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1.  Tables 

2.  Lamps

3.  Dishes And Bowls

4.  Interior Design

5.  Decorator Pieces

6.  Other

 

Items currently available are priced.

If you would like an item that has already been sold, please let us know and maybe we can produce something like it. 

Tables

Most of our table tops have the natural shape of the boulder from which they were cut.  The edging is important.  We endeavor to give the edges smooth and sensuous lines while maintaining the look and feeling of real stone. 

Our table bases are made by Karen Martel. Karen has been a wood worker for twenty-five years and a blacksmith artist for ten. Typically, buyers first buy the stone and then commission Karen to make the base. In that manner, they have choice: wood, forged steel, or both; height of table -- coffee, end, telephone, or hallway; with a magazine rack or not, etc. See photographs of Karen at work below. Note, too, detail photos of her blacksmith art.

Click on the thumbnails below for Larger Photos.  For more close-ups of Aphrodite Marble, see Aphrodite Photo Gallery - "What does it look like polished?"

Aphrodite Marble Tabletop #51

29 x 19"

Aphrodite Marble Tabletop #51

close up

Aphrodite End Table #52

17 x 12"

Aphrodite End Table # 52

view 2

Aphrodite Table # 53

 

with iron base

336 x 20 x 15"

Aphrodite Tabletop # 55

33 x 21

Aphrodite Table (Nautilus) # 56

 

Michael Jacobson

36 x 24 x 18

Aphrodite End Table # 57

with forged iron stand by Russell Jacqua

12 x 14 x 22

Golden Aphrodite Table Top # 58

28 x 22 x 15/8

Golden Aphrodite Table # 58

Close-up

Golden Aphrodite Coffee Table # 59

with forged iron stand by Karen Martel

31 x 22 x 18

Aphrodite Bench # 63

with Alaskan Hemlock by Karen Martel

26 x 14 x 18

$950

Aphrodite Marble with Scroll Iron work

Aphrodite Marble Table with Maple

Aphrodite Hallway Table

forged iron base by Karen Martel

Aphrodite Hallway Table close up

Aphrodite Dining Room Table

top dimensions: 60" x 30" x 2"

Sitka spruce base and chairs by Karen Martel

Aphrodite End Table

forged iron by Karen Martel

Aphrodite End Table

base by Karen Martel

Aphrodite Table

Forged iron base by Karen Howell

Royal Aphrodite Large Coffee Table

Bubinga and iron base by Karen Martel

Royal Aphrodite Table Top

close up

Aphrodite Table # 65

with Spanish Cedar and forged iron by Karen Martel

Aphrodite Marble End Table

Greenstone Dining Room Table

Greenston mosiac by Gary McWilliams

 



Sitka spruce base by Karen Martel

Greenstone & Maple Kitchen Table # 101

Prince of Wales Greenstone

Gary McWilliams & Karen Martel

Greenstone Coffee Table # 102

Prince of Wales Greenstone

28 x 28 x 18

Greenstone Lamp Table # 103

Prince of Wales Greenstone

Greenstone Lamp Table # 103

view 2 - with greenstone lamp and bowl

Greenstone Table with Hemlock # 105

Hollis Greenstone with Iron Base by Karen Martel

Hollis Greenstone close up

Greenstone Table Top # 104

30"x18"x1.5"

Greenstone with Wood and Iron by Karen Martel

$1200

Greenstone and Yellow Cedar Table

Stone by Gary McWilliams

Woodwork by Karen Howell

Detail, Greenstone Table

Greenstone Tile Mosaic

Greenstone Table

base by Karen Martel

$1650

Greenstone Stein Table

stone 6" x 8"

Stand by Karen the Hammer

Greenstone Table Top

Greenstone Table Top

Red Jasper Conglomerate Table # 22

with forged iron base by Karen Martel

with hand forged iron base by Karen Martel

Red Jasper Conglomerate Table # 23

with forged iron base by Dan Lehman

18.5 dia., 24.5 high

Red Jasper Conglomerate # 24

forged iron base by Karen Martel

15 x 18.5

Red Jasper Conglomerate Table # 25

with forged iron base by Karen Martel

 

18.5 x 18 high

Conglomerate Hallway Table Stone

$1000

Red Jasper Conglomerate Table # 21

with forged iron stand by Karen Martel

25 x 21 x 19

Red Jasper Conglomerate Table # 21

with forged iron stand by Karen Martel

25 x 21 x 19

Conglomerate Coffee Table

forged iron base by Karen the Hammer

Conglomerate Hallway Table

base by Karen the Hammer

Conglomerate Hallway Table

view two

Conglomerate Table Top

sides unedged by request of buyer

approx. 40"x40"

Conglomerate Hallway Table

close up

Meta-conglomerate Hallway Table

new stone 2009

base by Karen Martel

Orange River Conglomerate Table Top

new stone 2009

Orange River Table Top and Bowl

Orange River

close up

Orange River

close up

Orange River

close up

Orange River

close up

Alaskan Lace Table Top

new 2009

Meta-conglomerate End Table Top

new stone 2009

$750

Meta-conglomerate

close up

note red garnets

Jupiter Marble Table

Forged Steel base by Karen

Jupiter Marble Table

Leafy iron base by Karen

Richard's Conglomerate

table tops unpolished

Richard's Conglomerate

close up

Table base detail

Whaletail and rivet joinery

Forged table stand detail

Karen at the forge

Karen at anvil

 

Lamps

These beautiful lamps are collaborations between Stone Arts of Alaska and Tactile From Nature of Ketchikan, Alaska.   The lamp shades utilize organic materials found in Alaska.  The bases are stone from Alaska.   Place orders with us. 

