Wender·Vista
Heart Lake with the Range
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
in the Adirondack High Peaks, south of Lake Placid

Heart Lake with the Range

— — the lake the MacIntyre Range walks out of.

— 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 small lake at the foot of the MacIntyre Range, held by the Adirondack Mountain Club at the trailhead for Algonquin and Marcy. The water is dark and still in the early hours; Algonquin rises 3,500 feet straight out of the western shore. Most of the High Peaks pass through here. The Loj road ends at the parking, and the trail begins.

from the studio
Heart Lake with the Range
— bring it home

Heart Lake with the Range, 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 Heart Lake with the Range

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

Heart Lake sits at 2,179 feet in the town of North Elba, Essex County, two miles south of the village of Lake Placid. The Adirondack Mountain Club has owned the surrounding 615 acres since 1958, operating the Adirondak Loj and the High Peaks Information Center at the south shore. The lake is the principal trailhead for the western High Peaks. Algonquin Peak at 5,114 feet, Iroquois, and Wright rise directly above; Marcy, the highest point in New York at 5,344 feet, is reached from here by the Van Hoevenberg Trail.

— the air

Above Heart Lake the MacIntyre Range carries the most exposed alpine summits in the eastern United States south of Mount Washington. The thin band of arctic-alpine tundra above 4,000 feet on Algonquin holds plant communities that survived the last glaciation: Bigelow's sedge, diapensia, and bog bilberry. Adirondack Mountain Club summit stewards mark the line with stone cairns and ask hikers to step only on bare rock above treeline, a practice in place on Algonquin since the 1980s.

— informed by ADK Summit Stewards
— the visit

The Adirondak Loj road leaves Route 73 about four miles east of Lake Placid and ends at the High Peaks Information Center. Day-use parking is reserved through a seasonal permit system run by the Adirondack Mountain Club. The Loj offers bunkroom and private lodging, a campground at South Meadow, and lean-to and tent sites around the lake. Algonquin is an eight-mile round trip from the lake; Marcy is roughly fifteen miles and 3,200 feet of climbing.

— informed by ADK: Plan a Visit
— where
United States · Essex County, New York
— within
Adirondack Park
— elevation
664 m · 2,179 ft
— position
44.1825° N · 73.9647° 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 N
Lake Placid
village
4 km W
Algonquin Peak
peak
12 km SE
Mount Marcy
peak
8 km NE
Cascade Mountain
peak
N
Heart Lake with the Range
Lake Placid
Algonquin Peak
Mount Marcy
Cascade Mountain
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Heart Lake with the Range — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In the town of North Elba, Essex County, New York, about two miles south of Lake Placid village at the end of the Adirondak Loj road off Route 73.

The MacIntyre Range: Algonquin Peak, Iroquois Peak, and Wright Peak, rising west of Heart Lake. Algonquin reaches 5,114 feet, the second-highest summit in New York.

The Adirondack Mountain Club, a member-supported nonprofit founded in 1922. The club bought the 615-acre property in 1958 and runs the Adirondak Loj, campground, and information center at the south shore.

Yes. The Van Hoevenberg Trail leaves the south shore and reaches the summit of Mount Marcy in 7.4 miles. The full out-and-back is roughly fifteen miles with 3,200 feet of climbing.

Day-use parking at the Loj requires an advance reservation through the Adirondack Mountain Club during the busy season, typically May through October. Overnight guests at the Loj or campground are exempt.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for Forty-Sixers and for anyone whose first High Peak started at the Loj. The MacIntyre profile over the lake is the view most hikers carry home. A Small or Medium with a note works.

The deep greens and water blacks sit easily in Adirondack Camp, Mountain-Modern, and Cabin Traditional rooms. The piece reads well over a stone hearth or a writing desk.

Yes. The current move toward place-specific art over generic mountain prints favours pieces tied to a known trailhead. A Heart Lake tile reads as rooted in the High Peaks.

A single Large suits a console. For a sofa we usually point people to a four-tile Mural, and a nine-tile Mural for a full statement wall above a sectional.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash for backsplashes, powder rooms, and shower walls. The Glossy finish is for framed wall display.

A microfibre cloth with warm water. No abrasive pads or solvents. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath the finish, so it will not rub away.

Yes. Every piece is painted in the studio's own visual language and finished in-house in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license images and we do not resell other artists' work.

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