Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen
Fifth Journey Day 71: What the Bird Saw
Date: July 18, 2025Location: Kutaisi, Georgia I spent most of the afternoon sitting in the garden next to Bagrati Cathedral. The light moved slowly, making soft arcs on the stone...
Fifth Journey Day 71: What the Bird Saw
Date: July 18, 2025Location: Kutaisi, Georgia I spent most of the afternoon sitting in the garden next to Bagrati Cathedral. The light moved slowly, making soft arcs on the stone...
Fifth Journey Day 70: Boy at the Coin Wall
Date: July 17, 2025Location: Batumi, Georgia I spent most of the afternoon walking along the seaside promenade, where the concrete stretches out parallel to the Black Sea. It's a wide,...
Fifth Journey Day 70: Boy at the Coin Wall
Date: July 17, 2025Location: Batumi, Georgia I spent most of the afternoon walking along the seaside promenade, where the concrete stretches out parallel to the Black Sea. It's a wide,...
Fifth Journey Day 69: Offered and Refused
Date: July 16, 2025Location: Tbilisi, Georgia The city feels familiar — like a shirt that's been worn for a long time, but is still loved dearly for it. I spent...
Fifth Journey Day 69: Offered and Refused
Date: July 16, 2025Location: Tbilisi, Georgia The city feels familiar — like a shirt that's been worn for a long time, but is still loved dearly for it. I spent...
Fifth Journey Day 68: Fence-Stick Rhythm
Date: July 15, 2025Location: Dilijan, Armenia The road into Dilijan curved like a long, winding brushstroke — the kind you don't lift from the page until the whole shape has...
Fifth Journey Day 68: Fence-Stick Rhythm
Date: July 15, 2025Location: Dilijan, Armenia The road into Dilijan curved like a long, winding brushstroke — the kind you don't lift from the page until the whole shape has...
Fifth Journey Day 67: The Swing Without Weight
Date: July 14, 2025Location: Vanadzor, Armenia I spent the afternoon at Vanadzor's train station — not to go anywhere, just to be there. It's a quiet structure, made of pale...
Fifth Journey Day 67: The Swing Without Weight
Date: July 14, 2025Location: Vanadzor, Armenia I spent the afternoon at Vanadzor's train station — not to go anywhere, just to be there. It's a quiet structure, made of pale...
Fifth Journey Day 66: The Kite That Refused Wind
Date: July 13, 2025Location: Gyumri, Armenia The light here feels quieter than in Yerevan — as if it's been filtered through memory before reaching the stone. I spent most of...
Fifth Journey Day 66: The Kite That Refused Wind
Date: July 13, 2025Location: Gyumri, Armenia The light here feels quieter than in Yerevan — as if it's been filtered through memory before reaching the stone. I spent most of...