Lamp with Aphrodite Marble Base and Blueberry Twig Shade.

Aphrodite Marble Lamp Base

Lamp with Aphrodite Marble Base and Fireweed Seed Pod Shade

Lamp with Greenstone Base and Maple Leaf Shade

 

Dishes and Bowls

It has been said that Americans best understand functional art as - "something pretty for Betty to decorate the table ... something useful for Ralph to put his 30-30 shells in".   Ralph, please, no bullets in the Aphrodite bowl.   

Below is a sampling of dozens of pieces completed in Alaskan stone.  

 

 

Aphrodite Marble Bowl # 71

Michael Binkley

Aphrodite Marble Bowl # 81

Gary McWilliams

Aphrodite Marble Circle Dish # 72

Gary McWilliams

8 1/2 inches diameter

Aphrodite Marble Bowl # 73

two views

Gary McWilliams

Aphrodite Marble Bowl # 74

Robert Koenitzer

Golden Aphrodite Marble Bowl # 75

Gary McWilliams

6.25 dia., 2.25 high

Aphrodite Marble Bowl # 80

12 x 11 x 5

 

Royal Aphrodite Marble Bowl # 76

Gary McWilliams

12 x 7 x 2.5

Aphrodite Marble Platter # 77

Gary McWilliams

10 x 18 x 1.5

Aphrodite Marble Bowl # 79

Gary McWilliams

9" x 8" x 2"

Jupiter Marble Bowl

Michael Jacobsen

Jupiter Marble Bowl

Robert Koenitzer

10.5 x 13 x 3

Large Jupiter Marble Vessel

view 1

Large Jupiter Vessel

view 2

Gary McWilliams

Jupiter Bowl 3

Gary McWilliams

Jupiter Marble Bowl

Bruce Salisbury

Jupiter Marble Bowl

rim left natural

11 x 9 x 2

Gary McWilliams

Jupiter Marble Bowl

view 1

Gary McWilliams

8 1/2 x 6

Large Jupiter Bowl

$850

Large Jupiter Bowl

 

view 2

 

Circus Conglomerate Bowl

7 x 6 x 2

Gary McWilliams

Greenstone Halibut Bowl

These come in different sizes

Greenstone Bowl

6 x 4 x 3

Buck Grasser

Karheen Red Marble Bowl

McWilliams and Martel

10"x11"x8.5"

 

Monet Yellow Marble Bowl

Gary McWilliams

4"x3"x2" inches

Monet Yellow Marble bowl on wood stand

Monet Yellow Marble

dimensions of bowl - 6 x 4 x 2.5

Alaskan Snow Marble Dish

13 x 11 x 4

Bob Koenitzer

9"x8"x2"

 

Inner Light Marble Large Vessel

15 x 15 x 10

Luke Weingarten

14"x15"x12"

 

Inner Light Bowl

Luke Weingarten

14"x15"x12

Inner Light Bowl

Black Hecata Marble Dish

with pyrite speckles

14 x 6 x 4

Luke Weingarten

12"x5"x3.5"

 

Orange Calcite Bowl

Gary McWilliams

Karheen Aphrodite Bowl

Gary McWilliams

Feldspar Crystal Bowl

Gary McWilliams

Bowl Chocolate Ripple Marble

new stone 2009

Meta-conglomerate bowl

new stone 2009

Kasaan Orange Bowl

 

 

Interior Design

Our Aphrodite Marble wall panels would look outstanding in a hallway, a conference room, a foyer.  With fine wood work, they can add elegance to any indoor setting.

12 x 12 x 1 inch tiles for fireplace

Fireplace with Aphrodite Marble Tiles

Aphrodite Marble wall panels

Aphrodite Marble wall panels

Aphrodite Marble tiles, bathroom

Aphrodite Marble tiles, bathroom

Aphrodite Marble tiles, kitchen splash board

Aphrodite sink

Lloyd Whannell

Piedmontite Sink

Gary McWilliams

Greenstone Tiles

Conglomerate Hearth

three stones

total: 60"x15"

Conglomerate Hearth

junction of two stones

 

 

Polished Decorator Stones

From large museum display specimens to small table-top decorator pieces, polished stone can transport the mind - if only for that brief but joyous instant of escape - to the wonder and beauty of nature.  

Polished Aphrodite Marble Display Stone

Polished Aphrodite Marble Display Stone

Polished Aphrodite Marble Display Stone

Polished Aphrodite Marble Display Stones

Polished Aphrodite Marble Display Stones

beautiful array of fossils

Polished Jupiter Marble Display Stone

view 1

amazing banding

Polished Jupiter Marble Display Stone

view 2

 

 

Other

Stone Arts of Alaska produces Bookends out of many varieties of stone. We make Lazy Susans out of Aphrodite Marble, Cheese Tiles out of One Duck Greenstone, and Drawer Pulls out of Fossil Coral.

 

 

Doorkeyite Stones

We also produce Doorkeyitye Stones. "Never heard of doorkeyite," you say. That's because they are very, very rare.  Only Stone Arts of Alaska has them. Found on the beaches of Alaska, these are stones where you hide your spare door key -- so, in case you come home late one night and discover that you had forgotten or lost the key to the house, you can find a hidden spare inside the doorkeyite stone. These are stones that have natural breaks in them. They are in two parts but are not sawn. The two halves when placed together look like one complete stone. Place inconspicuously in your garden or on your porch with other stones, the bottom half of the doorkeyite stone has a little carved slot where you hide your extra doorkey. Yes, "very, very rare."

 

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