shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire

at the top of New Hampshire, on the Quebec line

Connecticut Lakes are remote and boreal

Name: Connecticut Lakes are remote and boreal — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the country where the road finally runs out.

— 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 Connecticut Lakes are the four small lakes strung north of Pittsburg, where US-3 climbs until the asphalt ends at the border. The forest is boreal here: spruce and fir, not the maples of southern New Hampshire. Moose move through the cuts at dusk. The Fourth Connecticut Lake, the smallest, sits at about 2,670 feet and is the headwater of the Connecticut River, which leaves it as a creek narrow enough to step across. The country is quiet in a way the rest of the state is not. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Connecticut Lakes are remote and boreal, 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 Connecticut Lakes are remote and boreal

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 Connecticut Lakes are a chain of four lakes in Pittsburg, the northernmost town in New Hampshire and, at roughly 282 square miles, the largest by area in the state. The lakes ascend in elevation: First (1,635 feet), Second (1,871), Third (2,180), and Fourth (about 2,670). Fourth Connecticut Lake, 78 acres of bog-fringed water just south of the Canadian customs station, is the source of the Connecticut River, which flows 410 miles south to Long Island Sound.

— informed by Wikipedia — Connecticut Lakes, Wikipedia — Fourth Connecticut Lake

— the silence

Pittsburg has fewer than 900 year-round residents, and the population north of First Connecticut Lake thins to outfitters, logging crews, and the customs officers at the border. The 25,000-acre Connecticut Lakes Headwaters tract, conserved in 2003 through a coalition led by the Trust for Public Land, holds the watershed in working-forest easement. There are no towns past Lake Francis. Cell service ends at the Magalloway Road. Most nights the loudest sound is wind across spruce.

— informed by Trust for Public Land — Connecticut Lakes, Wikipedia — Pittsburg, New Hampshire

— the air

The forest here is boreal: red and black spruce, balsam fir, white birch, the same softwood band that runs north into Quebec and across to Maine's North Woods. Winters average around 14°F in January with regular nights below zero. Moose density in Coös County is among the highest in the lower 48, and the Connecticut Lakes section of US-3 is signed as a moose-crossing zone end to end. Snow lingers in the hollows above 2,000 feet into late April.

— informed by NH Fish & Game — moose information

— where

United States · Pittsburg, Coös County, New Hampshire

— elevation

814 m · 2,670 ft

— position

45.1300° N · 71.2100° 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.

18 km S

Pittsburg village

north-country village

12 km S

Lake Francis

reservoir lake

1 km N

Fourth Connecticut Lake

headwater pond

1 km N

Quebec border

international boundary

Connecticut Lakes are remote and boreal

Pittsburg village

Lake Francis

Fourth Connecticut Lake

Quebec border

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Connecticut Lakes are remote and boreal — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

The Connecticut Lakes are in Pittsburg, the northernmost town in New Hampshire, just south of the Quebec border. The chain of four lakes follows US-3 for the last 25 miles before Canada.

Fourth Connecticut Lake, a 78-acre pond at about 2,670 feet elevation just inside the U.S. border, is the recognized source. The Connecticut River flows 410 miles south from there to Long Island Sound.

The forest around the lakes is red and black spruce, balsam fir, and white birch, the same softwood band that covers Quebec and northern Maine. It is the southernmost edge of the boreal zone in the eastern U.S.

Yes. Coös County has among the highest moose densities in the contiguous 48 states. The Connecticut Lakes section of US-3 is signed end to end as a moose-crossing zone, and dusk and dawn sightings are routine.

Much of it is the 25,000-acre Connecticut Lakes Headwaters tract, conserved in 2003 under a working-forest easement led by the Trust for Public Land. Logging continues, but development is permanently restricted.

Drive US-3 north to the Canadian customs station at the border. Park at the small lot just before the station and take the marked half-mile trail east through spruce to the pond's shore.

— about the piece in your home

It travels well to that kind of recipient. The Connecticut Lakes are a landrop point for trophy landlocked salmon and brook trout, and for moose camps each fall. A Medium in a camp or a Coaster Set for the cabin reads naturally.

The tile sits comfortably in Cabin-modern, Adirondack, and a quieter Mountain-modern palette. The spruce greens and deep water tones hold well against pine paneling, dark steel, and wool blankets.

Yes. Biophilic design leans on regional forest and water motifs, and boreal spruce-and-water scenes are increasingly used in cabin renovations from Vermont to Minnesota. The tile reads as observed, not stock.

Above a sofa or a long console, a Large reads cleanly centered. For more presence, a 4-tile Mural fills the wall; a 9-tile Mural suits a great-room above a sectional or a long sideboard.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratches and tolerate humidity around sinks and showers. The Glossy finish stays in dryer rooms, framed for wall display.

Wipe with a soft microfibre cloth and water. Avoid abrasive sponges and household cleaners with bleach or ammonia. The colour rests in the ceramic surface and does not lift with a careful wipe.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is original to our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license outside imagery.

— if this one stayed with you