Wender·Vista
Staten Island
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
south of Manhattan, across the Upper Bay

Staten Island

— — the borough the ferry remembers.

— 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

“Staten Island sits across the Upper Bay from Lower Manhattan, joined to Brooklyn by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and to the rest of the city by a free orange ferry that runs day and night. The skyline view from the back deck of the ferry, looking north as the Statue of Liberty passes off the port side, is the picture most visitors leave with.

from the studio
Staten Island
— bring it home

Staten Island, 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 Staten Island

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

Staten Island is the southernmost of New York City's five boroughs, coextensive with Richmond County, with a population of about 495,000 across roughly 152 square kilometres. The Staten Island Ferry, free since 1997, carries some 70,000 passengers a day between the St George Terminal and Whitehall in Lower Manhattan. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, opened in 1964, links the island to Bay Ridge in Brooklyn and was the longest suspension bridge in the world for seventeen years. The Greenbelt protects more than a thousand hectares of woodland through the centre of the island.

— informed by Wikipedia, NYC DOT
— the water

The harbor side of the island faces the Narrows, the strait between Upper and Lower New York Bay through which every container ship bound for the Port of New York passes. From the promenade at Fort Wadsworth, freighters loom under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge a few hundred metres overhead. The Kill Van Kull, on the north shore, separates Staten Island from Bayonne, New Jersey, and is one of the busiest tug-and-barge channels on the East Coast. The water reads grey-green most afternoons.

— the visit

The ferry leaves Whitehall Terminal at the foot of Manhattan and reaches St George in about twenty-five minutes, with no fare and no ticket. From St George, the Staten Island Railway runs the length of the island to Tottenville. Snug Harbor Cultural Center, an 83-acre campus of nineteenth-century Greek Revival buildings, sits a short bus ride from the terminal. The Staten Island Museum, founded in 1881, holds the borough's natural-history and art collections. Most day-trippers ride round-trip without disembarking.

— informed by Snug Harbor
— where
United States · Richmond County, New York City
— position
40.5795° N · 74.1502° 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 N
St George
ferry terminal
3 km NW
Snug Harbor
cultural center
5 km E
Fort Wadsworth
historic fort
6 km E
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
bridge
10 km S
Staten Island Greenbelt
park
N
Staten Island
St George
Snug Harbor
Fort Wadsworth
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Staten Island Greenbelt
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Yes. The ferry between St George and Whitehall in Lower Manhattan has been free since 1997. It runs around the clock and carries about 70,000 passengers daily across a twenty-five-minute crossing.

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge links it to Brooklyn, opened in 1964. The Goethals, Bayonne, and Outerbridge crossings tie it to New Jersey. The free Staten Island Ferry runs to Lower Manhattan around the clock.

Richmond County, coextensive with the borough. It is the southernmost of New York City's five boroughs, with a population of about 495,000 across roughly 152 square kilometres.

Snug Harbor Cultural Center, an 83-acre Greek Revival campus on the north shore; the Staten Island Greenbelt; Fort Wadsworth beneath the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge; and the Staten Island Museum, founded in 1881.

The phrase reflects Staten Island's distance from the rest of the city: no subway connects it to Manhattan, only the ferry. The borough has historically received less city investment than the other four.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for someone who grew up taking the ferry or walking the Greenbelt. The Verrazzano-Narrows reading anchors the picture for born-and-raised islanders. A Medium with a handwritten note from the studio lands gently.

It sits naturally in classic East Coast, transitional, and coastal-modern rooms. The harbor blues and bridge greys carry into spaces with navy, brass, and warm wood. A walnut frame deepens the contrast.

It reads as a quieter alternative to the standard Manhattan skyline print. The ferry-deck angle is the picture every New Yorker recognises but few hang. Works in a hallway or an office wall.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural carries the harbor across the wall. Above a console, a Medium or a 9-tile Mural anchors the eye without overpowering a lamp pair.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratches and humidity. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface, so steam and splash do not lift it.

A microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no ammonia-based cleaners. The colour lives in the surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so the tile cleans like a smooth ceramic plate.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece comes from a single eye and a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no print houses. The visual language is ours and lives only here.

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