shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileRussia

running north through central Siberia to the Kara Sea

Yenisey

Name: Yenisey — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a river that carries the cold home.

— 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

— 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

“One of the great rivers of the world, the Yenisey gathers in the Sayan mountains and runs north for thousands of kilometres before it lets go into the Arctic. The studio thinks of it as a long sentence of water — past Krasnoyarsk, past the taiga, past villages where the ice closes the river for half the year and opens it again in late spring. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Yenisey, 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 Yenisey

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

The Yenisey is the largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean, draining roughly 2.58 million square kilometres of central Siberia before emptying into the Kara Sea. Its headwaters rise in the Sayan Mountains near the Mongolian border, gathering as the Greater and Lesser Yenisey before joining at Kyzyl in Tuva. The river then runs north past Krasnoyarsk, the largest city on its banks, through taiga and tundra. End to end, including the Selenga–Angara tributary system, it measures more than 5,500 kilometres.

— informed by Wikipedia — Yenisei

— the water

Discharge at the mouth averages about 19,800 cubic metres per second, placing the Yenisey among the five largest rivers in the world by flow. The water is cold and clear in its upper reaches, slowed by the Sayano-Shushenskaya and Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dams, then widens as it gathers the Angara from Lake Baikal and the Lower Tunguska from the east. The lower river freezes solid each winter, the ice road from Dudinka opening when the channel is thick enough to bear a truck.

— informed by Wikipedia — Yenisei

— the silence

North of Igarka the river runs through country that holds very few people. The taiga gives way to tundra; the bank villages — Dudinka, Karaul, Dikson at the mouth — are small and far apart. In summer the sun does not set for weeks. The studio reads the Yenisey as a place that asks the eye to slow down: a long horizontal of water and sky, the trees the same colour as the river, the light staying late on the western bank.

— informed by Wikipedia — Dudinka

— where

Russia · Krasnoyarsk Krai and Tuva, Russia

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

The Yenisey runs through central Siberia, from headwaters in the Sayan Mountains near the Mongolian border north to the Kara Sea. It passes through Tuva and Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Including the Selenga and Angara headwater system the river measures more than 5,500 kilometres. The Yenisey proper, from Kyzyl to the Kara Sea, runs about 3,487 kilometres.

Krasnoyarsk is the largest city on the river, with a population over one million. Smaller settlements downstream include Yeniseysk, Igarka, Dudinka, and Dikson at the mouth.

Yes. The lower river freezes solid each winter, and a winter ice road runs along sections of it. Spring breakup typically arrives in May or early June in the far north.

Lake Baikal drains into the Yenisey by way of the Angara River, which joins the main stem above Yeniseysk. Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

The river empties into the Yenisey Gulf of the Kara Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. The estuary is among the largest river mouths in the world by discharge volume.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The Yenisey is a defining landmark of central Siberia, and the tile reads as a quiet recognition of home. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels well as a gift.

The cool blues and northern light suit Scandinavian-modern, Mountain-modern, and quiet Minimalist rooms. It also sits well against unfinished oak, soft greys, and deep forest greens.

Yes. Biophilic interiors lean on natural water and forest imagery, and the long horizontal of a great northern river suits the style. The Medium or Large carries the room.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads beautifully. Above a long console or for a wall feature, a 4-tile Mural is the next step; a 9-tile Mural anchors a full wall.

Yes. For damp or splash-prone rooms, choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and hold up to humidity. The Glossy finish is best in dry display rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water is enough for routine cleaning. For occasional spots, a drop of mild dish soap on a damp cloth. No abrasive pads, no harsh cleaners.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio. We do not license imagery in or out. One eye, one studio, one atlas of places.

— if this one stayed with you