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Crater Lake from Rim Village (the cobalt caldera mirror)
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon
on the south rim of Crater Lake's caldera

Crater Lake from Rim Village (the cobalt caldera mirror)

— — the colour the sky cannot keep.

— 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 view from the south rim, where the caldera holds a cobalt that does not exist in any other lake. Mount Mazama collapsed about 7,700 years ago and the bowl filled with snow and rain. No rivers run in or out. From the wall above Crater Lake Lodge the water sits 1,000 feet below, still enough to read the cloud line. — from the studio

from the studio
Crater Lake from Rim Village (the cobalt caldera mirror)
— bring it home

Crater Lake from Rim Village (the cobalt caldera mirror), 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 Crater Lake from Rim Village (the cobalt caldera mirror)

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

Crater Lake fills the caldera of Mount Mazama, a stratovolcano in the southern Cascades that collapsed roughly 7,700 years ago. The lake is the deepest in the United States at 1,943 feet and one of the clearest, fed only by precipitation. Rim Village sits on the south rim at about 7,100 feet, the main visitor area on the lake. The Sinnott Memorial Overlook, cut into the caldera wall in 1931, gives the most-cited view down to the water and Wizard Island.

— the colour

The cobalt comes from the lake's depth and clarity. Crater Lake has no inlet or outlet stream, no sediment load, and very little organic life, so sunlight penetrates more than 100 metres before it scatters back. The water absorbs the long red wavelengths quickly and the remaining blue is reflected from far below, so the surface reads a saturated cobalt no shallower lake can match. From Rim Village the colour changes hour to hour with the cloud cover and the angle of light.

— the visit

The park is at about 7,100 feet on the rim, two hours from Medford via Highway 62 and about four hours from Portland via Highway 138. Rim Drive, the 33-mile road that circles the caldera, is plowed only from roughly July through October; in winter the south entrance is the only open approach. Crater Lake Lodge, built in 1915 and rebuilt in the 1990s, is the park's historic hotel and books out months ahead for the summer season.

— informed by NPS — Plan Your Visit
— where
United States · Klamath County, Oregon
— within
Crater Lake National Park
— elevation
2,164 m · 7,100 ft
— position
42.9118° N · 122.1453° 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.
0.3 km E
Crater Lake Lodge
historic hotel
0.2 km N
Sinnott Memorial Overlook
viewpoint
2 km W
Discovery Point
overlook
5 km NW
Wizard Island
cinder cone
N
Crater Lake from Rim Village (the cobalt caldera mirror)
Crater Lake Lodge
Sinnott Memorial Overlook
Discovery Point
Wizard Island
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Crater Lake from Rim Village (the cobalt caldera mirror) — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Crater Lake is 1,943 feet deep, making it the deepest lake in the United States and the ninth-deepest in the world. It sits in the collapsed caldera of Mount Mazama.

The lake has no inflowing rivers and very little sediment, so it is exceptionally clear. Sunlight penetrates deep into the water and the long red wavelengths are absorbed, leaving a saturated cobalt reflection.

Wizard Island is a cinder cone that grew inside the caldera after Mount Mazama collapsed about 7,700 years ago. It rises 763 feet above the lake surface near the western shore.

Rim Village is reached from Highway 62 via the park's south or west entrance, about two hours from Medford. The road to the village is plowed through winter; Rim Drive closes seasonally.

Mount Mazama erupted catastrophically about 7,700 years ago, ejecting more than 12 cubic miles of magma. The summit collapsed into the empty chamber, forming the caldera that now holds the lake.

— about the piece in your home

Many of our customers send this to people who grew up driving Highway 62, or who married at Crater Lake Lodge. The cobalt is recognisable on sight. A Medium reads it best.

The deep blues and stained-glass linework carry Pacific-Northwest-modern, Mountain-modern, and Coastal-modern rooms. It also sits cleanly against warm oak, linen, and matte black metal in Japandi-leaning spaces.

A Large works above a console or in a narrow hallway. Over a sofa a 4-tile Mural reads the rim well; for a long open wall, the 9-tile Mural carries the whole caldera.

Yes. Specify the Dura Satin or Matte finish for steam and daily wear. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and lives in the surface itself.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No solvents or abrasives. The colour cannot be wiped off because it is bonded into the ceramic, not painted on top.

Yes. Reid Wender curates every WenderVista piece. The work is hand-finished in our Knoxville studio. No licensing, no third-party prints. Each tile carries the studio mark on the back.

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