I'm Lindsey, a freelance illustrator with a love for travel and writing.
There are all kinds of travel enthusiasts out there. I approach travel in a playful way–finding inspiration from literature, film, art, and even agriculture. My goal here is to invigorate, inspire, and encourage the planning and the doing of travel. Think of me as an advocate.
Travel is precious and should be documented as such. I document travel through writing and hand-drawn maps. My writing often covers what inspires me to travel in the first place. And the maps highlight the paths we take and memories we make along the way.
WHY I LOVE TO DO WHAT I DO
My grandma is a wonderful painter. She loves to sketch out and paint pictures from her travels, especially ones from New England. It’s a rare covered bridge or lighthouse she’s hasn’t painted.
She taught me the drawing part of her passion at an early age. She also inundated me with magazines- Architectural Digest and National Geographic especially took my interest. I would study these wild lives, far-away places, and decadent spaces featured and imagine how my world might collide with theirs.
I fell in love with travel on my first trip out to Chicago. I was young and full of dreams and the city was pulsing and full of possibility. The "L" could take me anywhere. At least that’s how it seemed as I admired the tallest building I’d ever seen in my life thus far.
Over the years I've realized travel brings my creativity to life. I love to create travel plans- you’ll find these on my blog. And I love to draw out the places I’ve been, the ones that have carved out space in my heart- you’ll find these in my illustrated maps. Take a look around the site, and reach out to me if I can bring the places you love to life on a map of your own.
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Lindsey's Playlist
01. "Pure Imagination" by Gene Wilder
02. "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire
03. "Suzie Q" by CCR
04. "Vienna" by Billy Joel
05. "Big Yellow Taxi" by Counting Crows
06. "Let It Be" by the Beatles
07. "You & Me" by Dave Matthews Band
08. "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
09. "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" by Stevie Wonder
10. "Have a Little Faith in Me" by John Hiatt
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My grandma is a wonderful painter. She loves to sketch out and paint pictures from her travels, especially ones from New England. It’s a rare covered bridge or lighthouse she’s hasn’t painted.
She taught me the drawing part of her passion at an early age. She also inundated me with magazines–Architectural Digest and National Geographic especially took my interest. I would study these wild lives, far-away places, and decadent spaces featured on glossy pages and imagine how my world might collide with theirs.
I fell in love with travel on my first trip to Chicago. I was young and full of dreams; the city was pulsing and full of possibility. The "L" offered to take me anywhere. At least that’s how it seemed. And my love for architecture grew on the sparkling waters of Lake Michigan as I experienced my first architectural tour of the city.
Travel continues to bring my creativity to life. I love to create travel plans–you’ll find these on my blog. And I love to draw out the places I’ve been, the ones that have carved out space in my heart–you’ll find these in my illustrated maps. Take a look around the site, and reach out to me if I can bring the places you love to life on a map of your own.
To know me is to know my favorite jams...
1. "SUZIE Q" BY CCR
2. "VIENNA" BY BILLY JOEL
3. "LET IT BE" BY THE BEATLES
4. "PURE IMAGINATION" BY GENE WILDER
5. "SEPTEMBER" BY EARTH, WIND & FIRE
6. "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG
7. "BIG YELLOW TAXI" BY COUNTING CROWS
8. "YOU & ME" BY DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
9. "don't you worry 'bout a thing" by stevie wonder
10. "Have a little faith in me' by john hiatt
