Wender·Vista
Tinmouth Church on the green
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont
on the village green in Tinmouth, west of the Taconic ridge

Tinmouth Church on the green

— — a white steeple against a long quiet field.

— 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

“The Old Tinmouth Church stands on the small green at the centre of Tinmouth, a town of about 600 in Rutland County, in the long valley west of the main Taconic ridge. The clapboard church is white, plain, two-storey, with a square belfry above the entry. The town green that holds it has been mown since the 1780s. Pasture runs to the tree line on three sides; in summer the hayfields beyond the church carry a colour that lasts through the long Vermont dusk. from the studio

from the studio
Tinmouth Church on the green
— bring it home

Tinmouth Church on the green, 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 Tinmouth Church on the green

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

Tinmouth is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, chartered in 1761 and settled in 1769 by families from Connecticut. Its population at the 2020 census was 632. The town sits in a long, narrow valley between the Taconic Mountains to the west and the southern Green Mountains to the east, on Vermont Route 140 between Wallingford and Middletown Springs. The village green at the centre holds the Old Tinmouth Church, a town library, and a handful of clapboard houses. There is no village store; the nearest one is in Wallingford, eight miles east.

— the silence

The valley Tinmouth sits in is one of the least travelled in central Vermont. Route 140 is a state road in name only; most of its eight miles between the Taconic crest and the green see fewer than 600 vehicles a day. The pasture around the church is worked by two dairy operations whose herds graze within sight of the building. At night the closest streetlight is a mile away, and the church silhouette reads against a sky dark enough that the Milky Way is visible most clear summer evenings.

— the year

The Tinmouth Old Firehouse, a few hundred yards from the church, hosts a year-round contradance series that has run since the 1970s and draws callers and musicians from across New England. The town holds Town Meeting on the first Tuesday in March, in the meeting hall on the green, where voters cast a paper ballot for the year's budget. The Tinmouth Pond Memorial Day fishing derby and the August town picnic on the green mark the warm-weather calendar. The church itself is used for occasional weddings and community events.

— informed by Tinmouth Contradance
— where
United States · Tinmouth, Rutland County, Vermont
— position
43.4480° N · 73.0220° 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.
13 km E
Wallingford
town
11 km W
Middletown Springs
village
3 km N
Tinmouth Pond
pond
21 km NE
Rutland
city
N
Tinmouth Church on the green
Wallingford
Middletown Springs
Tinmouth Pond
Rutland
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Tinmouth Church on the green — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Tinmouth is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, on Route 140 between Wallingford and Middletown Springs. It sits in a narrow valley between the Taconic Mountains and the southern Green Mountains.

Tinmouth was chartered in 1761 and first settled in 1769 by families from Connecticut. The town green at the centre of the village dates from the 1780s.

The 2020 census recorded a population of 632. The town has no village store; the nearest groceries are in Wallingford, about eight miles east on Route 140.

The Old Tinmouth Church, the town library, the meeting hall, and a handful of clapboard houses. The green has been mown continuously since the late 18th century.

Yes, for occasional weddings, town events, and seasonal services. It is not in regular weekly use as a congregational church, but the building is maintained by the town.

A community contradance series running since the 1970s, held at the Tinmouth Old Firehouse near the green. It draws callers and musicians from across New England year-round.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for customers with roots in the small towns of southern Vermont. The church on the green is the image Tinmouth residents recognise first. A Small or Medium reads as a quiet acknowledgment.

The white clapboard and field green sit well in New England-traditional rooms, Vermont-farmhouse interiors, and quiet Minimalist spaces. The piece holds against painted panel and oiled oak.

Yes. Quiet-traditional has moved toward stillness and saturated landscape colour rather than busy pattern. The Tinmouth tile sits in that direction, especially in Matte finish.

Above a sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural reads at the right scale. Above a console or hall table, a Medium or a 9-tile Mural holds the wall well.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical installation in a mudroom, kitchen, or hallway. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and resists wear.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough. No abrasives, no chemical cleaners. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, beneath a thin protective finish.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our Knoxville studio, the eye of Reid Wender, and is not licensed from anywhere else. Single studio, single line.

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