shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States

in central Georgia, on the Ocmulgee River

Macon

— — the week the cherry trees turn the city pink.

— 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

“Macon sits at the fall line, where the red clay of the Piedmont drops into the coastal plain. Each March the city goes pink — more than 350,000 Yoshino cherry trees, all descended from a single tree on William Fickling's front lawn. Otis Redding grew up here. The Ocmulgee River has carried people through this valley for ten thousand years, and the mounds east of downtown still stand.

from the studio

— bring it home

Macon, 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 Macon

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

Macon sits at the fall line of central Georgia, on the Ocmulgee River about eighty-five miles south of Atlanta. Chartered in 1823 and named for North Carolina statesman Nathaniel Macon, the city grew on cotton, rail, and the river. It is the seat of Bibb County and home to Mercer University, founded in 1833. Just east of downtown, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park preserves the earthworks of the Mississippian culture, built roughly 900 to 1100 CE, and traces of human presence going back seventeen thousand years.

— informed by Wikipedia — Macon, Georgia, NPS — Ocmulgee Mounds

— the season

For about ten days each March, Macon holds the largest concentration of Yoshino cherry trees on the planet — upward of 350,000 of them, lining the streets, the medians, and the lawns. Every tree in the city descends from a single Yoshino that the realtor William A. Fickling, Sr. found growing on his Macon property in 1949 and, on a trip to Washington, recognised. He propagated cuttings for decades and gave them away. The International Cherry Blossom Festival, founded in 1982, marks the bloom.

— informed by International Cherry Blossom Festival, Wikipedia — Cherry Blossom Festival (Macon)

— the year

Macon is one of the cradle cities of Southern music. Otis Redding was raised here and is buried at his ranch in Round Oak, just north of town. Little Richard grew up on Fifth Street. The Allman Brothers Band formed in Macon in 1969 and recorded at Capricorn Studios on Broadway, reopened in 2019 as a working studio and museum. The Tubman African American Museum, founded 1981, holds the largest collection of Black art and history in the Southeast. The city's music heritage trail threads them together on foot.

— informed by Mercer Music at Capricorn, Tubman Museum

— where

United States · Macon-Bibb County, Georgia

— elevation

110 m · 361 ft

— position

32.8407° N · 83.6324° 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.

3 km E

Ocmulgee Mounds

national historical park

2 km S

Mercer University

university campus

1 km downtown

Capricorn Sound Studios

recording studio

Macon

Ocmulgee Mounds

Mercer University

Capricorn Sound Studios

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

Realtor William A. Fickling, Sr. found a Yoshino cherry growing on his Macon property in 1949 and propagated it for decades. Every one of the city's 350,000-plus Yoshino cherries descends from that single tree.

Peak bloom usually falls in the third week of March. The International Cherry Blossom Festival, held annually since 1982, is timed to the bloom and runs for about ten days.

A federal park preserving Mississippian earthworks built between roughly 900 and 1100 CE on the Ocmulgee River, just east of downtown Macon. The site has traces of human habitation reaching back seventeen thousand years.

Otis Redding, Little Richard, and the Allman Brothers Band all came up in Macon. Capricorn Studios on Broadway, where the Allmans recorded, reopened in 2019 as Mercer Music at Capricorn.

About eighty-five miles south on Interstate 75, roughly a ninety-minute drive without traffic. Macon is the seat of Bibb County and sits on the geographic fall line between the Piedmont and the coastal plain.

A private research university founded in 1833 by Georgia Baptists and based in Macon since 1871. The campus anchors the southern edge of downtown and runs the Mercer Music at Capricorn program.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Macon natives recognise the cherry-blossom week, the river, and the brick streets immediately. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well for a hometown gift.

The pinks and warm browns of the cherry-blossom palette sit comfortably in Traditional Southern, Coastal-modern, and soft Maximalist rooms. It plays well against painted brick, white trim, and oak floors.

It fits. The current Southern-modern direction favours regional specificity over generic florals — a tile naming an actual place reads as more considered than mass-market pink art.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads cleanly. For more presence, a 4-tile Mural fills the wall above an eight-foot sofa; a 9-tile Mural anchors a larger room or a stair landing.

Yes. The Dura Satin finish is scratch-resistant and handles steam and splash without trouble; Matte does the same with no sheen. Either is the right call for a backsplash or a powder room.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. Nothing abrasive, no ammonia-based glass cleaners on the Matte finish. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, not on top of it.

Yes. Every piece is original to Wender Studios, curated by Reid Wender, and produced in-house in Knoxville. No licensing, no third-party stock.

— if this one stayed with you