Wender·Vista
Garland
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
northeast of Dallas, on the western shore of Lake Ray Hubbard

Garland

— — the quiet square the city kept.

— 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 Dallas-Fort Worth city of about a quarter million, set against the western shore of Lake Ray Hubbard. The downtown square holds a 1947 art-deco movie house and a brick clock tower from the old interurban line. Resistol has been blocking cowboy hats here since the 1930s. The streets quiet down by evening; the lake catches what light is left.

from the studio
Garland
— bring it home

Garland, 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 Garland

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

Garland sits in northeast Dallas County, the seventh-largest city in Texas and a charter member of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, with a population near 246,000 (U.S. Census). The Lake Ray Hubbard reservoir, completed in 1968 by the City of Dallas, bounds the city to the east and supplies much of the region's drinking water. The town was incorporated in 1891 after a rail-stop dispute between the rival villages of Embree and Duck Creek, and named for U.S. Attorney General Augustus Hill Garland (Texas State Historical Association).

— the water

Lake Ray Hubbard cups Garland's eastern edge, a 22,000-acre reservoir on the East Fork of the Trinity River impounded in 1968 by the Forney Dam. The city marinas at Robertson Park and Bayside cluster on the western shore, where sailboats from the Rush Creek Yacht Club run weekend regattas. The reservoir is owned and operated by the City of Dallas and supplies drinking water to roughly 1.5 million people across the Dallas service area (Dallas Water Utilities). At dusk the wind drops and the surface holds the light.

— informed by Dallas Water Utilities
— the visit

The Downtown Square, anchored by the 1947 Plaza Theatre and the restored interurban depot, was rebuilt as the Granville Arts District around the 700-seat Granville Hall (City of Garland). The Resistol hat factory on West Avenue D has been blocking and steaming wool felts for the western trade since 1938, and runs occasional tours by appointment. Firewheel Town Center on the north side opened in 2005 with an open-air main-street pattern. The square thins out after the dinner hour.

— where
United States · Dallas County, Texas
— elevation
174 m · 571 ft
— position
32.9126° N · 96.6389° 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
Rowlett
city
14 km S
Mesquite
city
11 km W
Richardson
city
9 km N
Sachse
city
3 km E
Lake Ray Hubbard
reservoir
N
Garland
Rowlett
Mesquite
Richardson
Sachse
Lake Ray Hubbard
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Garland is in northeast Dallas County, about 17 miles northeast of downtown Dallas, bordered on the east by Lake Ray Hubbard. It is the seventh-largest city in Texas with roughly 246,000 residents.

It was named for Augustus Hill Garland, U.S. Attorney General under President Cleveland, after a rail-stop dispute between the rival villages of Embree and Duck Creek was settled by federal mediation in 1887.

A 1947 art-deco movie house on the Downtown Square, restored as a live-performance venue and the anchor of the Granville Arts District. It seats about 700 across two halls and a black-box stage.

Garland's eastern boundary runs along the lake's western shore. The reservoir itself is owned by the City of Dallas and serves Dallas, Garland, Rockwall and Rowlett with drinking water and recreation.

A cowboy-hat maker founded in 1927 and headquartered in Garland since 1938. The West Avenue D factory still blocks felt hats by hand for the western and country-music trade.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for customers with Garland roots. The Downtown Square and Lake Ray Hubbard are the two images most often named on hometown gifts. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels well.

The piece sits well in Texas-modern, warm-traditional and jewel-tone interiors. The stained-glass colour family carries against brick, walnut and brushed brass without the room needing to match.

For a standard sofa or console the single Large reads at conversational distance. For a longer wall, a 4-tile Mural or 9-tile Mural holds the eye from across the room.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for steam, splash and daily wiping. The colour lives in the surface; humidity will not lift it.

A soft microfibre cloth and a little water is all it needs. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so it cannot be scrubbed off.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn and hand-finished in our Knoxville studio. We do not license the artwork and the piece is not sold through outside retailers.

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