Wender·Vista
Whitefish Lake with Big Mountain
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMontana
in northwest Montana, just outside the town of Whitefish

Whitefish Lake with Big Mountain

— — a long lake and a watchful mountain.

— 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 seven-mile lake at the foot of Big Mountain, in the northwest corner of Montana. The town of Whitefish sits at the south end; the ski resort rises off the north shore. In summer the lake holds the blue of the sky and the green of the larch ridges. In winter the mountain takes over and the water goes slate.

from the studio
Whitefish Lake with Big Mountain
— bring it home

Whitefish Lake with Big Mountain, 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 Whitefish Lake with Big Mountain

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

Whitefish Lake stretches about seven miles through a glacier-carved trough in Flathead County, northwest Montana, with the resort town of Whitefish at its south end. Big Mountain, formally Whitefish Mountain Resort, rises to 6,817 feet on the north shore and is one of the largest ski areas in the northern Rockies. The lake drains south through the Whitefish River into the Flathead system. Amtrak's Empire Builder still stops in town, a block from the shore, and Glacier National Park lies about 25 miles east.

— the season

Two seasons define the place. From June through September the lake is warm enough for swimming and the resort runs lift-served hiking and downhill biking. From early December into April the mountain operates more than 3,000 acres of skiable terrain across both faces, with the lake frozen in view from the upper runs. Shoulder weeks in May and November are the quietest in town. Larch on the surrounding ridges turns gold in late October before dropping needles, a brief window the locals plan around.

— the visit

Whitefish sits on US-93 in northwest Montana, about 25 miles from the west entrance of Glacier National Park. Glacier Park International Airport is fifteen minutes south of town. Amtrak's Empire Builder calls at the Whitefish depot daily on its Chicago to Seattle and Portland run. The resort road climbs from town to the ski village in about ten minutes. Public access to the lake includes the city beach at the south end and several state and county sites along the shore.

— where
United States · Whitefish, Flathead County, Montana
— position
48.4628° N · 114.3753° 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.
at the lake
Whitefish
resort town
12 km N
Whitefish Mountain Resort
ski area
40 km E
Glacier National Park
national park
50 km S
Flathead Lake
lake
N
Whitefish Lake with Big Mountain
Whitefish
Whitefish Mountain Resort
Glacier National Park
Flathead Lake
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Whitefish Lake with Big Mountain — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In Flathead County, northwest Montana, with the town of Whitefish at its south end. The lake runs about seven miles north from town and drains through the Whitefish River into the Flathead River system.

Whitefish Mountain Resort, locally still called Big Mountain. It rises to 6,817 feet on the north shore of the lake and runs more than 3,000 skiable acres in winter.

US-93 from Kalispell or Eureka, Glacier Park International Airport fifteen minutes south, or Amtrak's Empire Builder, which stops at the Whitefish depot a block from the shore.

About 25 miles east of Whitefish to the west entrance at Apgar, roughly a 35-minute drive on US-2. Many Glacier visitors base in Whitefish for the lodging and food.

Yes. The south end warms enough by mid-July for comfortable swimming, and the city beach at Whitefish has public access, docks, and a swim area through Labor Day.

— about the piece in your home

It works well. Locals associate the lake-and-mountain view with both the summer dock days and the winter season pass. A Medium or Large for a great room; a Coaster Set for a vacation rental.

The deep blues and conifer greens fit Mountain-modern, Cabin-modern, and Alpine-modern interiors. The stained-glass line work also lifts a Pacific-Northwest palette of slate, larch, and oxidized copper.

A single Large is right for most consoles. Above a sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the full sweep of lake and mountain. A nine-tile Mural is the feature-wall option.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for any wall that takes splash or steam; both are scratch-resistant. Glossy is for framed wall pieces in living rooms and entryways.

Microfibre and water. Skip abrasive sponges and acidic cleaners; the colour is infused into the ceramic surface and holds under normal household use. A second pass with a dry cloth keeps the sheen even.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted, finished, and packed in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license outside artwork and we do not reuse other photographers' images.

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