Roaming Stones

You’ve found one of my roaming stones! This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. It depicts petroglyphs found in the area of Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico. My brother told me stories about Chaco Canyon for years, so it was great to finally be able to make it out there myself.

You have found one of my roaming stones! This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. It depicts petroglyphs found… somewhere? It’s hard to determine what’s real or not online. In any case, I did pass through a lot of places on my trip that featured petroglyphs and I’m sure it would fit-in amongst them.

You have found one of my roaming stones! This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. On my first cross-country trip in 2019, I stayed at the Movie Manor in Monte Vista, Colorado. It is a motel with a drive-in movie theater behind it. The cool thing was that you could watch the movies from the windows in your room, piping-in the audio of the movie you wanted to watch… and all the rooms are named after movie stars! I thought it was an interesting place so I made a point of staying there again on the next trip that got near it.

You have found one of my roaming stones! This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. My friend and I planned on hiking the Fairyland Loop at Bryce Canyon during the trip, so I made something that at least has a fairy in it. Not sure it will go along with the surroundings there. We’ll see. (LOL… yes… I now see what the code says instead of “fairyland”… oh well.)

You have found one of my roaming stones! This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. Joshua Tree National Park is my favorite park in the USA and I also love the U2 album of the same name. On a cross-country trip in the spring of 2022, I actually visited the spot where the photographs for the album were shot, near the western entrance to Death Valley National Park. I’d intended to visit that park on my 2023 trip, but due to the storms that hit the area over the summer, the park was completely closed. So, I decided to visit Joshua Tree NP on the way to San Diego, instead, camping with my aunt Diane along the way. The joshua tree on my stone is the one from the U2 cover.

You have found one of my roaming stones! This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. On my last cross-country trip, in the spring of 2022, I’d planned on visiting Saguaro National Park on the way from Phoenix to San Diego. Unfortunately, I got sick along the way and had to bypass it, so I made sure to stop there on my way home this time around.

This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. The first stop from northeast Ohio to Utah was St. Louis, Missouri, so I picked-out a stone that would allow me to display the arch across two sides. The final result is not one of my favorites, but that happens sometimes.

This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. Over the course of my previous two cross-country trips, I’ve focused on the map looking for national park, monument and historical site to visit, primarily with the idea of sticking pins in maps and collecting mementos of my visit. Upon picking Sand Creek as a destination to visit and reading about the history of the location, I became aware that some places are not mere collectors items.

It’s important that we remember the parts of our past that hurt to remember and that we do our best to right those wrongs.

This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. The Great Sand Dunes were the last stop on my first cross-country road trip before returning home, which was a sad moment on the trip because I didn’t want to have to come home. During my 2023 trip, however, visiting the dunes occurred at the beginning of my trip and I was determined to actually get my feed dirty with sand this time around. This stone depicts an abstract impression of the dunes against the prairies below and the sky above.

This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. Upon returning from my first cross-country road trip in 2019, I’d expressed to some friends that we needed to meet in Utah to view the eclipse that would occur there in the fall of 2023. I forgot about it for years, until early 2023, when I was bored and thinking about what I could do to make things interesting again, at which point I remembered that declaration and began planning for a third cross-country trip. This stone (hopefully) commemorates what I was on that day at Fremont Indian State Park in Utah.

This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. One of my favorite features in Zion National Park is Checkerboard Mesa. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because a friend shared a video clip as he drove through the park that captured its unique surface, and then, many years later, I happened to pass it myself and find it stir my subconscious. This is my interpretation of the face of Checkerboard Mesa.

Kurt + Jennifer — Thank you for letting me stay with on my way across the country. I’d originally planned to make a stone depicting Miska and Grimm, but it was beyond my abilities, so I had to settle for something easier but more generic. Feel free to hold onto it or leave it somewhere for someone else to find. Good luck with the new furnace, the elk and best wishes in Ireland/Scotland!

This stone was made for Tara (there is one for Shon somewhere as well) — It’s been wonderful having you as a friend all of these years. Never stop being the coolest and funniest person alive!

This stone was made for Shon (there is one for Tara somewhere as well) — You have a thing for black cats, so here’s a medallion for you. Thank you for being my longest lasting and best friend. Let’s keep it going!

You have found one of my roaming stones! This stone is part of the RGB Trilogy, which included a red stone (the one you’ve found), a green stone and a blue stone.

