Blog - Ken Jonas Studio

Tide Line

18″H x 14″W x 7″D “Tide Line” is an original abstract design carved out of Andes Blue Onyx, a semi-precious stone quarried above 17,000 feet in the mountains of Argentina. Earth, sea and sky tones swirling through a cavernous design evoke images of the Pacific Northwest coast, a region rich in indigenous cultural heritage. The…

Winter Run

45″L x 12″W x 9.5″H Inspired by a passion for winter steelheading, “Winter Run” showcases a wild steelhead making its way upstream. Steelhead are Rainbow Trout that migrate to sea before returning to their freshwater streams and rivers to spawn. They can grow very large. Having one on the other end of your fishing…

Inside Passage

16″H x 7″W x 5″D This recent work is carved out of Andes Blue Onyx, a semi-precious stone found only above 17,000 feet in the mountains of Argentina. Bold color patterns within swirls of semi-translucent stone evoke images of the often tumultuous interplay of earth, sea and sky along the Pacific Northwest coast; yet its…

Night Watch

Wisdom and Vigilence This piece was commissioned by the late CEO of Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Velinda Stevens, as a tribute to her medical staff. It was carved from a block of Leylak marble from Turkey and mounted on a rotating black walnut base with black gloss finish. My choice of subject matter was intended…

Labor of Love

This is a piece I designed while I was still delivering babies as a physician. It depicts a labor scene with child still in the womb, girded by mother and father on one side, obstetrician on the other

Mother and Child

This was my first commission, and one with tremendous sentimental value. It is a piece for which I am proud to share credit with the late Kirk W. Wilson (March 12, 1966 – June 23, 2009). Kirk was a young, accomplished architect with multiple talents who tragically lost his life to brain cancer at the age of 43.