Wender·Vista
Tillamook Head Lighthouse from Indian Beach
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon
off the Oregon coast at Ecola State Park, north of Cannon Beach

Tillamook Head Lighthouse from Indian Beach

— — a light the sea kept arguing with.

— 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 basalt sea-stack a mile off the headland north of Cannon Beach, with a small stone lighthouse on top that has not lit in seventy years. From Indian Beach the rock is a far black shape on the horizon, sometimes lost in mist. Locals call it Terrible Tilly. The waves at the cove come hard, and the trail above smells of spruce.

from the studio
Tillamook Head Lighthouse from Indian Beach
— bring it home

Tillamook Head Lighthouse from Indian Beach, 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 Tillamook Head Lighthouse from Indian Beach

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

Tillamook Rock Light sits on a basalt sea-stack about 1.2 miles off Tillamook Head, on the northern Oregon coast. It was first lit on January 21, 1881, and decommissioned in 1957 after seventy-six years of brutal weather damage. Indian Beach, in Ecola State Park, sits north of Cannon Beach in Clatsop County and is the closest public viewpoint from shore. The lighthouse stands 134 feet above the sea on a rock 100 feet across. It is now privately held; for a time after 1980 it served as a columbarium.

— the water

The water around Tillamook Rock has wrecked construction crews, cracked the lantern room with hurled stones, and stripped paint from the tower. Winter storms have driven Pacific swells over the top of the 134-foot light, more than thirteen stories above the sea. Indian Beach, the cove on the mainland looking out, is a small north-facing crescent in Ecola State Park, sheltered by Tillamook Head from the prevailing southwesterlies. Surfers favour it in summer; in winter the same shore takes the brunt of the open ocean.

— the silence

The walk from the parking area at Indian Beach to the open view of the rock is short, about a quarter mile through Sitka spruce and salal, and ends with no railing, no plaque, no commerce. From here the lighthouse is a quiet far thing, often half-erased by the haze that rolls along this stretch of coast. The Oregon Coast Trail crosses Tillamook Head a few miles north, climbing through old-growth to the bluff where Lewis and Clark first sighted a beached whale in January 1806.

— informed by Oregon Coast Trail
— where
United States · Clatsop County, Oregon
— within
Ecola State Park
— elevation
3 m · 10 ft
— position
45.9239° N · 123.9810° 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.
3 km S
Cannon Beach
coastal town
4 km S
Haystack Rock
sea-stack
12 km N
Seaside
coastal town
N
Tillamook Head Lighthouse from Indian Beach
Cannon Beach
Haystack Rock
Seaside
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Tillamook Head Lighthouse from Indian Beach — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Local nickname for Tillamook Rock Light, the lighthouse built on a basalt sea-stack a mile off Tillamook Head. It earned the name for storms that battered crews and equipment from 1881 until decommissioning in 1957.

No. The rock is privately owned and inaccessible by boat except in calm conditions, with no public landing. The closest public view from shore is Indian Beach in Ecola State Park.

Indian Beach is a small north-facing cove in Ecola State Park, about two miles north of Cannon Beach on the northern Oregon coast. A short trail from the parking area opens to a view of the rock.

Decades of structural damage from winter storms made maintenance untenable. Tillamook Rock Light was retired in 1957 and replaced by a whistle buoy. The tower has changed private hands several times since.

On clear summer mornings and after winter fronts pass. Coastal haze hides the rock on many afternoons. Bring binoculars; the lighthouse sits 1.2 miles offshore and reads as a small black silhouette.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The view from Indian Beach is a quiet local landmark, associated with the Ecola loop, with foggy hikes, and with the trail's long descent through Sitka spruce. A Small or Medium suits.

The grey-green palette suits coastal-Pacific Northwest interiors, modern-rustic cabins, and rooms built around weathered wood and sea glass. It carries weight on its own and does not need a frame.

A single Large covers a standard sofa. For a wider couch or a long entry wall, a 4-tile Mural reads better. A 9-tile Mural suits a vaulted living room or a wide stair landing.

Yes, with Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate steam and splash without dulling. A Small or Coaster fits a powder room; a Medium suits the wall above a soaking tub.

Microfibre cloth with plain water. The colour is set into the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so wiping does not affect it. No solvents, no abrasives.

Yes. Drawn in the studio's stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language, chosen by Reid Wender, hand-finished in Knoxville, Tennessee. No outside licensing on any WenderVista piece.

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