Today, I took it with me on a hike, planning to leave it somewhere around Happy Days Lodge in CVNP, when I saw a headstone in the Mater Dolorosa Cemetery covered in trinkets. It seemed like the perfect place.

I’d prefer that you send a message, but leave the stone. If you choose to take the stone, please send it back out into the world at some point… or Little Tommy McAnn might have to pay you a visit. Thank you!

You have found one of my roaming stones! This stone is part of the RGB Trilogy, which included a red stone, a green stone (the one you’ve found) and a blue stone.

You have found one of my roaming stones! This stone is part of the RGB Trilogy, which included a red stone, a green stone and a blue stone (the one you’ve found).

You have found one of my roaming stones! This was my first attempt using fluorescent paint pens (meaning this stone glows under a black light). Unfortunately, it was a learning experience (for example, fluorescent pops more on a black background) so the results aren’t fantastic. In any case, I hope you enjoyed discovering it!

You have found one of my roaming stones! The forecast for today predicted a perfect late-summer Sunday in Northeast Ohio, so I planned a long, 11 mile hike through Cuyahoga Valley National Park to celebrate it. Along the way, I hid this stone of the trail for someone getting off the beaten path to find.

You have found one of my roaming stones!

You have found one of my roaming stones. After putting the project down for a while, I decided to pick it up after discovering the company that makes the paint pens I use created fluorescent pens. This stone will glow under a black light. Groovy!

You have found one of my roaming stones!

You have found the the last of three stones inspired by the Pink Floyd song “Chapter 24”. The song was written by Syd Barrett and refers to the 24th hexagram of the I Ching (or “Book of Changes”). The symbol on the front is the traditional Chinese text meaning “recover”, “come back” or “go and return”. This stone is the “natural” one of the trio because it features the natural color of the stone which was found in the same area that it was returned to after being decorated. Peace!

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I hope that you enjoyed finding it and will choose to leave it for someone else to find, somewhere else, sometime in the future.

1. Happy Halloween! This stone was actually started in October of 2023, but I didn’t get around to finishing it and it’s just been sitting there on my desk for the past year. I finally got around to it the other day, just in time to leave out somewhere on Halloween this year.

You’ve discovered the first stone in my Roaming Stones project. During the pandemic shutdown in the spring of 2020, I began painting stones and leaving them along the trails I hiked in Cuyahoga Valley National Park as a way to lift my spirits and hopefully do so for those who found them. The Roaming Stones project was conceived in anticipation of my 2022 cross-country road trip, and this was the first stone I created in four or five months, so it’s kind of a practice stone. Regarding its inspiration, in northeast Ohio, sometimes the morning skies are vividly pink and purple. It’s equally beautiful and disconcerting.

This was the second stone I finished for the Roaming Stones project. It features a fairly standard design technique that I’ve used on previous stones, and the color scheme was inherited from the “Returning (Warm)” stone which was one of two inspired by the Pink Floyd song “Chapter 24”. Hopefully, it, um, brought a little warmth to your heart… unless you found it in a desert, which is a possibility.

You have found the first of three stones inspired by the Pink Floyd song “Chapter 24”. The song was written by Syd Barrett and refers to the 24th hexagram of the I Ching (or “Book of Changes”). The symbol on the front is the traditional Chinese text meaning “recover”, “come back” or “go and return”. This stone is the “warm” one of the trio because it features what to me is a warm color palette, so I hope that it brought a little, um, warmth to your heart!

You have found the first of three stones inspired by the Pink Floyd song “Chapter 24”. The song was written by Syd Barrett and refers to the 24th hexagram of the I Ching (or “Book of Changes”). The symbol on the front is the traditional Chinese text meaning “recover”, “come back” or “go and return”. This stone is the “cool” one of the trio because it features what to me is a cool color palette, so I hope that it has helped you “chill-out” unless you found it in the winter!

Yahaha! You found me! Unfortunately, there’s not way for me to give you a korok seed for your discovery, but I still hope you found a bit of happiness upon discovering this stone. If you’ve no idea what I’m talking about, the Koroks are characters featured in the Legend of Zelda video game franchise who, when discovered in hidden places, reward you with a korok seed which can be exchanged for perks. Watch this video for many examples.

Yahaha! You found me! Unfortunately, there’s not way for me to give you a korok seed for your discovery, but I still hope you found a bit of happiness upon discovering this stone. If you’ve no idea what I’m talking about, the Koroks are characters featured in the Legend of Zelda video game franchise who, when discovered in hidden places, reward you with a korok seed which can be exchanged for perks. Watch this video for many examples.

