Blue Ridge Parkway
“Blue Ridge Parkway” is the first in a series of North Carolina themed postage stamps designed in Adobe Illustrator. Vector art, Size: 6″ x 6″
The focal point of this stamp is the Blue Ridge Parkway which runs through the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina. It aims to depict the vast natural beauty that NC has to offer. Even in a time of great devastation, the mountains are still standing. And there is a “path” forward as depicted by the roadway.
The intended audience is anyone who has been impacted or knows someone impacted by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. I wanted these stamps to depict the beauty the state has to offer by highlighting two of its National Parks: the Cape Hatteras National Seashore that lies on the Eastern coast and the Blue Ridge Parkway that runs through the Western part of the state. The phrase “North Carolina Strong” is a showing of solidarity with everyone who was impacted. The stamps will also appeal to anyone who loves national parks, likes to travel, or collects state ephemera.