Wender·Vista
Tamworth village church and meetinghouse
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
in the foothills below Mount Chocorua

Tamworth village church and meetinghouse

— — two white shapes against a low ridge.

— 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

“Tamworth village holds its old shapes carefully. The Congregational church faces the green with a tall white steeple, the meetinghouse keeps the older line, and the road bends around them both. Chocorua rises behind the trees. In summer the Barnstormers stage opens after dinner. The walk between the two buildings takes about a minute. — from the studio

from the studio
Tamworth village church and meetinghouse
— bring it home

Tamworth village church and meetinghouse, 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 Tamworth village church and meetinghouse

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

Tamworth is a small town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, incorporated in 1766, sitting in the foothills south of the Sandwich Range and below the bare cone of Mount Chocorua. The village center along Main Street holds the Tamworth Congregational Church, the historic Town House, and a cluster of nineteenth-century houses around a small green. The Swift River and the Bearcamp River both run through the township on their way toward the Saco watershed.

— the stone

The Tamworth Congregational Church was gathered in 1792 under the long ministry of Samuel Hidden, ordained on what is now called Ordination Rock just outside the village. The present building, with its tall white steeple facing the green, dates from the early nineteenth century and remains in active use. The Town House nearby served as the early meetinghouse and town hall and still hosts town meeting. Together the two buildings hold the original civic and ecclesiastical center of the township.

— the year

Tamworth is also the home of the Barnstormers Theatre, founded in 1931 by Francis Cleveland, son of President Grover Cleveland, and described as the oldest professional summer theater in New Hampshire. The season runs roughly mid-July through late August on Main Street, a few steps from the church. The Cook Memorial Library, the Other Store, and the Tamworth Distilling round out a village where the working buildings still face one another across a short stretch of road.

— informed by Barnstormers Theatre
— where
United States · Tamworth, Carroll County, New Hampshire
— position
43.8556° N · 71.2814° 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.
8 km N
Mount Chocorua
peak
6 km N
Chocorua Lake
lake
7 km SW
White Lake State Park
state park
12 km NW
Sandwich Range Wilderness
wilderness area
N
Tamworth village church and meetinghouse
Mount Chocorua
Chocorua Lake
White Lake State Park
Sandwich Range Wilderness
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Tamworth village church and meetinghouse — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Tamworth was chartered in 1766. The Congregational church was gathered in 1792 under the ministry of Samuel Hidden, whose ordination on an open ledge gave Ordination Rock its name.

The historic Town House on Main Street served as the early meetinghouse and town hall and still hosts annual town meeting. It stands a short walk from the Congregational church on the village green.

Barnstormers is a professional summer theater on Main Street in Tamworth, founded in 1931 by Francis Cleveland, son of President Grover Cleveland. It is described as the oldest summer theater in New Hampshire.

Tamworth sits in Carroll County in central New Hampshire, in the foothills south of the Sandwich Range and below Mount Chocorua, between Conway to the north and Ossipee to the south.

The Swift River and the Bearcamp River both run through Tamworth on their way toward the larger Saco River watershed in eastern New Hampshire and southern Maine.

Yes. Main Street between the church, the Town House, the library, the general store, and the Barnstormers stage runs a few hundred yards and is walked easily in ten minutes.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. For families with a Carroll County connection or summer ties to Chocorua, a Small for a desk or a Medium for an entry reads as place-specific and quietly personal.

It pairs with classic New England, country-modern, and quiet farmhouse rooms. The whites and slate of the piece sit well next to painted trim, wide pine boards, and aged brass.

Yes. Current direction in heritage-modern rooms favors place-specific landscape art over generic prints. A Large above a sideboard reads grounded rather than fussy.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a four-tile Mural carries the wall. For a long entry console, a nine-tile Mural opens the village view without crowding.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installation in humid rooms and around sinks and stoves.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No solvents, no abrasives. The color is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the image will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in-house by Wender Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. The work is not licensed, syndicated, or sold through third parties.

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