shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndonesia

on Sumbawa, in the Lesser Sunda Islands

Tambora

Name: Tambora — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the mountain that took a summer.

— 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 wide green caldera where a peak used to be. In April 1815 Tambora erupted with a force that pushed enough ash into the upper atmosphere to cool the entire northern hemisphere the following year. The crater that remains is roughly six kilometres across. Coffee grows on the lower slopes now. From the rim you look down into a quiet bowl and out across the Flores Sea. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Tambora, 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 Tambora

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

Mount Tambora rises on the northern coast of Sumbawa, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province. Today the summit stands at roughly 2,850 metres, the remainder of a stratovolcano estimated to have reached over 4,300 metres before the 1815 eruption removed its upper third. The caldera it left is about six kilometres wide and a kilometre deep. The mountain and its surrounding lowlands were gazetted as Mount Tambora National Park in 2015.

— informed by Wikipedia — Mount Tambora

— the year

The April 1815 eruption is rated VEI 7, the largest in recorded history. The sulfate aerosols it injected into the stratosphere lowered global temperatures the following year by roughly 0.5°C, producing what New England farmers later called the Year Without a Summer. Snow fell in Vermont in June 1816. Crop failures across Europe and North America are still cited in climate-history literature as the clearest single-volcano signal of the modern era. The mountain on Sumbawa did that.

— informed by Wikipedia — 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Wikipedia — Year Without a Summer

— the visit

The mountain is reached from Dompu or Bima on Sumbawa, then by road to the village of Pancasila or Doro Ncanga at the trailheads. The standard ascent from Pancasila takes two to three days with a guide. The dry season runs roughly April to October; rainy-season trails are often closed. The summit rim, when clear, gives a direct view down into the caldera and out across the Flores Sea toward the islands of Komodo and Flores.

— informed by Wikipedia — Mount Tambora

— where

Indonesia · Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara

— within

Mount Tambora National Park

— elevation

2,850 m · 9,350 ft

— position

-8.2500° S · 118.0000° 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.

250 km W

Sumbawa Besar

regional town

120 km E

Flores

neighboring island

200 km E

Komodo National Park

national park

Tambora

Sumbawa Besar

Flores

Komodo National Park

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

The major eruption was in April 1815. It is rated VEI 7, the largest in recorded human history. Smaller activity has occurred since, including minor eruptions in 1880 and 1967, but nothing approaching the 1815 event.

It put enough sulfate aerosol into the stratosphere to lower northern-hemisphere temperatures by roughly 0.5°C in 1816, causing crop failures across Europe and North America. That year is remembered as the Year Without a Summer.

The current summit is roughly 2,850 metres. Before the 1815 eruption the mountain is estimated to have reached over 4,300 metres. The eruption removed the upper third and left a caldera about six kilometres wide.

On the Sanggar Peninsula on the north coast of Sumbawa, an island in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province. The surrounding land was designated Mount Tambora National Park in 2015.

Yes. The usual route is two to three days with a guide from Pancasila village, in the dry season between April and October. Wet-season trails are often impassable.

Coffee is grown on the lower flanks by communities around Pancasila and Tambora village. Higher up, savannah and cloud forest cover the slopes leading to the bare rim of the caldera.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Tambora is the largest eruption in recorded history, and the tile carries that weight quietly rather than dramatising it. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note from the studio reads well on a study wall.

The deep greens and slate of the caldera fit Mountain-modern, Earth-tone Minimalist, and Library / study interiors. It sits comfortably beside wood, leather, and unbleached linen.

A single Large for a console or reading nook. Above a standard sofa the 4-tile Mural reads best, with the caldera centred. For a long wall, the 9-tile Mural carries the horizon line.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installation on backsplashes and shower walls. Use Glossy only for framed wall art away from steam.

A soft microfibre cloth and clean water. No abrasives, no ammonia-based sprays. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so the surface itself wipes clean.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in-house by Reid Wender and the studio. No licensing, no third-party prints. One eye, one atlas of places.

— if this one stayed with you