Wender·Vista
Lupine bloom on Mt Hood meadows
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon
in the subalpine meadows of Mount Hood, Oregon's Cascade Range

Lupine bloom on Mt Hood meadows

— — the week the meadows turn blue under the summit snow.

— 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

“Late July on Mount Hood, when the subalpine meadows around timberline come into bloom. Broadleaf lupine takes the slope first, blue against the last patches of summer snow. Paradise Park on the south side, Elk Cove and McNeil Point on the north. Three of the meadow basins the wildflower season is known for. The window is about four weeks. — from the studio

from the studio
Lupine bloom on Mt Hood meadows
— bring it home

Lupine bloom on Mt Hood meadows, 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 Lupine bloom on Mt Hood meadows

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

Mount Hood, 11,249 feet, is the highest peak in Oregon and one of the most active volcanoes in the Cascade Range. The wildflower meadows ring the mountain between roughly 4,500 and 6,500 feet, in the subalpine zone above continuous forest and below the summit ice. Paradise Park sits on the south side near Timberline Lodge. Elk Cove and McNeil Point lie on the north and northwest, reached from the Timberline Trail. All are inside Mount Hood Wilderness, managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

— the season

Bloom in the subalpine meadows runs from late July through about the third week of August in a normal year, shifting later in heavy snow years and earlier in light ones. Broadleaf lupine, Lupinus latifolius, is usually the dominant blue, mixed with paintbrush, beargrass, aster, and avalanche lily on its edges. The window is short, about four weeks. By early September the meadows have gone to seed and the first frosts begin to brown the upper edges.

— the visit

The closest meadows to road access are at Timberline Lodge, on Mount Hood's south side at about 6,000 feet, where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses paved access. Paradise Park is a long day hike from there. McNeil Point and Elk Cove on the north side are reached from Lolo Pass and the Top Spur trailhead, an eight to twelve mile round trip with significant elevation gain. A Northwest Forest Pass is required at most trailheads.

— where
United States · Mount Hood Wilderness, Oregon
— within
Mount Hood Wilderness
— 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.
2 km S
Timberline Lodge
historic lodge
13 km NW
Lost Lake
lake
40 km NE
Hood River
town
N
Lupine bloom on Mt Hood meadows
Timberline Lodge
Lost Lake
Hood River
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lupine bloom on Mt Hood meadows — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In the subalpine meadows ringing the mountain between roughly 4,500 and 6,500 feet. Paradise Park, Elk Cove, and McNeil Point are three of the most-photographed meadow basins.

Late July through about the third week of August in a normal year. Heavy snow years push the window later. Light snow years pull it earlier. The peak is about four weeks.

Broadleaf lupine, Lupinus latifolius, is the dominant subalpine species on Mount Hood. It grows alongside paintbrush, beargrass, aster, and avalanche lily in the meadow communities above timberline.

Paradise Park is a long day hike from Timberline Lodge on the south side. McNeil Point and Elk Cove on the north are reached from Lolo Pass and Top Spur, eight to twelve miles round trip.

A Northwest Forest Pass is required at most Mount Hood Wilderness trailheads. Day hikers also fill out a free self-issue wilderness permit at the trailhead register.

— about the piece in your home

For a Mount Hood regular the meadow blue against summit snow reads as one specific week of the year. A Medium or Large hung where they leave their pack tends to land as a marker of the season.

The lupine blue, meadow green, and snow white work in Pacific Northwest modern, alpine modern, and biophilic rooms. The horizontal composition suits a long wall above a sofa or a bed headboard.

Yes. Alpine modern has moved past generic mountain prints toward specific named landscapes, and Cascade wildflower scenes anchored to a real peak read as more considered. The Large works in that idiom.

Above a standard sofa we recommend a single Large, or a 4-tile Mural for more presence. Above a console the Medium is usually right, with the Small reserved for a paired arrangement.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle humidity and steam, suited to bathrooms, showers, and kitchen backsplashes. The Glossy finish is for dry display walls.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so it will not lift or fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, painted by Reid Wender and hand-finished in-house. Nothing is licensed from outside artists.

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