Wender·Vista
Sea World
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileAustralia
on the Gold Coast Spit at Main Beach, Queensland

Sea World

— — the Pacific brought close enough to touch.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A marine park and theme park on the spit at Main Beach, Gold Coast, opened in 1971 and run by Village Roadshow. The grounds carry a working monorail, dolphin lagoons, a shark bay, and the Storm Coaster that arcs over the Broadwater on the western side. The light off the Coral Sea is bright and even through most of the Queensland year, and the breeze runs onshore from the Pacific by mid-morning.

from the studio
Sea World
— bring it home

Sea World, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Sea World

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Sea World occupies the northern end of the Gold Coast Spit at Main Beach, a narrow sand peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and the Broadwater. The park opened in 1971 and has been operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks since 1989. It sits about 70 kilometres south of Brisbane in the state of Queensland. The site shares its monorail line with the Sea World Resort and connects by road to the wider Surfers Paradise district a short drive south along the Gold Coast Highway.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the visit

The park opens daily from around ten in the morning through mid-afternoon, with seasonal extended hours during Queensland school holidays. A single-day ticket covers all rides, animal habitats, and shows, and multi-park passes bundle Sea World with Warner Bros. Movie World and Wet'n'Wild on the same coast. The Sea World Resort sits on the same property with monorail access into the gates. Parking is on-site. The Gold Coast climate is mild through winter, so most months are workable for a visit.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the water

The park sits with the Pacific on one side and the calm waters of the Broadwater on the other. The Storm Coaster runs out over the water in places, and the dolphin and seal lagoons are filled from the bay system rather than from chlorinated pools. The Coral Sea begins just offshore, and the colour of the inshore water shifts through the day from milk-jade in the morning to a flatter blue by late afternoon. Onshore winds run by mid-morning most days of the season.

— informed by Wikipedia — Gold Coast
— where
Australia · Main Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
— elevation
0 m · 0 ft
— position
-27.9590° S · 153.4243° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
5 km S
Surfers Paradise
beach district
18 km NW
Warner Bros. Movie World
sister theme park
3 km W
Southport Broadwater Parklands
waterfront park
N
Sea World
Surfers Paradise
Warner Bros. Movie World
Southport Broadwater Parklands
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Sea World — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The marine park opened on the Gold Coast Spit in 1971. Village Roadshow Theme Parks has operated the site since 1989, and it has expanded its rides and animal habitats steadily since then.

It sits at the northern end of the Spit at Main Beach, about 70 kilometres south of Brisbane and a short drive north of Surfers Paradise along the Gold Coast Highway.

The habitats include bottlenose dolphins, several shark species, sea lions, penguins, rays, and rescued sea turtles. The park works with Sea World Foundation on local marine rescue along the South-East Queensland coast.

The headline rides include the Storm Coaster, the Leviathan wooden coaster opened in 2022, the Jet Rescue Coaster, and the Vortex pendulum. A working monorail loops the grounds with a stop at the resort.

The Sea World Resort sits inside the property and is connected to the park gates by the monorail. The resort is independent of the day ticket and can be booked separately for stays.

— about the piece in your home

It carries warmly for someone who grew up on the Coast or visited Sea World as a child. The Medium with a handwritten note from the studio works for an office or a hallway wall.

The piece reads strongly against coastal-modern, Queenslander-veranda, and beach-house palettes. The aqua and teal range of the stained-glass treatment pairs well with rattan, raw linen, and weathered timber.

A single Large carries a standard sofa wall on its own. For a longer sectional or a high ceiling, a 4-tile Mural reads as one composition; a 9-tile Mural fills a feature wall.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any wall facing steam, splashback, or daily wiping. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and will not lift under repeated cleaning.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water handles routine care. For kitchen splatter, a drop of mild dish soap on the microfibre and a dry buff finishes the surface cleanly.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated by Reid Wender and finished in the Knoxville studio. The work is not licensed from outside artists and is not reproduced for other retailers.

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