In-Person Hand Drawn Mapping Workshops.
I'm experienced in running hand drawn illustrative mapping workshops for adults, often in museums and galleries. I teach two mapping formats: traditional 'bird's-eye-view' style maps or 'ribbon' style journey maps in a concertina book. Each workshop is site-specific and ideally, participants are invited to join me on a short walk of the area which they then map. Workshops are most effective if they can last a day but can be adapted to last a half day.
I'm experienced in running hand drawn illustrative mapping workshops for adults, often in museums and galleries. I teach two mapping formats: traditional 'bird's-eye-view' style maps or 'ribbon' style journey maps in a concertina book. Each workshop is site-specific and ideally, participants are invited to join me on a short walk of the area which they then map. Workshops are most effective if they can last a day but can be adapted to last a half day.
Full day traditional style map workshop at Ditchling Museum of Arts + Crafts
As part of the 'traditional style' map workshop, participants will create a map of a local area in ink on paper.
They will learn:
– how to research the territory with notes, photos and sketches.
– simple gridding up techniques.
– how to use negative space effectively with pattern, illustration or stories.
– how to create decorative compass roses and cartouches.
– how to design personalised feature icons and keys.
– easy to draw but simply elegant hand lettering.
They will learn:
– how to research the territory with notes, photos and sketches.
– simple gridding up techniques.
– how to use negative space effectively with pattern, illustration or stories.
– how to create decorative compass roses and cartouches.
– how to design personalised feature icons and keys.
– easy to draw but simply elegant hand lettering.
A full day ribbon style journey map workshop in concertina books at The Garden House, Brighton.
As part of the 'ribbon style' map workshop, participants will map a walk in ink with a watercolour wash in a concertina book. They will learn:
- how to design feature icons using pen and ink.
- how to research a journey with notes, sketches and photos.
- how to create a decorative compass rose.
- basic watercolour skills to create a full colour wash.
- how to design feature icons using pen and ink.
- how to research a journey with notes, sketches and photos.
- how to create a decorative compass rose.
- basic watercolour skills to create a full colour wash.
I provide plenty of real and facsimile hand drawn maps and map detail examples for inspiration and by the end, students will have started to produce their own personal map of the area using the skills they have learnt.
Map by Vicky.
Map by Lauren.
Map by Jaine.
Recent In Person workshops have included working with:
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft; Towner Gallery, Eastbourne; Talking Birds/University of Coventry and The Garden House, Brighton.
Praise for Hand Drawn Mapping Workshops:
'It was such a lovely day...and great tuition.'
‘Thank you for your clear teaching and encouragement.’
‘…It was a brilliant workshop and it’s inspired me to keep on drawing.’
‘Thanks so much for last week’s wonderful wander around the garden of map-making. What a great way to spend a day - I learned a lot. Really appreciate the great way you introduced us to the art of map-making.’
'Had a great day learning how to draw maps with Helen Cann in Eastbourne at Towner Gallery.'
'I really enjoyed her workshop. It was one of the best days this year...she is such a good, kind, patient teacher and inspiring.'
‘A most inspiring day; you have led me back on to the straight and narrow, or twisty and crooked, of routes and maps and journeys. Thank you.’
'I've been working on this map over the past few weeks....It's the first map I've created and was definitely informed by tips and tricks I learnt from Helen Cann during a workshop at ONCA'.
'It was such a fun day - thank you Helen Cann and Ditchling Museum for an excellent workshop'.
Half day workshop at ONCA Gallery.
