Pull Out a Map with Frieda Oxenham!

By the time you read this I will have returned from an exciting journey.

One of my quilts won me a trip to New York and as a result I have spent a lot of time staring at maps.

I’m not ashamed to admit I’m a map addict and still navigate my way everywhere with a printed map.

So I thought it would be a great idea to dedicate my StencilGirl project this month

to a multi-layered map composition to get in the mood for my trip!

On a 9 x 12” heavy duty watercolor paper add color using acrylic paints and a brayer.

Let dry completely.

Add collage papers from an old map.

I used maps that had a personal significance to me.

Using low-tack masking tape, tape off radiating lines (or use any pattern of your choosing).

Cover with black gesso, and rub back some map area with a baby wipe.

Using Carolyn Dube's Buildings stencil and metallic paint (I used Finnabair paints),
add patterns as shown.

Carefully remove the masking tape (there will be some bleeding but don’t let that bother you!)
and outline the taped lines with a black marker.

Outline the square and rectangular shapes with sparkling gel pens.

Write on the map quotation by Angelie Jolie, or any quotation you like, with a white marker.
My quote reads: “Any time I feel lost, I pull out a map and stare.
I stare until I have reminded myself that life is a giant adventure, so much to do and to see.”

I added my page to my huge Vintage Ledger art journal after I had painted one of the pages of it with black acrylic. Now I won’t get lost!

(C) Frieda Oxenham 2016. To see more of Frieda's work, please visit her BLOG.