Yahaha! You found me! Unfortunately, there’s not way for me to give you a korok seed for your discovery, but I still hope you found a bit of happiness upon discovering this stone. If you’ve no idea what I’m talking about, the Koroks are characters featured in the Legend of Zelda video game franchise who, when discovered in hidden places, reward you with a korok seed which can be exchanged for perks. Watch this video for many examples.

This is one of three stones whose color scheme was inspired by my friend Bud, who painted his garage in southern Minnesota using the same colors. He says he randomly chooses the order of the paints, but, when I try taking that approach myself, it never looks as good. I’d known Bud for quite a while via online channels, but never met him until I took my first cross-country road trip in the spring of 2019 and was able to make a short detour to his place in southern Minnesota where I got to see his artwork in-person, including his fantastic garage.

Bud — This wasn’t really set-up for personal messages, so I’ll be removing this bit once you let me know you found the stone. Thanks for letting me crash at your place while passing through. It was nice to get into some longer conversations with you. During my previous visit, we sort of got into some things as well and I was reluctant to leave after only a couple of hours. If things work-out and you hit the road again, let me know if you head through my neck of the woods. Best wishes!

This is one of three stones whose color scheme was inspired by my friend Bud, who painted his garage in southern Minnesota using the same colors. He says he randomly chooses the order of the paints, but, when I try taking that approach myself, it never looks as good. I’d known Bud for quite a while via online channels, but never met him until I took my first cross-country road trip in the spring of 2019 and was able to make a short detour to his place in southern Minnesota where I got to see his artwork in-person, including his fantastic garage.

This is one of three stones whose color scheme was inspired by my friend Bud, who painted his garage in southern Minnesota using the same colors. He says he randomly chooses the order of the paints, but, when I try taking that approach myself, it never looks as good. I’d known Bud for quite a while via online channels, but never met him until I took my first cross-country road trip in the spring of 2019 and was able to make a short detour to his place in southern Minnesota where I got to see his artwork in-person, including his fantastic garage.

Believe! You’ve found The Grey Alien from my Cryptids & Aliens collection of roaming stones. This stone was made specifically because I knew that I’d be visiting Roswell, New Mexico, during my road trip in 2022 when I would begin seeding my roaming stones around the country. This was the first of the original trilogy of Cryptids & Aliens, along with Bigfoot and The Mothman. Be sure to check-out this stone underneath a black light because it literally takes-on a whole new light when you do so! Hope you enjoyed finding the stone and decide to send it back out into the wild at some point.

Believe! You have found Bigfoot! Well, maybe not the Bigfoot or even a member of the Sasquatch family of cryptids, but you can now tell your friends and family that you found Bigfoot, and how cool is that?!? To be real, though, what you’ve actually found is a part of my “Cryptids & Aliens” collection of roaming stones. While there are contenders (the Mothman, for example), Bigfoot is without a doubt my favorite cryptid. My friends, Dr. Kimberly Little and Dr. Scott Beekman, invited me along to attend a Bigfoot Conference in southern Ohio about a decade ago and ever since I’ve loved hearing new theories about the big guy. Hope you enjoyed finding him and be sure to check-out this stone under a black light!

Kim + Scott — Thanks for having me and being fantastic guests. It’s always a fun time hanging out with the two of you. I made this stone for my cross-country road trip this year, but it didn’t make sense to leave it in the west, so I kept it with the intention of visiting Point Pleasant in the future and leaving it there. But then, it makes just as much sense to leave it with you. Feel free to hold onto it, maybe honor me with a placement on your cryptid bookshelf, or leave it somewhere on your next road trip. Thanks again for having me over!

Below is the original message for the stone:

Believe! You have located my favorite cryptid from the midwest: the legendary Mothman of Point Pleasant, WV! This stone is from the first trilogy of the Cryptids & Aliens collection of roaming stones. It was actually quite difficult for me to find inspiration for his depiction and it didn’t occur to me until after I’d finished it that this design is based-off the old Batman logo. Regardless, what you’ve found is one of my favorite stones that I ever created. Be sure to check it out beneath a black light because it gives-off an other worldly glow worthy of the Mothman itself!

