The idea for Stone Age Alaska began a few years ago by Jim Halloran while sweating in his sauna. Being a professional geologist, he has been collecting rocks all his life. The really great rocks would kept in his house; while the just OK rocks would wind up in the rock garden. There was little use for the rocks after collecting them, other than maybe some scientific interest.

So Jim got a rock saw and a diamond drill and started making useful items with the rocks. Now he makes bookends, card/letter holders, and electric lamps, all out of stones which he markets through his company Stone Age Alaska. All the stones he uses are attractive Alaskan rocks. What could be more Alaskan than the things that have been here the longest – the rocks?

Many of the lampshades are made by Micki, an artist and psychotherapist. Micki makes paper from Alaskan birch and other handcrafted papers.  We also make shades with Alaskan plant leaves from aspen, birch, devil's club, fireweed to name a few. Not all the shades are made by Micki, some are handmade but are purchased and machine made.

The image at the left is an article printed about Stone Age Alaska in The Anchorage Chronicle. Click on it to enlarge it, if that does not make it large enough single click on the little icon to make it readable size.