Kate Stockman is a western North Carolina-based designer and creative guide. Her jewelry blends vintage and antique sterling, semi-precious beads, and hand-made lampwork beads in remarkable combinations to create stunning adornments and artful experiences that bring beauty and play into everyday life.

Kate has been creating art of some kind or another for most of her life (since those pasta necklaces in kindergarten!). Her jewelry honors Nature and the Self and springs from her passion for combining color, shape, texture, and meaning.

Her TouchStones Anecdotal Art (each piece tells a story; perhaps it touches your story), handmade assemblage jewelry is made with attention to detail that portrays a story rooted in the sacred, the Feminine, and Nature, and offers meaningful artisan gifts for women, collectors, and those who cherish story-driven creations.

Inspired by the healing power of art and Nature, Kate crafts her jewelry with beautiful components to create generational keepsakes that honor personal histories and passages. 

Kate is thrilled to use vintage sterling and semi-precious stones not only because of their beauty but also because she is not supporting the mining industry which can do so much harm to Mama Earth.

Kate and her husband/hero Andrew are grateful to live in the western North Carolina mountains in a little lake cabin in the woods.  Our cups overflow.

“My art honors the power of Nature and the Self. Beauty soothes, and my artwork embodies this beauty. I combine unique color combinations with various textures and shapes that create a path for the eyes – and heart – to travel.”