As a student of architecture and design, I have always been drawn to blueprints. Originating in the late 19th century, the title describes “the original process in which prints were composed of white lines on a blue ground or of blue lines on a white ground.” When I was in graduate school, and then later working in architectural firms, I was constantly dashing to pick up prints. Although we called them ‘blueprints’, to me, disappointingly so, they were actually black ink printed on stark white paper. Just not the same!
Recently, I thought to combine my love of blueprints with my yen for travel. Why not? Choosing from an arbitrary variety of American cities, I was mesmerized when creating this series, compelled by each puzzle-like pattern of man-made grid systems balanced by the organic shapes of the natural river, lake, or ocean coastline.
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