Wender·Vista
Claytor Lake State Park
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVirginia
on the New River in Pulaski County, southwest Virginia

Claytor Lake State Park

— a long blue reservoir held against the foothills.

Virginia 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

Claytor Lake State Park, 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 472-acre state park on the New River in southwest Virginia, wrapped around the upper end of Claytor Lake. The lake itself is roughly forty-five hundred acres, formed in 1939 when Appalachian Power closed the dam south of Radford. There is a swimming beach, a marina, and a cluster of cabins among the hardwoods on the south shore.

from the studio
about Claytor Lake State Park

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

Claytor Lake State Park sits on the south shore of Claytor Lake in Pulaski County, Virginia, about ten miles east of the town of Pulaski and fifteen miles west of Radford. The park covers 472 acres; the lake it borders is roughly four thousand five hundred acres and twenty-one miles long, formed when Appalachian Power Company completed Claytor Dam on the New River in 1939. The park opened to the public in 1951 and is operated by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The Howe House, a restored mid-nineteenth-century homestead, stands inside the park boundary.

— informed by Wikipedia, Virginia DCR
the water

The New River, despite its name, is one of the oldest rivers in North America, with a course estimated at more than three hundred million years. Above Claytor Dam the river widens into a reservoir popular with bass, walleye, and striped-bass anglers. The park rents pontoon boats, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards from the marina between Memorial Day and Labor Day. A designated swimming beach with a roped-off area is open in the same season; outside of summer the shoreline is quiet and used mainly by walkers and fishermen.

— informed by Wikipedia: New River
the visit

The park is open daily from dawn to dusk; a small day-use fee applies and is collected at the contact station off Route 660. Twelve cabins and roughly a hundred and ten campsites, some primitive and some with full hookups, are available by reservation through the Virginia State Parks system. The Howe House is open seasonally as a small interpretive museum. The nearest town for groceries and fuel is Dublin, six miles north. Pets are permitted on leash on most trails but not on the swimming beach.

— informed by Virginia DCR visit
where
United States · Pulaski County, Virginia
within
Claytor Lake State Park
position
37.0556° N · 80.6325° 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.
20 km S
New River Trail State Park
rail-trail
24 km E
Radford
river town
16 km W
Pulaski
county seat
10 km N
Dublin
interstate town
55 km N
Mountain Lake
highland lake
N
Claytor Lake State Park
New River Trail State Park
Radford
Pulaski
Dublin
Mountain Lake
common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Claytor Lake State Park — and about bringing the piece home.
about the place

Claytor Lake State Park is in Pulaski County, southwest Virginia, on the south shore of Claytor Lake. It lies about ten miles east of Pulaski and fifteen west of Radford, off Interstate 81 exit 101.

Appalachian Power Company completed Claytor Dam on the New River in 1939, impounding the river to form a reservoir of roughly four thousand five hundred acres and twenty-one miles in length.

Swimming at a designated beach, boating from a full-service marina, fishing for bass and walleye, hiking the park's trail network, and overnight stays in twelve cabins or roughly a hundred and ten campsites.

Geologists estimate the New River's course at more than three hundred million years, making it among the oldest rivers in North America despite its name.

Claytor Lake State Park opened to the public in 1951, twelve years after the dam impounded the reservoir. It is operated by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

A restored mid-nineteenth-century homestead on the park grounds, operated seasonally as a small interpretive museum. It predates both the lake and the park and was incorporated into the park at its founding.

about the piece in your home

It's a familiar gift for anyone who summered at the lake or grew up in Pulaski, Dublin, or Radford. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note carries well for retirements, housewarmings, and graduations.

The lake blues and hardwood greens read well in Mountain-modern, lake-house traditional, and rustic-cabin interiors. The piece sits comfortably above a knotty-pine mantel or in a screened porch with painted board walls.

Yes. Lake-house design has shifted away from generic boat-and-oar prints toward art tied to a specific shoreline, and a piece of the actual lake reads more grounded than themed.

A single Large carries a sofa or long console. A four-tile Mural reads at scale on a great-room wall; a nine-tile Mural anchors a screened porch or boathouse loft.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes resist scratches and steam and clean with a microfibre cloth and water. Glossy is suited to framed display rather than wet rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth and water are enough. No abrasive pads, no ammonia, no glass cleaner. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and will not fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is hand-finished in a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, under Reid Wender's eye. The artwork is not licensed and is sold only through wendervista.com.

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