Tuesday, November 29, 2005

China Provincial Orphanage Location Maps

RedThreadMaps.com provides beautiful, hand-made maps of China.

Welcome to Red Thread Maps. I'm Hendrika, the artist & lucky mom to my twin daughters from China, who are my inspiration.

My map project began as a labor of love for my twin daughters, to show them where they are from; their beautiful homeland; and has blossomed into so much more. After creating the Jiangxi map, I was so delighted with it I knew I had to do more; and my daughters love it and are proud to point to their hometown. My maps are intended to show the general locations of orphanages that participate in international adoptions. The map base is hand-rendered by me in good ole' fashioned ink. I just love using old style nib pens and ink wells. I then edit the drawings digitally. The original maps and prints are large, sharp and clear, and truly beautiful.

(Thanks Dulce from APC!)


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