Illustrated concept of a cream touring van, handmade jewelry and an open road at sunset

Designs By J Across America 2027
GARDINER, MAINE → CALIFORNIA

Handmade in Maine.
Made for the open road.

One artist. Four collections. New shops, new connections, and a country full of possibility.

Explore the proposed routeSupport or sponsor

Gathering interest · A little groovy. A lot of road ahead.
Artist’s concept · vehicle and travel dates to be confirmed

TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO HELP

Give the trip a lift.
Or give your business a place on it.

Choose personal support or a reviewed advertising proposal. Each has a different purpose.

VOLUNTARY TRIP SUPPORT · DONATIONS

A little fuel for a big idea.

Help Jeremy bring handmade jewelry from Gardiner to new shops and new people. Choose an amount through the configured PayPal support link.

  • No advertising or vehicle placement included
  • No goods, services or appointment purchased
  • Personal support; no tax-deductibility claim

Contribution link coming soon.

Help put handmade jewelry on the road. Contributions support the proposed trip; they are not purchases of jewelry or sponsor space. Payments are managed in PayPal; a click is never counted as a payment.

VEHICLE SPONSORSHIP · BUSINESS ADVERTISING

Your business. Part of the journey.

Propose a branded vehicle placement and help make a dedicated tour vehicle possible. Suitable businesses and independent creators are welcome to apply.

  • Business, artwork and destination review first
  • Written placement and price approved before checkout
  • No political, religious, drug/alcohol or propaganda promotions
Explore sponsor spaces →

Vehicle not selected. Imagery is a concept; actual panels, dimensions and terms are agreed separately.

A SMALL-TOWN BEGINNING. A BIG OPEN ROAD.

From where the work began, to people who might love it next.

Designs By J began in Gardiner, Maine. Now I’m planning a new chapter: packing up my handmade jewelry and traveling across America to meet the independent shops, gallery owners and everyday people who give creative work a place to belong.

This is a trip we can help build together before the wheels turn. A shop introduction could become an appointment. A cluster of interested retailers could shape the next stretch of road. A sponsor could help make a dedicated vehicle possible. The final California destination will follow the people, opportunities and practical route that come together.

I love the spirit of a vintage road trip—a little groovy, a little adventurous, and full of stories. A vintage bus would be a dream; the actual vehicle will depend on what is practical and what support makes possible.

THE ROAD IS STILL TAKING SHAPE

Pin an idea. Build a journey.

2027 · departure dates to be announced
California · final destination to be determined

Choose a pin to explore a stop.

Geography: Natural Earth. Driving line: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OSRM/FOSSGIS. OpenStreetMap / fix the map

Plum: outbound · Teal: proposed southern return · ○ Candidate area · ● Planned / confirmed · ✓ Visited · Gold trail: published GPS history, if enabled

Proposed corridor: about 3,111 driving miles / 58.5 hours of driving, before visits, breaks or detours. Calculated 2026-11-07. Dates, road conditions and final stops remain open.

PROPOSED SOUTHERN RETURN · CALIFORNIA → FLORIDA → MAINE

A different road home.

After the California leg, the return could sweep through the Southwest, Texas and the Gulf states, dip into Florida, then work north up the East Coast to Gardiner. These are candidate destinations for shop introductions—not booked visits or dated commitments. California’s final destination remains open; the built-in return connection starts at the same provisional gateway. The public candidate areas below follow the saved pins.

Southwest & Texas

Barstow / California gateway · Palm Springs · Phoenix · Tucson · Las Cruces · El Paso · San Antonio · Houston

Gulf & Florida

Lafayette · New Orleans · Mobile · Pensacola · Tallahassee · St. Petersburg · Orlando · St. Augustine

Northbound & home

Savannah · Charleston · Wilmington · Richmond · Annapolis · Philadelphia · Hudson · Portsmouth · Gardiner — homecoming

Candidate return: about 4,293 driving miles / 81.8 driving hours before visits, breaks, weather or detours. Calculated 2026-11-07. This is a planning estimate, not a driving schedule.

Suggest a shop on the return leg →

GPS positions, when published, are approximate and delayed by 30 minutes. Last updates are not a promise of current location. Private appointments do not become public pins automatically.

Explore all proposed stop areas & shop opportunities

Bring a little Maine to your shop.

Explore the collections, handle the pieces, talk about your customers and discuss setting up a shop account in person. Visits and direct delivery depend on the route, available inventory and a confirmed appointment.

Shop owners: let’s talk →

Give the journey a lift.

A thoughtfully branded vehicle could carry the jewelry, the story and a community of sponsors across the country. Proposed sponsor placements stay flexible until a vehicle and print specifications are chosen.

Explore vehicle sponsorship →

Come along for the stories.

Stop tags, photo journals, a tour discussion board and occasional live broadcasts can bring the journey back here as it unfolds.

From the road →

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