Received from David Stafford-Usa. An artistic map ofmy hometown Etoliko!

[Michalis Kotsaris]

The rea is Etoliko Island, my home town - Greece. This map reminds a human figure with a red sign in his neck! Avesome! Thank you David.

[Jen Staggs]

David's gifts are always so personalized- he is always brilliant.

[David Stafford]

eleftheria!

[Michalis Kotsaris]

I know  the right side of this map. But i like the other "means" of images - art give us freedom!

[Laurence Roberts]

they got one of the Rothko's upside down at a Tate Modern show in London a couple of years  back !

[David Stafford]

Oh dear...it's upside down...."etoliko" is supposed to be the hair tie of a woman. At least that was my conception. But I guess this is as open to interpretation as anything else... The small barely visible circle is where Michalis lives on Konstantin Laskari street....

 

[Michalis Kotsaris]

I think that "map idea" inspires all about the many ways of art!

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

That is amazing, Michali! David Stafford was able to minimalize the map to human form! Great work, David!

I never notice what forms and shapes maps could become...a whole series of map-man figures could be developed! I have Aitoliko (Etoliko Island) like a "pearl" on the figure's neck, and Mesolonghi becomes "to mati" on a bracelet. And look at all those komboloi beads  above the hand to our right ;-) David's mail art inspires!