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Try New Things

Specimen art dolls, farm experiences, creative workshops, and seasonal adventures. Try New Things Farm is a regenerative farm and handmade art studio in Bent Mountain, Virginia. We create one-of-a-kind specimen art dolls from stone clay, paper clay, and mixed media. Visit us for farm experiences, creative workshops, and seasonal adventures in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Every visit is a chance to discover something new.

𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚕𝚔𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚎 ✶𓅪 It’s time to unfurl into the rest of the year, let us sprout like seeds into the coming season 🌱

This coming Bealtaine I’m going to guard my luck. I’ll be putting out some milk and using protective flowers & hawthorn branches to protect my home. What about you all?

I’ll also be rifling through my new book from @wyrd_books for all the book lovers out there I can’t recommend a series of books more for the year wheel! They take you through each festival as the year turns and it feels so nice read about each festival in real time!

I’ve been enjoying the return of the sun so much these last few weeks! My bookclub has been reading a book on folktales from the sea. I’ve been loving sitting under the leafy trees and drifting away into those stories to the sound of bird song. Spring and sprung, and oh it’s so beautiful!

If you’d like to join my bookclub btw, you can find it over on my patre0n! It’s honestly the cutest thing ever, everyone is really nice and I’m enjoying it so much! It’s so mindful to read for joy.

I’ve also been sitting and drawing a lot more lately, it feels mindful and calming! So expect to see a lot more art and a hear about a lot more books!

This video is part of my ever growing storytelling project, this particular branch is named ‘As the Paper Turns’, I’ve been experimenting with my storytelling style for a number of years now trying to find myself within and and this feels authentically me! I hope you enjoy ♥️

That’s all for this letter,
Love
Abi x

♥️If you’re inspired by these videos, that means the world! I do ask that you don’t try to replicate them though or my style, as it’s been quite an immense effort and a lot of soul searching to land on the way I tell these stories here ♥️

#thequietorchard #folklore #beltane #bealtine #mythology

05/17/2026

Bealtaine Folklore. I can feel everything starting to unfurl too!! Anyone out there ever GO to a REAL Fire Festival? I can celebrate some Bealtain energy y’all!!

𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚕𝚔𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚎 ✶𓅪 It’s time to unfurl into the rest of the year, let us sprout like seeds into the coming season 🌱 This coming Bealtaine I’m going to guard my luck. I’ll be putting out some milk and using protective flowers & hawthorn branches to protect my home. What about you all? I’ll also be rifling through my new book from @wyrd_books for all the book lovers out there I can’t recommend a series of books more for the year wheel! They take you through each festival as the year turns and it feels so nice read about each festival in real time! I’ve been enjoying the return of the sun so much these last few weeks! My bookclub has been reading a book on folktales from the sea. I’ve been loving sitting under the leafy trees and drifting away into those stories to the sound of bird song. Spring and sprung, and oh it’s so beautiful! If you’d like to join my bookclub btw, you can find it over on my patre0n! It’s honestly the cutest thing ever, everyone is really nice and I’m enjoying it so much! It’s so mindful to read for joy. I’ve also been sitting and drawing a lot more lately, it feels mindful and calming! So expect to see a lot more art and a hear about a lot more books! This video is part of my ever growing storytelling project, this particular branch is named ‘As the Paper Turns’, I’ve been experimenting with my storytelling style for a number of years now trying to find myself within and and this feels authentically me! I hope you enjoy ♥️ That’s all for this letter, Love Abi x ♥️If you’re inspired by these videos, that means the world! I do ask that you don’t try to replicate them though or my style, as it’s been quite an immense effort and a lot of soul searching to land on the way I tell these stories here ♥️ #thequietorchard #folklore #beltane #bealtine #mythology