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

6/1/2012 05:33:30 am

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

Christine link

6/1/2012 05:48:48 am

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

Nora MacPhail link

6/1/2012 07:34:54 am

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

laurie link

6/1/2012 07:46:35 am

Oh my gosh, this was so good,

Cheryl's Excellent Adventure link

6/1/2012 08:31:08 am

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

6/1/2012 09:24:12 am

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

6/1/2012 02:06:08 pm

I love personalized maps like these!

Val link

6/1/2012 04:00:10 pm

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

6/1/2012 07:24:39 pm

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

6/1/2012 07:55:28 pm

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

6/2/2012 03:40:12 am

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

6/2/2012 04:28:44 am

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

Kristin Van Valkenburgh

6/2/2012 06:54:56 am

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

6/2/2012 07:26:39 am

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

6/2/2012 08:23:19 am

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

6/2/2012 09:19:12 am

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

6/2/2012 11:02:59 am

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

6/2/2012 06:20:08 pm

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

6/2/2012 09:31:57 pm

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

Valentina link

6/3/2012 01:02:24 am

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

6/3/2012 10:28:05 am

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

6/3/2012 11:38:56 am

so unique and fascinating! Love them!

Yasmin Hakim link

6/3/2012 12:53:09 pm

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

Elizabeth link

6/3/2012 02:44:32 pm

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

6/3/2012 03:43:07 pm

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

6/3/2012 03:58:29 pm

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

6/3/2012 03:59:25 pm

I absolutely love these illustrations. Thank you for sharing!

Tina Ramchandani link

6/5/2012 03:25:42 am

These maps are wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

Deepa | Currystrumpet link

6/5/2012 06:04:14 am

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!