shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileArizona

in Petrified Forest National Park, eastern Arizona

Agate Bridge

— a fallen tree the desert turned to stone.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A petrified log a hundred and ten feet long, stretched across a shallow wash on the high Painted Desert. The wood went to stone two hundred million years ago and has been bridging this gully ever since. A concrete beam was slid under it in 1917, the year someone decided the desert had carried it long enough. Coaches pass through quietly.

from the studio

— bring it home

Agate Bridge, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Agate Bridge

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Agate Bridge sits in the southern half of Petrified Forest National Park, in Navajo County, Arizona, on a stretch of high Painted Desert at roughly 5,400 feet. The log itself is a Triassic conifer, Araucarioxylon arizonicum, embedded in the Chinle Formation laid down about 225 million years ago. The park preserves one of the largest concentrations of petrified wood on earth across 230 square miles. The bridge is reached on the 28-mile park road between Interstate 40 and U.S. 180.

— informed by Wikipedia, National Park Service

— the stone

The log is silicified wood, quartz and agate with traces of iron and manganese that color it red, yellow, and white. It measures about 110 feet long and spans a gully roughly 40 feet wide. In 1911 a stone pillar was set beneath it to keep it from collapsing; in 1917 the National Park Service replaced that with the reinforced concrete beam still visible today. The Park Service no longer intervenes that way. The policy now is to let stone weather as stone weathers.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the visit

The park is open year round, generally 8 to 5 in winter and 7 to 7 in summer; entrance is $25 per vehicle. Agate Bridge is one of the marked pullouts on the main park road, signed and easy to find. A short paved path leads from the lot to the overlook fence, perhaps two hundred feet. Climbing or walking on petrified wood is prohibited throughout the park, and removing even a fragment carries a federal fine.

— informed by National Park Service

— where

United States · Navajo County, Arizona

— within

Petrified Forest National Park

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

5 km S

Crystal Forest

petrified wood field

4 km N

Jasper Forest

petrified wood overlook

30 km N

Painted Desert

high desert

Agate Bridge

Crystal Forest

Jasper Forest

Painted Desert

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Agate Bridge — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

A 110-foot petrified log spanning a shallow gully in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The log is a Triassic conifer, Araucarioxylon arizonicum, that turned to silica around 225 million years ago.

The National Park Service set a reinforced concrete beam under the log in 1917 to keep it from breaking under its own weight. An earlier masonry pillar from 1911 had failed to hold.

No. Climbing on Agate Bridge, or on any petrified wood in the park, is prohibited. A short paved path leads to an overlook fence about 200 feet from the parking pullout.

About 225 million years. The trees fell in the Late Triassic, were buried in volcanic sediment of the Chinle Formation, and slowly took on quartz and agate as groundwater carried silica through the wood.

On the main 28-mile park road, in the southern half of Petrified Forest National Park, between Jasper Forest and Crystal Forest. The pullout and overlook are clearly signed.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for visitors who remember the long, quiet drive through the Painted Desert. A Small or Keepsake with a handwritten note from the studio carries the memory well.

The reds and rust tones sit naturally in Southwest, Desert-modern, and warm Mid-century rooms. The piece also holds its own against deep clay walls or a leather chair.

A single Large reads well above a console or smaller sofa. For a larger wall, a 4-tile Mural extends the desert horizon, and a 9-tile Mural anchors a full feature wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash; the colour stays in the ceramic surface, not on it.

A microfibre cloth and water, no chemicals. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so household cleaners are not needed and not recommended.

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