Wender·Vista
Jackson Lake Colter Bay
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming
on the northeast shore of Jackson Lake, under Mount Moran

Jackson Lake Colter Bay

— — the morning the lake goes glass.

— 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

“Colter Bay sits on the northeast shore of Jackson Lake, looking west across open water to Mount Moran. The marina holds a small fleet of rental boats; the bay itself is shallow and protected, with willows along the inlet. Mornings before the wind comes up, the surface goes mirror-still and the mountain doubles in the water.

from the studio
Jackson Lake Colter Bay
— bring it home

Jackson Lake Colter Bay, 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 Jackson Lake Colter Bay

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

Colter Bay is one of the developed villages inside Grand Teton National Park, on the northeast shore of Jackson Lake. The site is named for John Colter, the Lewis and Clark veteran who became the first known person of European descent to enter the region in the winter of 1807-08. The village holds a visitor centre, a marina, a campground, and a cluster of log cabins built in the 1950s. The lake itself spans roughly 25,540 acres at 6,772 feet of elevation, set against the north end of the Teton Range.

— the water

Jackson Lake is the largest body of water in Grand Teton National Park, reaching depths of about 438 feet. It is a natural glacial lake whose level was raised by Jackson Lake Dam, first built in 1907 and rebuilt to current standards in 1989. The cold, clear water carries lake trout and cutthroat. The surface freezes hard in January and breaks up in late April. From the bay the lake reads as a wide, open plate of water with Mount Moran sitting plainly across it.

— the visit

The Colter Bay marina opens for the season in mid-May and runs through late September, with rental motorboats, kayaks, and canoes available by the hour. The campground holds roughly 335 sites and books months ahead for July and August. A scenic cruise leaves the dock several times a day in summer, crossing toward Elk Island. The visitor centre houses the David T. Vernon Indian Arts Collection, with around 1,400 objects from Plains and Plateau cultures. Most facilities close by late October.

— where
United States · Teton County, Wyoming
— within
Grand Teton National Park
— elevation
2,064 m · 6,772 ft
— position
43.9010° N · 110.6430° 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.
6 km W
Mount Moran
peak
8 km SE
Jackson Lake Lodge
lodge
15 km S
Signal Mountain
peak
10 km SW
Leigh Lake
lake
22 km S
Jenny Lake
lake
N
Jackson Lake Colter Bay
Mount Moran
Jackson Lake Lodge
Signal Mountain
Leigh Lake
Jenny Lake
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Jackson Lake Colter Bay — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

John Colter, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition who returned west to trap. In the winter of 1807-08 he is believed to have crossed this region alone, the first person of European descent to do so.

Jackson Lake covers about 25,540 acres at a surface elevation of 6,772 feet, with a maximum depth near 438 feet. It is the largest body of water inside Grand Teton National Park.

Natural. It is a glacial lake, but Jackson Lake Dam, first completed in 1907 and rebuilt in 1989, raised the surface roughly thirty-nine feet for downstream irrigation in Idaho.

Rent a boat from the marina, take a scenic lake cruise, walk the lakeshore loop, camp at the 335-site campground, or visit the David T. Vernon Indian Arts Collection at the visitor centre.

The marina, campground, and most facilities run from mid-May through late September. The visitor centre opens slightly earlier and stays open into early October most years. The road in is plowed through winter.

Mount Moran, 12,605 feet, sits directly west across the lake. Its broad flat top, dark diabase dike, and the Skillet Glacier on its east face make it the most recognisable peak from the bay.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for customers who camped there, who took the scenic cruise across the lake, or whose family kept returning to the marina each summer. The view from the bay is one of the most familiar in the park.

The lake-and-peak palette works with mountain-modern, lake-house, and Pacific Northwest-leaning interiors. It also sits comfortably in a Scandinavian-minimal room where the water carries most of the visual weight.

Yes. Both lean on quiet water imagery and a recognisable peak across it. Mount Moran across Jackson Lake reads as a mountain-modern signature without tipping into the heavier rustic-cabin register.

A single Large covers most sofas. For a longer console or a statement wall, a four-tile Mural extends the lake horizon; a nine-tile Mural treats the whole wall as the view from the bay.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash well. Reserve the Glossy finish for framed pieces away from direct water.

A soft microfibre cloth, slightly damp with water. Skip household cleaners and abrasives. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, not on top of it, so it will not wear off over time.

Yes. Every piece is original to Wender Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. Reid Wender chooses each place that enters the atlas; nothing is licensed in or resold from third parties.

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