Maphead

Yes Maphead:  that is a title of a new book by Ken Jennings, the Jeopardy champion for more than six months, that claims the love of maps, cartography, geography and the related travel bug, is genetic.  
http://ken-jennings.com/maphead.html    


So now you know a bit more about me.  I love maps!  The book is chock full of why we love maps and goes on with stories of travel, goecaching and the five million dollar map, purchased by the Library of congress, because it was the first map with the name America on it.  http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0309/maps.html

While the book is entertaining it also inspired me to use some of my map collection in my art.  Georgia Roswell is working on a body of work with topographical maps... which will premier at The Old Fire House Gallery In Lovland in 2012.  I can't wait to see how she creates her maps.