Hand Cut Map Making

Hand Cut Map Making

Sat - 02/12/17

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Empress Mews Studio, Empress Mews, London, SE5 9BT

Event Details

Maps are, on the surface, just a way to see somewhere from an overhead perspective. They appear based in absolute reality, full of information and tools for wayfinding. Paper cut maps are something similar, but they have all the information removed. The blank streets then become a way to capture attention and see if we know as much as we think we do about the places we live. At this slightly abstracted level they become a piece of art that represents how we feel about the places we walk and eat and sleep and work and love.
At Christmas time in 2012, I made my very first paper cut map as a Christmas gift. I wanted to create and give something that was at once: personal, unique, creative and memorable. I chose a city that mattered, where very happy times had been spent. Through a very deft bit of subterfuge I obtained an address around which to centre the map and started to create it. I want very much to share that process with you and teach you how to make one yourself.
Everyone is attached to a road somewhere, whether it's where they grew up, lived alone for the first time, or bought a house, we all live off a street. That street is connected to so many other places.Where have those streets taken us? Come join this class and make a paper cut map of your very own. Either of your journey or some one else's. You'll choose an location to center the map around and I'll bring you a pre-drawn street map of that area for the class. In map terms it will cover one square mile around your chosen location. The map itself will be 21cm x 21cm square. When drawing and cutting maps, it takes about the same time to draw a map as it does to cut it, so customised maps, such as you'll make here, are usually commissioned for twice the price of the course.
You'll be guided through the entire process on the day and when you're done it will be ready to frame and give away or keep for yourself.
You can do this as an absolute beginner, but it is recommended that you take the paper cutting workshop first. All materials are included in the cost of the workshop. Please note this course is for adults only (18+) as sharps will be in use.
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- Specifically customised pre-drawn 21cm x 21cm map on archival water color paper for you to cut out
- Guided approach to cutting out the map from an experienced paper cutter
- All materials provided
- Opportunity to learn the process to create these works again by yourself

Date/Time

Saturday 2nd of December, 2017

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Nearest Stations

Underground station Tube: Brixton Station (30 min walk)

Train station Train: Loughborough Junction (8 min walk)

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