Wender·Vista
Cleveland
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
on the south shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Cuyahoga

Cleveland

— — a working city the lake keeps remaking.

— 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

“Cleveland sits where the Cuyahoga River bends into Lake Erie. The skyline reads steel and limestone, the lake reads grey-green most months and ice-grey for two. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame anchors the waterfront, the orchestra plays under a dome in University Circle, and the West Side Market has held the same arched roof since 1912. A city the rust belt didn't quite finish writing. — from the studio

from the studio
Cleveland
— bring it home

Cleveland, 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 Cleveland

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

Cleveland sits on the south shore of Lake Erie in northeast Ohio, where the Cuyahoga River meets the lake. The 1796 survey by Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company laid out the city around a central square. Greater Cleveland holds roughly two million people; the city proper counts about 370,000. The Cuyahoga Valley, once the artery of the city's steel and oil industries, is now bracketed by Cuyahoga Valley National Park to the south. Lake Erie shapes the weather. Lake-effect snow off the open water can drop a foot on the east side overnight.

— the water

Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes, with an average depth of about 19 metres. That shallowness makes it the warmest and the most quickly affected by weather; storms build fast and ice covers most of the lake in a hard winter. The Cuyahoga River, infamous after the June 1969 fire that helped push the Clean Water Act into law, has since recovered enough to carry trout in its upper reaches. The Flats district along the river is now a mix of restaurants and freight terminals, with lift bridges still working the channel.

— the visit

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, designed by I. M. Pei, opened on the lakefront in 1995 and remains the most-visited attraction in the city. The Cleveland Museum of Art, in University Circle, has been free to the public since its founding in 1916 and holds a strong Asian and European collection. The Cleveland Orchestra performs at Severance Music Center under music director Franz Welser-Möst. The West Side Market, on the near west side, has operated under its current arched roof since 1912 and is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

— where
United States · Cuyahoga County, Ohio
— elevation
199 m · 653 ft
— position
41.4993° N · 81.6944° 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.
6 km E
University Circle
cultural district
35 km S
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
national park
2 km W
West Side Market
public market
N
Cleveland
University Circle
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
West Side Market
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Cleveland sits on the south shore of Lake Erie in northeast Ohio, at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. It is the county seat of Cuyahoga County and the second-largest city in Ohio after Columbus.

Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed is credited with popularising the term rock and roll in the early 1950s. The city won the hall's site selection in 1986; the I. M. Pei building opened on the lakefront in 1995.

Yes, more than a dozen times. The June 1969 fire was the most consequential. Coverage of the burning river helped drive passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 and the creation of the EPA.

University Circle is a one-square-mile cultural district on the east side of Cleveland. It holds the Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance Music Center, the Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, and several major hospitals and museums.

Lake-effect snow forms when cold air crosses the warmer water of Lake Erie and dumps the moisture as snow on the downwind shore. Cleveland's east side and the snow belt east of the city receive the heaviest totals.

The current West Side Market building, with its arched yellow-brick concourse and tall clock tower, opened on November 2, 1912. A market has operated on the site since 1840 under earlier structures.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. It reads as a quiet marker for someone with ties to the city. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well to a parent or grown child who left Ohio.

The lake-grey and steel palette sits well with industrial-modern, warm Minimalist, and mid-century rooms. The colour reads as overcast water and limestone, carrying against white brick, oak, or charcoal walls.

Yes. The current industrial-modern direction leans into pieces with a sense of working-city history rather than generic skyline art. A piece tied to a specific Great Lakes city suits that turn well.

A single Large sits well over a console. Above a full sofa a four-tile or nine-tile Mural carries the wall. The Medium reads best on a bookshelf or a kitchen ledge.

Yes. The Dura Satin or Matte finish suits bathrooms, showers, and kitchen backsplashes. The colour lives in the surface beneath a thin protective layer and is unaffected by steam or routine cleaning.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough. For kitchen splashes a drop of mild dish soap is fine. Avoid abrasive pads and scouring powders, which can dull the surface sheen.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn from a single in-house studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We don't license or co-brand the artwork. Reid Wender curates the atlas of places.

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