Wender·Vista
Serpent Mound
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in Adams County, southern Ohio

Serpent Mound

— — a quarter mile of earth in the shape of a snake.

— 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

“An effigy of a snake, raised in earth on a plateau above Ohio Brush Creek in southern Ohio. About a quarter mile from head to coiled tail, low enough that you walk past it before the shape settles in. From the small wooden tower at the edge of the site the form arrives whole. The head opens west, toward the summer solstice sunset.

from the studio
Serpent Mound
— bring it home

Serpent Mound, 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 Serpent Mound

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

The Great Serpent Mound is a prehistoric earthen effigy on a plateau above Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County, southern Ohio, about a hundred and twenty kilometres east of Cincinnati. It measures roughly 411 metres (1,348 feet) along the curve from head to coiled tail and rises about a metre above the surrounding ground. The site is managed by the Ohio History Connection. Radiocarbon dates returned from charcoal in the embankment have variously been read as around 320 BC (Adena culture) or around AD 1070 (Fort Ancient culture); scholarship remains divided.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the silence

The mound sits on a quiet ridge that itself sits on a cryptoexplosion structure — a circular geological disturbance about eight kilometres across, identified in 1947 and now thought to be the eroded remains of a meteorite impact. The site is open dawn to dusk year-round; the visitor centre is seasonal. There is a low observation tower at the head of the trail. Crowds gather for the summer solstice and the autumn equinox; on most other days the field belongs to the wind and the occasional turkey vulture overhead.

— informed by Ohio History Connection
— the year

The head of the serpent aligns with the sunset of the summer solstice, and the coils of the body are read by several scholars as marking the equinoctial sunrises and the winter solstice sunrise. Whether the alignments were intended or coincidental remains an active question in archaeoastronomy. The annual Summer Solstice gathering at the site is the largest event of the year, drawing several thousand visitors. Serpent Mound is a designated National Historic Landmark and a candidate component of the UNESCO inscription of Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks.

— informed by National Park Service
— where
United States · Adams County, Ohio
— within
Serpent Mound State Memorial
— position
39.0256° N · 83.4308° 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.
35 km NE
Fort Hill Earthworks
Hopewell earthwork
35 km S
Shawnee State Forest
state forest
N
Serpent Mound
Fort Hill Earthworks
Shawnee State Forest
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Serpent Mound is in Adams County, southern Ohio, on a ridge above Ohio Brush Creek about a hundred and twenty kilometres east of Cincinnati. It is managed by the Ohio History Connection.

The effigy measures about 411 metres (1,348 feet) from the head to the tip of the coiled tail, making it the largest serpent-effigy earthwork in the world.

Scholarship is divided. Radiocarbon dates from the embankment have been read as around 320 BC (Adena culture) and around AD 1070 (Fort Ancient culture), and both attributions remain in active discussion.

The head of the serpent aligns with the sunset of the summer solstice, and several scholars read the coils as marking equinoctial sunrises and the winter solstice sunrise.

Yes. The site is open dawn to dusk year-round, with a seasonal visitor centre and a small observation tower. A modest per-vehicle parking fee is charged at the gate.

The mound sits on the Serpent Mound cryptoexplosion structure, a circular disturbance about eight kilometres across identified in 1947 and now read as the eroded remains of a meteorite impact.

— about the piece in your home

Often, yes. Serpent Mound is one of the most recognised places in southern Ohio and carries strong regional identity. The Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio travels well.

The earth-greens and stained-glass blues read well in organic-modern, biophilic, and warm-rustic rooms. The piece sits naturally in a study, a reading nook, or beside a stone hearth.

Yes. The grounded greens and earth tones in the artwork align with the biophilic direction that has held through 2025 and 2026 alongside raw wood, clay, and unbleached linen.

A single Large carries a console; above a sofa, the four-tile Mural reads at the right scale, and the nine-tile Mural fills a feature wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installation in showers, backsplashes, and powder rooms.

A microfibre cloth with water is enough. The colour lives in the surface, not on it, so ordinary cleaning will not dull it over time.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece comes from one studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, under Reid Wender's eye. No outside licensing and no stock imagery.

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