Little Beach Makena Maui Ceramic Art Tile

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.

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.

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

Little Beach is on the south coast of Maui, immediately north of Pu'u Ola'i, the 360-foot cinder cone that separates it from Oneloa (Big Beach). Both beaches are part of Mākena State Park, about 20 minutes south of Wailea by car. The cone is the navigational landmark.

The name is informal, a local nickname that contrasts it with Oneloa next door, Hawaiian for 'long sand,' known to most visitors as Big Beach. Little Beach is the smaller half-moon on the north side of Pu'u Ola'i. Its older Hawaiian name is Pu'u Ola'i Beach.

On foot, by climbing over the rocky lava promontory at the north end of Oneloa (Big Beach). There is no road, no direct parking, and no trail beyond the scramble. The route takes a few minutes over sharp basalt; sturdy sandals help.

Pu'u Ola'i is a 110-meter (360-foot) volcanic cinder cone formed during the Hāna Volcanics, the late-stage rejuvenated eruptions of Haleakalā. Its Hawaiian name means 'earthquake hill.' The cone separates Little Beach from Oneloa (Big Beach) to the south.

In calm summer conditions the water at Little Beach is warm and clear. In winter, a powerful shorebreak can develop quickly and has injured strong swimmers. There are no lifeguards on Little Beach itself; the state posts seasonal advisories.

An informal weekly gathering of drummers and dancers that has met at Little Beach on Sunday evenings since the 1970s. Hawaii DLNR rangers have increased enforcement of park-closure rules around it in recent years, and the gathering's status varies week to week.

Mākena State Park keeps posted daytime hours; entrance and parking fees apply for non-Hawaii residents. The park is administered by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, which publishes current hours and any seasonal closures on its website.

A meaningful gift for our customers with ties to South Maui. The half-moon of sand with Pu'u Ola'i lifting behind it returns a person to a specific week. A Coaster or Small with a handwritten note from the studio travels well; a Medium reads from across a room.

The piece reads well in coastal-modern interiors, in mountain-modern rooms with a beach reference, and in maximalist palettes that already carry deep teal and warm earth. The stained-glass treatment of the water gives it more weight than a soft watercolor, so it can anchor a wall rather than fade into one.

Coastal-modern has moved beyond pastel beach scenes into deeper greens, indigos, and volcanic blacks; the Voynich treatment of Little Beach sits inside that shift. The dark cone, the saturated water, the warm sand together carry the room without leaning into nautical motif.

Above a standard sofa, the single Large reads at the right scale on its own; for a longer wall a 4-tile Mural carries more weight. Above a console table, a Medium or a 4-tile Mural in landscape orientation works. A 9-tile Mural is reserved for larger rooms.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any installation that may meet steam, splash, or scrubbing. The colour lives in the surface and is durable across all three finishes; the Dura Satin and Matte options resist scratching in daily-touch zones.

A soft microfibre cloth and water are enough for the gloss finish. For Dura Satin and Matte, the same; avoid abrasive sponges and solvent cleaners. The colour is bonded into the ceramic surface beneath the finish layer, not painted on top of it.

Yes. The Voynich stained-glass treatment of Little Beach was made by Reid Wender in the WenderVista atlas program, and is not licensed from any third party. Every WenderVista piece is from the same eye and the same studio.