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Custom Photo Slates for Akron, Ohio
Made in Ohio, for the neighborhoods that raised everybody.
Handcrafted one at a time in Coshocton, Ohio — and shipped to Akron, Ohio.
A city of neighborhood families and church pews
Akron is a city where people still say which neighborhood they are from, and mean it. The church is a real part of the week. The block party still happens. Families are close enough that a Sunday dinner turns into twenty people and a photograph everybody wants. And when a kid graduates, half the neighborhood hears about it.
We make keepsakes for that kind of life, and we make them right here in Ohio. Every slate is handcrafted in Coshocton — real natural stone, printed with your photograph, one piece at a time — then shipped across the state to you. The raw chiseled edge is left exactly as the stone split, and the matte printed surface shows your photo clearly with no glare, standing on its own easel.
From our Ohio workshop to Summit County
We will be plain about the setup because it matters: Albritton's Art™ is one workshop in Coshocton, Ohio, and it is an Ohio business end to end. There is no Akron storefront and we will never pretend there is one. Every piece is made by hand here in the state and shipped to your address — wherever in Summit County that happens to be.
Keepsakes that are especially meaningful in Akron tend to be about people who belong to something. A church congregation celebrating a pastor's long years in the pulpit, or welcoming a confirmation class, or marking a milestone in the life of the parish. Family reunions and the group photo from the pavilion. Weddings and anniversaries — the couple, and a matched piece for each set of parents. Graduations, which this city does proudly. Neighborhood and block keepsakes. And appreciation pieces for the person at work who stayed twenty years, or the team that finally shipped the thing, because a real stone plaque on a desk says something a paper certificate cannot.
Handcrafted in Coshocton, Ohio · shipped to Akron, Ohio. Every slate is made by hand, one at a time, in a single workshop — there is no second location and no storefront in Akron.
Keepsakes That Carry Meaning In Summit County
Keepsakes that are especially meaningful for Akron-area families, congregations, and companies include:
- ✦Family keepsakes and reunions — the whole group at the pavilion, or four generations at once
- ✦Weddings and anniversaries, including pieces made from a photograph taken decades ago
- ✦Graduations from Akron-area high schools, universities, and technical programs
- ✦Church keepsakes — pastor anniversaries and farewells, confirmations, and congregation milestones
- ✦Neighborhood and block keepsakes — the street, the crew, the people who raised you
- ✦Employee and team appreciation: years of service, retirements, promotions, and team milestones
- ✦First responder and veteran tributes — retirements, promotions, academy graduations, and end-of-watch
- ✦Memorials for parents and grandparents, with names, dates, and a verse or a line they always said
- ✦Pet keepsakes — the dog who went to every cookout and knew the whole block by name
Real finished pieces
What yours will look like
Every one of these is a real slate we made, photographed on its display stand. The stone is split from nature, so no two edges are ever the same.
How it works
Four simple steps, one lasting keepsake.
Send us your photo
Text or email the digital photo you want on slate — the original file from your camera or gallery, if you can find it. Higher resolution prints better, but send what you have and we will tell you honestly how it will look on the stone.
We prepare the design — you approve it first
We lay out the photo, and any names, dates, or words you would like with it. We show it to you before anything is made. Nothing is printed until you say it is right.
Printed on stone, hand-finished in Coshocton
Once you approve it, the image is printed onto natural slate and hand-finished in our Coshocton, Ohio workshop. Because the stone is split from nature, every chiseled edge is a little different — no two pieces are alike.
Shipped to your door
Your finished keepsake is boxed with its display stand and sent to your address, ready to set out the moment you open it. Nothing to frame, nothing to assemble.
Shipping to Akron
Delivered to your door, Ohio
Shipping to Akron: Free standard shipping on your first order over $150, through October 31. After that, $10 flat.
Sales tax is calculated automatically at checkout for your location. Sizes run $15 to $55.
Standard shipping is $10 flat nationwide. $25 expedited shipping is always charged. Free standard shipping is available on your first order over $150 through October 31.
Where to start
The collections that fit Akron best
A photo from Akron, kept in stone.
Whether it is a congregation, a family, or the team at work, send us the photograph that carries it and we will make it in stone. Sizes run $15 to $55, handcrafted in Coshocton, Ohio, and shipped to your door in Akron.
Handmade in Coshocton, Ohio · Sizes $15–$55 · Shipping is $10 flat nationwide standard, or $25 expedited · Sales tax is calculated automatically at checkout for your location
Also serving
We ship everywhere in the United States — these are simply the places people have asked about most. Wherever you are, your keepsake is made the same careful way.