Wender·Vista
Euboea
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileGreece
off the eastern coast of mainland Greece, joined to it at Chalcis

Euboea

— the island the tide cannot quite decide.

— 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 second-largest Greek island, running 180 kilometres along the eastern flank of the mainland and joined to it at Chalcis by a bridge over a strait sixty metres wide. The Euripus current reverses direction several times a day and confounded Aristotle, who died on the island in 322 BC. Mount Dirfys rises to 1,743 metres at the centre; the spa town of Edipsos has been working its hot springs since antiquity.

from the studio
Euboea
— bring it home

Euboea, 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 Euboea

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

Euboea (modern Greek Evia) is the second-largest of the Greek islands after Crete, stretching roughly 180 kilometres along the eastern coast of mainland Greece and separated from Boeotia by the Euripus Strait. The island covers about 3,670 square kilometres and supports a population of around 210,000, concentrated in the capital Chalcis on the western shore. The terrain rises sharply inland: Mount Dirfys, the highest point, reaches 1,743 metres, and the northern half is forested. Politically the island belongs to the region of Central Greece.

— informed by Wikipedia, Britannica
— the water

The Euripus Strait, separating Chalcis from the mainland, narrows to about 40 metres and runs a tidal current that reverses direction several times a day. The pattern alternates between regular semi-diurnal flow and a chaotic regime of as many as fourteen reversals in 24 hours, depending on the lunar cycle. Aristotle wrote about the current and is said to have died on the island in 322 BC while still puzzling over its behaviour. A sliding bridge has joined Chalcis to the mainland since 1962, replacing earlier wooden spans.

— the stone

Chalcis (Chalkida) has been continuously inhabited since at least the Bronze Age and gave its name to the chalcidian alphabet that influenced the Latin script. The city was a power in the eighth century BC and founded colonies as far as Sicily and the Chalkidiki peninsula. The medieval Karababa Fortress, built by the Ottomans in 1684 above the old town, guards the strait from the mainland side. Further south, the ancient site of Eretria, once Chalcis's rival, preserves a fifth-century BC theatre and the foundations of a small Temple of Apollo.

— where
Greece · Euboea, Central Greece
— position
38.5000° N · 23.8000° 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.
80 km SW
Athens
national capital
100 km W
Delphi
ancient oracle site
50 km NE
Skiathos
Sporades island
N
Euboea
Athens
Delphi
Skiathos
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Euboea, known in modern Greek as Evia, lies along the eastern coast of mainland Greece, separated from the region of Boeotia by the narrow Euripus Strait. It is the second-largest Greek island after Crete.

The Euripus Strait narrows to about 40 metres between Chalcis and the mainland, and the resulting hydraulic constriction produces a tidal current that switches direction up to fourteen times in 24 hours during chaotic phases of the lunar cycle.

Aristotle retreated to Chalcis after Alexander the Great's death made Athens hostile to him, and died there in 322 BC. He had earlier written about the Euripus current in his natural-philosophy works.

Mount Dirfys, near the centre of the island, reaches 1,743 metres. Its forested upper slopes hold pockets of snow into spring, and the summit ridge offers views to the Aegean on a clear day.

Edipsos, on the northwest coast, has hot sulphur springs that have been used since antiquity. Plutarch and Strabo mention them, and the modern town has remained a working spa destination since the late nineteenth century.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Many Greek families have roots in Evia, and the island is less commercialised than the Cycladic names abroad. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio reads as a quietly personal choice.

The blues and limestone tones of the strait sit well in Coastal Modern, Mediterranean, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. The tile carries warmly against whitewashed plaster, weathered timber, and natural linen.

A single Large works above a console or small sofa. A four-tile Mural is the cleanest fit over a full-length sofa; a nine-tile Mural anchors a long wall in a great room or entry.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical installs where water reaches the surface, including showers, tub surrounds, and basin walls. The colour lives in the ceramic and does not lift with cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our Knoxville studio under Reid Wender's curation. We do not license stock imagery, and no painting in the catalogue is sold by another studio.

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