#week7writingassignment

Water Map: The Path of Water

Process Notes:

           The map I created represents the path from the Great Lakes region to the Atlantic Ocean. I cut out each of the Great Lakes and traced the rivers that would that would connect and lead them to the ocean. This relates to my final project as I aim to show that everything is connected, especially bodies of water. I want to look at the journey a fish might take after being displaced from its ecosystem. I chose the method of collage because I could integrate both accurate depiction and of the lakes as well as my own interpretation of the waterways connecting them together. I also included the legend to show the differentiation between freshwater and saltwater. I attempted to use the sense of taste to depict the difference between the two. I was particularly inspired by Denis Wood’s work in creating nontraditional maps. His work made me think about how everything is connected and geographical landmarks have different meanings to both people and animals. I tried to incorporate both human senses and uses of the waterways as well as the ways that the water and marine life might travel. The only thing that I couldn’t depict, but wanted to, was how rain would affect the system. Given that everything is connected, the water cycle could bring water from the ocean to the Great Lakes and vice versa. I couldn’t figure how to include rain for this map, but it is something that I will be thinking about for my final project.

Water Map: The Path of Water

Process Notes:

           The map I created represents the path from the Great Lakes region to the Atlantic Ocean. I cut out each of the Great Lakes and traced the rivers that would that would connect and lead them to the ocean. This relates to my final project as I aim to show that everything is connected, especially bodies of water. I want to look at the journey a fish might take after being displaced from its ecosystem. I chose the method of collage because I could integrate both accurate depiction and of the lakes as well as my own interpretation of the waterways connecting them together. I also included the legend to show the differentiation between freshwater and saltwater. I attempted to use the sense of taste to depict the difference between the two. I was particularly inspired by Denis Wood’s work in creating nontraditional maps. His work made me think about how everything is connected and geographical landmarks have different meanings to both people and animals. I tried to incorporate both human senses and uses of the waterways as well as the ways that the water and marine life might travel. The only thing that I couldn’t depict, but wanted to, was how rain would affect the system. Given that everything is connected, the water cycle could bring water from the ocean to the Great Lakes and vice versa. I couldn’t figure how to include rain for this map, but it is something that I will be thinking about for my final project.