Wender·Vista
Seattle
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
on Puget Sound, in the Pacific Northwest

Seattle

— — a city held between water and a mountain.

— 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

“Seattle sits on a narrow isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, with Mount Rainier on the southern horizon when the weather lets it show. Pike Place Market has been selling fish and flowers above the waterfront since 1907. The Space Needle, built for the 1962 World's Fair, still marks the skyline. Ferries cross to Bainbridge thirty-five minutes west. — from the studio

from the studio
Seattle
— bring it home

Seattle, 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 Seattle

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

Seattle lies on Elliott Bay, a deep-water inlet of Puget Sound in western Washington State. The city occupies a narrow corridor between the sound and Lake Washington, with the Olympic Mountains visible to the west and the Cascade Range to the east. Mount Rainier, the highest volcano in the contiguous United States at 4,392 metres, dominates the southern horizon on clear days. Seattle was incorporated in 1869. Its population today is roughly 750,000, with about four million people across the broader metropolitan area.

— the water

Puget Sound is a system of saltwater fjords carved by the Cordilleran ice sheet during the last glaciation. Elliott Bay drops to over 180 metres directly off the downtown waterfront, deep enough for container ships to dock at the centre of the city. Salmon still run between the sound and Lake Washington each summer through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks at Ballard, opened in 1917. Orcas of the Southern Resident population visit the inland waters seasonally and have been listed as endangered since 2005.

— informed by NOAA · Puget Sound
— the dawn

Seattle averages about 152 days of measurable rain a year, but the rain is mostly a fine grey drizzle rather than a downpour. The clearer months are July through September, when Rainier is visible on roughly four mornings out of five. Locals call a day the mountain shows up the mountain is out. The Space Needle observation deck opens at dawn in summer for ticketed viewing. The light off the sound at first hour reads silver before it reads blue.

— informed by NOAA · Seattle climate
— where
United States · Seattle, Washington
— elevation
53 m · 175 ft
— position
47.6062° N · 122.3321° 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.
at the lake
Pike Place Market
public market
2 km N
Space Needle
observation tower
90 km S
Mount Rainier
stratovolcano· on a tile
13 km W
Bainbridge Island
ferry island
110 km W
Olympic National Park
national park
N
Seattle
Pike Place Market
Space Needle
Mount Rainier
Bainbridge Island
Olympic National Park
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The Space Needle stands 184 metres tall. It was built for the 1962 Century 21 World's Fair and was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River at its opening.

A 1981 contest sponsored by the Convention and Visitors Bureau chose the name for the constant green of the surrounding forests, fed by Pacific Northwest rains. It postdates the Oz reference.

Yes, on clear days. The mountain rises 4,392 metres about ninety kilometres south of the city and dominates the southern horizon when the cloud cover lifts, most often between July and September.

A continuously operating public market opened in 1907 on the bluff above Elliott Bay. It holds fishmongers, produce stalls, craft vendors, and the original Starbucks store, opened in 1971 one block north.

Roughly 950 millimetres a year, spread over about 152 days. That is less annual rainfall than New York or Miami, but the rain falls more often and more lightly through the cool months.

— about the piece in your home

Many of our buyers have sent this piece to family members who grew up in the city or moved away for work. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The grey-blues and forest greens sit comfortably with Pacific Northwest Modern, Coastal-modern, and Mountain-modern interiors. The piece reads as a window onto the sound.

A single Large covers a standard sofa. A four-tile Mural extends the waterfront line; a nine-tile Mural anchors a full feature wall above a long console.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and rated for humid rooms. The Glossy finish is reserved for framed wall art.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No solvents, no abrasives. The colour lives slowly infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective layer.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the Knoxville studio. No licensing, no stock photography. Reid Wender is the curator.

The cool palette and water-and-mountain composition align with the regional aesthetic. The piece holds as a single feature or as a Mural across a longer wall.

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