Outer Banks Articles & Shorts - Sara DeSpain Designer Goldsmith

If you’re like a lot of people – like hundreds of thousands of people – you love the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You might consider us presumptuous drawing this conclusion so quickly, and we would agree with you . . . except for the fact that we’re right. You love the Outer Banks beaches, the Outer Banks water sports, the Outer Banks towns, Outer Banks shops, the Outer Banks events and Outer Banks activities . . . everything about this place (you wouldn’t be on this site if you didn’t). We do too. And, lucky for you, we also love writing about the Outer Banks. Locals and visitors alike value our Outer Banks information.

Our local writers tell you how to negotiate dining out if you have a big crowd. We show you, step by step, how to pick a crab. We’ve written articles highlighting Corolla and the Currituck Outer Banks or about charming Manteo on Roanoke Island or telling you the mysteries of Ocracoke Island. We cover the events happening on the Outer Banks – and, boy, are there a lot of them to cover! Outer Banks activities, everything from water sports to walking tours to lighthouse tours to birdwatching trips, are focal points. Businesses, rituals and legends local to the Outer Banks are detailed in our articles. You’ll find out how that restaurant got its name or the modest beginning of that now-booming business. We give you insider Outer Banks information about staying safe in the ocean, how to navigate those pesky turn lanes, which restaurants to check out for the best Southern cuisine in the area and resorts’ present and future aspirations. Our Outer Banks articles are good reading. You’ll feel like a local with all the knowledge you’re sure to collect! And we’re adding to them all the time. Click on in to learn about the Outer Banks from the locals' side!

 

Sara DeSpain: Coastal Odyssey

By Heather Frese
“Not all those who wander are lost.” –J.R.R. Tolkien Great artists have always used travel to other places to inspire them. Whether it is the journey, the adventures that happen once there or just the simple change in scenery, artists and writers use the new energy to create new work. An artist’s relationship with... Read More

A Force of Nature: Sara DeSpain

By Heather Frese
From the stark grandeur of a windswept dune under your feet to the delicate hues and intimate curves of a whelk shell nestled in your palm, the forces of nature on the Outer Banks transcend mere pretty to speak to something closer to the soul. Jewelry designer and goldsmith Sara DeSpain is easily counted among these... Read More

Ocean Translations

By Lisa Loy
 Translating the Outer Banks Famed Outer Banks sculptural jeweler, Sara DeSpain, has always been inspired by the wild nature of the Outer Banks. When creating a work, she allows the nature of the materials and the process itself to give direction to the piece. In her work, the spiritual and the natural fuse to create... Read More