Wender·Vista
Seeley Lake forest reflection
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMontana
north of Missoula on Highway 83, in the larch country

Seeley Lake forest reflection

— — the morning the larch holds twice.

— 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

“Seeley Lake sits in a basin of western larch deep enough that the second-week-of-October gold doubles in the water on a still morning. The town shares the lake's name and ends where the Lolo National Forest begins. The Clearwater River feeds the south end and exits at the north. Loons call into November. Then the basin closes for snow. from the studio

from the studio
Seeley Lake forest reflection
— bring it home

Seeley Lake forest reflection, 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 Seeley Lake forest reflection

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

Seeley Lake lies in the Seeley-Swan Valley of western Montana, between the Mission Mountains to the west and the Swan Range to the east. The lake itself is about 3.6 miles long and 110 feet at its deepest, fed and drained by the Clearwater River. The town of Seeley Lake sits on the western shore at roughly 4,000 feet. Most of the surrounding land is Lolo National Forest. Missoula is 55 miles south down Highway 83.

— the season

The Seeley-Swan corridor holds one of the largest concentrations of western larch in the world. The needles turn deep gold between October 7 and October 20 in most years, and the basin's still mornings double the colour in the lake before any wind picks up. Common loons nest on the lake through summer and stage in larger numbers into November before south migration. Ice covers the surface from late December through March.

— informed by Seeley Lake Loon Society
— the water

The Clearwater River flows in at the south end, having drifted up from Salmon Lake about 5 miles south. It exits at the north and continues to Inez and Alva. The slow inflow makes the south end the warmest swimming, and the north narrows hold the best cutthroat trout water. The lake is open to non-motorised craft year-round and to powerboats with a no-wake rule near the loon nesting platforms in summer.

— informed by Montana FWP
— where
United States · Missoula County, Montana
— within
Lolo National Forest
— elevation
1,219 m · 4,001 ft
— position
47.1747° N · 113.4886° E
— 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.
8 km S
Salmon Lake
lake
at the lake
Clearwater River
river
25 km W
Mission Mountains
range
15 km E
Swan Range
range
N
Seeley Lake forest reflection
Salmon Lake
Clearwater River
Mission Mountains
Swan Range
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Seeley Lake forest reflection — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Seeley Lake is in the Seeley-Swan Valley of western Montana, 55 miles north of Missoula on Highway 83, between the Mission Mountains and the Swan Range.

Seeley Lake reaches about 110 feet at its deepest, with a surface area near 1,025 acres and a length of roughly 3.6 miles north to south.

The basin holds one of the world's densest stands of western larch, mixed with lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir, and Engelmann spruce on the cooler north slopes.

Western larch in the Seeley-Swan basin turn deep gold between October 7 and October 20 in most years, peaking around the second weekend and dropping needles by month's end.

Yes. Common loons nest on Seeley Lake each summer, monitored by the Seeley Lake Loon Society, and stage in larger numbers through November before south migration.

No. Salmon Lake is 5 miles south, separated by the Clearwater River. Both are on the same chain but Seeley is larger, deeper, and the named lake of the valley.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Seeley Lake has a strong multi-generational cabin culture, and the larch-reflection image is the recognised marker of October on the water. A Medium or Large reads as art on a paneled wall.

The gold-and-deep-green palette sits well in Lake-cabin, Mountain-modern, and warm Minimalist rooms. It pairs with cedar, oiled walnut, and unbleached linen.

Yes. Cabin-modern currently favours one strong art piece over layered rustic décor, and a single Large tile carries a paneled wall without crowding the room.

A single Large carries a standard sofa or console. A 4-tile Mural fills a wider wall, and a 9-tile Mural anchors a full living-room face.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for a bathroom, kitchen, or backsplash. Both resist moisture and scuffing while keeping the colour in the surface.

A microfibre cloth and plain water. No solvents, no abrasives. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy or satin finish, so it will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, painted in our stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. No licensing, no third-party stock.

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