ROCK ON

By Allie Herzog ROCK A New England artisan turns ordinary fieldstones into extraordinary keepsakes.

Growing up in New England, Gerald Croteau developed a fondness for its landscape, in particular its miles and miles of crisscrossing stone walls. It was this fascination, along with his commitment to sustainability, that led to the founding of American Stonecraft in 2012.

The company’s unique stone goods are made from rocks hand foraged by Croteau himself at farms across New England and in New York. The process is time-consuming, but the entrepreneur doesn’t mind. He prides himself on finding the perfect piece and admits he sometimes sorts through thousands before finding a keeper.