shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States

on the Gulf coast of southwest Florida, across the river from Fort Myers

Cape Coral

Name: Cape Coral — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— a city built out of water.

— 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

“A peninsula laid out as canals — more navigable miles of waterway than any city in the world. The grid was drawn from the air in the late 1950s, the spoil from the dredges became the lots, and the lots became the houses. From the back canals the light bounces twice, off the water and off the white seawalls. Pelicans work the seawalls in the morning before the boats come out. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Cape Coral, 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 Cape Coral

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

Cape Coral sits on a peninsula in Lee County on the south-west coast of Florida, bounded by the Caloosahatchee River to the south and Matlacha Pass to the west. The city was platted in 1957 by brothers Leonard and Jack Rosen of the Gulf American Land Corporation and incorporated in 1970. By land area it is one of the largest cities in Florida, roughly 120 square miles, and it sits directly across the river from Fort Myers.

— informed by Wikipedia, City of Cape Coral

— the water

The defining feature is the canal network. The city claims more than 400 miles of navigable canals, the most of any city in the world, dredged through the 1960s and 1970s as the original developers cut waterfront lots out of mangrove and palmetto. Most of the western canals are freshwater; the eastern and southern systems feed to the Caloosahatchee and out through San Carlos Bay to the Gulf. Manatees move through the warmer canals each winter.

— informed by City of Cape Coral

— the visit

Southwest Florida International Airport sits about 20 miles east in Fort Myers and handles most arrivals. The Cape Coral Bridge and the Midpoint Bridge connect the city to Fort Myers across the Caloosahatchee. Sanibel and Captiva islands lie a short drive south through Fort Myers; Pine Island and the village of Matlacha sit immediately west. The dry season runs roughly November to April; afternoon thunderstorms define the summer.

— informed by Visit Fort Myers

— where

United States · Lee County, Florida

— position

26.5629° N · 81.9495° 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 SE

Fort Myers

river city

12 km W

Matlacha

fishing village

30 km S

Sanibel Island

barrier island

Cape Coral

Fort Myers

Matlacha

Sanibel Island

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

Gulf American Land Corporation cut the canals through the 1960s and 1970s to create waterfront lots out of mangrove and palmetto. The city now claims over 400 miles of navigable canals.

Cape Coral covers roughly 120 square miles in Lee County, Florida, making it one of the largest cities in the state by land area. It sits across the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Myers.

Brothers Leonard and Jack Rosen platted the city in 1957 through the Gulf American Land Corporation. Cape Coral was formally incorporated as a city in 1970.

Cape Coral does not have direct Gulf beachfront. The city sits on a peninsula bounded by the Caloosahatchee River and Matlacha Pass, with Gulf access by boat through San Carlos Bay.

Manatees gather in the warmer canals and at the Cape Coral Yacht Basin during cooler months. Sirenia Vista Park on the north-west canal system is the city's dedicated viewing site.

Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers sits about 20 miles east of Cape Coral and handles most domestic and seasonal international arrivals.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. For someone whose daily view is the canal and the seawall, this piece reads as their own water. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The colour runs cool blues and white sun. It sits well in Coastal Modern, Florida Contemporary, and warm Minimalist rooms, and balances against pale wood or rattan.

Yes. Coastal-modern favours pieces that hold real water, not generic beach motifs. The canal geometry and the painted light read as specific rather than decorative.

A single Large reads well above a console. Above a standard sofa, a four-tile Mural opens the canal grid; a nine-tile Mural gives the full plat at architectural scale.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installations in damp rooms. Glossy is reserved for framed wall pieces in dry spaces.

A microfibre cloth and plain water. No solvents, no abrasives. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish and does not lift with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. There is no licensing and no third-party imagery.

— if this one stayed with you