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Arriving in Falmouth.MA with a half day to mull around before the start of the workshop I felt compelled to drive all the way to Provincetown... who knows when I'll be back and that little stretch of land curling into the sea was just too irresistible!

Bike on the bike rack and navigator on I started off. 30 minutes into the drive a sidetrack stop at Isaiah Thomas Books, a charming pink house with the sign reading "old and rare books" I always head for the art section and didn't I find a wonderful biography of Philadelphia artist, John Sloan ~ perfect! The 1-1/2 hour drive was pretty solitary through dunes and marsh. Then the contrast is striking... suddenly you arrive to a bustling seaport village full of activity. People walking shopping gallery hopping, outdoor cafès, cedar shingle architecture everywhere, sounds of fog horns, seagulls, street musicians playing. I parked and took off on my bike to enjoy the atmosphere all the while
thinking "pinch me am I really here!"

then the rain.... oh well... time to pause and eat. Seeing 'lobster roll' sandwich signs everywhere I asked a local where to get the best. He suggested here:

and he was right! it was unbelievable!

so I waited out the rain ...

a bit damp and chilled I was glad to have thrown a bottle of merlot in the car last minute so headed back to the Inn to enjoy a glass of wine and my new found John Sloan book and three days of oil painting ahead of me. Life is Good ~

~more on the painting in the next post~

I love to drive on long road trips.. call me crazy.. but I do. Maybe it's because you never know what surprises lie ahead. Or maybe it's being disconnected from all interruptions, decisions and choices. A recent trip took me through Kentucky on my way to Florida. As I am driving through Kentucky I remembered a favorite artist I follow, Dreama Tolle Perry, who lives in Paris, KY. ( I always loved the way she hesitated after saying Paris on her blog radio show so for just an instant you thought France was rolling off her tongue next but beautiful Kentucky is home to Dreama) So I looked up Paris, KY on my iPhone and found myself just 30 miles from Dreama! hum... the nudges that come in the silence of driving. So I sent Dreama a quick shout out on Facebook that I was waving hello from 75 South.

Then humming along south off exit 77 I stopped at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea where I found this magical ring created by Rob Weingartner made from sterling silver with a Petoskey stone. I'll talk about Petoskey stones in another post.. but I absolutely love them! They are naive to northern Michigan a place I hold dear to my heart. If you find yourself near exit 77 you MUST stop at the Artisan Center! It houses over 650 exhibits of Kentucky's finest artisans. There is a great café to complete the experience.

Petoskey stone ring hand crafted by Rob Weingartner

Silversmith, Artist & Jewelry Designer

If you have the time... take a drive through the artisan town of Berea, KY. Here is a great map. My head was twirling side to side as I drove past streets filled with weavers, instrument makers, furniture artisans, jewelry designers, glass workers, potters, painters, sculptors and musicians.

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