Laurie Roddick

Biography

Surrounded and inspired by Telluride's high peaks and abundant wildlife, I create unique handmade tables and wall art featuring nature scenes and related graphic art intricately glazed onto tile. 

A life-long habit of prioritizing time in the wilderness has resulted in a number of treasured wildlife encounters, including mistaking a large bear for a person during a stroll on a very dark night. My art is inspired by these gentle encounters, my deep admiration of wild places, and my tendency to romanticize the West. This work celebrates wilderness and wildness, and honors wildlife. It is important to me to donate a portion of each sale to benefit wildlife habitat. 

To follow my creative progress, please follow @DeerAndTheAntelope on Instagram.

Artist Statement

I like to have the wild animal presence on each table, because that feels good to me. Regardless of each table image, however, my goal is to promote the preservation of wilderness habitat. Native habitat is the greatest need of all wild species, and it is a complicated need, especially for migrating animals.