Wender·Vista
Mayon Volcano
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePhilippines
above Legazpi, on Luzon's Bicol Peninsula

Mayon Volcano

— — the cone the country draws when it draws a mountain.

— 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

“Mayon stands above Legazpi like a child's drawing of a volcano, a near-perfect cone, a thin steam plume usually thinning at the summit. Farmers work rice and abaca in its shadow. The Cagsawa belfry still rises from the field that buried a town in 1814. People here learn the mountain's moods the way coastal towns learn the sea.

from the studio
Mayon Volcano
— bring it home

Mayon 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
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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 Mayon 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

Mayon Volcano rises 2,463 metres (8,081 feet) above the Bicol Peninsula on Luzon, in Albay province, about ten kilometres north of Legazpi City. It is the most active volcano in the Philippines, with more than fifty recorded eruptions since 1616. The cone's near-perfect symmetry comes from layered basaltic-andesite flows deposited evenly around a single central vent. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology maintains a permanent six-kilometre danger zone around the summit. Mayon sits inside Mayon Volcano Natural Park, declared an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2018.

— informed by Wikipedia — Mayon, PHIVOLCS
— the air

The cone is rarely cloud-free. Moisture off the Pacific catches the upper slopes by mid-morning, so photographers and pilots aim for the first hour after dawn, when the summit often stands clear above a low band of haze. A thin steam plume is common at the crater, with Mayon held in a long-term low-level unrest. From the Cagsawa ruins, four kilometres south, the whole cone fits a single frame; from Lignon Hill above Legazpi the southern flank reads cleanly even with cloud overhead.

— the visit

The classic vantage is Cagsawa Ruins Park in Daraga, where the belfry of a Franciscan church buried in the 1814 eruption still rises from the lahar field. Entry is a small fee, daylight hours. Lignon Hill, above Legazpi, gives a higher line of sight and a clearer read of the southern flank. Climbing the volcano is restricted: guided ascents along the Buyuan trail run only when the PHIVOLCS alert level is at zero or one, and require a registered guide. Independent climbs are not permitted.

— where
Philippines · Albay, Bicol
— within
Mayon Volcano Natural Park
— elevation
2,463 m · 8,081 ft
— position
13.2572° N · 123.6856° 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.
11 km SW
Cagsawa Ruins
lahar-buried church belfry
10 km S
Legazpi City
regional capital
8 km S
Lignon Hill
viewing hill above Legazpi
11 km SW
Daraga Church
colonial-era Franciscan church
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Mayon Volcano
Cagsawa Ruins
Legazpi City
Lignon Hill
Daraga Church
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The shape comes from thousands of years of eruptions through a single central vent. Basaltic-andesite lava and ash settle evenly on every side, building the near-perfect cone the volcano is known for.

The summit stands at 2,463 metres, about 8,081 feet, above the Albay Gulf coast. It is the dominant landmark of the Bicol Peninsula and visible from much of southern Luzon on clear days.

Yes. Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines, with more than fifty recorded eruptions since 1616. PHIVOLCS monitors it continuously and maintains a six-kilometre permanent danger zone around the summit.

It is the surviving tower of a Franciscan church buried by the 1814 eruption of Mayon. The lahar killed more than a thousand people in the town of Cagsawa. The belfry now sits in a small park in Daraga.

The first hour after sunrise gives the clearest view. Cloud builds on the upper cone by mid-morning through most of the year. The dry months from February to April offer the most consistent visibility.

Guided climbs from the Buyuan trail are permitted only when PHIVOLCS holds the alert level at zero or one. Independent climbing is not allowed. The route takes two to three days with a registered guide.

— about the piece in your home

Mayon is the landmark Bicolanos carry with them. Customers from Legazpi, Daraga, and the wider Albay diaspora have chosen the Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio.

The deep blues and warm cone tones sit with Tropical-modern, Maximalist, and Jewel-tone interiors. The piece reads as a single quiet focal point against a plain wall or as the anchor over a console.

Yes. Single-mountain artwork has grown alongside the biophilic interior trend. Mayon's silhouette gives the same visual anchor as a Fuji or Rainier piece, with a tropical palette rather than alpine.

The Large suits most sofas and consoles. For a wider wall a 4-tile Mural reads as one image with subtle grout lines. The 9-tile Mural anchors entry walls and dining rooms.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical wet areas and backsplashes. The Glossy finish belongs on framed wall display, away from direct splash.

A soft microfibre cloth and clean water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so it stays in the surface through normal household cleaning. No abrasives.

Yes. Reid Wender, the curator, paints every WenderVista piece in the studio's own visual language. The work is hand-finished in Knoxville, Tennessee. There is no licensing.

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