Whether seeking out our favorite Phở street stalls in Vietnam or polishing our fly-fishing skills on an expedition along New Zealand’s rivers, it is always the journey, not just the distance between two points, that stays with us. Whereas most people pack their Nikon to ensure exceptional moments are not fleeting, Connie Brown is taking keepsakes up a notch. A self-taught cartographer, Connie will hand paint your personal history and, quite literally, map out your life. Commissioned maps range from a gentleman’s cycling adventures through France to charting a client’s catalog of top vineyards and retracing one family’s route to adopt their baby in China.

This intersection of art, geography and the individual is a beautiful one. Connie brings maps to life at Redstone Studios through personal touches that reflect her clients’ lives and travels including personalized charts and diagrams, ornate borders, cartouches, and biographical insets that truly make the piece one-of-a-kind. See Connie speak about her work at the Gel Conference in New York on April 29-30th.