Yummy Mud Puddle. Besides being the home base of Hot Duck Soup, it's also the home, studios, and vacation rental of potter Claudia Dunaway and John D. Richards, artist and sculptor. Drop in, buy some art, rent the guest house, and stay awhile.

Elk Fork Studios. Home and studios of Linda MacMichael, fiber artist, and Tim Clark, musician and composer. If you're looking for a new evening bag in a totally unique style, this is the place to visit. You'll be the talk of the town!

Robert Levin. Rob is an internationally known glass artist who does some of the most beautiful work we've seen anywhere. His studio is hidden away in a mountain valley near Burnsville, NC but it's a mecca for anyone interested in contemporary art glass.

Jerry Newton. Jerry does oil and watercolor paintings. He paints people of the Blue Ridge Mountains as well as doing a lot of painting when he's in Mexico. He's also a great stone mason.

The Great Cosmic Happy-Ass Card Company. Inspirational Greeting Cards, T-shirts, magnets and more. Most humorous, some slightly irreverent, all original art. You'll love the work of Diane English. We can't get enuff of her stuff!

Blue Moon Bookstore. Know what it takes to be a successful independent bookstore these days? Everything! Although the Blue Moon isn't a big place, they always seem to have exactly what you're looking for. You'll never want to leave!

Premier Brass. If you're looking for people who can play trumpets, trombones, french horns, and tubas the way they really should be played, head right on over to Premier Brass. Granted, they don't wear Hawaiian shirts, but man, can they blow their horns!