Wender·Vista
Antelope Canyon
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileArizona · United States
on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona

Antelope Canyon

— — a slot of sandstone the light has to angle into.

— 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
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— 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

“Two slot canyons cut into the Navajo Sandstone east of Page, near where the Colorado bends north toward Lake Powell. Upper Antelope is the one most people picture, with shafts of sun dropping through the slot at midday between March and October. Lower Antelope is the longer, narrower one: ladders, sharper turns, the same Tsé bighánílíní stone in different weather. Both are tribal park, both tour-only.

from the studio
Antelope Canyon
— bring it home

Antelope Canyon, 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 Antelope Canyon

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

Antelope Canyon sits on Navajo Nation land just east of Page, Arizona, about 230 kilometres north of Flagstaff and a short drive from the south shore of Lake Powell. The canyon has two main sections: Upper Antelope (Tsé bighánílíní, the place where water runs through rocks) and Lower Antelope (Hazdistazí, spiral rock arches). Both are cut through Navajo Sandstone by monsoon flash flooding off the surrounding plateau. The slots reach depths of around 36 metres while remaining narrow enough to touch both walls.

— the light

From late March through early October, the high midday sun drops shafts of light through the cracks in the roof of Upper Antelope, hitting the sandy floor as visible columns of gold. The effect peaks between roughly 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and lasts perhaps fifteen minutes per beam. The sandstone bands carry red, orange, and a deep violet at the base of the walls where the indirect light gathers. Tours time their passes to the columns and the photo tours linger at the marked spots.

— the visit

Access to both sections is by Navajo-guided tour only; no independent entry is permitted, and the canyon has been operated this way since the August 12, 1997 flash flood that killed eleven hikers in the lower section. Multiple Navajo-owned outfitters in Page run two-hour tours, with premium photo tours in Upper Antelope timed to the light columns. Lower Antelope adds steel ladders and tighter passages. The site is part of Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park, with a separate tribal permit included in the tour fee.

— where
United States · Coconino County, Arizona
— within
Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park
— elevation
1,219 m · 4,000 ft
— position
36.8619° N · 111.3743° W
— 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 W
Page
town
12 km SW
Horseshoe Bend
river meander
8 km W
Glen Canyon Dam
dam
7 km N
Lake Powell
reservoir
N
Antelope Canyon
Page
Horseshoe Bend
Glen Canyon Dam
Lake Powell
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Antelope Canyon — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The canyon sits on Navajo Nation land just east of Page, Arizona, about 230 kilometres north of Flagstaff and a short drive from the south shore of Lake Powell on the Colorado Plateau.

Upper Antelope is wider with a flat floor and the famous light shafts. Lower Antelope is longer, narrower, and reached by steel ladders. Both are cut through the same Navajo Sandstone by flash floods.

From late March through early October, between roughly 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., when the sun is high enough to drop through the slot cracks in Upper Antelope. Each beam lasts about fifteen minutes.

No. Access to both sections has been Navajo-guided only since the August 1997 flash flood that killed eleven hikers in the lower section. Tours are run by Navajo-owned outfitters in Page.

The canyon is cut through Navajo Sandstone, a Jurassic-age aeolian formation, by monsoon flash flooding off the plateau above. The slots reach about 36 metres deep while staying narrow enough to span with arms.

— about the piece in your home

The canyon is one of those places photos rarely match the memory of, and the piece carries the wall colour without trying to imitate a photograph. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note has been the common choice.

The reds, golds, and deep violet read well in Southwestern, desert-modern, and warm Maximalist interiors. It sits comfortably against terracotta, adobe, or warm walnut surroundings.

Yes. Desert-modern has held its place in interior writing the last several years on the strength of warm earth palettes and natural stone. The piece carries the canyon's own colour into that range.

A single Large reads at couch scale, a 4-tile Mural fills a console wall, and a 9-tile Mural takes a feature wall. Step back about two metres to judge proportion before mounting.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes resist moisture and steam and clean with a microfibre cloth and water. Glossy belongs on dry display walls.

Yes. The piece is drawn and finished in our Knoxville studio. The visual language is our own and the tile is hand-finished. No third-party licensing on the artwork itself.

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