shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon

in the Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon, south of Joseph

Wallowas Eagle Cap Wilderness

— — Oregon's own range of granite and lake.

— 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

“Three hundred sixty thousand acres of granite peaks, glacial cirques, and roughly fifty alpine lakes, gathered around the 9,572-foot crown of Eagle Cap. The Lostine, Hurricane Creek, and Wallowa Lake trailheads each open into the same high country by a different door. People who know this range tend to come back every summer. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Wallowas Eagle Cap Wilderness, 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 Wallowas Eagle Cap Wilderness

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

Eagle Cap Wilderness covers 359,991 acres of the Wallowa Mountains in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, across Wallowa, Union, and Baker Counties in northeast Oregon. Designated in 1940 and expanded to its current size in 1972, it is the largest wilderness in eastern Oregon. The 9,572-foot Eagle Cap peak gives the area its name. Approximately fifty alpine lakes and 535 miles of maintained trail thread through the range, with main approaches from the Lostine, Hurricane Creek, and Wallowa Lake trailheads.

— informed by Wikipedia, USFS Eagle Cap Wilderness

— the stone

The Wallowas are a granite-cored uplift, raised in the Eocene from older island-arc terranes that drifted onto North America roughly 100 million years ago. Pleistocene glaciers carved the U-shaped valleys, cirques, and tarns that define the range today. The Matterhorn at 9,824 feet and Sacajawea Peak at 9,838 feet, both on the Hurricane Creek divide, are the high points. The pale limestone and quartzite of the Matterhorn give it a different cast than the granite peaks around it.

— informed by Oregon Encyclopedia

— the silence

The range is far enough from the interstate corridor that night skies here are among the darkest in the Lower 48. Cell coverage ends at the trailheads. The wilderness supports black bear, elk, mountain goat, and a small population of bighorn sheep reintroduced in the 1970s. Most overnight users stay one to three nights; longer Lakes Basin loops thread from Mirror Lake to Glacier Lake and back through the Lostine drainage, on trails first cut by Forest Service crews in the 1920s.

— informed by Wilderness.net

— where

United States · Wallowa, Union, and Baker Counties, Oregon

— within

Eagle Cap Wilderness

— elevation

2,917 m · 9,572 ft

— position

45.1650° N · 117.3050° 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.

10 km NE

Wallowa Lake

moraine lake

15 km NE

Joseph

town

50 km E

Hells Canyon

canyon

Wallowas Eagle Cap Wilderness

Wallowa Lake

Joseph

Hells Canyon

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Wallowas Eagle Cap Wilderness — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

359,991 acres, the largest wilderness in eastern Oregon. It sits inside Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and was originally designated in 1940, with its boundaries expanded under the Wilderness Act in 1972.

Sacajawea Peak at 9,838 feet, on the Hurricane Creek divide, with the Matterhorn close behind at 9,824 feet. Eagle Cap itself, which gives the wilderness its name, stands at 9,572 feet.

Around fifty named alpine lakes, with the Lakes Basin near Mirror Lake the most heavily visited. The range carries about 535 miles of maintained Forest Service trail across the three counties it spans.

The three primary approaches are the Lostine River, Hurricane Creek, and Wallowa Lake trailheads. All three open into the same high country by different doors, with the Lostine giving the shortest line to Eagle Cap peak.

Mid-July through late September. The high country usually clears of snow by early July, and the first heavy storms arrive in October. Larch color in the last week of September is widely photographed.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Eagle Cap is the keystone wilderness of eastern Oregon, and most regional hikers have a long history with it. A Medium in glossy or a Small with a handwritten note from the studio travels well.

Mountain-modern, alpine modern, and warm Pacific Northwest interiors with wood and pewter. The granite-and-sky palette also holds against a clean white wall in a more minimalist room.

Over a sofa, a Large in glossy, or a four-tile Mural for more reach. Over a console, a Medium just above the lamp line. A nine-tile Mural fits a stair landing or a feature wall.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash. Reserve the Glossy finish for dry walls, framed pieces, and display stands.

A soft microfiber cloth and plain water. Skip ammonia cleaners and abrasive pads. The color is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the finish stays even with light care.

Yes. Reid Wender is the curator, and every piece is made in our Knoxville studio. We do not license artwork from outside sources and we do not reprint other studios' work.

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