Wender·Vista
Mount Pico
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePortugal
rising from Pico Island in the Azores

Mount Pico

— the highest line in Portugal.

— 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 stratovolcano rising 2,351 metres above the Atlantic, the highest point in Portugal and the tallest peak among the Azores. From Faial across the channel, Pico shows as a clean cone above the cloud line. The lower slopes hold the lava-walled vineyards that have grown verdelho grapes since the fifteenth century, now a UNESCO World Heritage landscape.

from the studio
Mount Pico
— bring it home

Mount Pico, 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 Mount Pico

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 Pico is a stratovolcano on Pico Island in the central group of the Azores. The summit rises 2,351 metres above sea level, the highest point in Portugal and the tallest peak in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge above water. The summit cone, called Piquinho, sits inside a wider crater and last erupted in 1718. Pico Island lies in the central Azores group and sits across a six-kilometre channel from Faial. The peak is administered as part of the Parque Natural do Pico.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the visit

The summit hike begins at Casa da Montanha at about 1,200 metres and gains roughly 1,150 metres over three and a half kilometres of marked trail. Climbers register with the Parque Natural do Pico and carry a GPS unit issued at the trailhead. The standard ascent takes three to four hours up and a similar time down, with weather closing the mountain often. The lower slopes hold the vineyard culture of Pico, narrow basalt currais hand-built since the fifteenth century and listed by UNESCO in 2004.

— the air

The Azores sit far enough into the Atlantic that the air stays mild through the year, with Pico Island averaging around 17°C. The mountain makes its own weather: cloud often caps the summit while the coast holds clear sky, and the temperature on the cone can drop more than ten degrees below the shore. Trade winds from the north push the cloud against the windward slope and leave the lee side dry. Climbers go early, when the wind is lowest and the summit briefly stands above the cloud line.

— informed by IPMA Açores
— where
Portugal · Pico Island, Azores
— within
Parque Natural do Pico
— elevation
2,351 m · 7,713 ft
— position
38.4682° N · 28.3996° W
— 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.
8 km W
Faial Island
Atlantic island
15 km N
São Roque do Pico
harbour town
N
Mount Pico
Faial Island
São Roque do Pico
— common questions

What people ask.

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

On Pico Island, in the central group of the Azores archipelago, about 1,500 kilometres west of mainland Portugal. The peak rises directly from the island and dominates the view from neighbouring Faial.

2,351 metres, or 7,713 feet, the highest point in Portugal and the tallest peak in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge above the ocean surface. The summit cone is called Piquinho.

In 1718, with smaller activity in 1720. The volcano is considered dormant rather than extinct, and the slopes still show clear lava flows from those eighteenth-century events.

Yes, with registration at Casa da Montanha. The trail gains about 1,150 metres over three and a half kilometres and takes most climbers three to four hours up, weather permitting.

A UNESCO World Heritage site since 2004. Generations of basalt walls, called currais, shelter verdelho grapes from the Atlantic wind. The vineyards have been worked since the fifteenth century.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for Azoreans, Portuguese diaspora families, and climbers who have stood on Piquinho. Pico is the country's highest line and a deep marker of place. A Small or Medium travels easily as a gift.

Coastal-modern, Mountain-modern, and Mediterranean rooms. The Voynich treatment holds the basalt grey and the Atlantic blue without leaning postcard. Pairs well with whitewashed wood, linen, and unpolished stone.

Yes. Pico carries the volcanic landscape, vineyards, and Atlantic light that biophilic rooms are reaching for. The Large above a sideboard reads as a window onto the island rather than a picture of it.

A single Large above a console anchors the wall. Above a three-seat sofa, a 4-tile Mural or 9-tile Mural carries the width of the seat without crowding the cushions.

Yes. Every WenderVista painting is curated by Reid Wender and finished in our Knoxville studio. There is no licensing, no syndication. One studio, one eye, one atlas of places.

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