You have found the Gold + Silver Matrix roaming stone! As you can see, the top half is gold, while the bottom half is silver. No, this is not real gold and silver, but rather gold and silver spray paint covered in a matrix of multi-colored dots. And, honestly, it’s more of a “weave” than a “matrix” when I think about it. Regardless, I hope you enjoyed discovering it!

You found the Team INFJ stone, how about that! I was wondering if you were wondering if I’d leave a stone behind for you to find. Were you? The inspiration for the topic is obvious, but the color scheme was inspired by your patio. I had to look-up a picture that I took of it from 2019 and fortunately it hadn’t changed. Thank you for your gracious hospitality and endless patience. Hopefully, we can do it again in the not too distant future.

As always, thanks for your hospitality and patience with a person who doesn’t travel well. It was great to see you all doing well in your beautiful home in La Jolla. Hope to see you again soon.

You’ve found my T-Rex stone. My inspiration was the belief that I’d be visiting Dinosaur National Monument on my 2022 cross-country road trip, but things changed and I left it in Rocky Mountain National Park, instead. I’m pretty sure that’s the closest park to DNM that I visited. Hope you enjoyed finding it, if you were the one to find it first. The Sprague Lake area is very busy and I wanted to make sure it wasn’t easily found… but eventually found. Congratulations, either way!

You’ve found my Darth Vadar roaming stone. This stone was passed to my friend who was attending EDC 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, for placement at the event.

The Silver Dragon is a lawful good dragon in the Dungeons & Dragons mythology that can wield both a freezing and paralyzing breath as a weapon. It can also polymorph into a human or creature form. It would be wise not to mess with a silver dragon. Hope you enjoyed discovering the stone!

You’ve found The Golden Dragon… or at least the eye of the golden dragon. This was one of two, metallic-based stones that I made for my 2022 trip across the country. The view of the eastern side of Canyonlands National Park seemed like a perfect spot for the dragon’s gaze. Hope you enjoyed finding the stone and had a great time in Canyonlands.

You’ve found the first of two stones that I collaborated on with my friend Travis. When we hang-out, we tend to listen to classic psyche rocks records on his amazing sound system while we pass items back and forth to work on. This is a typical example of what we come-up with. Hope you enjoy it!

You’ve found the second of two stones that I collaborated on with my friend Travis. When we hang-out, we tend to listen to classic psyche rocks records on his amazing sound system while we pass items back and forth to work on. This is a typical example of what we come-up with. Hope you enjoy it!

Happy Mother’s Day 2022! As usual, I’m not around on the special day for mom’s. It seems like it’s been this way for a decade now, except for that blip during the pandemic when I couldn’t get away. Hope you have something special planned for today. I’m sure I’ll be talking to you at some point.

You’ve found the first in a trilogy of Akron-centric stones in my collection. Akron, Ohio, aka The Rubber City, has been my home for over the past 20 years. Along with the Goodyear Blimp, the rubber tire is a popular symbol of this fair city. I hope you enjoyed finding one of my stones!

You have found one of a trio of Akron-centric stones created for my roaming stones project. My adopted home of Akron has been recognized as an “All-America City” by the National Civic League four times (1980, 1981, 1995, 2008). The city has produced musical talents such as Devo, The Pretenders and The Black Keys, while Akron’s own squadron of Goodyear blimps grace the skies at sporting events across the country every year. Just north of the city lies Cuyahoga Valley National Park, which contains hundreds of miles of hiking trails, a ski resort and Blossom Music Center, all of which provide the people who live in the area an escape from their urban and suburban struggles. Geesh, I feel like I’m writing a commercial here. Anyway, hope you enjoyed finding my stone!

You have found my Goodyear Blimp stone! After living in Akron for over 20 years, it’s still exciting to see the blimp flying around outside. Sometimes, they get all four blimps out at the same time, which is really a sight to see. Along with rubber tires, the Goodyear blimp is a major symbol of the city I’ve come to call my home. Hope you enjoyed finding it!

My grandparents had a cottage on the east point of Middle Bass Island for my entire life up until they sold it in 2004. Watching Lonz Winery grow bigger and bigger as the ferry got closer to its destination was one of my favorite parts of those visits, most of which involved heading back to the winery for a meal. These were always early dinners due to the rowdy nature of the crowds at the winery on weekend nights. After the tragic collapse of a terrace in July of 2000, the winery was closed and it was years before the state bought and renovated the property, retaining as much as it could of the crumbling structure. In the summer of 2022, I returned to the island for the first time in 18 years to spend a night camping at the state park and left this stone behind.

