Creekwater Alpaca Shop, Snellville, GA

Michael Lopez Arnold, MD After spending over 21 years traveling, living, and operating around the world in various countries, the day came where I finally had to retire from the military. I understood that a void was looming but was…

Orb Fine Art, Asheville, NC

The Map Shop, Charlotte, NC The Map Shop is a family-run, brick-and-mortar store in Charlotte, NC. They opened in 1991 and have shipped over 250,000 maps that help customers plan new adventures or connect to the memories of the places…

The Wild Hare Artist Studio, Charlotte, NC Growing up I adored art, theater, and music – and had many years of piano lessons. Curiosity and a love of learning took me in many directions, and life filled up with children…

Peter Tomlinson Photography, Charlotte, NC Recently moved to Charlotte, NC, I am a professional photographer specializing in nature, landscape and travel photography. Although born and educated in Britain, I have spent most of my life living outside the UK, and…

The Charlotte Signs Project, Charlotte, NC As a native Charlottean who still calls his city home, Christopher Lawing has been photographing, documenting, and preserving the Queen City’s unique and historical signage on both film and digital formats since 2010. “The…

JJ’s Clay Flowers, Blythewood , SC Flowers make out of Thai and Luna clay, a traditional Thai art that involves sculpting and painting a fine white clay into remarkably lifelike flowers arrangements. I shapes flowers and petals by hand, modeling tiny…

For the Birds by Ray, Charlotte, NC Ray is a hard-working husband, father, and grandfather who worked in the heating and air conditioning field for 20 years before starting his gas piping business, Clark’s Gas Piping, Inc., in 1999. Ray…

Blue Ridge Wood Crafters Sparta, NC