It will soon be 2013. I am looking back and counting all my blessings but also looking forward to diving into the new year with hopes and dreams, ideas and plans. As I always do each January, I make a list of things I would like to accomplish. I strive to meet all my goals but I am only human and always fall short of the list of goals. I think I have made great strides in 2012. I have managed to juggle several care-giving jobs and build my craft and grow my business. I have had my moments of…
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Holiday Open Studio Dec. 9
You’re Invited! Holiday Open Studio December 9th 2012 Sunday from 11- 5. 556 E. Calle Arizona (off of 1st and Limberlost) Please come and enjoy a festive open studio sale in a garden setting. There will be ceramic gifts, wall pieces, ornaments and unique one- of- a-kind collector items for sale. A special 10% discount is offered on most work. Plus deeply discounted loose mosaic tile. Also, I will be featuring guest baker, Candace O’neill. She will be offering gourmet cupcakes and cookies packaged for gift giving! Her stuff is so yummy! Bring your friends! Remember to buy local and…
Best in Show Ribbon!
The St Phillips Show on Sunday was beautiful. Not only was the weather perfect but it was well attended, in a pretty venue and everyone was in high spirits. I have always done well at this one- day show and Sunday proved to hold up my expectations. It was awesome. Not only because it’s the best one-day show I have ever done but that many of my friends purposely came to see me and hang out with me. That’s what made it special. To be encouraged and supported is an important thing but it also took a lot of the…
Working best under pressure…Frog Tea Tile
As I prepare for my upcoming show this week, I heard that familiar voice , “I work best under pressure” or ” I can accomplish much when I have a deadline”. That has always ended up being a false statement for me because when I have a deadline even though I visualize my self being organized and relaxed and calm, I rarely am. Actually, I add more and more to my list when preparing for a craft show. Because I never really know what or how much I am going to sell, I am terrible about making a…
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I am so excited about this coming season. Fall! It’s finally here and I am busy making inventory as fast as I can. I spent the summer building stock and all of that went into galleries: Tucson Botanical Gardens Gift Shop, Tucson Museum of Art Gift Shop and Mas Y Mas. (More about the galleries later), I am producing more art pieces and my creativity is exploding. I have been planning my booth design, making mental notes of the items I will need to maximize the space. I look forward to being in the atmosphere of artists ready to put a smile on their faces and sell. To an…
About
About. Robin Chlad (pronounced sha-lad) has been an artist all her life with a focus on ceramics in all forms. Originally from upstate New York she has lived in Tucson since 1986, attended Pima Community College in 1987 and started her ceramic design business in 1989 called, Art & Clay Designs. She started out in the wholesale sector with a product that catapulted her into the artist’s lifestyle. As she developed a flair for marketable clay products she began to fill custom orders for mosaics and sculpted pieces. Much of her work is referred to as contemporary folk art with a…
A Summer Recap
While I am looking forward to the changing season I am reflecting on all that I have accomplished for the past three months. My normal summers are fairly relaxed but because I am working towards building up my inventory while supporting myself by teaching pottery classes this summer has whizzed by. I have really enjoyed teaching. It’s been 20 years since I taught and I hadn’t thrown any pots since 2001. Well it’s like an old hat. Like riding a bike. And I didn’t realize how much I missed it. Years ago I designed much of my wares on the wheel but I…
Cooler Weather on the Horizona
Yes it is still hot in Arizona. But it should be cooling down by the end of the month. It’s been a fairly moist monsoon season and that makes it bareable to live in Tucson in the summer. So I am gearing up for more outdoor living. And expect others are too. We are already thinking about what we are planning to plant in our fall and winter gardens, which cool weather flowers to replace the sun scorched ones on the patio and what else can be done to beautify the outdoors backyard. We Tucsonians like to make it fun and…
Hello September
This piece titled “Be Fruitful” is my motto in the coming year! I am all about creating beauty, tapping into my resouces and making it happen in all avenues of my life. Hey, it’s a real struggle during these uncertain times but I encourage friends, family and people though out my day to do the same. I like seeing others succeed. It’s inspiring to hear stories of young and old overcome the struggles in their lives and how they rise above. That is the American way! I am so thankful to God that I am able to do do what I love every…
Fruit Wall Sculpture with Drawer Pulls
Be Fruitful!
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