Wender·Vista
Redwood National and State Parks
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
along the far north coast of California

Redwood National and State Parks

— — the cathedral the fog keeps making.

— 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 last great unbroken stand of coast redwoods, along the far north coast of California. The tallest living trees on earth, fed by Pacific fog drifting in over Highway 101. The forest is older than English. Light comes down in slow shafts that take a long time to reach the duff. A road runs through it, but the trees do not seem to notice. from the studio

from the studio
Redwood National and State Parks
— bring it home

Redwood National and State Parks, 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 Redwood National and State Parks

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

Redwood National and State Parks protect 139,000 acres of redwood forest along the northern California coast, in Del Norte and Humboldt Counties about 320 miles north of San Francisco. The park is jointly managed by the National Park Service and California State Parks, combining Redwood National Park with Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980 for protecting nearly half of the world's remaining old-growth coast redwoods.

— the air

Coast redwoods live where the Pacific fog meets the land. Marine fog rolls inland on summer afternoons and condenses on the needles a hundred metres up, dripping moisture down through the canopy that the trees can absorb directly through their leaves. The belt that grows them stretches only about thirty miles inland and follows the cool, wet edge of the continent from southern Oregon to Big Sur. Beyond that line the air is too dry and the giants no longer grow.

— the silence

An old-growth redwood grove muffles sound the way a cathedral does. The thick fibrous bark, the deep duff of fallen needles, and the height of the canopy together absorb the small noises of weather and footstep. The tallest known trees, including Hyperion at 115.92 metres, stand in the watershed of Redwood Creek; their exact locations are kept off the maps to protect the root systems. Visitors usually find themselves speaking quietly without being asked.

— where
United States · Del Norte and Humboldt Counties, California
— within
Redwood National and State Parks
— position
41.2100° N · 124.0000° 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 N
Crescent City
coastal town
20 km NE
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
old-growth grove
25 km S
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
old-growth grove
30 km S
Trees of Mystery
roadside park
N
Redwood National and State Parks
Crescent City
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Trees of Mystery
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Redwood National and State Parks — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Along the northern California coast in Del Norte and Humboldt Counties, about 320 miles north of San Francisco and 80 miles south of the Oregon border, threaded by U.S. Highway 101.

Hyperion, a coast redwood in the Redwood Creek watershed, measures 115.92 metres (380.3 feet). It was discovered in 2006 and is the tallest known living tree on earth. Its precise location is undisclosed.

Coast redwoods can absorb moisture directly from the marine fog that rolls inland on summer afternoons. Fog drip supplies a significant fraction of their water budget during the dry California summer and limits their range to a narrow coastal belt.

Redwood National Park was created in 1968. In 1994 it was joined administratively with three older California state parks, Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast, and Prairie Creek, to form a unified Redwood National and State Parks complex.

Roughly 5 percent of the original coast redwood old-growth forest survives. The parks protect about 45 percent of what remains, the largest contiguous stand of ancient redwoods anywhere on earth.

Roosevelt elk graze the Prairie Creek meadows in herds of fifty or more. The forest also shelters black bears, mountain lions, marbled murrelets, and Pacific salmon and steelhead running the Smith and Klamath rivers.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The parks hold a particular place for people who have walked the Tall Trees Grove or driven the Newton B. Drury Parkway. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note reads as recognition rather than souvenir.

Deep greens and barked browns settle into Mountain-modern, Pacific Northwest cabin, and biophilic interiors. It also anchors a Mid-century Modern wall where one strong nature piece replaces a gallery arrangement.

Yes. Biophilic design, the move toward interiors that bring forest, water, and stone into the home, is a defining 2025 to 2026 trend, and old-growth forest imagery is one of its quieter anchor pieces.

A single Large fills the eye above a standard sofa. A 4-tile Mural reads at sofa scale in a great room. A 9-tile Mural carries the wall above a long console or a dining sideboard.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. The forest palette is a calm read for a spa-style bath and for kitchens with wood cabinetry, and both finishes resist steam and the small scratches of daily use.

Microfibre cloth and plain water. The colour is part of the ceramic surface, not a printed layer, so ordinary wiping does not dull or scratch the image over time.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn, painted, and hand-finished in the studio. There is no licensing, no stock library, and no third-party catalogue. Reid is the curator and the eye behind the line.

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