Wender·Vista
Bridal Veil Falls Franconia
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
in Franconia, on the eastern flank of the Kinsman Range

Bridal Veil Falls Franconia

— — the white that keeps unbraiding itself.

— 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 long staircase of water on Coppermine Brook, west of Franconia village, dropping in two cascades the locals call the veil. The trail in is an old logging road, maple and birch, four and a half miles round-trip. Bette Davis kept a property nearby and married her fourth husband at the foot of the lower fall in 1950. From the studio.

from the studio
Bridal Veil Falls Franconia
— bring it home

Bridal Veil Falls Franconia, 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 Bridal Veil Falls Franconia

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

Bridal Veil Falls sits on Coppermine Brook in the town of Easton, New Hampshire, on the eastern slope of the Kinsman Range within the White Mountain National Forest. The cascade drops about eighty feet across two main tiers, with a wider apron at the lower pool. The standard approach is the Coppermine Trail, a 2.3-mile path that begins at a small lot at the end of Coppermine Road and climbs a steady 750 feet through northern hardwood forest to the Coppermine Shelter at the base of the falls.

— the water

Coppermine Brook drains the eastern ridge of Cannon Mountain and runs hardest in late April and May, when snowpack on the Kinsmans gives back what winter held. By August the lower tier narrows to a single bridal strand and a pair of side runnels over the ledge. The pool at the base is shallow and clear, the water holding near forty degrees Fahrenheit into July. Spring runoff can swell the brook quickly after rain.

— the visit

The Coppermine Trail leaves a roadside lot at the end of Coppermine Road in Easton, about three miles south of NH Route 116. The hike is 4.6 miles round-trip with steady grade and a short scramble to the upper pool. The White Mountain National Forest manages the corridor and posts no parking fee. Mud season runs through May. The Coppermine Shelter at the base is first-come and sees through-hikers off the nearby Kinsman Ridge Trail.

— where
United States · Easton, Grafton County, New Hampshire
— within
White Mountain National Forest
— 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.
6 km E
Cannon Mountain
mountain
8 km E
Franconia Notch State Park
state park
3 km W
Kinsman Ridge
ridge
N
Bridal Veil Falls Franconia
Cannon Mountain
Franconia Notch State Park
Kinsman Ridge
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Bridal Veil Falls Franconia — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

On Coppermine Brook in Easton, New Hampshire, on the eastern side of the Kinsman Range within the White Mountain National Forest. The trailhead is at the end of Coppermine Road, three miles south of Franconia village.

The full cascade drops about eighty feet across two main tiers. The upper tier fans out across a tilted ledge into a shallow pool, then runs over a second drop into the lower basin below the shelter.

The Coppermine Trail is 2.3 miles each way with about 750 feet of gain. Round-trip from the lot at the end of Coppermine Road runs four to five hours at an easy pace, including time at the pool.

Late April through May, when snowmelt off the Kinsman ridge feeds the brook. June carries good flow after rain. By late summer the cascade narrows to a single strand and the side ledges run dry.

Actress Bette Davis kept a property called Butternut nearby and married her fourth husband, Gary Merrill, near the lower falls in 1950. The site has been a local quiet point since.

The White Mountain National Forest charges no fee at the Coppermine trailhead. Parking is roadside at the end of Coppermine Road and fills early on summer weekends. Arrive before nine to be sure of a space.

— about the piece in your home

The Coppermine Trail is one of the gentler classics in the Whites, and Bridal Veil is the reward at the top. The Small or Medium reads as a quiet trophy of an afternoon on the brook.

Mountain-modern interiors with warm wood, North-Country farmhouse rooms, and cooler-toned alpine-cabin schemes hold the piece well. The whites and dark forest greens carry against natural oak, walnut, and slate.

Yes. Alpine-modern leans on quiet water scenes, northern hardwood palettes, and hand-finished surfaces. A waterfall tile in the studio's stained-glass colour sits naturally in that shelf of textures.

A single Large reads well above a console or a narrow sofa. Above a full sofa, a 4-tile Mural balances the wall, and a 9-tile Mural anchors a high-ceilinged room.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for splash zones and showers. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and does not lift in steam or water.

Microfibre cloth and clean water. No abrasive pads, no ammonia, no solvent cleaners. The thin glossy finish wipes clean and does not need polish.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is painted in-house in the studio's stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. We do not license images and the work appears nowhere else.

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