Wender·Vista
Lake Eola swan boats Orlando
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileFlorida
in downtown Orlando, ringed by the city skyline

Lake Eola swan boats Orlando

— a quiet lap around the fountain at dusk.

Florida wall art on a ceramic tile, made to order
from $22
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.
In the living room, above the sofa.
In the living room, above the sofa.
Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.
Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.
On the nightstand, catching the morning.
On the nightstand, catching the morning.
In the entryway, first thing you see.
In the entryway, first thing you see.
A quiet corner of the bath.
A quiet corner of the bath.
shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in
shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in
— bring it home

Lake Eola swan boats Orlando, 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
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
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 sinkhole lake in the middle of downtown Orlando, with a fountain at the center and a ring of high-rises around it. The famous boats are fiberglass swans you pedal yourself, slow circuits past the real swans that live on the water. People bring lunch on Sundays for the farmers market. The pace is unhurried. A city park that lets the city wait.

from the studio
about Lake Eola swan boats Orlando

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

Lake Eola is a roughly 23-acre sinkhole lake in downtown Orlando, ringed by Lake Eola Park and a paved walking path. The Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain sits at its centre, rebuilt after a 2009 lightning strike and rededicated in 2011 with programmable lights. The Walt Disney Amphitheater anchors the western shore and hosts free concerts. The park is bordered by Rosalind Avenue, Robinson Street, Eola Drive, and Central Boulevard, a short walk from Thornton Park and Lake Eola Heights.

the water

The lake is a karst sinkhole, formed where the Floridan aquifer dissolved the underlying limestone beneath downtown Orlando, and it has no natural inflow or outflow. Surface area is about 23 acres, with a maximum depth near 24 feet at the centre. The resident waterfowl include mute swans, black-necked swans, trumpeters, and whoopers, all cared for by the City of Orlando under a long-running swan program that traces back to a pair donated to the lake in 1910.

the visit

The swan-shaped pedal boats operate daily from a concession on the southwest shore, weather permitting, with rentals running roughly twenty to thirty minutes per circuit. The Orlando Farmers Market sets up along the east side every Sunday afternoon, and the Walt Disney Amphitheater carries a free programming calendar of concerts and movies. Paid parking is available in surrounding garages on Central Boulevard and Rosalind Avenue; the park itself is free and stays open from sunrise to roughly midnight.

— informed by Orlando Farmers Market
where
United States · Orlando, Florida
within
Lake Eola Park
elevation
27 m · 89 ft
position
28.5439° N · 81.3711° 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 E
Thornton Park
historic district
1 km SW
Orlando City Hall
civic building
1 km W
Dr. Phillips Center
performing arts center
N
Lake Eola swan boats Orlando
Thornton Park
Orlando City Hall
Dr. Phillips Center
common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lake Eola swan boats Orlando — and about bringing the piece home.
about the place

The lake's signature rental boats are fiberglass swans you pedal yourself, operated from a concession on the southwest shore. Real swans also live on the lake, cared for by the City of Orlando under a program that traces back to 1910.

The lake covers about 23 acres in downtown Orlando, with a maximum depth near 24 feet at its centre. A paved walking path runs roughly nine-tenths of a mile around the full perimeter.

Yes. It is a karst sinkhole formed where the underlying limestone of the Floridan aquifer dissolved, leaving a closed basin with no natural inflow or outflow.

The Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain, rebuilt and rededicated in 2011 after a 2009 lightning strike. It runs a programmed light and water show after dark on most evenings.

Every Sunday afternoon along the east side of Lake Eola Park, with produce, prepared food, and craft vendors stretching back along Eola Drive into Thornton Park.

about the piece in your home

It reads as a gift for anyone who has walked the Lake Eola loop, sat at the fountain, or worked in the surrounding office towers. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note carries well.

The piece sits well in Coastal-modern, Jewel-tone Maximalist, and warm Mid-century rooms, where the stained-glass blues and fountain greens read as a colour anchor rather than a small accent.

A single Large carries a console or narrow wall; above a standard sofa, a 4-tile Mural or 9-tile Mural reads as a single composition and holds the wall at room scale.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installation behind a backsplash, shower wall, or powder-room vanity.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water. No abrasive sponges, no ammonia or bleach cleaners. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, so it does not lift or fade with normal cleaning.

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