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Cape Cod & The Islands
What's better than a pictorial map—A pictorial map with fun facts! I created this map with the input of numerous historical societies across the Cape, inquiring what features and events they found to be most notable or under-appreciated in each town's respective history. Unlike most existing maps of the region, I chose to include not only the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, but also portions of the South Shore and Buzzards Bay. While the focus of the map remains squarely on the peninsula itself, the added regions contextualize the character of the Cape, and how it's maritime history has intertwined with ports across the mainland.
Pen on watercolor paper, text added in Photoshop.
Original 22x22 in.
North Easton (Tricentennial)
For this commemorative map I wanted to push to extremes: everything is illustrated traditionally with a nib dip pen and watercolor, including the text. It features a central pictorial map with numbered historical facts, a business directory map, paragraphs examining the town's past and present, illustrations of lost buildings (and a lost streetcar line), and portraits of important figures in North Easton's development. Its borders are inspired by local architectural details.
Ink, watercolor, gouache on watercolor paper,
Original 29x22 in.
Boston & Environs
When working on pieces such as this illustrated view of Boston, faithfulness to the subject is incredibly important to me (ignore the sea monsters in the harbor). Every building is drawn from reference, and I've taken great care in my selection and portrayal of scenes from the city's history, referencing existing paintings and photographs, historical records, and even subway car schematics.
Pen on bristol board, digitally colored in Photoshop.
Original 27x24 in.
NRT's Sheep Pasture
This map was illustrated primarially with a nib dip pen as opposed to micron, giving the line quality a more naturalistic feel. The border consists of flora which can be found within the park, as well as Ames shovels as a homage to the property's ties to the industry.
Pen on watercolor paper, digitally colored in Photoshop.
Original 12x12 in.
Alaska
This map of Alaska is notable in that it was made entirely digitally, as opposed to the ink line being done initially on paper. The fast turnaround and simplicity of this map allowed me to push color and type further in the absence of the intricate linework which defines other maps featured.
Photoshop
20x15 in.
Flyaway Pond Mgmt. Area
While the original commission only explicitly called for the forest itself, I chose to contextualize this map around the surrounding neighborhoods the park serves, as well as setting it on an angle for greater visual interest.
Pen, watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper.
Original 23x16 in.
Riverside
I-90 Syracuse to Boston
Riverside was both and awkward shape, and an awkward size: not quite small enough to accurately draw buildings and locations to scale, but not large enough to forgo the charming "bike across in 10 min" feel. The solution was to leave rodways and large features as is, but to embellish select buildings and stylize the suburbs into tight-knit patches of houses, fading off into the distant MA border. The final product is hemmed in by a grounded black border, and represents more of how the scale of the place feels as opposed to its literal geography.
Pen on paper, digitally colored in Photoshop.
Original 24x14 in.
I-90 Syracuse to Boston
The challenge posed by this map—to encapsulate the essence of multiple different regions—is part of what makes maps such a unique medium for storytelling, in this case the story of a drive. I've balanced realism with stylization; while heavily condensed and simplified, all the buildings are drawn in their accurate positon, orientation, and color.
Pen on paper, digitally colored in Photoshop.
Original 27.5x7.5 in.
Borderland State Park
A pictorial map leaning into cartoon stylization.
Pen on watercolor paper, digitally colored in Photoshop.
Original 18x25 in.
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