Areas we serve
Custom Photo Slates for Charleston, West Virginia
The capital, where public milestones get their proper weight.
Handcrafted one at a time in Coshocton, Ohio — and shipped to Charleston, West Virginia.
A capital city that marks its milestones properly
Charleston is the capital of West Virginia, and capitals run on ceremony. Swearing-ins, bill signings, commissions, retirements after thirty years of service, awards handed out in a room full of people who all stood up to applaud. Those are the milestones that deserve something heavier than a certificate.
We make exactly that. A real piece of natural slate, printed by hand with the photograph that matters, finished one at a time in Coshocton, Ohio. The raw chiseled edge stays the way the stone broke, so no two pieces are ever identical. It sits on a desk or a credenza where people see it, in a building where a lot of things get filed away.
Handmade in Ohio, delivered to the capital city
To be completely clear about it: Albritton's Art™ has no storefront, office, or staff in Charleston, West Virginia. We are one workshop in Coshocton, Ohio, and we ship. Your finished piece is boxed with its stand and sent to your address — Charleston, South Charleston, Dunbar, Nitro, Hurricane, Saint Albans, Teays Valley, or anywhere else in the Kanawha Valley.
Keepsakes that are especially meaningful for Charleston-area families are often both official and personal at once. Commission and service milestones, with the person's name, title, and years. Graduations from the colleges and the high schools around the valley. Church keepsakes — a pastor's farewell after a long pastorate, a confirmation, a sanctuary piece for the congregation. And memorials, kept gentle, for people whose families still say their name every week.
Handcrafted in Coshocton, Ohio · shipped to Charleston, West Virginia. Every slate is made by hand, one at a time, in a single workshop — there is no second location and no storefront in Charleston.
Keepsakes That Carry Meaning In The Kanawha Valley
Keepsakes that are especially meaningful for Charleston-area families and organizations include:
- ✦Capitol and civic milestones — commissions, retirements, and years of public service
- ✦Graduations from the area colleges, universities, and high schools
- ✦Church keepsakes — pastor anniversaries and farewells, confirmations, and congregation pieces
- ✦Family keepsakes and reunions with the whole crew in one frame
- ✦First responder and veteran tributes — retirements, promotions, awards, and end-of-watch
- ✦Anniversary and wedding slates, including pieces made from an old photograph
- ✦Memorials for parents, grandparents, and neighbors, with names, dates, and a verse or a line
- ✦Pet keepsakes — the companion who was part of the family for fifteen years
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 Charleston
Delivered to your door, West Virginia
Shipping to Charleston: 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 Charleston best
A photo from Charleston, kept in stone.
Some milestones deserve more than a certificate. Send us the photograph and the names, and we will put them on stone — sizes $15 to $55, every piece handcrafted in Coshocton, Ohio, and shipped to Charleston.
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.