My grandparents had a cottage on the east point of Middle Bass Island for my entire life up until they sold it in 2004. Perry’s Monument exists in most of the memories I have from my countless trips up to their place. The view of the monument as the ferry sailed around the western side of South Bass Island and the one from the southern shore of my grandparents’ land is burned into my mind. While visiting my grandparents as a child, one of my favorite things to do was take the Sonny S to South Bass Island and go up to the observation deck of the monument. In the summer of 2022, I returned to the Bass Islands to camp, one night on Middle Bass and one night on South Bass, leaving behind a stone at each.

You have found my TCB stone, which was made in memory of my friend, John Puglia, who was a fellow artist holding similar DIY values. I met John in the early 2000s shortly after moving to Akron, Ohio, and over the next ten years jumped at any chance to help him out with one of his creative endeavors and even collaborated with him on a couple as well. He was one of the most generous people I ever met and the world is a much smaller place without him.

You can view some of his work at: johnpuglia.com

NOTE: While the choice to keep this stone is completely up to you, I would appreciate it if you chose to re-hide it at some point in the future and help spread the memory of my friend John.

You’ve found the Autumn Tree made in honor of the autumnal equinox on which I hid the stone in 2022 in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This begins the season when living in Northeast Ohio worth it, especially if you live near the Valley like I do.

You’ve found a stone that I entrusted to my mother and aunt in the autumn of 2022. They took a road trip through southern Ohio and asked them to leave the stone somewhere along their journey.

The Blue Circuit board stone was left in Cabin 21 of Dillon State Park after a single night stay. After discovering that I actually enjoyed tent camping, during my cross-country road trip this year, I decided to start exploring the local parks in my home state of Ohio. That being said, I still have a soft spot in my heart for these standard cabins located in the Ohio State Parks system.

You’ve found my stone commemorating the Cleveland Guardians winning the AL Central Division title in 2022. The stone was made the day before my brother and I camped on South Bass Island during their two-game sweep of the Rays in the Wild Card series on October 7th and 8th. My plan was to leave the stone on SBI, but I got superstitious and brought it back home for the ALDS. The Guardians were scrappy and took the ALDS to five games with the Yankees but couldn’t pull it off. Still proud of the team and hope they can take it further next season.

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. It never made it out west, but instead ended-up in the hands of a good friend, who I knew would appreciate the message inscribed on its edge. Best wishes!

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I hope that you enjoyed finding it and will choose to leave it for someone else to find, somewhere else, sometime in the future.

Mika — Thank you again for reaching out to me. It was great to reconnect. Let’s stay in touch.

Don’t feel compelled to keep this stone. They were meant to roam.

Believe! You’ve found my second Bigfoot-themed roaming stone that was originally meant to be placed in Salt Fork State Park in eastern Ohio. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make that trip, and instead it was given to a friend who left it in the North Fruita Desert, Colorado, while cycling on the trails out there.

Happy Easter 2023!

Happy Mother’s Day! Hope you enjoy yet another painted stone for your collection. Thanks for being the best!

Let there be more light! This is the name of one of my favorite songs by Pink Floyd, from their second studio album. When I listen to it, I imagine rising up into the sky toward a brilliant sun, which is why I’ve named this stone the way that I have. It looks to me like rain clouds are parting ways for the sun’s rays.

You have found a tiny leaf. What kind of leaf is it? It looks a bit like a korok leaf, which would make sense given I’m a fan of the Legend of Zelda game franchise. But, honestly, it’s simply the first idea that comes to my mind when I decide to draw a leaf. Hope that you enjoyed finding it and that you decide to leave it for someone else to find in the future somewhere else.

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip, but I decided to leave this one at home on a standard hike through the Cuyahoga Valley.

You have found one of my roaming stones! The stone you’ve found was made in preparation for my cross-country road trip in October of 2023 to see the eclipse in Utah. I never got around to placing it anywhere, so I saved it to distribute locally.

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I hope that you enjoyed finding it and will choose to leave it for someone else to find, somewhere else, sometime in the future.

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I hope that you enjoyed finding it and will choose to leave it for someone else to find, somewhere else, sometime in the future.

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I didn’t end-up leaving it on my trip out west, but I placed it in a spot on the Buckeye Trail where I’ve left other eye-themed stones on the Buckeye Trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

You’ve found the ARevolT stone, inspired by my friend at arevolt64.com, who’s been spreading positivity around the Akron are with his art for the past few years.

