shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileDominican Republic

on the south coast of the Dominican Republic, east of Santo Domingo

San Pedro de Macorís

— — the city that sends shortstops to the world.

— 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

“A port city on the mouth of the Higuamo River, founded in 1846 and grown up on sugar. The cathedral of San Pedro Apóstol looks across the Parque Duarte. Out at Tetelo Vargas Stadium the lights come on for the Estrellas Orientales, the team that has fed more major-league shortstops into the world than any city its size. The malecón takes the trade wind in the evening, and the cane fields begin where the streetlights end. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

San Pedro de Macorís, 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 San Pedro de Macorís

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

San Pedro de Macorís sits on the south coast of the Dominican Republic, about 75 km east of Santo Domingo, where the Higuamo River meets the Caribbean. Founded in 1846, the city grew with the late-nineteenth-century sugar boom that drew workers from across the West Indies and shaped its English-speaking cocolo neighbourhoods. It is the capital of the eponymous province, with a population near 195,000. Landmarks include the neo-Gothic Catedral San Pedro Apóstol on Parque Duarte and the long malecón that follows the river out to the bay.

— informed by Wikipedia — San Pedro de Macorís

— the visit

The city is best known for baseball. Tetelo Vargas Stadium, opened in 1959 and seating around 8,000, is the home of the Estrellas Orientales of the Dominican Winter League. San Pedro has produced an outsized share of Major League players, with shortstops including Tony Fernández, Alfredo Griffin, and Robinson Canó born within its sugar-mill districts. The winter season runs October through January; day games at the stadium and an evening walk along the malecón map most of what visitors come for.

— informed by Wikipedia — Estrellas Orientales, Wikipedia — Tetelo Vargas Stadium

— where

Dominican Republic · San Pedro de Macorís Province

— elevation

14 m · 46 ft

— position

18.4539° N · 69.3088° 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.

75 km W

Santo Domingo

capital city

40 km E

La Romana

coastal city

35 km W

Boca Chica

beach town

San Pedro de Macorís

Santo Domingo

La Romana

Boca Chica

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about San Pedro de Macorís — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

On the south coast of the Dominican Republic, about 75 km east of Santo Domingo, at the mouth of the Higuamo River. It is the capital of San Pedro de Macorís Province.

San Pedro has sent more players to Major League Baseball per capita than almost any city in the world, especially shortstops. Tony Fernández, Alfredo Griffin, Sammy Sosa, and Robinson Canó were all born here.

The Estrellas Orientales are San Pedro's Dominican Winter League team, founded in 1911 and playing at Tetelo Vargas Stadium. Their season runs from October through January each year.

Cocolos are the descendants of English-speaking West Indian workers who came to cut cane in the late 1800s. Their Guloya dance and music traditions were named UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2005.

The Catedral San Pedro Apóstol, a neo-Gothic church on Parque Duarte, completed in the early twentieth century. It is the seat of the Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers with ties to the city. The cathedral and the stadium are local touchstones. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The palette leans warm Caribbean — terracotta, cane gold, river blue. It sits well with Coastal-modern, Latin-modern, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms, and reads handsomely against white plaster or warm wood.

Yes. It reads as a fine-art ceramic, not memorabilia, which is the direction collector rooms have moved. It hangs comfortably alongside framed jerseys without competing.

A single Large covers most sofas. For a long wall, a 4-tile Mural reads as one continuous piece. For a feature wall, a 9-tile Mural fills a generous span.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface and lives in the tile itself, so steam and splashes do not affect it.

A soft microfibre cloth with water handles everything. No chemical cleaners are needed; nothing sits on the surface to wear away.

— if this one stayed with you