Our Story

We are three women brought together by a shared fascination with objects left behind, and the spaces they take up in modern life. The founder is a practising traditional witch, whose life is interwoven with the traditions of the craft. Another is an artist and animator, bringing the objects and inspiration together. Finally we have an art historian, a collector of curious things.

Between us we years search bookshops, auction houses, country sales and forgotten corners for the kinds of pieces that rarely fit neatly into a category. What interests us is the sense that an object has lived a life of meaning before it reaches our hands. We are drawn to things that have been used, treasured, believed in, repaired, carried, hidden away and rediscovered. In particular we seek out works that write the history of the witchcraft and the occult.

The name Waters and the Wild comes from the old liminal places where stories gather: rivers, woods, crossroads and thresholds. In our telling, these places are inhabited by the Malekin, a wandering figure who appears throughout our world as a guide, collector and occasional trickster. He reminds us that the most interesting discoveries are often found just beyond the familiar path.

Everything you find here has been chosen because we loved it first.