BRENDA W MCCULLERS ARTIST-ART EDUCATOR-PODCASTER
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Mapping the routine

I decided to create a booklet that maps out the places I go on a regular basis. Each place includes a map associated with it. I wanted to include a variety of maps while at the same time using elements to give the book a cohesive and unified feeling. I started by listing the places I wanted to include along with notes on mapping ideas. I then proceeded using the following steps:
  • I referred to pins on the Pinterest board I started at the beginning of the class: https://www.pinterest.com/brendamccullers/mapping-and-place/
  • I revisited the textbooks, articles and web links we have covered during class.
  • I searched the Internet for other mapping information (links are included on the Pinterest board).
  • I read Map Art Lab: 52 Exciting Art Explorations in Map Making, Imagination, and Travel (Lab Series) by Jill K. Berry & Linden McNeilly. I found this book to be very informative. It included basic mapping traditions and offered numerous ideas, examples, and directions.
  • I downloaded maps from Google Maps and Google Earth of different places I intended to use in my book and played around with different ideas.
Once I selected a direction I wanted to go, I began creating pages in a sketchbook. I started out with basic maps at the beginning of the book and have gradually added different mapping ideas. For example, I mapped my visit to Publix; I mapped the arrangement of produce at Barbours; I drew a map of Los Angeles and used exercises for the road names for LA Fitness. I tried using a circular insert like Lars Arrhenius for Jensen Beach. I photographed and placed my drawings on a PowerPoint as I finished them.
 
During the completion of my book I continued to look at different mapping ideas in books and on the Internet. I pinned relevant material to my Pinterest board and I tried experimenting with a few different mapping ideas. I investigated mobile mapping apps such as Strava and Trails. I transferred a map made on Strava to create the Haney Creek map. I was hoping one of the apps would also record my steps inside buildings so I could map my paths in big box stores but they did not. I ended up marking my paths on paper as I went through four different stores. I then used Kanarinka’s mapping style as inspiration for mapping the paths.

I added another circular insert resembling Lars Arrhenius’ work. I also found the use of technology very interesting in lessons on derives. This inspired me to include mapping of technology travel in my book.

Throughout this course I have been encouraged to take time to observe, explore, and experience the things that are around us. I have been introduced to many new ideas on mapping not only what I see, but also on mapping sounds, smells, and textures. It has been a great class!
My final book can be found at: https://issuu.com/brendamccullers/docs/mapping_.pptx/1
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  • Blog/Home
  • About Me
    • Bio
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    • Episodes
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  • Testimony
  • Artist Portfolio
  • Online Art Camp Sign-up
  • Lesson Plans
    • Kindergarten Lessons
    • Elementary Lessons
    • Upper Grade Lessons
  • UF Classwork
    • Art Education in Alternative Settings >
      • Clay Habit Studio
      • Annotated Bibliography
      • The Treasure Coast Art Project
    • Art & Global Diversity >
      • Annotated Bibliography Art & Global Diversity
    • Contemporary Issues in Art Education >
      • Telling Your Story Through Art
      • A letter to the Editor
      • Annotated Bibliography
      • Expressive Art Workshop
    • Curriculum in Teaching Art >
      • Identity Unit - A Group Project by Holly Berndt, Brenda McCullers, Joseph Moore, and Deena Scarborough
      • Art & Place
    • The Digital Image >
      • A Self Portrait in Photos
      • Variations
      • The Mass Mediated Image
      • Animated Memes
      • The Counterfeit Image
      • A Human Hybrid--McEYEborg
    • Digital Studio: Mapping & Place >
      • Mapping Experiments
      • Symbolic Mapping
      • Online Mapping
      • Derives
      • Labyrinths
      • Mapping the Routine
    • Globalization, Art, & Education >
      • My Family Migration
      • Gateway to the Arts, Executive Summary
      • Globalization & Me--Data Portraits
      • Photo Manipulations
      • Pecha Kucha
    • History of Teaching Art >
      • Froebel and the 1st Kindergarten Class
      • My Personal Art History
      • Victor D'Amico
      • Art Carnival Victor D'Amico Style
    • Independent Study & Capstone >
      • Capstone Paper
      • Art20/20 Website
    • Research Methods >
      • Concept Map
      • Research Idea
      • Research Proposal
    • Sketchbook >
      • Drawing Assignments
      • Loggerhead SketchBook
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