{"id":2145,"date":"2015-02-28T12:11:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T16:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2015-03-05T22:07:28","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T02:07:28","slug":"oregon-geological-topographic-map-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/oregon-geological-topographic-map-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Geological Topographic Map Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Colorful-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-with-a-coptic-stitch-binding-that-lays-flat-when-opened.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful Topographic Map Journal handmade by Ruth Bleakley with a coptic stitch binding that lays flat when opened\" width=\"600\" height=\"1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Colorful-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-with-a-coptic-stitch-binding-that-lays-flat-when-opened.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Colorful-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-with-a-coptic-stitch-binding-that-lays-flat-when-opened-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Colorful-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-with-a-coptic-stitch-binding-that-lays-flat-when-opened-450x752.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Colorful-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-with-a-coptic-stitch-binding-that-lays-flat-when-opened-90x150.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Colorful-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-with-a-coptic-stitch-binding-that-lays-flat-when-opened-400x669.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>This book may still be available for sale, check my etsy shop<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/223747253\/geological-map-journal-oregon-map-coptic\">Oregon\u00c2\u00a0Geological Map Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2009 <a title=\"Action Shots from the IPRC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/action-shots-from-the-iprc\/\">I took an extended trip to Portland, Oregon<\/a> and while I was there, I came upon an amazing collection of colorful topographic maps entitled &#8220;Geological Hazards Maps of Northeast Clackmas County, Oregon&#8221; in a thrift store. I loved the unusual orange, yellow, blue and even salmon pink colors in the maps and knew I had to have them!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Topographic-Map-Journal-of-Oregon-handbound-by-book-artist-Ruth-Bleakley.jpg\" alt=\"Topographic Map Journal of Oregon handbound by book artist Ruth Bleakley\" width=\"600\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Topographic-Map-Journal-of-Oregon-handbound-by-book-artist-Ruth-Bleakley.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Topographic-Map-Journal-of-Oregon-handbound-by-book-artist-Ruth-Bleakley-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Topographic-Map-Journal-of-Oregon-handbound-by-book-artist-Ruth-Bleakley-450x584.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Topographic-Map-Journal-of-Oregon-handbound-by-book-artist-Ruth-Bleakley-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Topographic-Map-Journal-of-Oregon-handbound-by-book-artist-Ruth-Bleakley-400x519.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I kept those maps around for YEARS, waiting for the perfect time&#8230;ok that&#8217;s a lie, actually they got kind of buried underneath all of my other paper, and I came across them when pawing through my flat files (flat files are also called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0030VYK34\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0030VYK34&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ruthblea-20&amp;linkId=QKPQJCC3KXLGNQNK\" rel=\"nofollow\">map drawers<\/a>, and I lucked out and got mine used for a very good price!) &#8211; you can see the actual moment of discovery here:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/yNZu94iw3u\/\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/yNZu94iw3u\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>(on a side note, I get lots of my paper from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-7381734-10765024\" rel=\"nofollow\">Paper Source<\/a>, they have a gorgeous selection of handmade papers from Japan, Nepal, Italy, Thailand, you name it!)<\/p>\n<p>If you visit my <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/yUwH0BCw-f\">instagram page<\/a>, you can see lots of photos of the different stages of construction for this particular journal\u00c2\u00a0and many others that I&#8217;m working on at this very moment. I created several journals using the same maps, so <a href=\"http:\/\/ruthbleakley.etsy.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">check my shop<\/a> to see if I have any left.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A-cool-gift-for-a-geologist-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley.jpg\" alt=\"A cool gift for a geologist Topographic Map Journal handmade by Ruth Bleakley\" width=\"600\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A-cool-gift-for-a-geologist-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A-cool-gift-for-a-geologist-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A-cool-gift-for-a-geologist-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-450x608.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A-cool-gift-for-a-geologist-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/A-cool-gift-for-a-geologist-Topographic-Map-Journal-handmade-by-Ruth-Bleakley-400x541.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s where I put a tiny ad for Paper Source, the store I would live inside of if I could &#8211; their gift wrap is very pretty and is a less expensive option for book covers:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-7381734-11750718\" target=\"_top\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/image-7381734-11750718\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This book may still be available for sale, check my etsy shop: Oregon\u00c2\u00a0Geological Map Journal Back in 2009 I took an extended trip to Portland, Oregon and while I was there, I came upon an amazing collection of colorful topographic maps entitled &#8220;Geological Hazards Maps of Northeast Clackmas County, Oregon&#8221; in a thrift store. 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