Wender·Vista
Canouan
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
in the Grenadines, south of Saint Vincent

Canouan

— a five-mile island with a barrier reef along one side.

— 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 small island in the southern Grenadines, about half a day's sail south of Saint Vincent. Three and a half miles long, with a fringing reef running the length of the windward coast and the calm of Carenage Bay on the lee. Mount Royal rises in the centre to a little over eight hundred feet. Roughly seventeen hundred people live here; a few quiet resorts share the southern half.

from the studio
Canouan
— bring it home

Canouan, 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 Canouan

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

Canouan is a small volcanic island in the southern Grenadines, part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about thirty kilometres south of the main island of Saint Vincent. It is roughly five and a half kilometres long, with a land area of about seven and a half square kilometres and a population near seventeen hundred. The island's spine rises to Mount Royal at 260 metres, and a continuous fringing reef, one of the longest in the eastern Caribbean, runs the length of its windward eastern coast.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the water

The reef along the windward shore is the island's defining feature. It runs almost unbroken for nearly five kilometres, sheltering inner lagoons where the sand stays pale and the water reads in long bands of turquoise. The leeward side, around Charlestown Bay and the Glossy Bay marina, holds deeper anchorages used by yachts crossing between Saint Vincent and the Tobago Cays. Sea turtles nest on several of the smaller beaches between April and September each year under island wildlife protection.

— informed by Wikipedia: Tobago Cays
— the silence

For most of its history Canouan was a quiet farming and fishing community. Tourism arrived slowly: the airport opened in 1995, the first resort at Carenage Bay followed in the late nineties, and the present properties, including a Mandarin Oriental and a private members' club at Pink Sands, were developed in stages over the next two decades. Outside the resort zone the island remains village-scale, with two churches, a school, and the small administrative centre at Charlestown carrying the daily life of the place.

— informed by Wikipedia
— where
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Grenadines Parish
— elevation
260 m · 853 ft
— position
12.7000° N · 61.3300° 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.
5 km S
Mayreau
island
8 km S
Tobago Cays
marine park
18 km N
Mustique
island
15 km S
Union Island
island
N
Canouan
Mayreau
Tobago Cays
Mustique
Union Island
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The island covers about seven and a half square kilometres, roughly five and a half kilometres long by less than two wide. The resident population is near seventeen hundred.

It sits in the southern Grenadines, part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about thirty kilometres south of the main island of Saint Vincent and north of the Tobago Cays.

Canouan Airport opened in 1995 and now handles regional and private flights. Ferries from Kingstown on Saint Vincent and inter-island schooners also call at Charlestown Bay.

A fringing reef runs almost unbroken for nearly five kilometres along the windward eastern coast, sheltering inner lagoons of pale sand and turquoise water. It is among the longest continuous reefs in the eastern Caribbean.

Mount Royal, the central volcanic ridge, rises to 260 metres above sea level. From its open ground much of the southern Grenadines is visible, including the Tobago Cays to the south.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for guests of the island's resorts and for sailors who have anchored at Charlestown Bay. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries the memory well.

The turquoise, pale coral, and deep palm-green palette sits well in Coastal-modern, tropical Minimalist, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. It also reads against soft white or deep teal walls.

Above a sofa, a single Large holds its own; a four-tile Mural broadens the field; a nine-tile Mural becomes the room's anchor. A Medium suits a console or entryway.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte finish for humid or splash-prone walls. Both are scratch-resistant and proper for vertical installation in showers, backsplashes, and powder rooms.

Soft microfibre cloth, dry or barely damp with water. The colour is held inside the ceramic surface, beneath the finish, and will not wear with regular cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, painted in our stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. We do not license other artists' work or reproduce existing paintings.

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