shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon

on the Oregon coast west of Tillamook

Three Capes scenic loop view

— — three headlands strung along forty miles of road.

— 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 loop leaves Highway 101 at Tillamook and runs west to the sea, then south past Cape Meares with its little white lighthouse, out along Cape Lookout where the headland reaches two miles into the Pacific, and down to Cape Kiwanda above Pacific City. Forty miles of road, three capes, and a haystack rock at the end. The pull-offs change character with the weather.

from the studio

— bring it home

Three Capes scenic loop view, 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 Three Capes scenic loop view

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

The Three Capes Scenic Loop is a roughly forty-mile route on the north Oregon coast, west of Tillamook in Tillamook County. The drive links Cape Meares, Cape Lookout, and Cape Kiwanda, leaving Highway 101 at Tillamook and rejoining it near Pacific City. Cape Meares carries a Coast Guard lighthouse built in 1890 and an old-growth Sitka spruce known as the Octopus Tree. Cape Lookout is a state park, and Cape Kiwanda fronts the dory fleet at Pacific City and its offshore Haystack Rock.

— informed by Wikipedia, Oregon State Parks

— the air

The capes sit directly in the Pacific weather. Fog comes in most mornings through summer and burns off by midday, and winter storms drive surf onto the basalt headlands at heights regularly above twenty feet. Average annual rainfall along this stretch of coast runs near ninety inches. The mid-coast Sitka spruce forest behind the capes is one of the wetter coastal forests in the contiguous United States, which is why the Octopus Tree at Cape Meares has the size and shape it has.

— informed by Oregon State Parks

— the visit

The loop is driveable in about two hours without stops, though most visitors take a full day. Cape Lookout has a state-park campground, and Cape Kiwanda has the dory beach at Pacific City. Cape Meares lighthouse is open for tours from April through October, run by Oregon Parks and Recreation. The road between Cape Meares and Cape Lookout has been damaged by landslides in the past and has been routed around the unstable section; current detours are signed by Tillamook County.

— informed by Wikipedia

— where

United States · Tillamook County, Oregon

— position

45.4000° N · 123.9700° 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.

15 km E

Tillamook

town

5 km S

Pacific City

town

1 km W

Haystack Rock (Pacific City)

sea stack

Three Capes scenic loop view

Tillamook

Pacific City

Haystack Rock (Pacific City)

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Three Capes scenic loop view — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

The loop runs along the north Oregon coast in Tillamook County, leaving Highway 101 at the town of Tillamook and rejoining it near Pacific City, about ninety minutes west of Portland.

From north to south the loop strings together Cape Meares, Cape Lookout, and Cape Kiwanda. Each is a separate basalt headland reaching into the Pacific, and each has its own park, beach, and viewpoint network.

The loop is about forty miles end to end and takes around two hours to drive without stops. Most visitors spend a half day or longer, since each cape carries its own trails, beaches, and views.

The Octopus Tree is an old-growth Sitka spruce on Cape Meares, shaped with six trunks rising from a single base. It is more than two hundred and fifty years old and protected by Oregon Parks and Recreation.

The loop is open year-round, but late spring through early fall brings the most reliable weather. Winter drives reward storm-watchers at the headlands, though portions of the road can close after slides or heavy rain.

— about the piece in your home

Often, yes. The Three Capes Loop is a familiar drive for anyone from Portland or Tillamook County, and Pacific City's Haystack Rock is a defining image. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries it well.

The cool greens and basalt greys sit naturally in Coastal-modern, Pacific Northwest, and Mountain-modern rooms. The piece also reads well in quieter Minimalist spaces where one horizon line anchors the wall.

A single Large works above a console. The horizon reads best at width, so a 4-tile Mural gives the loop more sweep, and a 9-tile Mural holds a long sofa wall.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes are scratch-resistant and humidity-tolerant, which makes the piece a comfortable fit in a coastal bathroom or above a kitchen range.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No solvents, no abrasive pads. The colour is held inside the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so daily wiping leaves it as it was on day one.

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