Robin has been drawn to art her whole life, first through two-dimensional practices then sculpture. She was drawn to glass because of its beauty, difficulty, and versatility. By reflecting on her own life she is able to create a narrative within the piece that creates a profound dialogue between complex compositions. She works towards a consistent dialogue and connections to the past and future, welcoming reflection as she creates glass objects.

Biography

Artist Statement

I draw inspiration from the future, from the things that are important to me, and the things I want to remember. My work is informed by the subconscious self that resides in all of us, the part of you that never changes. I’d like to believe that we have the power to make today better than yesterday, to focus not on adversity, but what we will achieve in the future. Holding on to the part of you who sees a brighter tomorrow, your child-like perception of the world, informs the narrative of the representational compositions of my work. I believe imagination to be the instrument of hope, and I explore the relationship between the conscious self and unconscious self to find meaning in my own life. My pieces are a celebration of hope and our inner self, something that is ever present in the world and unchanging.

Working Photos

Education

2014-2016 - Apprenticeship under Jennifer Caldwell

2009-2013 - Mount Saint Joseph University

Grants & Awards

2025 - Diane Taylor Award - Women's Art Club of Cincinnati

2025 - Best of Show - Women's Art Club of Cincinnati

2025 - First Place in 3-D Art - Women's Art Club of Cincinnati

2021 - Glass Axis Summer Intensive Scholarship recipient

2017- Saxe Award nomination by Pilchuck Glass School

2015 - Pittsburgh Glass Center Scholarship recipient

2013 - Academic Honor - Magna Cum Laude

2009-2013 - Academic Honors: Deans List

2009-2013 - Trustee Scholarship

2012 - "Best of Art" - Mount Saint Joseph University Select Student show

Teaching and Work Studies

2025 - Teacher Assistant for Jennifer Caldwell at Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY

2019 - Present - Head flameworking instructor at Neusole

Glassworks, Cincinnati, OH

2018 - Glass Casting Teacher at the BARN, Bainbridge Island, WA

2018 - Gallery Manager at User Friendly Gallery, Kingston, WA

2017 - Staff at Pilchuck School of glass, Stanwood, WA

2016 - Teacher Assistant for Jennifer Caldwell at Pilchuck School of glass, Stanwood, WA

2015 - Teacher Assistant for Jennifer Caldwell at Pilchuck School of glass, Stanwood, WA

-Teacher Assistant for Jennifer Caldwell at The Schack, Everette, WA

- Teacher Assistant for Jennifer Caldwell at Goggleworks, Reading PA

2014 - Coyote Central, Seattle, WA

- Teacher Assistant for Jennifer Caldwell at the Schack, Everette, WA

Exhibitions

2025: - 132nd Annual Juried Exhibition - Women's Art Club of Cincinnati

2025: - "Pollinators Project "Bee Creative" Exhibition - Women's Art Club of Cincinnati

2024: - "Future Craft" - Gallery 263

2024: - Demonstrating artist at the Michigan Glass Project

2024: - "Cycles of Life" - Contemporary Glass Society

2023: - Pilchuck Holiday show participant

2019: - "Trunk Show" - Neusole Glassworks

2016: -"Bainbridge Island Studio Tour" BI, Wa

2015: -"Art in the Woods" Kingston, Wa

2016: -"Fire and Femininity" - Flamerun Gallery

2014: -“MASS: Celebrating Cast Glass.”- Flamerun Gallery

-"Time Will Pass Anyways" - Art on the Levee

2013: - College of Mount Saint Joseph Select Student Show

-“Senioritus”- Neusole Glassworks Student Show

-“2013 Emerging Artists”- Summerfair Cincinnati

-College of Mount Saint Joseph Fine Arts Thesis Show

-“Bookworms: Celebration of Children’s Literacy Day.”-Flamerun Gallery

2012: - College of Mount Saint Joseph Select Student Show

-“And Then There’s That”- Neusole Glassworks Student Show

-“Mountastic Megalomaniacs” Neusole Glassworks Student Show

2011: -College of Mount Saint Joseph Select Student Show

-“Realms of Intimacy” Contemporary Arts Center

- MSJ Student exhibition

-“MSJ Glass Girls”- Neusole Glassworks Student Show

2010: - College of Mount Saint Joseph Select Student Show