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Leah — Sculptor in Stardew Valley
Birthday Winter 23
Lives in Cindersap Forest
Home Leah's Cottage
Marriage Yes — romance available
Marriage candidate

Leah

Sculptor

Moved to the valley to make art in her forest cottage. Foraged salads, goat cheese, and wild mushrooms win her over.

The valley's sculptor, living in a cabin north of town. Grounded, nature-loving, and happiest with mud on her hands.

Explore this villager

Gift ideas, a typical day in town, and heart events — curated for cozy friendship, not wiki overload.

Gift ideas Typical day Heart events

Gift ideas

Two gifts per week (plus one on their birthday) move friendship up or down. Birthday gifts count extra — these are the standouts, not every item in the game.

Loves

  • Goat Cheese · +80 friendship

    Gift item

  • Poppyseed Muffin · +80 friendship

    Foraged

  • Salad · +80 friendship

    Cooked dish

  • Stir Fry · +80 friendship

    Gift item

  • Stardrop Tea · +80 friendship

    Special item

  • Wine · +80 friendship

    Cooked dish

Likes

  • Chanterelle · +45 friendship

    Gift item

  • Common Mushroom · +45 friendship

    Foraged

  • Daffodil · +45 friendship

    Gift item

  • Ginger · +45 friendship

    Gift item

  • Hazelnut · +45 friendship

    Gift item

  • Leek · +45 friendship

    Foraged

  • Morel · +45 friendship

    Material

  • Quartz · +45 friendship

    Gem or mineral

  • Snow Yam · +45 friendship

    Gift item

  • Wild Horseradish · +45 friendship

    Cooked dish

  • Winter Root · +45 friendship

    Gift item

Dislikes

  • Clay · −20 friendship

    Material

  • Holly · −20 friendship

    Foraged

Hates

  • Bread · −40 friendship

    Cooked dish

  • Pancakes · −40 friendship

    Cooked dish

Typical day

A simplified rhythm for finding them in town — weather and festivals can shuffle things around.

WhenWhere
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Regular dayCottage → forest → saloon (some days)
All day · Rainy dayCottage (sculpting)
Morning · MondayPierre's (shopping)

Relationships

  • Elliott

    Fellow creative on the beach — mutual respect for each other's work.

  • Evelyn

    Sometimes visits George and Evelyn; gentle intergenerational friendship.

Trivia

  • Salad uses foraged greens from Spring — easy to gift before Winter 23 if you pick dandelions and leeks.

Heart events

Friendship cutscenes at key heart levels — summaries only, so you can discover the scenes in-game.

  1. 2 hearts

    Forest foraging

    Meet her foraging in the woods — she talks about leaving the city for art.

  2. 4 hearts

    Saloon art show

    She displays sculptures at the saloon; show up to support her.

  3. 6 hearts

    Ex arrives

    Her old partner Kel shows up uninvited — your response shapes the scene.

  4. 8 hearts

    Sculpture invite

    She asks you to model for a piece she is carving in the rain.

  5. 10 hearts

    Cottage kiss

    Inside her cottage after finishing a sculpture, she kisses you.

Reference notes from Stardew Valley Wiki .