The Spalla Merkaba
For the Historian
A shape that has traveled through time, now resting in your hand.
Kinship
Leonardo held this shape in his mind. So did Kepler, and makers whose names are lost. To hold it is to join a very long conversation, and to feel the centuries close to the width of your hand.
The shape that kept returning
Empires rose and fell, languages were lost, and still this shape kept returning: in sacred art, in the sketchbooks of genius, in the dreams of astronomers. Holding it, you feel that thread running back through the centuries and into your own hands.
That is the quiet thrill of history made tangible. Not a date to memorize, but a presence to sit with, and a story to pass on to whoever picks it up next.
Dr. Lawrence A. Spalla, Ph.D.
Dr. Spalla has spent a career following that thread. In his telling, an object becomes a story, and the story becomes something you want to share.
Dr. Spalla speaks to lectures, museum audiences and community groups. To invite him, use the contact details below.
Starburst effect shown for illustration only, not included
with product. Spalla Merkaba enlarged to show detail.
Spalla Merkaba: BartStar in a Stargate/Portal
People come to the Spalla Merkaba for its beauty as a form; for its geometric precision, drawn from the Platonic solids; as an object that helps one raise consciousness; and as something to meditate on.
$99.99
Limited Edition: Nos. 9 to 99
Handcrafted, never mass-produced. Each of the first 99 is assembled by hand, then numbered, signed and dated by the artist, Barton James Christner. Be among the first to own one.
Custom-made to order. Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for shipment and delivery.
The same star, seen another way
Other ways in
The Collector
An art object, placed sphere by sphere by law.
ForThe Seeker
An object for meditation and awareness.
ForThe Teacher and Student
Geometry with a correct answer.
ForThe Gift
A small star of the heavens, in glass.
ForThe Designer
Eight colors, one law, no mirror image.
ForThe Mysteries
A symbol with a long and remarkable record.
Works Cited
- Spalla Historical and Metaphysical Learning Institute, LLC, business plan v12.3, 2026.
- Andromeda Galaxy photograph: Adam Evans, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.