shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileCanada

on the south bank of the Ottawa River

Ottawa

— — a capital that became one quietly.

— 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

— 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 Parliament's copper roofs stand over a bend where three rivers meet. Below them, the Rideau Canal winds south through the centre, frozen by January into a skating ribbon almost five miles long. Across the water, Gatineau sits in another province. A capital chosen by Queen Victoria, still unhurried about announcing itself.

from the studio

— bring it home

Ottawa, 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 Ottawa

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

Ottawa sits on the south bank of the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario, where the Rideau and Gatineau rivers also meet. Queen Victoria chose it as the capital of the Province of Canada in 1857, a compromise between Toronto, Montréal, Québec City, and Kingston. The metropolitan area now holds about 1.4 million people across the river from Gatineau, Quebec. Parliament Hill, the Peace Tower, and the Rideau Canal anchor the centre — the canal a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007.

— informed by Wikipedia, UNESCO

— the water

The Rideau Canal runs 202 kilometres from Ottawa to Kingston on Lake Ontario, completed in 1832 under Lieutenant-Colonel John By as a military supply route after the War of 1812. Forty-seven locks lift boats over the Canadian Shield, many still worked by hand-cranked gates. In winter, the urban stretch through the city freezes into the Rideau Canal Skateway, a groomed ribbon roughly 7.8 kilometres long maintained by the National Capital Commission. The Ottawa River carries the rest of the city's weather to the St. Lawrence.

— informed by Parks Canada

— the season

From late January through February the canal becomes the city's main street. Skaters commute on it before work, and vendors sell BeaverTails pastries from wooden huts along the ice. Winterlude, held the first three weekends of February, draws crowds to ice sculpture and the skateway. By May the tulips arrive — over a million bulbs across the city, a tradition seeded by the Dutch royal family's wartime exile in Ottawa from 1940 to 1945, when Princess Margriet was born on Canadian soil.

— informed by Canadian Tulip Festival

— where

Canada · Ottawa, Ontario

— elevation

70 m · 230 ft

— position

45.4215° N · 75.6972° 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.

1 km N

Gatineau

sister city across the river

15 km NW

Gatineau Park

forested escarpment

200 km E

Montréal

river-mouth city

Ottawa

Gatineau

Gatineau Park

Montréal

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Ottawa — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Queen Victoria selected it in 1857 as a compromise between Toronto, Montréal, Québec City, and Kingston. Its inland location was considered defensible against the United States, and it sat on the Ontario-Quebec border.

A 202-kilometre waterway connecting Ottawa to Kingston on Lake Ontario, completed in 1832 as a military supply route. It runs through forty-seven locks and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.

The Rideau Canal Skateway runs about 7.8 kilometres through central Ottawa when fully open, maintained by the National Capital Commission. Conditions vary winter to winter — recent seasons have been shorter as average temperatures climb.

Mid-May, usually the second and third weekends. Over a million bulbs bloom across the city. The festival began in 1953 to honour the Dutch royal family's exile in Ottawa during the Second World War.

Three Gothic Revival buildings — Centre Block, East Block, and West Block — overlooking the Ottawa River. The Peace Tower rises 92.2 metres above Centre Block, which has been closed for restoration since 2018.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers who studied at Carleton or uOttawa, worked on the Hill, or grew up skating the canal. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The copper and slate tones in the artwork settle into Heritage, Mid-century, and Quiet Modern interiors. A walnut frame suits the Gothic roofline; a soft white wall lets the river light hold.

It reads as Civic Heritage — the same wall language as Westminster or Capitol Hill prints, but warmer in palette. Customers furnishing law offices, embassies, and government-adjacent homes have responded to it.

A single Large reads well over a console table. Above a standard sofa, a 4-tile Mural carries the river horizon. A 9-tile Mural turns the whole Parliament skyline into a wall.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes resist scratching and are unaffected by steam, well suited to backsplashes behind a stove, shower walls, and powder rooms where humidity is a concern.

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