Friday Favorite: Oliver Jeffers

6/1/2012

This Friday’s Feature artist is Oliver Jeffers!
It’s no surprise that I’m particularly fond of his cartography projects.
Below are some of my favorite places…including my hometown of St. Louis!

Have you ever had just 5 hours in an amazing city? I have!
Jeffers visually depicts that whirlwind of rapid site-seeing in a limited amount of time!
You can learn more out more about Oliver Jeffers on his website!

TGIF!
Mary^

33 Comments

Lindsay link

06/01/2012 11:33am

Ohh this looks so much fun! Thanks for the inspiration. :)

Christine link

06/01/2012 11:48am

I love maps these are so nice! Makes me want to visit St Louis!

Nora MacPhail link

06/01/2012 1:34pm

These are great! I love map drawings. Thanks for the introduction to a new artist, very inspiring!

laurie link

06/01/2012 1:46pm

Oh my gosh, this was so good,

Cheryl's Excellent Adventure link

06/01/2012 2:31pm

This is incredible. I've been searching for a way to do this myself and have complicated myself right out of starting. His pages though are definitely doable. Thanks for sharing.

Gloria link

06/01/2012 3:24pm

Hi Mary. Hope you have a great weekend. I really like Oliver's journal. How exciting it is! Thank you for sharing this. I'll have to pay him a visit.

Shayla link

06/01/2012 8:06pm

I love personalized maps like these!

Val link

06/01/2012 10:00pm

Hola, I am so glad to be back BYW. Like before I love your blog. your Great post in artist Claire Brewster.

regards Val

Tania link

06/02/2012 1:24am

Love this so much! Would love to see one for some of the older towns on Maui. It's also cool it's in an old style reporters notebook

maria link

06/02/2012 1:55am

Awesome!!!!! I love travel journals!, I have one in fact, I wish it was like that one!!
Thank you for sttopping by my blog!!
María
http://lacasitadmaria.blogspot.com.es/

Lori link

06/02/2012 9:40am

Beautiful! I love maps even though I'm horrible at reading them! LOL. I'm over from BYW, so nice to meet you and your beautiful blog.

Mo link

06/02/2012 10:28am

Lovely share! I will have to google this man and see what other treasures he offers.

Kristin Van Valkenburgh

06/02/2012 12:54pm

Oh wow! That IS cool - and 5 hours?! Maybe I have on a layover or something but on purpose - no. What a great concept, thank you for sharing and for your sweet comments, xo!

Blenda Tyvoll link

06/02/2012 1:26pm

Hi Mary,
Stopping by from BYW2. Wow, your blog is wonderful and so full of inspiration..looking forward to checking in again soon :)...from a fellow artist, Blenda

Tracey Fisher link

06/02/2012 2:23pm

Hi Mary - Thanks for popping by my blog. I remember you from the fall class I think. Really love your work and now I will have to check out Oliver Jeffers site - it's a terrific idea.

Kaytie Yost link

06/02/2012 3:19pm

Hi Mary - thanks for extending the hello! I have throughly enjoyed checking out your blog, but most of all I love seeing your artwork. Can't wait to see how all of the small canvases with maps turn out. See you around class and happy painting! :)

Dani

06/02/2012 5:02pm

Hi Mary, gosh those sketchbook pages are just wonderful aren't they, so inspiring!
Thank you so much for popping over to my blog, so excited to be part of BYW2 with you. I'm grabbing a cup of tea and enjoying looking through your blog at your wonderful artwork!
Such a pleasure to meet you :D

sarah link

06/03/2012 12:20am

That is so cool. I've never seen a series like it before, but I love it! Really enjoying your blog in general too. I live a few minutes from KCMO, and seeing this makes me feel like dh and I need to make a trip to see St. Louis for the first time!

lebenslustiger link

06/03/2012 3:31am

So inspiring - so fascinating! Love these maps. Isn't traveling the best?♥Anette

Valentina link

06/03/2012 7:02am

Wow, these maps are so nice! This is a very lovely inspiration! I'm so glad to meet you through BYW2.0!
Vale

Carole Prevost-Meier link

06/03/2012 4:28pm

How interesting! A wonderful pictorial way to record one's visit. I wouldn't have thought of doing it that way! I like it! Thanks for sharing! BTW, nice meeting you on BYW 2.0!

Rebecca ward link

06/03/2012 5:38pm

so unique and fascinating! Love them!

Yasmin Hakim link

06/03/2012 6:53pm

Hi Mary! The artwork on your blog is beautiful! Looking forward to learning in class with you. Good luck with everything! - Yasmin

Elizabeth link

06/03/2012 8:44pm

Hello Mary,

Thank you for coming over to visit! Nice to meet you! I love these maps, what a fun idea.

I am looking forward to seeing you map projects, the colored gesso is great. I will have tell tell my husband about it.

I am so sorry about the loss of your cute little pup. My dog, Munchen is a weenie dog that has had Cushings disease for the last two years, and is 12. I worry all of the time that she is loosing her hearing and her sight, either because of the disease or old age.

I cannot wait to see what we learn in BYW!

Hava a great week, Elizabeth

Linda Robison link

06/03/2012 9:43pm

Mary, it was so sweet for you to stop by! And you're right, Kelly Rae rocks!! As you saw I decided to dive into BYW2 even tho I didn't take the first one (you'll have to email and let me know if after this one you think it's worth going back to BYW1?) Probably by the looks of your blog - it's awesome and you have your art out there all over the place - so exciting. I have not come across old maps but after seeing your canvases I want some!!!!!!! The topographic sculptures were so interesting and new to me as well. I'm so happy for you - and just when I thought I had every supply imaginable you come along with Matisse colored gesso???? Learn something new every day - I definitely have to check that out. Lastly, my heart is so heavy for you and your loss of Daphne. I love dogs more than anything else and was shattered when I lost Romeo 2 yrs. ago at the age of 5. I still have Juliet, who brings me joy. I hope you'll share photos if you decide on another furbaby but until then I'm praying for comfort and strength to surround you. I'll stop by again, see you in class ;-) hugs.

Juliana Bessa link

06/03/2012 9:58pm

What a beautiful work Mary! I love maps and those are so creative!
Thanks for visiting my blog! I hope you enjoyed it.. I simple love yours and I'll come back again for sure! See you in class. All the best,

Juliana

Shannon link

06/03/2012 9:59pm

I absolutely love these illustrations. Thank you for sharing!

Tina Ramchandani link

06/05/2012 9:25am

These maps are wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

Deepa | Currystrumpet link

06/05/2012 12:04pm

I love maps, I love illustrations, love hand lettering, I love notebooks... therefore I LOVE this post! This is a great find and I'm glad you shared it, Mary. Thank you!

Charmaine link

06/05/2012 5:21pm

I am dying over these! I'm going to have to do some Pinning here, Mary. Thanks for the inspiration:)

Ridgely's Radar link

06/07/2012 10:19am

How cool! I wish I could be so creative in my travel journals! Happy to find you from the BYW2.0
Ridgely

Geri link

06/09/2012 11:53pm

So nice to discover Oliver's work here. I'll have to hop on over to his site and see more.

christina link

06/11/2012 2:49am

I love Oliver Jeffers! These maps are really special! Thank you for sharing!
Love,
Christina