Our Story 
Creators of Fine Lawn and Garden Art
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Our Story
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How We Got Our Start
The lost art of stone carving has been used for thousands of years both for practical purposes and to display a family's social standing. From the very beginning, we used our ideas to create focal points in our own gardens. With people stopping and looking at our gardens, interest grew. Soon many serious gardeners and novices alike wanted to create unique effects in their gardens, whether it was one stone, several stones, or that special creation just for them. That was over twenty years ago. Today we create one-of-a-kind pieces for people all over the United States. Our wide range of colors and sizes makes choosing that special piece easy for the large or small gardeners. Each carving is done by hand with basically the same tools since the very beginning, when stones were used for building. As of 2001, I was joined by my son, Jason. He has been apprenticing for several years now and has become an accomplished stone carver in his own right. Jason has, through his own skills and imagination, created several new and unique pieces enjoyed by many. Through this second perspective, Jason has added to our existing collection of one-of-a-kind pieces of art. We look eagerly ahead and anticipate many good things to be generated by Jason's fresh, enthusiastic, and skillful hand. Jason, a college graduate, and I enjoy stone carving only as a hobby. Perhaps an out-of-control hobby, but none the less, a hobby. When something is turned into a job it is no longer "fun". We enjoy this too much to allow it to become an issue of production and money. We take great pride in the fact that over the years, our prices have never changed. We still offer a hand-carved, one-of-a-kind stone for $30 as we did many years ago. However, we do offer a larger selection now that can be very expensive which is solely the result of more elaborate carvings. We invite you to call or stop by our studio and enjoy the many creations we have. Sit, relax, and enjoy our gardens. We will look forward to your visit.
Jason and Michael Cappel, Carvers
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