shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States

in the southern Sierra Nevada of California

Kings Canyon National Park

— — a canyon deeper than the Grand, with a river running it.

— 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

“The park east of Fresno, sharing a boundary with Sequoia. The Kings River cuts a gorge that drops more than 8,000 feet from the granite of the high country to the floor at Cedars. The General Grant sequoia stands in Grant Grove, the second-largest tree on earth by volume. The road into Cedar Grove closes when the snow comes. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Kings Canyon National Park, 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 Kings Canyon National Park

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

Kings Canyon National Park covers 461,901 acres of the southern Sierra Nevada in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California. It was established on 4 March 1940, absorbing the older General Grant National Park of 1890. The park is administered jointly with adjacent Sequoia National Park as Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The South and Middle Forks of the Kings River carve the canyon for which the park is named. Highway 180 from Fresno is the main route in, climbing east through the Sierra foothills to Grant Grove and on to Cedar Grove on the canyon floor.

— informed by National Park Service — Kings Canyon, Wikipedia — Kings Canyon National Park

— the stone

The canyon is granite cut by water and ice. The Kings River drops from over 14,000 feet in the high country to about 4,600 feet at Cedar Grove, a relief deeper than the Grand Canyon at points. The Grand Sentinel, North Dome, and the cliffs around Zumwalt Meadow are pale glaciated rock typical of the Sierra Nevada batholith. John Muir, who walked the canyon in 1873, called it a rival to Yosemite. The high passes — Bishop, Glen, Forester — carry the John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail across the park.

— informed by NPS — Geology of Kings Canyon

— the season

Grant Grove and the front country stay open year-round, with chains required on Highway 180 in winter. The road into Cedar Grove (Highway 180 east of Hume Lake) typically closes from mid-November to mid-April depending on snow. Wildflowers move up the canyon through May and June; the high country opens to backpackers from July. Smoke from regional wildfires can shorten visibility from late summer into autumn. The General Grant Tree wears snow well into spring.

— informed by NPS — Seasons and conditions

— where

United States · Fresno and Tulare Counties, California

— within

Kings Canyon National Park

— position

36.8879° N · 118.5551° 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

Sequoia National Park

adjoining national park

1 km NW

General Grant Tree

giant sequoia

50 km E

Cedar Grove

canyon-floor village

100 km W

Fresno

gateway city

Kings Canyon National Park

Sequoia National Park

General Grant Tree

Cedar Grove

Fresno

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Kings Canyon National Park — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

On 4 March 1940. The new park absorbed General Grant National Park, which had protected the General Grant sequoia grove since 1890. The two units are administered with neighbouring Sequoia National Park.

The relief from the high peaks above the river to the canyon floor at Cedar Grove exceeds 8,000 feet, deeper than the Grand Canyon of the Colorado at comparable points. The Kings River carved the gorge through Sierra granite.

In Grant Grove, near the Highway 180 entrance to the park. It is the second-largest tree on earth by trunk volume and is designated the Nation's Christmas Tree by presidential proclamation since 1926.

Drive east on California Highway 180 for roughly 55 miles to the Big Stump entrance at Grant Grove. From there, Highway 180 continues another 30 miles down to Cedar Grove when the road is open.

Cedar Grove and the road east of Hume Lake typically open in mid-to-late April and close in mid-November, depending on snowpack. Grant Grove and the front country of the park stay open year-round.

Yes. The John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail both cross the high country. Wilderness permits are required and quotas apply through the summer season on the most-used trailheads.

— about the piece in your home

It often is. Hikers who know Kings Canyon usually know it on foot — Rae Lakes, Mist Falls, the John Muir Trail. The piece carries that depth-of-knowledge for someone who has stood on the canyon rim.

The greens, granite-greys, and river-blues sit naturally inside Mountain-modern, Rustic-modern, and National-park-cabin interiors. It also lifts a study with deep walls and worn leather.

Yes. The depth of greens and water tones reads as biophilic without leaning into the houseplant-heavy version of the trend. It pairs well with rough-hewn timber and warm metals.

Above a sofa, a single Large carries the scene at the right scale. Above a wider console or in a stairwell, a 4-tile Mural; for a full feature wall, a 9-tile Mural.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any surface that sees steam or splash. Both are scratch-resistant and clean with a damp microfibre cloth.

Microfibre cloth and plain water. Avoid abrasive pads and ammonia-based sprays; the colour lives inside the ceramic surface and cleans like fine porcelain.

Yes. Reid Wender curates and the studio paints every piece in our stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. The work is not licensed in or out.

— if this one stayed with you