I like to explore and tell descriptive stories about places. I also make jewelry, music and mixed-media art.
This upcoming week, I’ll be in Franklin, NC for the summer gem and mineral shows. The show dates are July 24-28, and you can find me and my jewelry at El Paso Rock Shop’s tent in the G&LW Watauga festival ground on US Hwy 23/441 (6295 Sylva Rd, Franklin, NC 28734, north of town). Franklin’s […]
Read More Franklin, NC gem show is comingThis year, one of my travel goals has been to see the rhododendron in bloom. Through exploration and research, ecstasy was achieved; the blooms were awesome, and they inspired a beaded art necklace. June, 2024. The spring bloom period in the eastern woodlands finally reaches the Appalachian mountains. Gardens in the cloud forest create a […]
Read More Rhododendron flowers, a necklace, and prideMay, 2023, A and V We roll into New Orleans at night, crossing the Pearl River after sundown on our way from Virginia to Texas. The crescent moon floats above, guiding us into the Crescent City for what could be a couple of hours or an overnight. This is a spontaneous detour, one we decided […]
Read More New Orleans, a slight returnCome walk this weekend through downtown Norfolk and help me get a new walking tour game published! It’s free, fun, and you get to be the first to play the game. If you’re in Hampton Roads, come to Town Point in Norfolk by the waterfront, download the Questo app and contact me and I’ll help […]
Read More ChRISTMAS IN NORFOLK: A GAME ON QUESTOOctober, 2022 There is a labyrinth set up at one of the neighboring camps. It’s a sunny, brisk day after night rains left water in our tents, which we had set up after a long, tiring drive the day before. I’m in a temporary ‘town,’ the Alchemy Burn gathering in Northwest Georgia, a pretty area of […]
Read More A traveling labyrinth in a tent town called Alchemy
arianna's creative travels 