|
Wild World: A Confluence of Art, Geography, and Nature June 2021. My first major talk about my map Wild World, for Stanford University's David Rumsey Map Center. We take a world tour of the half-completed map, exploring how it's made and what it's all about. With hundreds of wild animals, and Earth's geography painstakingly hand-illustrated, this is a broad sample of the breadth and scope of the map. NOTE: The talk itself runs until 40:26, the rest is extended Q&A. |
|
|
Exploring the Map: The Mississippi River October 2020. Join me on a paddle down the great Mississippi River, which flows through the heart of the continent. From the Northwoods of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, we discuss many features I've drawn along the way. We explore more than just the banks of the river. The tour jumps over to adjacent places such as Chicago, the Ozarks, and Acadiana. I also dusted off the guitar and harmonica, composing some music that I hope fits the feel of this expedition. I hope you enjoy! |
|
|
How a Cartographer Drew North America, Freehand | Show and Tell | Atlas Obscura June 2020. In this interview, I spoke with Jessica Leigh Hester, staff writer at Atlas Obscura, all about the map. We take a broad tour of its details, and discuss some of the drawing tools used during the 5-year journey. |
|
|
The hand-drawn map of North America: Portrait of a Continent January 2020. Shot right in the studio where all those thousands of drawing hours happened, this is the most vivid look yet into the world of the map! The video was produced by Acetate Base, an incredible videography team based in Geelong, Victoria. I can’t thank Jen and Andy enough for the stellar work they did. |
|
|
North America: From Pencil to Print NACIS 2019 - Tacoma, Washington My presentation from NACIS 2019 in Tacoma, Washington. I discuss the completion of the map, the journey to releasing prints, creativity itself, and the personal psychological nature of drawing one map for 5 years. |
|
|
The North American Continent: A Pictorial Map NACIS 2018 - Norfolk, Virginia My presentation from NACIS 2018 in Norfolk, Virginia. Covering a broad sweep of the map, including a dive into the ocean and a float down the Missouri. Also touches on themes of criticism, idealism in map art, and trauma in geography. |
|
|
Drawing A Continent By Hand NACIS 2017 - Montréal, Canada This video tells the basic story of my background in New Zealand, North America and Australia, and the origins of the North America map on a refrigerator in Montreal. It also embarks on a tour of different parts of the map, touching on a range of themes about selecting content. |
|
|
Methods of a Hand-Drawn Map NACIS 2017 - Montréal, Canada This video begins by sharing a range of technical tips and approaches used in the drawing and planning of my work. Then, it explores one of my favourite techniques for fostering inspiration: method-mapping. How can you use music, film, food and literature from a place to try and get a sense of what it feels like... from afar. |
|
