Trunk Show….Whats that?

Trunk Show….Whats that? A question I am often asked. First of all, I will be having a trunk show at Jane Hamilton Fine Art Gallery this weekend. Saturday and Sunday, February 2 & 3 from 11- 3. I will be featuring my”MENDED HEARTS” (large wall art hearts) for Valentine’s day and my new bench design: “POPPY FIELDS” I will also have small gift hearts and functional wares. Come see all the colors featuring red, bright red and everything made with passion. Mended Hearts Poppy Fields Bench So where did the term “trunk show” originate from? According to Google, in…

Birthday Month

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Categories: Arizona · ceramics · Custom Art · handmade · installations · mosaics · pomegranate · Southwest Art · Spring Decor · UncategorizedTags: aloe · aloe garden · art · artwork · bench · birthday · birthday month · bluebird · Butterfly · cactus · cactus wren · custom tile · design · Etsy sale · faith · fun · Hummingbird · Memorial Day · mosaic · mosaic tile · pomegranate · Robin Chlad Designs · Southwest Art · southwest designs · tiled muralsLeave a comment

The smell of lilacs, fresh cut grass, giant lollipops and laughter in the air are whispers of long ago. Those are happy memories of my birthday.

Outdoor Art

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 Categories: Art and Health · ceramics · Clay · Flowers · Fruit · handmade · mosaics · pomegranate · sculpture · Shadow box · UncategorizedTags: Agave cactus · angel wings · angels · Arizona · Arizona motif · art · bench · birds · Butterfly · ceramics · contemporary folk art · door · flower pots · folk art · fruit · garden art · garden bench · Hummingbird · inspirational · jackrabbit · mosaic · olive branch · outside light · pomegranate · quail · religious · sacred heart · shadow box · tile · tree of life · tucson art · tucson artist · wall hangingLeave a comment

The past several weeks I have produced larger work for indoors or outdoors. This bench is titled: AGAVE BENCH WITH FLOWER STALKS Handmade tile on a concrete bench 38″ long by 14″ wide by 15″ high with a 3 ” thick top reinforced with rebar Currently at Harlow Gardens, Tucson, AZ I will be at the Moonlight Art Market at Harlow Gardens this Saturday, April 22 from 6:00 to 8:30. This invitational event will have several other artists, live music and refreshments Come join the fun. Click any photo to enlarge. QUAIL TREE OF LIFE MOSAIC Handmade tile placed in…

Mosaic Mural; Corrales, New Mexico Style

August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 Categories: 2016 · ceramics · Flowers · handmade · installations · mosaicsTags: aloe garden · barrel cactus · ceramic · ceramics · clay · contemporary folk art · custom tile · desert · desert flowers · designer tile · flowers · folk art · garden art · handmade · Hummingbird · inspirational · mosaics · nature · outdoor art · pottery · prickly pear cactus · quails · red bird · Robin Chlad · sculpture · southwest · tile · whimsey · yuccaLeave a comment

A finished mosaic back splash is a perfect touch to a custom home, Corrales, New Mexico style. Incorporating handmade tiles of barrel cactus, flowering Yucca, flowering agave, and flowering aloe, along with a Jack Rabbit, butterflies, purple cactus, a family of quail,gecko, hummingbirds, and the sun peaking through the clouds. The project took two days to install. The owners were so gracious to me as well as their 6 well behaved cats. Since I never got around to Go Pro-ing the installation, here are some still shots of the process. My travels…

Arroyo Garden Murals

April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 Categories: 2016 · Art and Health · ceramics · Flowers · installations · mosaicsTags: agave · barrel cactus · birds · Butterfly · cactus · cactus wren · ceramic · ceramics · clay · colorful · desert garden · flowers · garden art · gecko · grout · handmade · Hummingbird · jackrabbit · mosaic tile · mosaics · Murals · nature · quail · red bird · Robin Chlad · saguaro · santa rita purple prickly pear · tile · tiled murals · tucson · yellow merigolds1 Comment

Last week was the completion of the tiled murals I was hired to make and install. This is my first commercial job and it actually went pretty smoothly. No different than installing for homes. Well… maybe a little different. It’s a mans world in a construction zone. Being one of the 3 women…everyone was very respectful and helpful. As promised, I told you I would post pics of the project. I didn’t have a Go-Pro. I wish I could’ve had one but maybe the next project, which is coming up this summer. I decided to have professional pictures done of…

Lead by the Spirit

February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 Categories: 2016 · Botanical pottery · ceramics · February · handmade · sculpture · Shadow box · UncategorizedTags: agave · art · cactus · cactus wren · cardinal · ceramic · Datura · desert · doves · figs · flowers · folkart · garden · garden art · gifts · handmade · Hummingbird · jack rabbit · nature · peacock · pomegranate · pottery · red bird · Robin Chlad · sculpture · tucson · verdin · WildflowerLeave a comment

Many things inspire me, all day long. Here are a few Shadow Box sculptures that were inspired by gardening, bird watching and nature with a bit of whimsy. Hummer with Wild Flower Ceramic Shadow Box

Robin Chlad Designs

3 Dimensional Mosaics, Vibrant Functional Pottery and Southwest Art

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