Wender·Vista
Mount Ararat
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileTurkey
in far eastern Turkey, near the borders of Armenia and Iran

Mount Ararat

— the mountain the boat is said to have rested on.

— 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 dormant volcano of two cones, Greater and Lesser Ararat, rising alone from the plateau of eastern Turkey. The summit reaches 5,137 metres and holds snow year through. From the Armenian capital of Yerevan across the closed border, the mountain is the horizon of every south-facing window. In the Book of Genesis the ark is said to have come to rest on the mountains of Ararat. The mountain is private and far.

from the studio
Mount Ararat
— bring it home

Mount Ararat, 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 Ararat

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 Ararat stands in Ağrı Province, in the far east of Turkey, near the borders of Armenia, Iran, and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave. It is a dormant stratovolcano with two peaks: Greater Ararat at 5,137 metres, the highest point in Turkey, and Lesser Ararat at 3,896 metres, joined by a high saddle. The mountain rises in isolation from the surrounding plateau, with no major peaks nearby, which gives the summit its singular profile against the eastern sky.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the air

The summit is the highest point in Turkey, more than 3,600 metres above the plain it rises from. Snow holds on the upper cone year through and a small ice cap sits near the top, retreating in recent decades. The last recorded eruption was in 1840, a flank event that destroyed the village of Akhuri on the north slope. The air on the climb is thin from the high camp at around 4,200 metres up.

— the visit

Climbing Mount Ararat requires a permit from the Turkish government, generally arranged through a licensed guide service from the town of Doğubayazıt at the foot of the mountain. The standard route is the south face, with a base camp at around 3,200 metres and a high camp near 4,200 metres. The climb is not technical in summer but the altitude and weather are serious. Permits and access have been restricted at times when the region's politics tighten.

— informed by Wikipedia: Doğubayazıt
— where
Turkey · Doğubayazıt, Ağrı Province
— elevation
5,137 m · 16,854 ft
— position
39.7019° N · 44.2989° 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.
25 km S
Doğubayazıt
town
50 km N
Iğdır
town
30 km S
Ishak Pasha Palace
Ottoman palace
N
Mount Ararat
Doğubayazıt
Iğdır
Ishak Pasha Palace
— common questions

What people ask.

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

5,137 metres, or 16,854 feet, at the summit of Greater Ararat. Lesser Ararat, the second cone, reaches 3,896 metres. Greater Ararat is the highest point in Turkey.

It is classed as a dormant stratovolcano. The last recorded eruption was in 1840, a flank event on the north slope that destroyed the village of Akhuri. No activity has been recorded since.

The Book of Genesis describes Noah's ark coming to rest on the mountains of Ararat, a regional name rather than the specific peak. Local tradition has long identified this mountain with that account.

Yes, with a permit from the Turkish government, usually arranged through a licensed guide from Doğubayazıt. The standard south-face climb takes four to five days. The route is not technical but the altitude is serious.

The mountain stood within historic Armenia and is the central symbol on the Armenian coat of arms, visible on the southern horizon from Yerevan across the closed Turkey-Armenia border.

— about the piece in your home

It has worked well as a gift for Armenian families and for travellers who climbed the mountain. The piece reads as Ararat specifically (twin cones, snow line, plateau horizon) rather than a generic peak.

Warm minimalist, jewel-tone maximalist, and alpine modern rooms. The palette of stone, snow, and deep sky sits well with terracotta, aged wood, and warm whites, and holds against a deep navy wall.

A single Large is the common choice above a standard sofa. For a longer console or wider wall a 4-tile Mural reads well. The 9-tile Mural is the statement piece in a larger room.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish, both scratch-resistant and made for vertical installation in a humid room. The Glossy finish is for framed wall art rather than splashed surfaces.

A microfibre cloth and warm water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and rests beneath a thin finish, so it does not lift with regular cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is created in-house under Reid Wender's eye and hand-finished in our Knoxville studio. There is no licensing and no third-party art.

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