Wender·Vista
Baffin Island
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileCanada
in Nunavut, across Davis Strait from Greenland

Baffin Island

— a coast the ice keeps redrawing.

— 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

“The largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world, about 507,000 square kilometres of fjorded Arctic coast and inland tundra. Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, sits on its southern shore. The east is cut by Auyuittuq National Park and Mount Thor, whose west face holds the greatest purely vertical drop on Earth. Most travel is by boat or charter; the road network ends at the edge of town.

from the studio
Baffin Island
— bring it home

Baffin Island, 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 Baffin Island

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

Baffin Island lies in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, separated from the mainland by Hudson Strait and from Greenland by Davis Strait and Baffin Bay. At roughly 507,451 square kilometres it is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world, larger than the island of Great Britain. The capital of Nunavut, Iqaluit, sits at the head of Frobisher Bay on the southeastern coast and is home to about eight thousand people, the majority Inuit.

— the air

The interior is high tundra, treeless and underlain by continuous permafrost. Summer mean temperatures in Iqaluit rarely climb past eight degrees Celsius, and winter lows fall below minus thirty. Auyuittuq National Park, on the Cumberland Peninsula, protects part of the Penny Ice Cap and the granite walls of the Akshayuk Pass, including Mount Thor, whose 1,250-metre west face contains the greatest purely vertical drop of any cliff on Earth.

— the visit

There are no roads connecting Baffin Island to the rest of Canada. Most visitors arrive by air through Iqaluit's airport, with onward flights operated by Canadian North to smaller hamlets such as Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, and Clyde River. Cruise ships call along the northern coast in late summer. Auyuittuq National Park is accessed from Pangnirtung; permits and a Parks Canada orientation are required before crossing the Akshayuk Pass on foot or ski.

— where
Canada · Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
— within
Auyuittuq National Park
— position
68.0000° N · 70.0000° W
— 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.
at the lake
Iqaluit
capital
300 km NE
Pangnirtung
hamlet
400 km NE
Auyuittuq National Park
national park
430 km NE
Mount Thor
peak
1500 km N
Pond Inlet
hamlet
N
Baffin Island
Iqaluit
Pangnirtung
Auyuittuq National Park
Mount Thor
Pond Inlet
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Baffin Island — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In Nunavut, northeastern Canada, separated from Greenland by Davis Strait and Baffin Bay. Its capital, Iqaluit, sits at the head of Frobisher Bay on the southern coast.

About 507,451 square kilometres, making it the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world. It is larger than the island of Great Britain.

A granite peak in Auyuittuq National Park on the Cumberland Peninsula. Its west face has a purely vertical drop of about 1,250 metres, the greatest of any cliff on Earth.

Approximately eleven thousand people, most of them Inuit, in communities including Iqaluit, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Qikiqtarjuaq, Arctic Bay, and Kimmirut.

A 19,089-square-kilometre Parks Canada reserve on the Cumberland Peninsula, encompassing the Penny Ice Cap, the Akshayuk Pass, Mount Thor, and Mount Asgard. The name means the land that never melts.

By air. Iqaluit has the only commercial airport with daily flights from Ottawa, Montreal, and Yellowknife. Smaller hamlets are reached by onward flights operated by Canadian North.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for someone who has worked in the North, sailed Baffin Bay, or lived in Nunavut. A Small or Medium in a pale frame suits a study or an office library shelf.

The whites and slate blues read well against Scandinavian-modern interiors, alpine modern, or a minimalist study with pale wood. It also lifts a darker, library-tone room with cool light.

Yes. Scandinavian-modern leans on cold daylight, pale wood, and uncluttered walls. The tile sits as one anchored image without breaking that quiet.

A single Large reads as one strong image above a sofa; a four-tile Mural opens a wider wall; a nine-tile Mural anchors a long hallway or a stair landing.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and hold up to humidity, splashes, and routine cleaning in a bathroom, kitchen backsplash, or laundry.

A dry or barely damp microfibre cloth and plain water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath the finish and does not need polish or glass cleaner.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio and painted by Reid Wender. Nothing in the atlas is licensed, and no two places share the same image.

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