A 300 mile drive East from San Diego crossing the Sierra Nevada range, then head North around Phoenix, the geology begins to reveal Red Sandstone formations sculpted by wind and water into the freestanding buttes so familiar from the Western movies of early cinema.


Sedona Is a thriving artistic community popular with Painters, Art Glass workers, potters and sculptors.


Aside from the artistic community, Sedona has a burgeoning New Age population based around a reputation for spiritual energy, known locally as Vortices. Sedona plays host to 4 main vortex sites: the Airport Mesa Vortex, the Bell Rock Vortex, the Boynton Canyon Vortex and the Cathedral Rock Vortex. A vortex is claimed to be a place where the Earth’s energy swirls, drawing material items to its centre. On the ground this is claimed to be manifest in the twisted trunks of trees growing within the vortex.

The Chapel of the Holy Cross was built into the Buttes of Sedona, inspired by the construction of the Empire State Building and completed in 1956 it is also based on the site of one of the Sedona Vortices.


Tlaquepacque Village is the hub of the Sedona Arts and Crafts community. Shaded by Sycamore trees on the banks of the beautiful Oak Creek, and constructed in the style of a Mexican village, Tlaquepacque is home to the many artisans selling their work in the shops and studios to be found here.