Wender·Vista
Herm
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileGuernsey
three miles east of Guernsey in the Channel Islands

Herm

— — a mile and a half of island, no cars.

— 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 small island east of Guernsey, leased from the Crown and run as one estate. No cars, no street lights, a single pub and a small harbour where the Trident ferry comes in from St Peter Port twice an hour in summer. Shell Beach on the north shore is half a mile of broken pink and white shell, sloping into water the colour of clean glass. from the studio

from the studio
Herm
— bring it home

Herm, 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 Herm

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

Herm is a small island in the English Channel, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, lying about three miles east of St Peter Port. The island is roughly 2.4 kilometres long and 800 metres wide, with a permanent population of around 60. It is held under a long lease from the Crown by a single estate, which has run it as a hotel-and-cottage operation since the late 1940s. Cars and bicycles are banned; movement on the island is on foot. The Trident ferry from Guernsey makes the crossing in about 20 minutes.

— the silence

The car ban and the small resident population give the island an unusual aural quality, particularly in the shoulder seasons. The loudest sounds along the cliff paths are gannets, gulls, and the wind. Shell Beach, on the north-east shore, is named for the millions of tiny shell fragments carried in on Atlantic currents from as far away as the Caribbean. The sand there is half shell, the water clear enough to see the bottom at two metres. Belvoir Bay, on the east coast, is smaller and more sheltered.

— informed by Visit Guernsey — Herm
— where
Guernsey · Herm, Bailiwick of Guernsey
— position
49.4707° N · 2.4500° 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.
5 km W
Guernsey
Channel Island
9 km SE
Sark
Channel Island
1 km S
Jethou
private islet
5 km W
St Peter Port
harbour town
N
Herm
Guernsey
Sark
Jethou
St Peter Port
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Herm is a small island in the Channel Islands, about three miles east of St Peter Port on Guernsey. It belongs to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency in the English Channel.

The island is about 2.4 kilometres long and 800 metres wide, with a permanent population of roughly 60 people. The whole island can be walked end to end in a long afternoon.

The Trident ferry runs from St Peter Port on Guernsey, with a crossing of about 20 minutes. Sailings are frequent in summer and reduced in winter, weather permitting.

No. Cars and bicycles are banned across the whole island. The only motorised vehicles are a small number of tractors and service vehicles used by the estate that runs the island.

The sand on the north-east shore is composed largely of broken shell fragments carried in on Atlantic currents, some from as far away as the Caribbean, which give the beach its characteristic pink-and-white colour.

Herm is owned by the Crown and held under a long lease, currently by the Wood family's estate company. The lease arrangement has kept the island in single management since the late 1940s.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Families with roots in Guernsey, Jersey, Sark, or Herm itself often respond to it as a piece of remembered home. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The pale shell, dune grass, and clear-water palette suits Coastal-modern, English-country, and quieter Minimalist interiors. It also lands well against a warm white wall in a Slow-living room.

Yes. Channel coast and English-coastal imagery has stayed steady in interiors press. A Medium reads well in a hallway; a 4-tile Mural carries a feature wall in a holiday-home sitting room.

A single Large reads at the right scale above a standard sofa. For a longer console a 4-tile Mural fills the wall; for a feature installation a 9-tile Mural carries a full beach panorama.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for damp or vertical installations. The glossy finish is reserved for framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

A microfibre cloth and water. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the surface will not lift, fade, or scratch off in ordinary cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is hand-finished in our Knoxville studio in a visual language that belongs only to us. No third-party licensing, no stock imagery.

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