Wender·Vista
Omaha
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
on the Missouri River, in eastern Nebraska

Omaha

— — the city the long river bends around.

— 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

“The bluff city above the Missouri, where Nebraska meets Iowa across a brown current the steamboats once worked. Old Market warehouses now hold bookstores and slow coffee. In June the College World Series fills Charles Schwab Field, and Henry Doorly's desert dome catches the late sun like a glass kettle. A working town that pays attention to its own quiet hours.

from the studio
Omaha
— bring it home

Omaha, 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 Omaha

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

Omaha sits on the west bank of the Missouri River in Douglas County, Nebraska, at roughly 1,090 feet of elevation. About 487,000 residents live inside city limits, with close to a million across the metro, the largest population on the Great Plains for several hundred miles. Founded in 1854 at a steamboat landing across from Council Bluffs, Iowa, the city grew along the Union Pacific Railroad, which still keeps its headquarters in a downtown tower a few blocks west of the river.

— the visit

The pedestrian core is the Old Market, a 19th-century warehouse district between Howard and Jackson streets where brick buildings hold bookstores, cafés, and the Joslyn Art Museum a short walk north. Henry Doorly Zoo, southeast of downtown, draws over two million visitors each year and is widely ranked among the country's best, with its glass Desert Dome visible from I-80. The College World Series fills Charles Schwab Field every June, and the riverfront's Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge crosses the Missouri into Iowa.

— informed by Visit Omaha
— the year

Summers run hot and humid, with July highs near 88°F and frequent thunderstorms rolling east off the plains. Winters bring deep cold and the occasional blizzard, with January lows near 14°F. Spring and autumn are the steady seasons, the College World Series in mid-June drawing fans from across the country, and October walks along the river showing cottonwoods turning gold. Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting each May brings tens of thousands to the CHI Health Center downtown.

— informed by NOAA Omaha climate
— where
United States · Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
— elevation
332 m · 1,090 ft
— position
41.2565° N · 95.9345° 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
Council Bluffs
river-crossing city
95 km SW
Lincoln
state capital
N
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Lincoln
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Omaha — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Omaha sits on the west bank of the Missouri River, directly across from Council Bluffs, Iowa. The river forms the state line between Nebraska and Iowa and was the city's reason for founding in 1854.

The NCAA Division I Men's College Baseball Championship has been played in Omaha every year since 1950. It now fills Charles Schwab Field downtown each June, drawing fans from across the country.

The Old Market is a pedestrian warehouse district of brick buildings from the 1880s, between Howard and Jackson streets near the river. It now holds bookstores, restaurants, and the Joslyn Art Museum a few blocks north.

Omaha was founded in 1854 by speculators from Council Bluffs, Iowa, at a Missouri River steamboat landing. It later became the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad, which still headquarters there.

Yes. Berkshire Hathaway's corporate office sits at Kiewit Plaza in midtown Omaha, where Warren Buffett has worked since the 1960s. The annual shareholder meeting each May draws tens of thousands of attendees.

About 487,000 people live within Omaha city limits, with close to a million in the metropolitan area. It is by far the largest city in Nebraska and on the central Great Plains.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our customers who grew up in Omaha or moved away. The Missouri River bluffs and the Old Market read as home to anyone from the city.

The warm river palette settles well in Prairie-modern, Heartland-traditional, and warm Mid-Century rooms. The brick-and-iron texture of the Old Market also reads beautifully against exposed-brick walls.

A single Large hangs well above a 6- to 7-foot console. Above a standard sofa, we usually recommend a 4-tile Mural, or a 9-tile Mural for a larger sectional.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room with humidity or splashing. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installations like backsplashes, shower walls, and powder-room features.

A soft microfibre cloth and clean water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so there is nothing to flake, fade, or wipe away.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, curated by Reid Wender. We do not license or resell other artists' work.

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