Rob Roehrick

Artist Statement

I’ve loved working on a potter’s wheel since high school art class, then majored in Fine Art (painting, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture) as an undergraduate, followed by a 40 year career in graphic design as the owner of Roehrick Design. One of my clients for eight years (2001-2008) was the Marin Arts Council, for whom I designed the annual Marin Open Studios promotional materials — all the while looking forward to the day I’d have time to return to my fine art roots.

I’d keep my hands in clay whenever I could, taking independent classes at the College of Marin and later in my backyard studio, occasionally gifting pieces to my design clients. Recently retired, I now have more time to dedicate to my pottery, experimenting with different types of clay, glazes, and techniques, plus come full-circle to participate as a Marin Open Studios artist.

Biography

Rob Roehrick is a retired graphic artist and art director of Roehrick Design, a communications design studio formed January 1993 (until January 2021) in Marin County. He collaborated with a variety of for-profit and non-profit clientele, creating innovative solutions to promote their organizations.

Rob’s professional design experience prior to 1993 included staff positions in the firms Destiny Two (Minneapolis), Lance Wyman, LTD (New York), Ace Design and Phippen Design Group (Sausalito). He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College in 1981 and a Master of Science (Communications Design) degree from Pratt Institute in 1987.

Rob is also co-founder and trustee of Gaines-Jones Scholars, a public charity started with his wife, Anita, in 2001, with a mission to grant college scholarships to African-American students in Southwest Georgia and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Art Medium(s)

Pottery