Wender·Vista
Babylon
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
on the south shore of Long Island, across the bay from Fire Island

Babylon

— — a bay town that points at the ocean.

— 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 south-shore town in Suffolk County, the seat of a township that runs from the Great South Bay back into the pine barrens. Argyle Lake sits a block from the train station; the ferries to Fire Island leave from the docks at the foot of Fire Island Avenue. The name was lifted off the older settlement up the road in the 1800s by a postmaster who wanted something with weight. Locals call it the Village. Most of what stays with people is the water, and the long flat light off the bay. from the studio

from the studio
Babylon
— bring it home

Babylon, 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 Babylon

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

Babylon is an incorporated village on the south shore of Long Island, within the larger Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York. The village covers about 6.6 square kilometres and had a population of roughly 12,000 at the 2020 census; the surrounding town counts about 218,000. Argyle Lake sits at the village centre, fed by Sumpwams Creek and draining south into the Great South Bay. The Long Island Rail Road's Babylon Branch terminates at Babylon station, about 60 kilometres east of Penn Station in Manhattan.

— informed by Wikipedia, U.S. Census Bureau
— the water

The Great South Bay opens south of the village, separated from the Atlantic by the barrier of Fire Island. The Fire Island Ferries run from the dock at the foot of Fire Island Avenue to Ocean Beach, Kismet, Saltaire, and Fair Harbor through the warm months. The bay is shallow, dense with eelgrass and hard clam beds, and historically one of the most productive shellfish waters on the U.S. East Coast. Argyle Lake, formed by an 1870s mill dam on Sumpwams Creek, sits about 250 metres north of the train station and freezes most winters.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the visit

Babylon village runs on a small grid built around Deer Park Avenue and Main Street, with the LIRR station on the south end and Argyle Lake on the north. The Argyle Theatre, restored in 2018 in the 1920s vaudeville house on Main Street, programs a year-round season. Restaurants concentrate along Deer Park Avenue, and the seasonal ferries to the car-free villages of Fire Island leave from the bay dock about 1.2 kilometres south of the station. The whole village is walkable in an afternoon, and most visitors come from elsewhere on Long Island or from the city by train.

— informed by Village of Babylon
— where
United States · Suffolk County, New York
— position
40.6957° N · 73.3257° 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 S
Fire Island
barrier island
18 km SW
Jones Beach State Park
state park
8 km E
Bay Shore
village
N
Babylon
Fire Island
Jones Beach State Park
Bay Shore
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Babylon is on the south shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, about 60 kilometres east of Manhattan. It is both an incorporated village and the seat of the larger Town of Babylon.

The Long Island Rail Road's Babylon Branch runs from Penn Station and Atlantic Terminal directly to Babylon station, the line's eastern terminus. The trip takes about an hour and ten minutes.

The Village of Babylon is a small incorporated village of about 12,000 people. The Town of Babylon is a larger municipality of roughly 218,000 that includes Lindenhurst, Copiague, Amityville, and several other communities.

Fire Island Ferries run seasonally from the dock at the foot of Fire Island Avenue to Ocean Beach, Kismet, Saltaire, and Fair Harbor. The crossing takes about 25 to 30 minutes depending on the destination.

An earlier settlement north of the village had been called Huntington South. In the early 1800s, the postmaster Nathaniel Conklin renamed the area Babylon, lifting the name from the biblical city.

Argyle Lake is a small artificial lake at the centre of Babylon village, formed in the 1870s by a mill dam on Sumpwams Creek. It is surrounded by a public park and sits a short walk north of the train station.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for customers who grew up on the south shore or commuted on the Babylon Branch for years. The bay-and-train texture reads as home. A Small or Medium with a studio note arrives well.

The bay-light palette settles into coastal-modern, transitional, and warm-traditional Long Island rooms. It also works in a quieter Hamptons-adjacent space without tipping into nautical cliché.

Yes. Coastal-modern in 2026 favours subtler, less literal water imagery — bay light over surf scenes. This piece sits in that direction rather than the older blue-and-white nautical reading.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads as the focal piece. Above a longer console or sectional, the 4-tile Mural extends the horizon, and the 9-tile Mural carries an open wall.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for humid or splash-prone rooms. Both resist scratching and moisture and are recommended for backsplashes, showers, and other vertical installs.

A soft microfibre cloth with water handles routine dust. In a kitchen or bath, a mild non-abrasive cleaner is safe. Avoid gritty pads, scouring powders, and solvent-based cleaners on the surface.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, painted by Reid Wender and produced in-house. There is no licensing involved and no third-party reproduction of the image.

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