Wender·Vista
Biscayne National Park
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileFlorida · United States
off the southeast coast of Florida

Biscayne National Park

— — the park that is mostly 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
— 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

“Ninety-five percent water. The park covers the northern Florida Keys, the mangrove shore south of Miami, the shallow turquoise of Biscayne Bay, and the start of the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States. Boca Chita Key carries a small lighthouse Mark Honeywell built in the 1930s. The reef is reached by boat from Convoy Point.

from the studio
Biscayne National Park
— bring it home

Biscayne National Park, 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 Biscayne National Park

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

Biscayne National Park covers about 700 square kilometres south of Miami, of which roughly 95 percent is open water. The park protects the northernmost Florida Keys, the mangrove shoreline along the mainland, the shallow lagoon of Biscayne Bay, and the start of the Florida Reef, the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States. The park was first designated as a national monument in 1968 and elevated to a national park by Congress in 1980, partly to block a planned petroleum refinery on the mainland shoreline.

— the water

Biscayne Bay is shallow, warm, and clear, with seagrass meadows on the soft bottom and a chain of coral patch reefs along its seaward edge. The Florida Reef Tract runs along the eastern boundary of the park and continues south through the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Manatees, bottlenose dolphins, spotted eagle rays, and several species of sea turtle use the bay. More than 40 historic shipwrecks lie within park waters, and six are marked on the Maritime Heritage Trail for snorkellers.

— the visit

The land entry point is the Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Convoy Point near Homestead, about an hour south of Miami. From there, the park is reached by private boat, by ranger-led excursions, or by the concessioner's snorkel and reef tours. Boca Chita Key, with its 65-foot ornamental lighthouse built in the 1930s by industrialist Mark Honeywell, is the most-visited island and holds the park's only public dock and campground. Hurricane season runs June through November and frequently closes water access for stretches at a time.

— informed by NPS · Boca Chita Key
— where
United States · Miami-Dade County, Florida
— within
Biscayne National Park
— position
25.4800° N · 80.2100° 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.
at the lake
Boca Chita Key
island
15 km N
Key Biscayne
barrier island
5 km S
Key Largo
island
15 km W
Homestead
city
35 km NW
Miami
city
N
Biscayne National Park
Boca Chita Key
Key Biscayne
Key Largo
Homestead
Miami
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Biscayne National Park — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

South of Miami on the southeast coast of Florida. The park stretches from Key Biscayne south to the northern edge of Key Largo and covers about 700 square kilometres of bay, mangrove, and reef.

Roughly 95 percent. The protected area covers the northern Florida Keys, the mangrove shoreline, Biscayne Bay itself, and the offshore reefs that form the start of the Florida Reef Tract.

Congress designated Biscayne as a national monument in 1968 and elevated it to a national park in 1980. The park was created partly to block a planned petroleum refinery on the mainland shoreline.

A 65-foot ornamental lighthouse built in the 1930s by industrialist Mark Honeywell on his private island, now within the park. It was never lit as a working navigational aid.

Yes. The Florida Reef Tract runs along the park's seaward boundary and is reached by ranger-led tours and the official concessioner from Convoy Point. Six wrecks are marked on the park's Maritime Heritage Trail.

— about the piece in your home

It travels well. Biscayne is the wild edge of the Miami coast and is well known to anyone who has boated the bay or snorkelled the reef. The tile reads as recognition rather than a souvenir.

The bay turquoise and mangrove green sit well in Coastal-modern, Tropical-modern, and warm-Minimalist rooms. The painting holds its own next to rattan, white oak, and bleached linen.

Yes. Coastal-modern rooms lean toward real, specific water rather than generic seascape, and a named national park anchors the wall. The Medium is the usual eye-level call.

A single Large covers most sofas; a four-tile Mural fits a long sectional or a console behind a dining bench. A nine-tile Mural belongs on a stairwell or entry wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and stable in humid rooms, so the tile holds up over a backsplash, in a shower, or on a vanity wall.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough for the Glossy finish; the Dura Satin and Matte take a slightly damp cloth without streaking. No abrasives and no ammonia-based cleaners.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in our own visual language and is not licensed from any third party. The studio sits in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the foot of the Smokies.

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