"Hydrangea Hachures"
Size: 5" x 7"
Papercutting on archival paper with vintage map scrapbook paper for background.
Hachures are any series of lines used on a map to indicate the general direction and steepness of slopes. The lines are short, heavy, and close together for steep slopes. For more gentle slopes, the lines are longer, lighter, and more widely spaced. While contour lines can also indicate steepness of slope, contour lines are more scientific, measuring actual elevation, while hachures are more artistic, involving shading and are less precise than contours. Some maps will use both hachures and contours to illustrate relief and the shape of the land.
As hachures are less precise means of indicating slope, may this "Hydrangea Hachures" remind you that not everything in life needs to be scientifically accurate. Sometimes, a general idea is good enough. Sometimes, an artistic touch is more needed than accuracy. And may the idea of maps using both hachures and contours-- that is, using both artistic and scientific methods-- remind you that art and science do not need to compete, but can coincide nicely in your life.
Created as part of the Cartography of Flowers Collection.
This papercut art piece is hand-cut from one sheet of white archival paper and matted with a printed colored vintage map glossary. The floral bouquet is made up of two hydrangea bunches surrounded by budding flowers and leaves.
Hydrangea Hachures
SIZE: 5" x 7"
MEDIUM: Papercut Archival and Scrapbook Paper
FRAME AND MAT NOT INCLUDED.
