Wender·Vista
Ramree Island
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMyanmar
off the Rakhine coast, in the Bay of Bengal

Ramree Island

— — a long low island the tide writes on every day.

— 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 long mangrove island off the Rakhine coast of western Myanmar, roughly 1,350 km² and home to the port town of Kyaukphyu. The Andaman tides run high here; the creeks that thread the eastern shore fill and empty twice a day, and saltwater crocodiles move with them. Out beyond the breakers the Bay of Bengal carries the weather in from the southwest.

from the studio
Ramree Island
— bring it home

Ramree 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 Ramree 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

Ramree Island lies off the coast of Rakhine State in western Myanmar, separated from the mainland by a narrow tidal strait. It runs about 80 km north to south and covers roughly 1,350 km², making it the country's second-largest island after Cheduba. The principal town, Kyaukphyu, sits on a sheltered bay near the northern tip and serves as the terminus of the Sino-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines that run east to Kunming in Yunnan, China. The interior is mostly low paddy and mangrove.

— the water

The eastern shore is a network of tidal creeks running back through mangrove forest dominated by Rhizophora and Avicennia species. Tidal range in the Kyaukphyu approaches is around 4 m, among the highest on the Myanmar coast. Saltwater crocodiles still inhabit the inner creeks in small numbers, though the population has fallen sharply since the mid-twentieth century. Offshore, the Bay of Bengal monsoon brings most of the island's roughly 4,000 mm of annual rainfall between June and October, when the southwest wind takes the coast.

— informed by Wikipedia — Kyaukphyu
— the visit

Ramree is reached by ferry from Taunggok on the mainland or, for foreign travellers in normal times, by domestic flight to Kyaukphyu Airport. The Sino-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines, opened in 2013 and 2017, and the planned Kyaukphyu deepwater port have made the island a strategic node in the Bay of Bengal. Civil conflict since 2021 has limited tourism sharply; current travel guidance from most foreign ministries advises against non-essential travel to Rakhine State and the wider west coast.

— where
Myanmar · Kyaukphyu District, Rakhine State
— position
19.1000° N · 93.8000° 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.
30 km S
Cheduba Island
island
30 km E
Taunggok
mainland port
1 km N
Kyaukphyu
port town
150 km NW
Sittwe
state capital
N
Ramree Island
Cheduba Island
Taunggok
Kyaukphyu
Sittwe
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Off the coast of Rakhine State in western Myanmar, in the Bay of Bengal, about 150 km southeast of Sittwe and separated from the mainland by a narrow tidal strait.

Ramree runs about 80 km north to south and covers roughly 1,350 km², which makes it Myanmar's second-largest island after neighbouring Cheduba to the south.

The main town on the island, set on a sheltered bay near the northern tip. It is the Myanmar terminus of the Sino-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines, opened in 2013 and 2017.

Most residents speak Rakhine, a closely related sister language to Burmese with its own distinct accent and vocabulary. Burmese and some English are used in trade and government.

Saltwater crocodiles still live in the eastern tidal creeks in small numbers. Populations have fallen since the mid-twentieth century from habitat loss and hunting; the species remains protected.

The southwest monsoon brings most of the island's roughly 4,000 mm of annual rainfall between June and October. November to February is dry, cooler, and the easier time to travel.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our customers from the Rakhine coast and the wider Myanmar diaspora. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries well.

The mangrove greens and tidal blues sit well in tropical-modern interiors, in jewel-tone maximalist rooms, and in warm-minimal spaces with teak, rattan, and unbleached linen.

Yes. Teak, woven cane, and the stained-glass framing of the artwork share a coastal vocabulary. The piece reads as a window onto the creek behind the mangroves.

A single Large reads well above a console table. Above a sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the scale; for a wider wall, step up to a nine-tile Mural.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the surface is water-safe and scratch-resistant.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives or harsh cleaners. The colour lives in the surface, beneath a thin protective finish, and will not lift with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn and hand-finished in our Knoxville studio. We do not license the artwork. One studio, one eye, one atlas of places.

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