shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMontana

below the visitor center, along the North Fork

Big Hole Battlefield meadows

Name: Big Hole Battlefield meadows — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the meadow that remembers what the building can only describe.

— 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

“The willow flat along the North Fork Big Hole River where the Nez Perce camp stood the morning of August 9, 1877. White teepee poles mark the locations of the lodges. The river runs cold and shallow under the cottonwoods. Most visitors walk the trail without speaking, and the wind moves through the willows the way it would have then.

from the studio

— bring it home

Big Hole Battlefield meadows, 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 Big Hole Battlefield meadows

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

The meadow lies below the Big Hole visitor center, twelve miles west of Wisdom, Montana, along the North Fork of the Big Hole River. The valley floor sits at roughly 6,300 feet. The Nez Perce Camp Trail descends from the visitor center about a mile through sagebrush, crosses the river on a footbridge, and follows the camp ground past the upright lodgepoles. The Siege Area Trail continues beyond the camp into the timbered hillside where the Nimíipuu held the army through the second day of fighting.

— informed by NPS — Big Hole National Battlefield, NPS — Trails at Big Hole

— the silence

The trail is mostly empty. Cars pass on Highway 43 a half mile north, but the river takes the sound. Cottonwoods and willows hold the camp ground, and the white teepee poles stand exactly where each lodge stood the morning of August 9, 1877. Park signage is minimal on purpose. The Nez Perce ask that visitors walk through quietly and leave nothing behind. Sandhill cranes nest in the meadow most summers; their call carries the length of the valley.

— informed by NPS — Tribal Connections

— the season

Snow leaves the valley floor by mid-May most years; the meadow greens out by early June and the willows leaf in. The Nez Perce hold a commemoration each August around the anniversary of the battle. By late September the cottonwoods turn yellow and the first hard frost settles before mid-October. The trail stays open all year, but in deep winter the camp loop is plowed only to the parking area; the river crossing requires snowshoes or skis from late November.

— informed by NPS — Operating Hours and Seasons

— where

United States · Beaverhead County, Montana

— within

Nez Perce National Historical Park

— position

45.6395° N · 113.6512° 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.

1 km N

Big Hole Battlefield Visitor Center

interpretive site· on a tile

at the lake

North Fork Big Hole River

river

19 km E

Wisdom

town

Big Hole Battlefield meadows

Big Hole Battlefield Visitor Center

North Fork Big Hole River

Wisdom

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Big Hole Battlefield meadows — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

White lodgepoles stand at the locations of the Nez Perce tepees on the morning of August 9, 1877. The North Fork Big Hole River runs along the camp's south edge through willow and cottonwood.

The Nez Perce Camp Trail is about a mile round trip from the visitor center down to the meadow and back. The full Siege Area loop adds another mile through the timber above.

Yes. A footbridge crosses the North Fork at the bottom of the trail, and short side paths reach the gravel bars. Visitors are asked to stay on marked trails through the camp ground itself.

The grounds remain open sunrise to sunset all year, but in winter only the upper parking area is plowed. The descent to the meadow generally requires snowshoes from late November through April.

Sandhill cranes nest in the wet flats most summers, and moose are seen in the willows at dawn and dusk. Elk move through the burned timber on the surrounding ridges in fall.

— about the piece in your home

It has been for many of our customers. The meadow piece reads gentler than the visitor center view. A Small carries well as a memorial gift; a Medium suits a quiet wall in a study.

The sage greens, willow gold, and pale river blues of the artwork settle into Western-quiet, Mountain-modern, and Naturalist palettes. The piece sits well against unbleached linen and natural wood.

Yes. The willow flat and slow river fit the biophilic direction that has held through the late 2020s. The Medium works as a single anchor; the Mural opens the meadow as a window.

A single Large covers most sofas. A 4-tile Mural extends the long horizontal of the meadow; the 9-tile Mural reads as an open window onto the valley floor.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The piece settles equally well in a quiet kitchen window wall or a bedroom. Glossy is for dry-wall display only.

A soft microfibre cloth, lightly dampened with plain water. No solvents, no abrasive pads. The colour lives in the surface, not on it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in our own studio language and is not licensed from any outside source.

— if this one stayed with you