCO57EAX]]Map Art Lab is a fun art activity book for those interested in art and cartography.The 52 projects included involve mixed media, and uses all the different elements of the map to create art. You'll get to draw sea monsters like olden day maps, create all sorts of interesting looking roads, make a pop-up map, a tea-stained treasure map, satellite map of your house and many more.In many cases, you're not making an actually usable map, but a piece of art that's inspired by maps.Some of the projects would require you to collect glass tiles or stones to make a mosaic map, or have a camera or sketchbook in hand . TAWSCO57EAX]]Map Art Lab is a fun art activity book for those interested in art and cartography.The 52 projects included involve mixed media, and uses all the different elements of the map to create art. You'll get to draw sea monsters like olden day maps, create all sorts of interesting looking roads, make a pop-up map, a tea-stained treasure map, satellite map of your house and many more.In many cases, you're not making an actually usable map, but a piece of art that's inspired by maps.Some of the projects would require you to collect glass tiles or stones to make a mosaic map, or have a camera or sketchbook in hand
Make a topographic map of your nose. What better way to find yourself? Every art teacher should have a copy of this book." - Katharine Harmon, Author, You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination and The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography. Orient yourself with your own compass rose. Use string to weave your latitude and longitude. "Creative cartographers, here's a way to keep yourself mapping for months
The labs can be used as singular projects or to build up to a year of hands-on creative experiences. Map Art Lab is the perfect book for map lovers, creative/DIY-inspired, designers. This fun and creative book features 52 map-related activities set into weekly exercises, beginning with legends and lines, moving through types and styles, and then creating personalized maps that allow you to journey to new worlds. Authors Jill K. Travel through the exciting world of cartography with Map Art Lab. Artists of all ages and experience levels can use this book to explore enjoyable and engaging exercises. And what's not to love? They are beautiful and fascinating, they teach you things, they show you where you are, places you long to go, and places you dare to imagine.. Berry and Linden McNeilly guide readers through useful concepts while exploring colorful, eye-catching graphics. Everyone loves maps