Leigh Odell and Andy Morrison have been in the tile industry over 20 years. Since 2006 they have co-owned and operated Tempest Tileworks, a handmade tile studio in Portland Oregon. With backgrounds in architecture, interiors and art history, coupled with a love for travel, Andy and Leigh draw their inspiration from the antique etchings of past centuries. Through their art and craft they tame earth, air, water and fire to create a unique collection of handmade tile.
Tempest’s decorative tiles are brought to life through a silk screening process while the field tiles and trims are made the old fashioned way – hand rolled, hand cut, hand stacked, hand glazed. The surface of each tile is created to bounce and reflect light as a shimmering lake does at sunset. Along with the individual decos and panels Tempest has an impressive collection of patterned tiles created as “tile wall tapestries”.