Sara Drake: “My brain thinks in 3D rather than 2D.”
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Fremantle-based mapmaker, artist and illustrator Sara Drake on her first globe, her two-year wait list, the challenge of photographing her ultra-detailed 3D maps, and adding to a piece until “someone physically wrestles it out of [her] hands.” See her maps at saradrake.com India map Mexico map Her photographer Henry Whitehead Map artists she likes: Kate Tarling Linda Gass Bodys Isek Kingelez Michele Tranquillini Martin Haake Katherine Baxter Nate Padavick Anna Simmons Tania Willis Joyce Kozloff Helen Cann Janet Browne Chris Kenny Rodica Prato Bek Cruddace Libby Vanderploeg Rohan Chakravarty Sudarshan Shaw Ben Sack Need maps for your org’s reports, decks, walls and events? ⁠The Map Consultancy makes real nice maps, real fast.⁠ See what good maps can do for you at themapconsultancy.com I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: ⁠Radiant Maps⁠. See the most beautiful backlit maps at radiantmaps.co
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