Heather Rodriguez
Where Stardust Bloom
Underwritten by Carol Bierbaum
About the Artist
Heather Rodriguez is a Gillette, Wyoming artist whose work is deeply influenced by both the local landscape and the sense of wonder found through travel, storytelling, and human connection. Working across a wide range of mediums, Heather creates everything from acrylic and watercolor paintings to textured three-dimensional works using nanotechnology materials.
She is especially known for her intricate wall and ceiling finishes, immersive mural work, and black light paintings – pieces that appear one way in daylight and reveal hidden imagery under ultraviolet light. Her work often explores what exists beneath the surface: faith, memory, resilience, and the quiet endurance of the human spirit.
Heather’s dual-image and interactive works have appeared in hospitals, community spaces, and therapeutic environments, including black light murals designed for recovery rooms, cancer treatment areas, laboratory spaces, and geriatric facilities. Her larger public projects include the Adventurarium murals, collaborative Camporee murals involving over 200 participants, and installations created for organizations such as Easter Seals.
For Heather, art serves both as a recording and an invitation; encouraging viewers to pause, look again, and discover something they may have initially missed.restaurant. Her work has also been recognized in several regional art competitions, including receiving Best in Show at the 2020 AVA Art Matters Gala.
About the Pronghorn
Inspired by the quiet beauty of the Wyoming prairie, Where Stardust Blooms blends glowing sunsets, celestial skies, and sculpted wild blooms inspired by Heather’s mother’s lifelong love of horticulture.
Hidden throughout the sculpture are tiny glow-in-the-dark stars and traces of “stardust” that slowly reveal themselves as lighting changes throughout the day. The piece invites viewers to slow down and continue discovering small details the longer they spend with it.
Peaceful and dreamlike, the sculpture captures the feeling of a soft Wyoming evening filled with open skies, wildflowers, and just a little bit of magic woven into the landscape.
Parade of Pronghorns
This pronghorn is part of the Rockpile Museum Association’s Parade of Pronghorns public art project and auction.