Don't render Vermont as cliched ski-poster scenes

shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont

between the Green Mountains and the Connecticut River

Don't render Vermont as cliched ski-poster scenes

— — a state that is quieter than the posters.

— 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

— 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

“Vermont gets painted as ski-lodge red barns and bright maple banners, but the real state is quieter. It is dirt roads in mud season, the Northeast Kingdom's long winters, a hand-painted sign at the end of someone's driveway. The Green Mountains are old and rounded; the light in November and April is grey, low, and honest. Our Vermont pieces hold for that register rather than for the postcard version. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Don't render Vermont as cliched ski-poster scenes, 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 Don't render Vermont as cliched ski-poster scenes

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

Vermont covers about 9,616 square miles between the Connecticut River and Lake Champlain. The Green Mountains run the length of the state from Massachusetts to the Canadian border, with the highest point at Mount Mansfield at 4,395 feet. Population is roughly 647,000, the second smallest of any U.S. state, and more than three-quarters of the land remains forested. The state is divided informally into the Champlain Valley, central Vermont, the Northeast Kingdom, and southern Vermont, each with a recognisable character.

— informed by Wikipedia, U.S. Census Bureau

— the season

Vermont has five working seasons, not four: winter, mud season, spring, summer, foliage. Mud season runs roughly from late March into early May, when the dirt roads thaw from the top down and most back roads soften. The sugaring run starts in late February and usually ends by early April. Foliage peaks in the Northeast Kingdom around the last week of September and in the southern valleys two to three weeks later. Each of those windows gives a distinct palette.

— informed by Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association

— the silence

Roughly 78 percent of Vermont is forested, the third highest share of any state. Towns are small: outside Burlington and Rutland, the population centres are villages of a few hundred to a few thousand, often clustered around a green, a white church, and a general store. There is no billboard advertising on the state's roads, a regulation in force since 1968. The result is a state where the visual quiet is real, and where any image that fakes a higher-key mood reads false.

— informed by Vermont Forest Action Plan

— where

United States · Vermont

— 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

Northeast Kingdom

region

at the lake

Champlain Valley

region

at the lake

Green Mountains

range

Don't render Vermont as cliched ski-poster scenes

Northeast Kingdom

Champlain Valley

Green Mountains

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Don't render Vermont as cliched ski-poster scenes — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Old rounded mountains, dense forest cover near 78 percent, small village centres, no billboards on the roads, and five working seasons including mud season and sugaring. The state has roughly 647,000 residents.

The thaw period from late March into early May, when Vermont's dirt roads soften from the top down. Many back roads are posted or impassable for several weeks. Locals plan travel around it.

The Northeast Kingdom usually peaks in the last week of September. Central Vermont peaks the first week of October. The southern valleys can hold colour into the second or third week of October.

The highest summit is Mount Mansfield at 4,395 feet. Camel's Hump is the next most recognisable peak. The range is geologically old, eroded and rounded rather than sharp like the Rockies.

Vermont banned billboard advertising along its roads under a 1968 statute, one of only four states with such a ban. The result is uninterrupted views of forest, farm, and village from almost every road.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The piece is built for that recipient: the customer with a camp in the Kingdom, the Sterling alum, the back-roads driver. A Medium or Large with a handwritten studio note carries well.

It suits warm Minimalist, Farmhouse, and quiet-luxury rooms. The grey, slate, and soft-green palette pairs with pine, oak, painted plaster, and unpolished brass.

Yes. The image carries the slow-living signal without leaning rustic, which is what lets it pair with the bone, sage, and warm-white palette of current quiet-luxury rooms.

A single Large reads cleanly above most sofas. A 4-tile Mural opens a wider wall. A 9-tile Mural fits long dining-room or entryway runs.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle the humidity of a steamy bathroom or the splash zone behind a kitchen sink without dulling.

Microfibre cloth with plain water. No vinegar, no ammonia, no abrasive pads. The colour sits in the ceramic surface, so daily wiping does not wear it down.

Yes. Painted in our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no stock imagery, no third-party artists.

— if this one stayed with you