Travel Buggin': Here and There, Back and Forth

If you haven’t already been able to tell, I have a travel bug and I’ve got it BAD. The large-scale, interactive map that went up right next to my desk isn’t helping any. In fact, it’s making it worse; leaving me to stare and daydream and contemplate my next big adventure. My last big trip was Istanbul, Turkey, and now I’m trying to decide on what I’m going to save for next-- I refuse to let my backpack get too dusty. So, being left up here to my own devices, studying this map and the places people have picked out for themselves as places they love to call home or would love to be, it makes me realize that I’m not alone in my scheming. It’s amazing and sometimes overwhelming to consider how many different varieties of life there are as compared to the limited amount of space that we’re sharing on this planet. The inspiration that can come from this is infinite, as seen in Patricia’s work. She grew fond of a place halfway around the world, a place that contains people with a different lifestyle than what we, or even she, is accustomed to, and used these feelings to create beautiful work. I wonder what artworks I would create to represent places I’ve been and are going to go. What would your creations look like if they were influenced by the spot on the map that you find yourself gravitating towards the most? Where is your “here” and where is your “there”? Right now, I have way too many and I’m looking to add to the list. Come add yours to our map here at the museum, and tell me a story about it. I’m always looking for new places to visit and a new face to gab at!

x Carissa