Kalaupapa Peninsula Molokai Ceramic Art Tile

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.

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

Kalaupapa Peninsula lies on the north shore of Molokai in Hawaii, a flat lava shelf at the foot of some of the tallest sea cliffs in the world. It is administered as Kalaupapa National Historical Park and is its own county, Kalawao, the smallest county in the United States by area and population.

The cliffs above Kalaupapa and the rough seas around it made it almost impossible to leave, which is why the Kingdom of Hawaii chose it in 1866 to isolate people with Hansen's disease. The policy continued under the Territory and the State until 1969, when forced isolation was repealed.

Joseph de Veuster, a Belgian priest of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, came to the Kalawao settlement in 1873 and lived among the patients until he died of Hansen's disease in 1889. He was canonised as Saint Damien of Molokai by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009.

Marianne Cope was a Franciscan sister from Syracuse, New York, who came to Hawaii in 1883 and to Kalaupapa in 1888. She ran the women's home for thirty years, never contracted Hansen's disease, and was canonised in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.

The pali along the north coast of Molokai rises from roughly 1,600 to 3,300 feet, among the tallest sea cliffs in the world. The peninsula itself sits essentially at sea level on a lava shelf built by the small Kauhakō volcano.

Yes, by permit from the Hawaii Department of Health and, except for guests of remaining residents, on a sponsored tour. Children under sixteen are not admitted. Since a 2018 landslide on the cliff trail, the commercial mule ride has not run; most visitors now fly in to the LUP airstrip.

A small handful of former patients still live in Kalaupapa village by their own choosing. When the isolation policy was repealed in 1969, residents were granted the right to remain at Kalaupapa for the rest of their lives, with state and federal support for the community.

It carries well as a gift for someone with family or church history connected to Hawaii, and for Catholics with devotion to Saint Damien and Saint Marianne. Kalaupapa is sacred ground to many Hawaiian and Catholic families. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio fits a side table or a chapel shelf.

The deep blue of the channel, the green of the peninsula, and the basalt brown of the cliffs sit well in Coastal-modern, Pacific-modern, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. The stained-glass quality of the painting also reads in quiet contemplative spaces and in homes that lean Catholic-traditional.

Coastal-modern has shifted toward darker, deeper palettes (Pacific blue, basalt, fern) rather than the white-and-beige of a decade ago. Kalaupapa's deep ocean and stained-glass greens sit squarely in that direction. The Large works as a single statement piece over a long sofa.

Above a standard sofa or a wide console, the single Large 24-inch tile holds the wall on its own. A four-tile Mural carries a longer wall in a great room. A nine-tile Mural is the right scale for a stairway wall or a double-height entry.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate the steam and splashes of a bathroom or a kitchen splashback. The Glossy finish is meant for framed wall use in a dry room.

A soft microfibre cloth with warm water is enough for everyday dust and fingerprints. For a kitchen or bathroom install, a mild non-abrasive cleaner is fine. Avoid bleach, ammonia, or abrasive pads, which can dull the surface finish over time.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in-house by Reid Wender at the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license or resell other artists' work. Each tile is hand-finished before it leaves us.