Wender·Vista
Malolos
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePhilippines
in Bulacan, north of Manila

Malolos

— — the church where the republic was written.

— 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

“The Bulacan town where the First Philippine Republic was declared in January 1899, inside the brick walls of Barasoain Church. Aguinaldo's congress drafted the Malolos Constitution at the convent next door. The Pampanga River runs slow through the old quarter, and the houses along Calle Pariancillo still carry their wooden balconies. Forty kilometres north of Manila by the old road, less on the expressway.

from the studio
Malolos
— bring it home

Malolos, 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 Malolos

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

Malolos is the capital of Bulacan province, on the central plain of Luzon, about forty-two kilometres north of Manila along the North Luzon Expressway. The city sits on the lower Pampanga River where it widens toward Manila Bay, with a population of roughly two hundred and sixty thousand. The old centre is built around Barasoain Church, the Malolos Cathedral, and the wide plaza in front of them, with several hundred surviving Spanish-era and early-American houses along Calle Pariancillo and the streets behind it.

— the stone

Barasoain Church, built by the Augustinians and finished in 1888, is a brick basilica with a thin façade and a single bell-tower set behind a low courtyard. The Malolos Constitutional Congress sat inside its walls from September 1898 to January 1899 and drafted the constitution of the First Philippine Republic, which President Emilio Aguinaldo signed in the same nave. The image of the church appears on the Philippine ten-peso banknote, and the building still serves as an active parish of the Diocese of Malolos.

— the year

The civic calendar turns around two dates. January twenty-third marks the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic at Barasoain in 1899, observed across the country and with a long programme of masses and processions in Malolos itself. The patronal feast of the Immaculate Conception on December eighth fills the cathedral plaza with bands and fireworks late into the night. The annual Singkaban Festival each September draws bamboo artisans from across Bulacan into the city for street parades and craft markets.

— where
Philippines · Malolos, Bulacan
— position
14.8443° N · 120.8116° 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.
1 km E
Barasoain Church
historic basilica
at the lake
Malolos Cathedral
diocesan cathedral
42 km S
Manila
capital city
N
Malolos
Barasoain Church
Malolos Cathedral
Manila
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The First Philippine Republic was inaugurated at Barasoain Church in Malolos on the twenty-third of January 1899, and the Malolos Constitution, the first republican constitution in Asia, was drafted in the convent next door.

A brick Augustinian church finished in 1888, in the Barasoain district of Malolos. It served as the meeting hall of the Malolos Congress and appears on the Philippine ten-peso banknote.

On the central plain of Luzon, about forty-two kilometres north of Manila along the North Luzon Expressway, in the province of Bulacan. The Pampanga River runs through the lower edge of the city.

Roughly two hundred and sixty thousand people, with the old historic centre clustered around Barasoain Church, the Malolos Cathedral, and the streets of surviving Spanish-era and early-American houses behind them.

The annual provincial festival of Bulacan, held in Malolos each September, named for the carved bamboo arches that artisans build for the street parades. Crafts, music, and food markets fill the city centre.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for customers with family roots in Bulacan and across the Filipino diaspora. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels easily as a posted gift.

The Spanish-colonial palette suits warm Filipino-traditional, Hacienda-modern, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. The brick façade also reads beautifully against a dark wood console in a study or library.

A single Large suits most consoles; above a sofa, a four-tile Mural lets the church carry the wall. A nine-tile Mural turns the façade into the room.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and humidity-tolerant, which makes them suitable for kitchen backsplashes, bathroom walls, and shower surrounds.

A microfibre cloth and water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so the piece does not fade with regular wiping or sunlight.

Yes. Each WenderVista painting is original to the studio, in our stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. There is no licensing; the piece comes from one curator's eye.

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