I enjoy making hand-illustrated maps to celebrate the ecology and landmarks of the different natural places where I visit and live. These projects are fun for me because they encourage me to explore the ins and outs of each region and seek out locals, park rangers, and scientists to help inform my map.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/8c715fda-83b8-4bf9-a82b-d1d4c1a208f6/map_mockup.jpg)
Map of the sub-ranges of the Appalachian Mountains. Created using only watercolor.
![Coopers Rock State Forest Illustrated Map](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/1620672825193-0CX4QG1YNIC0C210SQ11/coopers_rock_map.jpg)
Coopers Rock State Forest Illustrated Map
![Map of Monongahela National Forest for USDA Forest Service](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/1599744653161-ZOKMNO12X5URO70PN5PE/Screen+Shot+2020-09-10+at+9.29.03+AM.png)
Map of Monongahela National Forest for USDA Forest Service
![Map of Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/1571681258172-7VO6O2PSGPLSXOBIIONO/dolly_sods_map_onwood.jpg)
Map of Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia
![Map of Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/1571681340992-8ZSOH3R4IWZH2PADW3J8/Screen+Shot+2019-10-21+at+2.08.08+PM.png)
Map of Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia
![Illustrated map of the watersheds of Western Pennsylvania for Dancing Gnome Brewery](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/1610991509306-YXQZ9VJDDCBD1XD0SCJJ/Screen+Shot+2021-01-18+at+12.37.51+PM.png)
Illustrated map of the watersheds of Western Pennsylvania for Dancing Gnome Brewery
![Illustrated hiking map of Canaan Valley, West Virginia.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/1578591525703-VITQPQ7UE4C2TC51JA4Z/Screen+Shot+2020-01-09+at+12.37.59+PM.png)
Illustrated hiking map of Canaan Valley, West Virginia.
![Created after a visit to Eastern Egg Rock during my artist residency with the National Audubon Society in 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/1571681452898-W0ATAWBO1L10O1J52GEQ/Screen+Shot+2019-10-21+at+2.10.15+PM.png)
Created after a visit to Eastern Egg Rock during my artist residency with the National Audubon Society in 2019
![Commissioned map of the town’s nature trail for sesquicentennial of the historic Swiss community of Helvetia, West Virginia.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/1571681618829-7DEFQAFASEKUIT6CXBN7/Screen+Shot+2019-10-21+at+2.10.59+PM.png)
Commissioned map of the town’s nature trail for sesquicentennial of the historic Swiss community of Helvetia, West Virginia.
![Created during my artist residency on Hog Island with the National Audubon Society in 2019](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccdc22aca525b5657d440b1/1571681562906-JSN7IXSWMGSSFPGJWBWW/Screen+Shot+2019-10-21+at+2.11.46+PM.png)
Created during my artist residency on Hog Island with the National Audubon Society in 2019