#tcmaps

I’ve written out “Stockholm” about a hundred times for the map I’m making. The newest addition to my map #tcmaps series. The ones I wrote out before it didn’t feel right and I keep going back into the map to make adjustments, tweaks and do-overs, however, I think it’s finally going to get printed this week just in time for a craft show in Walnut Creek, CA this coming Saturday and Sunday. I went down memory lane while making this map, revisiting the joys of my year studying in Stockholm when I was 20-21 years old. After about 3 months working on this map, I can’t wait to show you the final piece in the next coming posts! Hej hej! 🙋🏻‍♀️ to people from Stockholm! #tcmaps #stockholm #sweden #sverige🇸🇪 #sverige #hej #maps #calligraphy #brushcalligraphy (at Stockholm, Sweden)

I ❤️ Oakland. #tcmaps ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m working on 2 new maps! Lake Tahoe and the other one is going to be a surprise! What map would you like to see next? (at Oakland, California)

My #tcmaps are black and white, but the stories and memories that fill your mind when you see your favorite city is full of color. 🎒🦊🐱🌿🌎☂️🔮 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ San Jose lovers, where you at? I’ll be at the @sjmade on Taylor Street again on Thursday from 5-9 selling my maps! Come say hi and grab a copy of San Jose and other cities! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sanjose #sjsu #southbay #siliconvalley (at San Jose, California)

I spy with my little eye.. the biggest little city in the world, my neighborhood map of Reno, Nevada! It’s sitting nicely on the storefront of @sittieandsage located just right in Midtown Reno. 🌵✨ #reno #midtownreno #shopsmall #tcmaps #neighborhoodmaps #sittieandsage #renomap #visitreno (at Reno, Nevada)

🎼 “Do you know your way to San Jose?” I will be selling prints of This map of San Jose today at @sjmade on Taylor Street in my hometown of San Jose! If you’re around the area, come visit the night market and grab a map from me and say hello! . #tcmaps #nightmrkt #sjmade #sanjose #southbay #maps #sanjo #sharksterritory #eastsidesanjose (at San Jose, California)

Making a new map of Reno, Nevada! #tcmaps #handlettering #neighborhoodmaps #maps #reno #nevada #visitreno #thebiggestlittlecityintheworld (at Reno, Nevada)

“This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Alexander McCall Smith . . . A thoughtful neighborhood map of Edinburgh. I’ve been to Scotland a couple of times and both times this country had made clear to me that it has forever stolen my heart. Listed in my Etsy store. What city are you in? #edinburgh #tcmaps#edinburghcity #scotland#scots #moderncalligraphy #calligraphy #tcalligrapher #handwriting #travelingcalligrapher #obliquepen #pointedpen #wanderlust #creativeprenuer #smallbusiness #neverstoplearning #dowhatyoulove #handlettering #penmanship #art (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Sketching out a handlettered map of Stockholm, Sweden. Has any ever been? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For all the new and old followers who dont already know, I LOVE and CRAVE traveling, exploring somewhere completely new and all of the benefits (life lessons, food and culture) that come with it. I used to travel a lot, but now that I’m working (adulting) and my free time is limited, I try to travel somewhere new at least once a year (on a budget) and when I’m not traveling, I’m creating maps of cities I’ve been to or lived in to tame that travel bug. (The travel bug is real) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (If you’re still reading, thank you! 🤗) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Each map I make, I try to capture the essence of what that city means to me through hand lettering/calligraphy. In making the maps, I’m re-discovering and learning about the city all over again and I have an even more special connection with it afterwords. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This map is of Stockholm, Sweden. Or “Stockhome” to my study abroad friends. It’s where I spent a year studying about “academic stuff”, but mostly having lots of coffee/patties (They call them Fikas), making friends, traveling in Europe and soaking up everything and everyone around me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It was one of the best times in my life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you studied abroad or do you want to? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re interested in seeing my other maps, go to #tcmaps and check them out! (at Stockholm, Sweden)