Lindisfarne Gospels at the Laing - Map 1
I remember learning about the Lindisfarne Gospels when I was at school, and I’ve been fascinated and inspired by them ever since. As you can imagine I was delighted to be asked to make two illustrated maps for the Lindisfarne Gospels 2022 exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.
Project Background - Map 1
The job of the first map was to illustrate how, when, where and why these stunning, illustrated manuscripts were created. I was given a large number of documents to read and then it was up to me to distill all the information down into a picture which would be accessible for adults, students and school children. Quite a challenge!
The trickiest bit was going to be finding a way to pull all of these different types of information together in one picture which would act as a reminder and a talking point for young people (and grown-ups like me who didn’t concentrate in school history lessons).
I took a deep breath, sketched out several compositions, and ended up with this…
Some details
The finished map