Vincent Whitehurst
is an architect with a wide range of interests and pursuits, including making art and furniture, playing music, and writing. This site is for sharing some of his work, thoughts, interests, and the work of others he admires.
Visit his architectural website:
vincentwhitehurst.com
Visit his art website:
pedestrianmade.com
email him
Category Archives: Travel
Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach
I have never had a reason to travel to Virginia Beach. If I didn’t have an instagram account following one art stream that lead to another link then to another, I may have never started following the Virginia Museum of … Continue reading
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Hanging Rock State Park
In late March we visited Hanging Rock State Park for the first time. It’s located North of Winston Salem in the most easterly mountains in North Carolina, the Sauratowns. There are some good day hiking trails, including the path to Hanging Rock, waterfalls, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Hanging Rock, Hanging Rock State Park, House Rock, Winston Salem
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Shepard Fairey back in Charleston, SC
Charleston native Shepard Fairey has painted a series of murals around the city as part of his joint show with Jasper Johns at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art on the College of Charleston Campus. When I was in Charleston a few … Continue reading
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Silver Springs, Florida
The original tourist attraction in Florida was Silver Springs. Boasting one of the world’s largest freshwater aquifers, Silver Springs was a tourist attraction from back in the mid 1800’s. In the 1870’s the park started offering glass-bottomed boat tours, which allowed occupants … Continue reading
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Florida Southern College Campus
Frank Lloyd Wright called the Florida Southern campus “Child of the Sun”, and designed what he said was one of the first true American campuses, more specifically, one for the orange grove country of Florida. Located in Lakeland, the campus has the … Continue reading
Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden
The Pearl Fryar Topiary Gardens are located in Bishopville, SC, and include the yard around Pearl’s house along with the adjacent lot. Before he bought the land it was a cornfield, and he started all the planting that is now maturing on the … Continue reading
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Art of the Brick
Artist Nathan Sawaya creates large scale works in both 2 and 3D out of lego blocks. His colorful, fun-for-the-family exhibition is currently in Graham, NC at the Alamance County Arts Council’s Captain White House.
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Jamestown, Virginia
We took a trip to Jamestown and Williamsburg, Virginia this past weekend. I grew up visiting my grandmother in Williamsburg but don’t remember too much of the historic sites in the area. There are a decent amount of bike … Continue reading
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Virginia Creeper Trail
Over the weekend I had an opportunity to go camping on the banks of the Holston River near Alvarado, Virginia, just yards from the Virginia Creeper Trail. The trail is 35 miles long and runs through Damascus, Virginia, ultimately climbing … Continue reading
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Atlantic Beach and Beaufort, North Carolina
Since the weather was unseasonably nice we took a quick trip for the weekend out to Atlantic Beach, then headed to Beaufort for a bit on the way back home. What can I say? There is never really a bad … Continue reading
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