shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUkraine

in western Ukraine, between Lutsk and Zhytomyr

Rivne

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

— — a quiet city the river still moves through.

— 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

“An oblast capital in western Ukraine, about 300 kilometres west of Kyiv. The Ustia river runs through the centre, slow and tree-lined, and the long city park follows its banks. Rivne has carried many names in its time, Rovno under Polish and Russian rule, and the older streets remember each of them in the brickwork. Travellers usually stop on the way to Lviv or the Volyn lakes.

from the studio

— bring it home

Rivne, 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 Rivne

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

Rivne sits in north-western Ukraine, the administrative centre of Rivne Oblast and a city of roughly 245,000 people. It lies on the Ustia, a small tributary of the Horyn, about 300 kilometres west of Kyiv and 200 east of the Polish border. The city was first recorded in 1283, passed through Lithuanian, Polish, Russian and Soviet hands before Ukrainian independence in 1991, and today serves as the regional hub for the Volhynia woodlands and the upper Horyn basin.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the water

The Ustia is a small river by Ukrainian standards, around 68 kilometres long, but it shapes the centre of Rivne. The city park follows its banks for nearly two kilometres, with footbridges, old willows, and a pond favoured by local fishermen. A reservoir north-west of the city, built in the 1980s, supplies water and serves as a weekend swimming spot. The river freezes in January and breaks up in mid-March.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the year

Rivne marks its city day on the last Saturday of August, in memory of the first written reference to the town in 1283. The Volhynian theatre on Soborna Street stages a full season each autumn, and the regional ethnographic museum on Drahomanova carries embroidered shirts and ceramic ware from villages across the oblast. Winters here are long and grey, with snow from December into March, and the city's lights show best in that quiet season.

— informed by Wikipedia

— where

Ukraine · Rivne, Rivne Oblast

— elevation

233 m · 764 ft

— position

50.6199° N · 26.2516° 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.

70 km W

Lutsk

city

45 km SE

Ostroh

historic town

10 km NW

Rivne Reservoir

reservoir

210 km SW

Lviv

city

Rivne

Lutsk

Ostroh

Rivne Reservoir

Lviv

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

Rivne is the administrative capital of Rivne Oblast, in north-western Ukraine, about 300 kilometres west of Kyiv and 200 east of the Polish border. It sits on the Ustia river in the historic Volhynia region.

The city has roughly 245,000 residents as of recent estimates, making it the largest settlement in Rivne Oblast and one of the principal cities of western Ukraine.

The first written reference to Rivne dates to 1283, in chronicles of the Galicia-Volhynia principality. The settlement passed through Lithuanian, Polish, Russian and Soviet rule before Ukrainian independence in 1991.

Under Polish and Russian administration the city was known as Rovno. After Ukrainian independence in 1991, the name was standardised in Ukrainian as Рівне, transliterated Rivne.

Rivne has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. January averages around minus four Celsius, July around twenty. Snow cover holds from December into March most years.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers connected to Volhynia and the Rivne oblast, including those displaced by the war. Rivne carries deep local memory. A Small or Medium with a studio note travels well.

The piece reads as a quiet, river-toned painting and sits naturally in warm Minimalist, Slavic-traditional, and library rooms with old wood and linen. It does not compete with surrounding art.

A single Large suits a console. For a sofa wall, a four-tile Mural carries the longer proportions of the river view.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish in damp rooms. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate steam. The Glossy finish is best for dry walls and framed pieces.

A soft microfibre cloth and water are enough. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the surface tolerates regular cleaning without fading.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original studio work, made in Knoxville under Reid Wender's eye, and not licensed from third parties.

— if this one stayed with you