shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileConnecticut

off the mouth of the Mystic River, eastern Connecticut

Mason's Island Mystic cove

Name: Mason's Island Mystic cove — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— a cove the tide keeps to itself.

— Connecticut wall art on a ceramic tile, made to order

from $22

$58

6 × 6 in, glossy, hidden mount · all sizes, murals and mounts ↓

Finished by hand in Knoxville. Free US shipping over $75, on your wall in about ten days. Damaged in transit? Free replacement within 30 days; other returns within 30 days. Returns · Contact

— 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.

— Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.

— On the nightstand, catching the morning.

— shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in

— bring it home

Mason's Island Mystic cove, 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.

— comes gift-ready

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

— or build a grouping

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

— a note from the studio

“A private island east of the Mystic River mouth, reached by a low causeway from Masons Island Road. The coves on its southern side face Fishers Island Sound and hold the steady working light of southeastern Connecticut waters. Lobster pots, a few moored sloops, gulls keeping their distance. Nothing performs. The island has been residential for generations, quiet by design, and the cove keeps that quiet through the seasons.

from the studio

— about Mason's Island Mystic cove

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

Mason's Island lies in the town of Stonington, Connecticut, at the eastern mouth of the Mystic River where the river opens into Fishers Island Sound. The island is connected to the mainland by a short causeway from Masons Island Road and covers roughly a square mile of low coastal upland and marsh. It is a private residential community with a small yacht club and is named for Major John Mason, the seventeenth-century English colonist granted the land in 1654.

— informed by Wikipedia — Masons Island

— the water

The southern coves face Fishers Island Sound across a few miles of protected water, with Fishers Island itself sitting on the horizon as a long low line of New York shoreline. Tides run roughly two and a half feet here, gentle by Maine standards, and the bottom is sand and eelgrass rather than rock. The light through August is the same long working light that built the lobster fishery a few miles east at Stonington Borough.

— informed by NOAA — Stonington tide station

— the visit

Mason's Island is private and not a public destination. The cove views are best read from the water, on a kayak launched from public landings in Mystic or on a passing sailboat between Mystic Harbor and Fishers Island. Nearby Mystic itself, two miles north, is fully public and walkable, with the Mystic Seaport Museum and downtown drawbridge as the working centers of the town.

— informed by Mystic Seaport Museum

— where

United States · Stonington, Connecticut

— position

41.3279° N · 71.9573° 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.

3 km N

Mystic Seaport Museum

maritime museum

4 km NW

Mystic Aquarium

aquarium

6 km E

Stonington Borough

historic harbor village

1 km S

Fishers Island Sound

coastal sound

Mason's Island Mystic cove

Mystic Seaport Museum

Mystic Aquarium

Stonington Borough

Fishers Island Sound

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mason's Island Mystic cove — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

In the town of Stonington, Connecticut, just east of Mystic. The island sits at the mouth of the Mystic River where it opens into Fishers Island Sound, connected to the mainland by a short causeway.

No. Mason's Island is a private residential community. The causeway and roads are private, and the coves are best seen from the water by kayak or passing boat rather than from shore.

The island is named for Major John Mason, an English colonist who was granted the land in 1654 after his role in seventeenth-century colonial Connecticut. The name has carried through the centuries of private ownership.

Mason's Island lies between the Mystic River and Fishers Island Sound. The southern coves face the sound across a few miles of protected water, with Fishers Island, New York visible on the horizon.

Distant views are possible from the lower Mystic River and from kayaks launched at public landings. The closer coves are not visible from public roads, since the island itself is residential and private.

It is part of the town of Stonington, Connecticut, in the New London County coast. The neighboring village of Mystic sits two miles north along the river.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Mystic-area residents and summer families recognize the coves immediately. A Medium reads well in an entry; a Keepsake or Coaster suits a beach-house kitchen shelf.

The cove blues and marsh greens settle into Coastal-modern, New England traditional, and quiet Cottagecore interiors. The piece pairs with white linen, weathered oak, and brass.

Yes. The current coastal-modern direction favors a single anchoring water image over busy gallery walls. A Medium or Large carries that look above a console or bench.

Above a sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural anchors the wall. Above a console or bench, a Medium centered at eye level reads cleanly. A 9-tile Mural suits a larger great room.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratches and tolerate humidity, which makes them suitable for backsplashes, powder rooms, and beach-house bathrooms.

A soft microfibre cloth and clean water. No solvents, no abrasive sponges. The color lives in the ceramic surface, so salt-air dust wipes off without lifting the image.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, painted by Reid Wender and hand-finished in Knoxville, Tennessee. Nothing is licensed in or resold.

— if this one stayed with you