retail prices- wholesale inquire
Opal and ivory on natural crystal
Mexican opal carved and pinned with gold wire to Alaskan ivory, both pinned to crystal. Ptarmigan- Alaska's state bird is the subject. These birds fly in flocks low to the ground and love the cold. Sometimes when seen on the river there are hunks of river ice pushed up - windblown free of snow and looking much like crystal. $1,2000
Art by Miles Martin of Nenana Alaska gallery quality hand crafted necklaces boxes art pieces carvings using walrus mammoth ivory opal gold silver fossils teeth claw animal bird flower wildlife theme
Alaskan natural gold nugget with opal sold for $550
Ivory box
made of the natural hollow if a walrus tusk with ivory lid. The bird is many pieces of mammoth ivory pinned together. The metals are a soldered and pined and there scene is in the shape of a wolf head. The wolf hides and is often present in the woods when we do not see him.
Hair stick
made of walrus ivory flowers made of metal and carved opal on the end
Everything on this page is Miles Gallery art over $250
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Earrings made of Gilson opal $320
Opal bear --opal and pearl beads custom cast copper silver bears on top $450
Left opal bird. I've made a few of these and this is the latest . 5 separate pieces of opal internally gold pinned, gold beak and eyes silver flower bail.
left--ivory box. Walrus ivory, fossil lid. All custom hand cast pinned metals. Mexican opal in flower.
Right-- rare legal sperm whale tooth anitque from the 50's $400
Finding is custom cast and covers entire back to protect opal. Metal is bronze from Yutanna Barges ship propellers that went on the Yukon 50 years. Lady and feather theme
'Mother nature' is cast of Copper from ship fittings, body is white bonze. She holds a Mexican fire agate. Custom cast for this opal.
Book 'Going Wild" by Miles
'If you like my art this is the story behind it. My art is me, and a product of my outlook on life. I went out into the wilds at the age or 20 to live with the land. I spent 25 years alone living off the land mostly off a houseboat. It was a harsh life but exciting. I find my own raw materials and learn to work with basic hand tools 295 pages paperback filled with pictures of the wild
Cassette tape Stormbound Trapper by Miles
The tape is a 1.5 hour long spoken story of winter in Alaska with sound effects. I speak of seeing 70 below and killing bears, getting lost, running sled dogs and being alone, a real feel for the Alaska winter I see it as another medium besides my visual art to express my love of Alaska and the wilderness
Miles Martin
Miles of Alaska
box 363
Nenana Alaska
99760
1 907 832 5442
miles@milesofalaska.net
Items not in shop cart or priced
Explanation is on my ordering page. Think of such items as ideas for special orders cut and paste me the picture. I may even have it, but it might take me half an hour to find out. I have over 500 finished pieces at any given time. Best price is items in the cart. Otherwise read my ordering page and inquire
Miles Martin
Miles of Alaska
Box 363
Nenana Alaska
99760
1 907 832 5442
miles@milesofalaska.net
Right not legal to sell but can do work on your bear claws. This is a grizzly claw necklace custom made for a native Indian. I have probably made more bear claw necklaces then anyone else in the world. 45 years in business
Left opal matched earring necklace sets sets. From $250 on up to the sky.
Above - carved Australian opal rim setting so both sides shows. Ruby inlay
Right pendants carved crystal. Now and then I have a crystal that is unusual approaching $250. This one has a wizzard hand cut into it.
Below. I do gun rifle pistol work inlays grips etc
custom mammoth ivory grips for a pistol
If interested in custom work being done contact me
I also make custom knives. Below are some - from $100 to $500 - shown $300 to $400
Above custom cut and tempred blade acid etched mammoth ivory handle bronze whale guard
Above all metal handle copper bronze silver flower design.
Above 40,000 year old cave bear fang handle walrus ivory guard
Right- copper fish handle- bronze fish guard- with hand made leather sheath
For more knives click on link below
Below - ivory sculpture. Eagle hangs and swings from stand- stand is eagle silhouette too. Bronze cast beak and claws.
Above - ivory box. Note the outline of the wolf of metal foliage.
Right - ancient antler with metal ivory caribou scene
Left -- opal raven head made from several kinds of opal internally pinned. beak is opal from Idaho, body Mexican jelly opal eye Australian boulder opal.
Note . Some 'high end' items are worth what people will pay - there is no price as it is one of a kind and nothing like it has ever sold before. Some items I am the only one in the world who makes it, or even can. Much of what i do is not so much a secret as off in a direction no one else has explored. There is usually some minimum amount I feel I have to get but often I get what we agree on. .
Note . Some 'high end' items are worth what people will pay - there is no price as it is one of a kind and nothing like it has ever sold before. Some items I am the only one in the world who makes it, or even can. Much of what i do is not so much a secret as off in a direction no one else has explored. There is usually some minimum amount I feel I have to get but often I get what we agree on.
On my very best work I don't want to argue about price. I don't want those with beer budgets looking for champagne. There is the old adage if you have to ask- you cant afford it. I'll be fair, but the best cost. It's for the rich and famous so to speak. I have other places on my web site for bargains,deals, and discounts.
Left a necklace using a wolf fang - turquoise and custom castings. Sold for $110
Right necklace using Peru opal with carved jelly opal baby
Left lion claw necklace surrounded by lynx claws. Hematite beads Sterling casting. Australian hand cut opal.
Right fossil shark teeth with ivory caps and custom castings $150 to $250
Left slice of opalized ancient bison tooth from Alaska Ivory cap 1800's trade beads rutilated quartz beads.
Right T-Rex Dino claw charlite stone capped-- dino cast of bronze
