Red Chair Studios

Chris Bettencourt

Self Portrait

Maps show us where we can go and where we have been.

They keep us from getting lost but they can also show us a jump point to an entirely new place. One not on our path.

Maps are treasured ancient things, artifacts made on the fly, words kindly yelled to a passing stranger, photos of vacation, poems and recipes and hopes scribbled on scrap. 

They can free or confine us. Define us.

This map, thus far, represents me.