Give the Gift of Making Art! 2019 Mosaic Workshops.

Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas. We are in the thick of the holiday season. It is the perfect time to offer my mosaic workshops for those who would like to give something fun for a Christmas or Hanukkah gift. From January to April, choose from 4 separate workshops. First of all, it is easy. Anyone can do it. It is fun. Do you like fun? I like fun. And it doesn’t take long to find out how you can create a masterpiece within 3 hours time. Which makes you kind of a genius. Taking a mosaic workshop…

Prepare to be Wowed.

October 26, 2018 Categories: Arizona · Butterfly · Canister and Vases · ceramics · Chris Bubany Holiday Artisans Marketplace · Classes · Southwest Art · UncategorizedTags: art · Art show · Butterfly · canisters · ceramics · Chris Bubany · Chris Bubany Holiday Marketplace · design · fine crafts · Holiday Shopping · inspiration · monarch · oval · Rabbits · Robin Chlad Designs · tucson artLeave a comment

Next weekend is the Chris Bubany Holiday Marketplace held at Harlow Gardens. NOvember 3 & 4 I am proud to be a part of this show every year because it premieres the best artisans in the Tucson area and it is held at one of the prettiest nurserys in town. I mean Harlow Gardens is a gorgeous setting. For me, it begins my season for offering new work I have been working on all summer. So many people come back to this show year after year to grab up beautiful gifts, art and lovely plants as well. I love seeing fellow artists and…

Red October

September 30, 2018 Categories: Arizona · ceramics · Classes · Custom Art · mosaics · UncategorizedTags: art · ceramics · classes · clouds · design · flowers · folk art · friends · fun · garden · garden bench · handmade tile · hearts · inspiration · jack rabbit · mosaic tile · mosaic workshop · October class · ornaments · red · Red october · respite · tucson · wall art · whimsy · womenLeave a comment

October being just a few days away, I would like to remind folks that October 6, next Saturday is my last mosaic workshop for the season. It’s been such fun helping my students design, glue and grout! Boom! They were done and leaving with a really beautiful tile mosaic wall piece they could hang in their house or give as a gift. I loved watching their excitement when everything started to come together… They all said, and I quote, ” I am so glad I took this class.” Ya see, I make all the tile up in advance. From cactus…

Hot Days of July

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 Categories: Arizona · art business · Botanical pottery · ceramics · Custom Art · Gardening · handmade · sculpture · Southwest Art · UncategorizedTags: antlers · art · basil · bluebird · cactus · cactus flowers · cat portraits · cats · ceramics · deer · donkeys · flowers · free shipping · garden · hearts · hot days · inspiration · July · ornaments · pottery · spoon restsLeave a comment

Pretty hot indeed. But the garden doesn’t mind it. I started a “monsoon garden” last week and everything is coming up nice and robust. I had to hang a shade cloth over it though, so the little sprouts wouldn’t get burned. It’s been 109 degrees here in Tucson.. ..I know, yuk! I have the screen over the seedlings because Cats you know. The middle photo is my herb garden. The basil loves the heat. And then a shot of my shade cloth because I’m so proud I got it to hang so high and tight. These days are so…

Teacups and Butterflies

June 23, 2018June 24, 2018 Categories: Butterfly · Canister and Vases · ceramics · UncategorizedTags: acrylic painting · art · barn · butterflies · Butterfly · butterfly wings · ceramics · childhood memories · church · cows · DeGrazia · desert · flowers · iglasia · inspiration · Jesus · metamorphosis · miniature art · nature · pottery · southwest · Southwest Art · teacups2 Comments

Whenever I see a dead butterfly with wings intact I feel sad for him but I save the wings like little treasures…

A Get Away in May

June 6, 2018July 25, 2018 Categories: art business · ceramics · sculpture · Southwest Art · UncategorizedTags: art · art coach · coaching · fun · galleries · Get away. · inspiration · New Mexico · Robin Chlad Designs · Santa Fe · southwest · Southwest Art · women · women artistsLeave a comment

Last month I was able to attend Art Biz Coach Mastermind in Santa Fe, New Mexico offered by Alyson Stanfield. One of my favorite places in the world. I love Santa Fe not only for the art but also for its’ beautiful reddish country side dotted with junipers, rushing rivers lined with cottonwoods and its famous Spanish colonial and pueblo architecture. Santa Fe is an art meca for all kinds of amazing art including Native American and southwest art. I can’t even begin to express how inspiring it was for me to see all the amazing art. The…

Taking A Risk

May 1, 2018 Categories: Arizona · May Show · Oro Valley · Southwest Art · Spring Decor · Sunrise · Sunsets · UncategorizedTags: acrylic painting · agave · Agave cactus · art · bird · cactus · desert agave · desert flowers · desert garden · desert painting · design · gambel quail · inspiration · Monsoons · paintings · quail · Sonoran Desert · southwest · Sunrise · Sunsets · wineLeave a comment

I have a new little venture. I decided to enter 3 of my canvas paintings into a juried art show. All three were accepted. I was excited to receive the news. I still am. I have been in many juried shows through out my 29 year art career but this one is different because I entered canvas paintings only. I love painting and I love ceramics. Ceramics comes easier of coarse. But painting, I am never too sure. I am amazed how other painters can just whip up so many beautiful ideas and have a great body of work to…

New Attitude!

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 Categories: ceramics · Custom Art · Flowers · Gardening · handmade · mosaics · sculpture · Shadow box · Spring DecorTags: angel wings · angels · art · birds · Butterfly · cactus wren · colorful · custom tile · design · flowers · garden · handmade tile · hummingbirds · inspiration · March · mosaic tile · music · nature · prayer · southwest · southwest designs · tiled muralsLeave a comment

This year has started off very different from the last 4 years. We are now 3 months into the year. This is about the time we first measure how the year is going so far. I’m not sure you will believe me or that I will bore you with my faith beliefs but here goes. Goal #1. To be bold in my faith! In the spring of 2017 I had such a difficult season working in my own strength. (My own strength? you ask,) ” I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians, 4:13. Yes, in my…

2 Art Events this Week!

September 12, 2017 Categories: ceramics · Clay · Gardening · handmade · pomegranate · sculpture · September · Shadow box · UncategorizedTags: armadillo · art · birds · ceramics · contemporary folk art · design · finch · flowers · inspiration · javalina · leaves · nature · phainopepla · pomegranates · pottery · Texas · treats · tucson · tucson art · wineLeave a comment

You are invited to either or both art events happening this week. Event #1: Jane Hamilton Fine Art Gallery Thursday’s Art Walk, Sept. 14, 4–7 p.m. I will have new work! Event #2: SAAG Gallery Friday evening, September 15, from 5-8 p.m. I will be featured along side Susan Allen and Becky Zimmerman, two very talented artists. You can be sure I will have a variety of gift items to choose from. Don’t forget to visit Tohono Chul’s Dia de los Muertos exhibit currently up until November 5th!

Tile Garden Bench, Welcome and Install

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 Categories: Botanical pottery · ceramics · Clay · February · Flowers · handmade · installations · mosaics · New Adventures · Shadow box · UncategorizedTags: Agave cactus · art · ceramics · custom tile · design · flowers · fun · garden art · handmade tile · home and garden decor · home decor · inspiration · installations · jackrabbit · mosaic · mosaic tile · nature · Robin Chlad · tile · tiled murals · welcome signLeave a comment

Tiled garden bench awaits you.

Robin Chlad Designs

3 Dimensional Mosaics, Vibrant Functional Pottery and Southwest Art

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