It’s Cozy Candle Season.

Now that fall has arrived, I have embraced it by lighting a Pumpkin Spice candle every morning while I pray, journal and meditate upon Jesus, “the author and finisher of our faith”. It’s what gets me through the day. The harvest season is a time to give thanks daily, although I try to do this in all seasons, this particular time for me is special. The cooler air in the morning invigorates me to walk or garden and the evenings are a perfect temperature for patio dinners. As my last blog indicated, there is a change in the atmosphere. I…

Taking The Edge Off.

June 8, 2020December 6, 2021 Categories: 2020 · Arizona · ceramics · Classes · Corona season · UncategorizedTags: art · art projects · Blue Raven Art School · classes · clay classes · corona · design · fun · inspiration · mosaic · mosaic tile · music · painting · quail · roadrunner · Robin Chlad · Robin Chlad Designs · sculpture · small sculpture · still life · tucson · tulips2 Comments

Front side of 2020! Many of us are just trying to cope with what is being thrown at us day by day. There seems to be shocking news everyday. 3 weeks ago it was like “Ground Hog Day” everyday. Then to the “Truman Show” and currently we are in “Twilight Zone”! We are in the thick of it and trying to get to the other side. The other side of the Corona, the other side of civil unrest, many stressors being thrown at us. It’s wise to turn the news off and focus on what brings joy. Of coarse be…

The Tale of Three Benches

April 26, 2020December 6, 2021 Categories: 2020 · Arizona · Art and Health · art business · Art Walk · Botanical pottery · ceramics · Gardening · Jane Hamilton Fine Art Gallery · May Show · mosaics · Southwest Art · Spring Decor · UncategorizedTags: Arizona · art · art bench · art deco · Art Walk · cactus · cactuswren · ceramic art · coyotes · design · garden · garden bench · handmade tile · inspiration · Jane Hamilton Fine Art Gallery · lupine · May 2 2020 · Mosaic bench · mosaics · phainopepla · poppy · quail · quality · Robin Chlad · Robin Chlad Designs · sculpture · Sculpture Art Walk · teal · tile · Tucson galleryLeave a comment

During this down time I have been able to get a lot done, as we all have. But all this free time to ourselves is beginning to grow old and monotonous. I don’t want to go down the corona/ economy/ get back to work road. I just want to let you all know I am eager to share all the new work I have been creating. This stay – at – home season has allowed me to create some more elaborate work and that is always exciting to me. So the “Tale of Three Benches” is about these amazing mosaic…

Angels in July

July 9, 2019July 10, 2019 Categories: Botanical pottery · ceramics · Clay · clay stamps · June, July and August classed · pomegranate · sculpture · Shadow box · UncategorizedTags: angels · art · Bible · biblical · ceramics · clay class · creative · fun · Gabriel · inspirational · pomegranate · Raphael · religious · sculpture · spirit of the lord2 Comments

I am offering another Small Sculpture Clay class series. This time we will tackle the human form of an Angel.

Some people might look at my work and see spiritual components. It’s true, my work is inspirational….

Small Sculpture Tile Class

March 15, 2019April 3, 2019 Categories: April Clay Class · Arizona · ceramics · Classes · Clay · clay stamps · handmade · rose · UncategorizedTags: April class · art · Blue Raven Art School · classes · Clay tiles · creativity · design · friends · fun · mosaic tile · Robin Chlad · Robin Chlad Designs · sculpture · tucson · tucson artist2 Comments

New Class Schedule for April and May. I am offering 2 – 4 week series in Small Sculpture Tiles and Shadow Boxes. Focus will be on technique, color and design. Students will learn to work with raw clay and learn how to use glazes. The tiles you make can be used as an ornament or a special piece in a mosaic. Classes will be held at Blue Raven Art School, 701 E Prince Rd. Wednesday evening from 5:30-7:30 First series will be April 10 thru May 1 Second series will be May 8 thru May 29 Cost for each series is…

In the Midst of Monsoons

July 25, 2017October 3, 2017 Categories: ceramics · Clay · handmade · sculpture · UncategorizedTags: agave fields · Arizona · berry colander · candle · ceramic · Day of the dead · desert agave · dia de los Muertos · door way · Etsy · folk art · functional pottery · Functional Wares · galleries · gift shop · hacienda · kachina · landscape · light · luminary · mosaic · mountains · poppy bowl · pottery · sculpture · southwest · sugar skulls · sunset · tea light · terracotta · tucson · votive holder · welcome signLeave a comment

Well, we are finally having gorgeous down pours on a daily basis here in Tucson. I’m loving it. But man, did we suffer through some hell -type temps to get to this point. My tomatoes are loving the rain too. However, the cantaloupe is a wash. Not one fruit. And I have decided it’s not the heat that affected them. Melons love heat! I believe it’s the lack of bees for pollination. The past three years I have noticed less and less bees. And I am sad about that. So I got to thinking about raising bees in my back…

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…

My New Mexico Trip

July 21, 2016 Categories: 2016 · Art and Health · ceramics · handmade · installationsTags: aloe garden · cactus · ceramic · clay · Clay Festival · craft show · garden · garden art · gifts · hummers · hummingbirds · jackrabbits · mosaics · mud · nature · New Mexico · ornaments · pottery · quail · Robin Chlad · sculpture · Silver City · tileLeave a comment

My trip to Corrales, New Mexico is fast approaching. I have been hired to install a tile mural in a residence. The tile is pretty much completed…fired and laid out. Even though it’s a fairly small size mural, only 48″ x 24″ tall, the challenge is getting it to fit in an intermittent concave niche, sight unseen. That means allowing for slight design changes. I am positive it will all work out beautifully. This is the basic tile layout with an aloe garden and hummers, flowering fence post cactus and blooming yuccas and blackbirds. This is all handmade tile, glazed…

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

Sincerest Form of Flattery

May 20, 2014 Categories: UncategorizedTags: ceramics · Christian · classes · clay · copyright · flower shadow box · God · Jesus · joy · lifeslessons · mature · peace · pottery · Robin Chlad · sculpture · sincerest form of flattery · walking in the spiritLeave a comment

There have been times in my career that I have been very protective of my designs. I have had experience designing very marketable products that made my small art business grow and the work I designed was sought after. At the time, it was exciting, exilerating and a feather in my cap. But I remember being overly concerned about someone or some company coming along and knocking off the designs I created. That was 25 years ago, so I was still learning and still maturing. Now, yes, it is business smart to protect and copyright…

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3 Dimensional Mosaics, Vibrant Functional Pottery and Southwest Art

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