Wender·Vista
Grand Bahama
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileThe Bahamas
the northernmost of the main Bahamian islands, just off Florida

Grand Bahama

— — pine-shadowed shallows the colour of clean glass.

— 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 fourth-largest of the Bahamas' main islands, about 90 kilometres east of Palm Beach. Long, low, and pine-shadowed, with Freeport as its working town and Lucayan National Park stretching east along the south shore. Gold Rock Beach is the postcard: a tidal flat that mirrors the sky at low water. The island has been rebuilding since Hurricane Dorian came through in 2019, and the recovery is uneven but real.

from the studio
Grand Bahama
— bring it home

Grand Bahama, 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 Grand Bahama

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

Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the main inhabited islands of the Bahamas, lying about 90 kilometres east of Palm Beach, Florida, and 150 kilometres north-northwest of Nassau. The island is roughly 154 kilometres long and 24 kilometres wide at its broadest. Freeport, on the south coast, is its principal city, founded in 1955 under the Hawksbill Creek Agreement as a free-trade port. The island's interior is covered in low Caribbean pine forest, and its south shore is fringed by limestone reefs and shallow turquoise flats.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the water

Lucayan National Park, about 40 kilometres east of Freeport, holds one of the longest charted underwater cave systems in the world, with more than 11 kilometres of mapped passages running beneath the pine forest. The two visitable cave entrances, Ben's Cave and Burial Mound Cave, drop into clear freshwater pools through limestone collapses. The park also fronts Gold Rock Beach, a shallow tidal flat that becomes a mirror at low water. The reefs offshore include Theo's Wreck and Mount Olympus, both common scuba sites.

— informed by Bahamas National Trust
— the visit

The island is reached through Grand Bahama International Airport at Freeport, about 35 minutes from Florida by air, or by ferry from Fort Lauderdale. Hurricane Dorian made landfall here in September 2019 as a Category 5 storm and stalled over the island for two days; recovery has been ongoing, and parts of the East End are still being rebuilt. The dry season runs December through April with daytime highs near 25 °C. Lucayan National Park charges a small entry fee, currently 5 dollars.

— informed by Bahamas National Trust
— where
The Bahamas · Freeport, Grand Bahama
— within
Lucayan National Park
— elevation
5 m · 16 ft
— position
26.6500° N · 78.3500° 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.
40 km W
Freeport
city
38 km W
Port Lucaya Marketplace
harbour district
0.5 km S
Gold Rock Beach
tidal flat
80 km E
Abaco Islands
island chain
N
Grand Bahama
Freeport
Port Lucaya Marketplace
Gold Rock Beach
Abaco Islands
— common questions

What people ask.

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

It is the northernmost main island of the Bahamas, about 90 kilometres east of Palm Beach, Florida, and 150 kilometres north-northwest of Nassau. The island is roughly 154 kilometres long and 24 kilometres wide.

Freeport, on the south coast, founded in 1955 under the Hawksbill Creek Agreement as a free-trade port. It is the second-largest city in the Bahamas after Nassau, and the island's main port of entry.

Dorian made landfall on Grand Bahama in September 2019 as a Category 5 storm and stalled over the island for nearly two days, causing severe flooding on the East End. Recovery has been ongoing since.

A 16-hectare park about 40 kilometres east of Freeport, protecting one of the longest charted underwater cave systems on Earth, with over 11 kilometres of mapped passage, and the tidal flat at Gold Rock Beach.

December through April. The dry season runs through these months with daytime highs around 25 °C, low humidity, and the calmest seas for snorkelling and diving offshore.

— about the piece in your home

It often is. The piece carries the pine-and-water palette specific to the north Bahamas, not the generic Caribbean. A Medium or Large with a studio note travels well as an anniversary or housewarming gift.

The pale turquoise and pine-shadow greens suit Coastal-modern, warm Minimalist, and Florida-room interiors. It also reads well in a white-and-rattan beach house or a quiet study with linen and brass.

Yes. The current coastal palette has moved off bright cyan toward softer aqua and shaded sand, which is where this piece lives. It pairs cleanly with raw linen, oak, and unlacquered brass.

A single Large works above a console or a reading chair. Above a standard sofa, a 4-tile Mural fills the wall; a 9-tile Mural suits a stair landing or a tall coastal foyer.

Yes, on Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes shrug off steam and salt air and are scratch-resistant. The Glossy finish is best kept to framed pieces away from direct splash.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No abrasives, no solvents. The colour is sealed into the ceramic surface and will not fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted and finished in our single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. The artwork is not licensed to third parties or sold through other channels.

— if this one stayed with you

A few you might also love.

Hand-picked by the eye that found Sorapis. Same air, same kind of quiet.