My Personalized Map Art Business
Secret: Gier Rhymes with Fire
Hi, I’m Amelia Gier
I design art prints that turn maps into my customers’ personal stories, creating meaningful gifts for weddings, anniversaries, and more. Let’s collaborate on a one-of-a-kind vintage map art print.
My Story
I was born in California, grew up on the island of Guernsey, and moved to the Seattle area in 1999 with my parents. My transatlantic background inspired me to create art that celebrates you, and the deep connection you have to the places you’ve been and the people you love.
In 2013 I opened my Etsy shop. I immediately discovered how powerful the right gift can be when I began to read reviews from customers about their friends and family receiving their meaningful personalized gifts. It wasn’t long before my little shop grew, and I began to work with my friends and family, and finally with employees to keep up with the orders.
I have been so fortunate to work with a fantastic team of people in my small studio workshop to create over 30,000 of these deeply meaningful pieces of art. It has been another amazing journey, I and I hope there are many more pages left in the story of my business.
Over the years many people have tried to copy my designs, but no one can recreate the quality level that we provide. We want our prints and frames to become treasured heirlooms, and we know how meaningful they really are. My name is at stake, so it’s our highest priority to deliver a professional and high-end product to match its sentimental value.
I am so proud of the work we do, and so grateful for our happy customers and the messages they send letting us know their gifts were loved. I hope we can create a unique piece of personalized map art for you and your loved ones too.
God bless you and lead you on many adventures to come,
Production Details
Our personalized map art prints and frames are made in the USA for all orders to US addresses, and made in the UK for all European orders. Orders outside of these regions will be fulfilled by the most sensible production facility depending on the shipping address. We use cold pressed watercolor paper for the prints which gives them a lovely artisanal texture, and the inks used are always archival quality and fade resistant.
Our Frames
Our frames are all built to order, and are gallery quality. They will be provided with a hanging wire in most instances, except for some smaller frames which may come with a sawtooth hanger. Gallery quality premium acrylic is used for glazing and never glass, and this is for safety, weight reduction, and optical superiority. Acrylic is the industry standard preference for framing for those reasons, and we strongly believe it is the best choice for displaying glazed art whether at home or in a gallery.
To clean your frame and acrylic please use a very soft lint free cloth, and only a little water as needed.