Historic Newport remains a summertime East Coast gem with sandy beaches and vacationer-style nightlife.  You will find both clam shack and competitive culinary experiences, tourist traps, and genuinely fine boutiques and galleries. It’s a tourist town where locals love to say, “Oh, it’s way better in the winter.” Nonetheless, it has been drawing people to its shores since the Gilded Age and doesn’t seem to be stopping any time soon. We hope you make The Mandala Way a stop on the tour as we feature local art and culture and can tell you where to get the best clam chowder and lobster roll!

15 Touro Street • Newport, RI 02840

All jewelry is made in the United States (most right here in RI). Concepts span from delicate healing crystal charms to jewelry made from transformed artifacts. Every piece is touched by the artist, intentionally crafted, and considers the wearer at every turn. The Mandala Way views jewelry as a talisman to be worn with intention.

Amy Qugly’s wicker handbags—adorned with her original paintings printed onto fabric—are then hand-quilted onto the fronts. She uses her grandmother’s passed-down technique along with her vintage fabric collection. Her still-life floral imagery is informed by her career as a professional garden designer.

Our ceramics are handmade in Southern Florida, often glazed with melted sea glass over organic shapes. Each piece is different, but together they suggest warm conversation, realizations, and appreciation for homemade food shared amongst friends. 

The Mandala Way features art that has grown out of the Covid confines. These paintings depict vibrant, stylized portraits and symbols that hint at parallel lives lived by the artists’ characters.