Cartography Paintings

“Around 2012, Snowdon began an exploration of personal symbol development, starting with the ‘hobo code,’ and quickly moving to her own unique marking system. The term ‘hobo’ refers to the itinerant worker who moved from place to place, often seeking employment. According to Colin Marshall, in his article The Hobo Code: An Introduction to the Hieroglyphic Language of Early 1900s Train Hoppers, ‘Living such a lifestyle on the margins of society demanded the mastery of certain techniques as well as a body of secret knowledge, an aspect of the heyday of hobodom symbolized in the ‘hobo code,’ a special hieroglyphic language.’ ”