Wender·Vista
Cayman Brac
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited Kingdom
in the Sister Islands of the Cayman group, east of Grand Cayman in the Caribbean

Cayman Brac

— — an island shaped like the bluff that named it.

— 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 long, narrow island in the Cayman group, set in the Caribbean about a hundred and forty kilometres east-northeast of Grand Cayman. The Brac runs roughly twenty kilometres end to end and never more than two across. Its spine is a limestone bluff rising to about forty-three metres at the east end, riddled with caves, and the name itself comes from a Gaelic word for a hill of that shape. Frigatebirds turn above the cliff. from the studio

from the studio
Cayman Brac
— bring it home

Cayman Brac, 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 Cayman Brac

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

Cayman Brac is one of the three Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean. The Brac and its smaller neighbour Little Cayman are known together as the Sister Islands, lying roughly 140 kilometres east-northeast of Grand Cayman. The island is about twenty kilometres long and rarely more than two kilometres wide, with a population of around 2,000. Its defining feature is a limestone bluff that runs the length of the island and gives it its name: brac is a Scottish Gaelic word for a bluff or steep hill.

— the stone

The bluff is a coral limestone formation that climbs gradually from sea level at the west end of the island to about forty-three metres at the east, where it ends in a sheer cliff over the open sea. The rock is honeycombed with caves that islanders used as storm shelters through hurricanes including Paloma in 2008. Rebecca's Cave, marked with a small wooden cross, holds the grave of a young child lost in the 1932 hurricane that struck the island and reshaped much of the older settlement.

— the water

The reefs around Cayman Brac drop into deep clear water close to shore, and the island is among the better-known dive destinations in the Caribbean. The Russian frigate MV Captain Keith Tibbetts was sunk as an artificial reef off the north coast in September 1996; it lies in roughly thirty metres of water and is one of few Soviet-built warships divers can swim. Brown boobies and magnificent frigatebirds nest along the east-end cliff, and the parrot reserve in the island's interior protects an endemic subspecies of the Cuban parrot.

— where
United Kingdom · Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
— elevation
43 m · 141 ft
— position
19.7223° N · 79.7872° 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
Little Cayman
sister island
140 km WSW
Grand Cayman
main island
220 km N
Cuba
country
N
Cayman Brac
Little Cayman
Grand Cayman
Cuba
— common questions

What people ask.

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

In the western Caribbean, roughly 140 kilometres east-northeast of Grand Cayman. It is one of the three Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, and is paired with Little Cayman as the Sister Islands.

Cayman Brac is about twenty kilometres long and rarely more than two kilometres wide, with a population of around 2,000. Charles Kirkconnell International Airport on the south coast serves the island.

From the Scottish Gaelic word brac, meaning a bluff or steep hill. The island is named for the limestone bluff that runs its length and ends in a sheer cliff at the east end.

The bluff climbs gradually from sea level at the west end to about forty-three metres at the east, where it drops as a vertical cliff into the open sea. It is the highest point in the Cayman Islands.

Yes. Reefs drop into deep clear water close to shore. The MV Captain Keith Tibbetts, a Russian frigate sunk as an artificial reef in 1996, lies in about thirty metres off the north coast.

Brown boobies and magnificent frigatebirds nest along the east-end cliff. The interior parrot reserve protects an endemic subspecies of the Cuban parrot, found only on the Brac.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The Brac is a small island and locals know it by name. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio reads as personal on a desk or a hallway wall.

The bluff stone and Caribbean blues sit well in coastal-modern, warm minimalist, and tropical-modern rooms. The piece reads against pale oak, rattan, linen, and brushed brass.

A single Large reads as one held image above a console. Above a full sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the proportions of the bluff; a nine-tile Mural anchors a longer wall.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and suited to a kitchen backsplash, a vanity wall, or a shower surround.

A microfibre cloth and water. Avoid abrasive pads or harsh solvents; the colour lives in the ceramic surface and a soft wipe is all it needs.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in-house, hand-finished by Reid Wender's studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. The art is not licensed and is not sold through third parties.

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