Wender·Vista
Kanlaon Volcano
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePhilippines
on Negros Island, in the central Philippines

Kanlaon Volcano

— — the mountain at the centre of Negros.

— 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

“An active stratovolcano on Negros Island, the highest peak in the central Philippines at 2,465 metres. Kanlaon sits inside Mount Kanlaon Natural Park, on the boundary between Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental. Sugarcane fields run up to its lower slopes. The summit holds a steaming crater and a small lake. June 2024 brought a renewed eruptive cycle that closed the trails.

from the studio
Kanlaon Volcano
— bring it home

Kanlaon Volcano, 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 Kanlaon Volcano

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

Kanlaon rises from the long sugarcane belt of central Negros to 2,465 metres, the highest summit in the Visayas and in the central Philippines. It straddles the border between Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental provinces, with the cities of Bacolod and La Carlota on the western flank and Canlaon City on the east. Mount Kanlaon Natural Park, declared in 2001, covers about 24,500 hectares of montane forest and active volcanic terrain. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology monitors the cone continuously.

— the air

Kanlaon is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, with recorded eruptions reaching back to 1819. The June 2024 eruption sent an ash column about five kilometres high and led to the evacuation of villages on the western slope; activity continued into 2025. The crater holds a small lake and persistent fumaroles. The standard climb from Mananawin via Wasai takes two days; permits go through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and trails close at Alert Level 2 or above.

— the season

The drier window for climbing runs March through May before the southwest monsoon arrives in June. The wet season runs through November with frequent typhoons crossing the Visayas. Temperatures at the summit drop to about 10 degrees Celsius on clear nights, against 28 to 32 degrees in Bacolod on the coast. Forest cover on the lower slopes holds Philippine warty pig, Visayan spotted deer, and several endemic bird species protected inside the natural park boundary, a number of them listed on the IUCN Red List.

— where
Philippines · Negros Occidental / Negros Oriental border
— within
Mount Kanlaon Natural Park
— elevation
2,465 m · 8,087 ft
— position
10.4120° N · 123.1320° 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.
36 km W
Bacolod
provincial capital
18 km E
Canlaon City
trailhead town
22 km SW
La Carlota
sugar city
28 km W
Mambukal Resort
hot springs
N
Kanlaon Volcano
Bacolod
Canlaon City
La Carlota
Mambukal Resort
— common questions

What people ask.

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

2,465 metres, or about 8,087 feet. It is the highest peak on Negros Island and the highest summit in the Visayas group of the central Philippines.

Yes. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, with eruptions recorded since 1819. The most recent eruptive cycle began in June 2024 and continued into 2025.

Climbs go through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources via the Mananawin trail on the western slope. Trails close whenever the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raises the alert to Level 2 or above.

A protected area declared in 2001 covering about 24,500 hectares of montane forest and volcanic terrain. It shelters Philippine warty pig, Visayan spotted deer, and endemic bird species, several of them threatened.

March through May, before the southwest monsoon brings heavy rain in June. The wet season runs through November and overlaps the Western Pacific typhoon belt. Summit temperatures fall to about 10 degrees Celsius on clear nights.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Kanlaon is the mountain at the centre of Negros life, visible from sugarcane fields, from Bacolod balconies, and from the eastern coast roads. A Medium glossy carries the place well.

It holds in Mountain-modern rooms, in Tropical-modern interiors with teak and rattan, and in Jewel-tone Maximalist spaces where the basalt-and-green palette can sing.

A single Large above a console; a four-tile Mural above a standard sofa; a nine-tile Mural anchors a feature wall where the full cone can stand at scale.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and hold up to humidity, splash, and daily cleaning around showers, sinks, and backsplashes.

Yes. Painted in-house by Reid Wender in our stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language, then hand-finished in Knoxville. Single studio, no licensing.

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