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Appalachian Waterstones
Long before there was Middle Island Creek, this land rested beneath an ancient inland sea. As the Appalachian Mountains slowly rose, the waters gathered into the great Monongahela Lake, shaping the valleys, ridges, and creek beds that define this landscape today.
Over countless generations, that ancient history continued to unfold. Rain fell. Floodwaters rose. Hillsides gave way. Stone met stone beneath rushing water, their sharp edges softened as the creek slowly shaped them into what they are today.
Some rested beneath layers of gravel and silt for years, waiting for the creek to reveal them once again. Every flood rewrites the creek, uncovering stones that may not have seen the light of day for generations.
I have spent a lifetime walking these creeks and paying attention to what most people simply step past. Every now and then, certain stones speak to me. I don’t always know why. Something about their color, their shape, or the patterns created by years beneath flowing water catches my attention. I pick them up, turn them over in my hands, and if they still speak to me, they come home with me.
Each Appalachian Waterstones collection includes three creek stones that I have personally selected, thoughtfully cleaned, and carefully prepared to reveal the colors, patterns, and character created by years beneath flowing water.
The creek shaped them.
Time revealed them.
Now their journey continues with you.
Appalachian Waterstones
Long before there was Middle Island Creek, this land rested beneath an ancient inland sea. As the Appalachian Mountains slowly rose, the waters gathered into the great Monongahela Lake, shaping the valleys, ridges, and creek beds that define this landscape today.
Over countless generations, that ancient history continued to unfold. Rain fell. Floodwaters rose. Hillsides gave way. Stone met stone beneath rushing water, their sharp edges softened as the creek slowly shaped them into what they are today.
Some rested beneath layers of gravel and silt for years, waiting for the creek to reveal them once again. Every flood rewrites the creek, uncovering stones that may not have seen the light of day for generations.
I have spent a lifetime walking these creeks and paying attention to what most people simply step past. Every now and then, certain stones speak to me. I don’t always know why. Something about their color, their shape, or the patterns created by years beneath flowing water catches my attention. I pick them up, turn them over in my hands, and if they still speak to me, they come home with me.
Each Appalachian Waterstones collection includes three creek stones that I have personally selected, thoughtfully cleaned, and carefully prepared to reveal the colors, patterns, and character created by years beneath flowing water.
The creek shaped them.
Time revealed them.
Now their journey continues with you.