About Stoneweaver Stonescapes

Joe Roberts, a native of North Carolina, is an artist and avid nature lover. He has always enjoyed being outdoors. His “work” career began as a boy, helping his grandmother in the gardens and with the landscaping. His first paid job was working at Rufty’s Garden Shop in Salisbury, NC. There, he continued learning about plants and the materials of landscaping. In 1976, Joe graduated from Haywood Community College with an Associate’s Degree in Forest Management. He pursued a career as a Forest Ranger until the 80’s, when he returned to the field of landscaping. After working with a few landscape companies, Joe started his own, Bluebird Landscaping, in the mid-80’s.

During the slow times in the winter, Joe pursued his hobby of pottery. One of the pots he created, the body of a ceramic drum called a dumbek, was to take him down the path of drum making and teaching drumming. Moving to the west and eventually settling in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he met his lovely wife, Debra. He continued to teach drumming for ten years and made over 1,500 African and Native American drums.

After a short period of living in southern California, Joe and Debra returned to Joe’s native land of Western North Carolina, where he reconnected with his old friend David Reed. After apprenticing for two years with his stonemason friend (and author of The Art and Craft of Stonescaping), Joe started his own business, Stoneweaver Stonescapes in 2000.

Joe realized he can naturally “see” how stones fit together. He loves to combine his talent of working with natural materials and his artistic abilities, with a client’s vision, creating “stone masterpieces” in their homes and gardens.

Joe invites you to contact him, to share your vision, and to let him make your stonework dreams come true.