shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York

in the northern Adirondacks, near Keeseville

Ausable Chasm gorge

Name: Ausable Chasm gorge — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a sandstone cut the river kept working at.

— 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 Ausable River drops out of the High Peaks and runs through a two-mile sandstone gorge with walls a hundred and fifty feet high before it reaches Lake Champlain. Rainbow Falls comes first, then the narrows past Elephant's Head and Table Rock, and the river keeps turning the rock into the colour of wet bread crust. The walking trail along the rim has been open to visitors since 1870, which makes it one of the oldest natural attractions in the United States. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Ausable Chasm gorge, 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 Ausable Chasm gorge

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

Ausable Chasm is a two-mile sandstone gorge cut by the Ausable River in the town of Ausable, Clinton County, New York, about twelve miles south of Plattsburgh and a short drive west of Lake Champlain. The chasm walls reach a height of about 150 feet and the river drops over Rainbow Falls and a sequence of cascades before exiting into the lake. The site has been continuously open to visitors since 1870, which makes it one of the oldest tourist attractions in the United States.

— informed by Wikipedia — Ausable Chasm, Ausable Chasm official

— the stone

The walls of the chasm are Potsdam sandstone, laid down about 500 million years ago in the Cambrian as a near-shore beach deposit. The stone is iron-rich, which gives the gorge its warm rust and ochre coloration where water has worn the surface. Named formations along the river include Elephant's Head, Table Rock, Jacob's Ladder, and the Devil's Oven. The Ausable River itself rises on the slopes of Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York at 5,344 feet.

— informed by New York State Museum — Potsdam Sandstone

— the water

Rainbow Falls drops about seventy feet at the head of the chasm, where the river first enters the gorge. Below it the water runs through a series of narrow chutes and pools that visitors descend by raft, tube, or guided float between June and early October. Spring runoff from the High Peaks pushes the flow hard through May; by late summer the river is low enough to wade in the calmer pools. The gorge freezes spectacularly in January and February, when guided ice walks run on the dry riverbed.

— informed by Ausable Chasm — Activities

— where

United States · Clinton County, New York

— within

Ausable Chasm

— elevation

90 m · 295 ft

— position

44.5239° N · 73.4625° 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.

5 km E

Lake Champlain

Adirondack lake

2 km N

Keeseville

Adirondack village

55 km SW

Mount Marcy

New York high peak

Ausable Chasm gorge

Lake Champlain

Keeseville

Mount Marcy

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Ausable Chasm gorge — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

A two-mile sandstone gorge in the northern Adirondacks of New York, cut by the Ausable River. The walls reach about 150 feet and the site has been open to visitors continuously since 1870.

In the town of Ausable, Clinton County, twelve miles south of Plattsburgh and a short drive from Lake Champlain. The entrance is just off U.S. Route 9 near the village of Keeseville.

About 500 million years. The walls are Potsdam sandstone, a Cambrian-age near-shore deposit whose iron content gives the gorge its warm rust and ochre colour where water has worn it.

Daily from mid-May through mid-October for rim walks, rafts, and tubing, with seasonal guided ice walks in January and February when the river is fully frozen. Hours and admission are listed on the official site.

Yes. Guided rafts, tubes, and inflatable kayaks run the calmer lower section of the gorge from June through early October. Spring runoff makes the upper falls section unsafe for floats.

A waterfall of about seventy feet at the head of the chasm where the Ausable River first drops into the gorge. It is the most photographed feature along the rim trail.

— about the piece in your home

Often. The chasm is one of the older landmarks of the North Country and is recognised by Adirondack families. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note carries the place well.

The ochre-sandstone palette sits well with mountain-modern, lodge-classic, and warm earth-tone rooms. It also reads cleanly against pine paneling and against limewashed plaster.

Yes. The current move in interior art is toward specific landscape imagery with strong colour and form. A gorge piece reads sculptural rather than scenic, which suits biophilic and earth-tone rooms.

A single Large above a console, a four-tile Mural above a standard sofa, or a nine-tile Mural for a long wall. The vertical cliff lines also carry the Triptych format well.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate steam and splashes; Glossy is for framed wall art away from direct water.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. Skip abrasives and ammonia cleaners. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish, so the image will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from our Knoxville studio, curated by Reid Wender. We do not license imagery in or out.

— if this one stayed with you