In his own words:

In 2018 I created a mural I called Unify:The Verb. It is an image and language that is meant to force viewers to consider the concepts of Peace, Love and Equality. I have 6 of these murals spread out across the city of Akron. I intend to keep spreading the Unify image and message just in case seeing it and reading it is the catalyst for that person to decide to be kind, join the Circle of Good and become an ARevolT with me. ARevolT is my unique combination of the words art + love. My goal is to live each my art with love for the benefit of others.

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the summer of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I hope that you enjoyed finding it and will choose to leave it for someone else to find, somewhere else, sometime in the future.

To one of my longest and truest friends. Thank you for sticking with me all of these years and introducing me to Aethelred. I’ll never forget those visits. The top of the stone recreates a plate from his published collection “News from Golgonooza #29”.

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the summer of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I hope that you enjoyed finding it and will choose to leave it for someone else to find, somewhere else, sometime in the future.

You have found one of my roaming stones! I made the stone for a cross-country trip in 2023, but didn’t end-up leaving it out west. Today, I took it with me on a hike, planning to leave it somewhere around Happy Days Lodge in CVNP, when I was a headstone in the Mater Dolorosa Cemetery covered in trinkets. It seemed like the perfect place.

I’d prefer that you send a message, but leave the stone. If you choose to take the stone, please send it back at some point. Thank you!

You have found El Fénix: El Guardián del Fuego! El Fénix is a character I created in honor of my friend, John Puglia, who passed away on July 14, 2013, ten years to the day that I hid this stone. El Fénix was the mascot of a series of parties that were thrown in John’s honor over the years with the intention of letting him attend the parties in spirit. Read more about El Fénix.

John was a talented artist and you can view his work here:
A Tribute to the Art of John Puglia

You have found El Fénix: El Guardián del Fuego! El Fénix is a character I created in honor of my friend, John Puglia, who passed away on July 14, 2013. El Fénix was the mascot of a series of parties that were thrown in John’s honor over the years with the intention of letting him attend the parties in spirit. Read more about El Fénix.

John was a talented artist and you can view his work here:
A Tribute to the Art of John Puglia

You have found El Fénix: El Guardián del Fuego! El Fénix is a character I created in honor of my friend, John Puglia, who passed away on July 14, 2013. El Fénix was the mascot of a series of parties that were thrown in John’s honor over the years with the intention of letting him attend the parties in spirit. Read more about El Fénix.

John was a talented artist and you can view his work here:
A Tribute to the Art of John Puglia

This stone was given to my friend from Prague, asking that he place it somewhere in Europe for someone to find.

You have found one of my roaming stones! On one of the colder days in January 2024, I had an order to pickup at Ikea in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. So, I decided to finally visit the Evans City Cemetery on my way there, as it only required a short detour. The cemetery was where the beginning scenes from the movie “Night of the Living Dead” were filmed. It’s one of my favorite movies and I’ve been meaning to go there ever since I discovered how close it was to me. To be honest, I didn’t think this one would ever be found. Please, let me know if you did, especially if you were there to visit this site like I was!

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I hope that you enjoyed finding it and will choose to leave it for someone else to find, somewhere else, sometime in the future.

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I hope that you enjoyed finding it and will choose to leave it for someone else to find, somewhere else, sometime in the future.

You have found one of my roaming stones! It was created in the spring of 2023, along with many others, as I built-up a supply for a future road trip. I hope that you enjoyed finding it and will choose to leave it for someone else to find, somewhere else, sometime in the future.

You’ve found one of my roaming stones! This stone was made specially for a cross-country trip to witness an eclipse in Utah in October of 2023. It depicts petroglyphs found in the area of Fremont Indian State Park in Utah where I camped two nights before the eclipse on Saturday, October 14, 2023.

You’ve found one of three stones that my mother contributed to my roaming stones project. She and I began painting rocks together in the spring of 2020, during the beginning of the pandemic. We figured it was something we could do outside while distanced from one another, and leaving them around on our walks might bring a little positivity to those who found them. We hope it did for you today!

You’ve found the “Spring Is Sprung” stone. When I started painting stones during the pandemic in mid-2020, my mother decided to give it a shot as well. She enjoyed it, so when I asked her to paint a few stones for my project. This is one of three stones that she contributed, all of which were spring-themed because she made them in the spring of 2022.