shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileArizona

the north overlook of Petrified Forest National Park

Painted Desert from Kachina Point

— — the country that paints itself at sunset.

— 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

“Kachina Point holds the best view of the Painted Desert from the northern end of Petrified Forest National Park. The Painted Desert Inn, a pueblo revival landmark dating to the 1920s, sits on the rim with one long porch facing west. By late afternoon the Chinle badlands turn through rose, brick, and slate, and the railroad line below disappears in the colour.

from the studio

— bring it home

Painted Desert from Kachina Point, 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 Painted Desert from Kachina Point

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

Kachina Point is the western viewpoint of the Painted Desert Inn, perched on the rim of the Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park, northeastern Arizona, near Holbrook. The inn was built around 1924 as Stone Tree House from local stone and petrified wood, rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1937 and 1940, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The viewpoint sits at roughly 5,800 feet, looking northwest across Chinle Formation badlands and the wash that drains toward the Little Colorado River.

— informed by National Park Service, Wikipedia

— the light

The Chinle Formation reads pink in the morning and crimson at sunset because of iron oxides and clay banding laid down in the late Triassic, roughly 220 million years ago. From Kachina Point, the western face of the badlands catches the last hour of light cleanly. The Hopi muralist Fred Kabotie painted the inn's interior in 1947 and 1948, and his palette of earth red, bone, and sky blue is the same one the desert turns through at dusk. The light here is brief and worth waiting for.

— informed by National Park Service

— the visit

The Painted Desert Inn is open to walk through, free with park entry, and operates as a museum rather than a hotel. Overnight stays ended in 1963. Kachina Point is a short paved walk from the inn's north terrace, with the Painted Desert Rim Trail continuing about one mile to Tawa Point. The park gate at Interstate 40 exit 311 opens daily; check the National Park Service for current hours. Petrified Forest charges a per-vehicle entrance fee covering seven days.

— informed by National Park Service

— where

United States · Apache County, Arizona

— within

Petrified Forest National Park

— elevation

1,768 m · 5,800 ft

— position

35.0723° N · 109.7889° 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.

at the lake

Painted Desert Inn

national historic landmark

1.6 km S

Tawa Point

overlook

50 km SW

Holbrook

town

Painted Desert from Kachina Point

Painted Desert Inn

Tawa Point

Holbrook

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Painted Desert from Kachina Point — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

At the Painted Desert Inn on the northern rim of Petrified Forest National Park, in northeastern Arizona near Holbrook. It is reached from the park's north entrance off Interstate 40, exit 311.

A pueblo revival building first opened around 1924 as Stone Tree House, rebuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s, and named a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

The Chinle Formation contains iron oxides, manganese, and banded clays laid down in the late Triassic, roughly 220 million years ago. Different mineral layers read as pink, red, lavender, and grey.

The hour before sunset gives the cleanest light on the western face. Winter and spring afternoons are cooler and clearer; summer storms add depth but shorten the window.

Yes. The Hopi muralist Fred Kabotie painted murals in the inn's interior during 1947 and 1948 as part of a Fred Harvey Company restoration. The murals remain on view.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers with ties to northern Arizona and the Painted Desert Inn. A Small or Medium suits a study; a Large carries the badlands' width.

The piece reads well in Southwestern, desert-modern, and warm Minimalist rooms. Its earth-red and slate palette sits comfortably with leather, oak, and plaster, and against pale walls.

A single Large covers a standard console. For a wider entry wall, a 4-tile Mural opens the view; a 9-tile Mural reads as a panorama above a long sofa.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratching and handle steam. The Glossy finish is for framed wall art kept away from direct water.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No solvents, no abrasives. The colour is held in the ceramic surface and does not wear with normal cleaning.

— if this one stayed with you