Wender·Vista
Anak Krakatau Island
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndonesia
in the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra

Anak Krakatau Island

— the child the old volcano left behind.

— 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 young volcano in the Sunda Strait, born from the sea floor in 1927 in the same caldera that produced the 1883 Krakatoa eruption. Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatoa in Indonesian) grew steadily for ninety years, then lost most of itself in a flank collapse in December 2018 that sent a tsunami across the strait. It is still growing back.

from the studio
Anak Krakatau Island
— bring it home

Anak Krakatau 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 Anak Krakatau 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

Anak Krakatau is a small volcanic island in the Sunda Strait, the stretch of water between Java and Sumatra in western Indonesia. The island emerged from the sea in August 1927, building over decades inside the submarine caldera left by the catastrophic 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Before the 2018 collapse the cone stood roughly 338 m above sea level; the present summit is about 157 m. Administered within the wider Ujung Kulon National Park system, the island lies about 50 km west of the Java coast.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the water

On 22 December 2018, a flank of the volcano collapsed into the strait during an eruptive episode. The displaced water generated a tsunami that struck the coasts of Banten and Lampung at night, without seismic warning, and killed at least 437 people. Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) maintained an exclusion zone around the island for years afterwards; the cone has since rebuilt at a rate of several metres per year through repeated Strombolian eruptions.

— the air

The active cone vents a near-continuous plume of steam and ash visible from the Java coast on clear mornings. Activity is monitored by PVMBG observatories on the surrounding islands of Sertung and Rakata, themselves remnants of the pre-1883 Krakatoa. Access for civilians is restricted; landing is generally not permitted, and approach by boat is limited by an exclusion radius that shifts with eruptive activity. The island is part of one of the most-studied volcanic systems on Earth.

— where
Indonesia · Sunda Strait, Lampung
— within
Ujung Kulon National Park
— elevation
157 m · 515 ft
— position
-6.1019° S · 105.4231° 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.
3 km S
Rakata
remnant island
3 km W
Sertung
remnant island
N
Anak Krakatau Island
Rakata
Sertung
— common questions

What people ask.

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

It is a small active volcanic island in the Sunda Strait, between the western tip of Java and the southern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia, about 50 km from the Java coast.

The present cone emerged from the sea in August 1927, growing inside the submarine caldera left by the 1883 Krakatoa eruption. It has been volcanically active for most of the century since.

On 22 December 2018, a flank of Anak Krakatau collapsed during an eruption, generating a tsunami that struck the Java and Sumatra coasts at night. At least 437 people were killed and the cone lost most of its height.

The summit currently stands at roughly 157 m above sea level, down from about 338 m before the 2018 collapse. The cone has been rebuilding through repeated Strombolian eruptions since.

Generally no. Indonesia's PVMBG enforces an exclusion zone that shifts with eruptive activity, and authorised landings are rare. Boat tours from Carita and Anyer pass at a permitted distance.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The piece suits geology readers, volcano-watchers, and anyone with ties to the Sunda Strait coasts. A Small or Medium carries the cone and the smoke plume cleanly.

The smoke-grey ground and stained-glass orange reads well with Jewel-tone Maximalist, Tropical-modern, and warm scholar-study rooms. It anchors a wall without competing with houseplants or wood.

Yes. Painted regional vistas, especially of dramatic natural landmarks, are central to the tropical-modern and biophilic direction. The piece reads as place rather than decoration.

Above a standard sofa or console, a single Large reads as a focused statement. A four-tile Mural carries the cone across about 32 inches; a nine-tile Mural fills a feature wall.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for kitchens, bathrooms, and other humid rooms. Both finishes are scratch-resistant and clean with a microfibre cloth and water.

A microfibre cloth and plain water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure beneath a thin glossy finish, so the piece holds up to everyday cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in-house in the studio's signature stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. One studio, one eye, no licensing.

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