Wender·Vista
Savannah
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in coastal Georgia, where the Savannah River meets the sea

Savannah

— a city built around its shade.

— 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

“Live oaks lean over the squares, Spanish moss hanging low enough to brush a shoulder. Twenty-two of them survived, set down by James Oglethorpe in 1733 and never paved over. The light moves slowly here, filtered green by August. Forsyth's fountain runs all year, and the river carries cargo past the cotton warehouses that became restaurants.

from the studio
Savannah
— bring it home

Savannah, 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 Savannah

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

Savannah sits on Georgia's Atlantic coast, about eighteen miles inland from Tybee Island, where the Savannah River widens toward the sea. James Oglethorpe founded the colony in 1733 and laid out a ward plan of public squares; twenty-two of the original twenty-four remain, framed by Greek Revival and Federal townhouses. The Historic District covers roughly two and a half square miles and was named a National Historic Landmark in 1966, among the largest such districts in the country at the time of its listing.

— the air

The air carries salt off the river and the slow weight of subtropical summer. Daily highs in July sit near ninety, and the live oaks, many over two centuries old, drape Spanish moss low enough to filter the sun before it reaches the brick. The species is not Spanish and not moss; Tillandsia usneoides is a bromeliad, kin to pineapple. It draws water from the air, which is why Savannah's humid coast suits it and the drier Piedmont does not.

— the visit

The Historic District is walkable end to end in an afternoon, and the squares are the route. Forsyth Park anchors the south end with its 1858 cast-iron fountain; the riverfront sits ten blocks north along Bull Street. Bonaventure Cemetery is a fifteen-minute drive east, set on a bluff above the Wilmington River. The Telfair Academy on Telfair Square holds a collection of American Impressionists in a building from 1819, one of the oldest public art museums in the South.

— where
United States · Savannah, Georgia
— elevation
12 m · 39 ft
— position
32.0809° N · 81.0912° 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.
1 km S
Forsyth Park
urban park
1 km N
River Street
historic waterfront
6 km E
Bonaventure Cemetery
historic cemetery
29 km E
Tybee Island
barrier island
N
Savannah
Forsyth Park
River Street
Bonaventure Cemetery
Tybee Island
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Savannah — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

James Oglethorpe's 1733 ward plan organized the colony around shared public squares, each anchoring a residential and civic block. Twenty-two of the original twenty-four remain, the largest surviving example of such a grid in the United States.

Tillandsia usneoides, a bromeliad related to the pineapple. It is not Spanish and not moss. It draws moisture and nutrients from humid air, which is why it thrives along the coastal Southeast and not inland.

The cast-iron fountain at Forsyth Park was installed in 1858, modeled on fountains shown at the Paris Exposition. It is one of the most reproduced fountain designs in nineteenth-century American park architecture.

Bonaventure sits on a bluff above the Wilmington River, about four miles east of the Historic District. It was a private plantation cemetery until 1907, when the City of Savannah purchased it as a public burial ground.

General James Oglethorpe and roughly 114 settlers landed on Yamacraw Bluff on February 12, 1733, founding the thirteenth and last of the original British colonies in America. The city retains its colonial street grid today.

Yes. The Historic District was designated in 1966 and covers roughly two and a half square miles, making it one of the largest urban historic landmark districts in the country at the time of its listing.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well as a homecoming and wedding gift for customers raised in the Lowcountry or who married under the oaks at Forsyth. A Small with a handwritten studio note suits a mantel or a desk.

The warm greens and ochres sit naturally inside Southern Traditional, Lowcountry Coastal, and quieter Maximalist rooms. The leaded outlines also read well against painted brick and wide-plank pine floors.

The current return to Heritage Southern, Grandmillennial, and warm-traditional rooms favors framed artwork with strong line and saturated color. The Savannah tile fits those rooms without leaning costume or kitsch.

A single Large suits a console or a reading chair. Above a standard three-seat sofa we usually recommend a four-tile Mural; a nine-tile Mural fills a longer wall behind a sectional.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any vertical install above a sink, range, or shower. The colour lives in the surface and does not fade under steam or splash.

A dry microfibre cloth handles dust. For anything more, a damp microfibre with plain water is enough. Avoid abrasive cleaners and citrus solvents, which can dull the glossy finish over time.

Yes. Every WenderVista painting is made by Reid Wender, the studio's curator, in our distinctive stained-glass and alcohol-ink language. No licensing, no third-party art. The work originates in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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