Our friend (and OTBKB advertiser) Sheva Fruitman and her business partner, Joe Zenovic, got themselves a nice mention (and  a great photo) in the New York Times. The two are diggers for hire in the Hudson Valley. Their company is called Rural Archeology.

Here’s what they do: they will explore your property in search of coins buttons, jewelry and the detritus that people throw away, or more likely lost, that tell the history of that place. They have worked in Colorado, Connecticut and Massachusetts and in the Hudson Valley.

Sheva, who lives in New York City and the Hudson Valley, preserves and photographs the collection of artifacts and creates beautiful displays. She thinks they make a unique housewarming gift for someone’s new-old country home.  Antiques for someone who has everything, but doesn’t know it’s buried in their garden.

An artist and fine art photographer, Sheva is known for her jewelry-making; product design; set direction for commercials; and her work as a magazine stylist, photographer and art director.