found on the beach

The beauty of ordinary things

Jewelry made, one piece at a time, from pebbles I gather by the sea. I don’t want each one to be grander than the last. I simply want to share the beauty I see.

Aplotita

Gathered, not bought

I find every stone myself on beaches all over the world.

One of a kind

No two pebbles are alike. Each has its own shape, texture, and history.

Made with care

I create slowly and carefully. I view the creative process as a form of meditation.

Lately gathered

see everything
a memory of yours

Have a stone of your own?

Send me a pebble you’ve kept — from a beach, a journey, a person — and I’ll frame it so you can wear it as jewelery. The same quiet practice, only the stone is one you already love.

frame your own stone
the idea

“I collect them because they are pretty. I collect them because it gives me pleasure. Aplotita is a quiet act of rebellion against the blindness to the value of seemingly ordinary things.”

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