Tygarts Valley Collective is an independent Virginia-based business bringing together professional services, books, art, antiques, and other distinctive finds under one name.
The Collective was built around a simple idea: worthwhile work and worthwhile things do not always fit neatly into a single category. Our professional services focus on helping organizations communicate clearly and thoughtfully, while our collections reflect an appreciation for history, craftsmanship, art, and objects with character.
Through Tygarts Valley Services, we provide research, narrative, website, and communications support to organizations and small businesses. The Collection offers a rotating selection of original art, antiques, vintage pieces, and other carefully chosen finds. Books bring together our own publications alongside occasional vintage and collectable titles.
About the Name
Tygarts Valley Collective takes its name from Tygarts Valley in Greenup County, Kentucky, where Tanner grew up. The area is shaped by Tygarts Creek, whose banks and surrounding hills were a familiar part of his childhood and remain closely tied to his sense of home.
The name reflects that connection to place. While the Collective's work and collections extend well beyond the valley, Tygarts Valley remains its namesake and a reminder of where it began.
Our Story
Tygarts Valley Collective grew from a shared appreciation for the things that carry a story with them. We are Tanner and Atikah, a husband-and-wife team with a love of travel, history, culture, and finding pieces that are a little different from what you see every day.
Over the years, our travels and backgrounds have introduced us to art, antiques, handcrafted pieces, historical documents, and objects from different places and generations. What began as a personal interest in finding and preserving those pieces gradually became the idea behind Tygarts Valley Collective.
We are especially drawn to items with character, whether that means a piece collected to Appalachian history, an old object that has survived generations, original artwork, or something discovered far from home. We enjoy learning where these pieces came from, preserving what we can of their history, and giving them an opportunity to become part of someone else's story.
Tygarts Valley Collective is our way of sharing those discoveries. Everything we offer is individually selected by us, with an emphasis on history, craftsmanship, character, and the stories that make an object worth keeping.