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River Stone

In this locally inspired offering, Catharine M displays her creative versatility with the incomparable River Stone Collection. These exquisite stones are hand collected along Northern California coastline beaches and Sonoma County river beds by Catharine and her two beautiful daughters. The hole drilled in each of these stones is lined with sterling silver, 14, or 18 karat gold! A neck chain of sterling, gold, leather or ribbon harnesses the art. Also offered is a richer version of nature's water polished jewels, captured by Catharine M. in the simple buttery smoothness of river stones rendered in pure gold, with or without accent diamonds or other gemstones. This simple elegance alone, or juxtaposed and in tandem with these naturally polished river stones of extraordinary color, texture and richness allow the wearer to honor and celebrate the unmanufactured beauty of nature, by imbuing it with hand worked gold.

 

Meet Catharine Merkel

A native of northern California's Sonoma County, an area home to many artists, Catharine first found her metallurgy inspirations stirring in her high school years. After graduating from California College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in metalsmithing...

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Services at a glance

  • •    Custom Designs
  • •    Original Collections
  • •    Gold, Platinum, Silver...
  • •    Artistically Created
  • •    Full Service Goldsmith

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Testimomials

"Dear Catharine,
I wanted to sincerely thank you for all of the time and great effort you put into my necklace. It is everything I imagined... even more beautiful than I pictured..."
- Donna G., Petaluma, California

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