My name is Robin McDonald. Iʼm a full time potter working from my home studio in Portland, OR.
While in college earning my BFA & MFA I focused on the two dimensional arts; drawing, print making and photography. I relied on my sense of design and spatial relationships to create my images. I also loved elements from the Art Deco
and Art Nouveau periods.
Instead of going into teaching, I entered the trade of Graphics and Print Production. I followed that path from products produced by hand, through the beginnings of desktop publishing, to the amazing computer generated effects of todayʼs graphics.
During those thirty years the creative desire never left me. In 2005 I took my first pottery class and fell in love with the three dimensional and tactile experience of clay. I enjoy focusing on texture, shape, patterns and details. My inspiration is from a mixture of industry and nature.
Each piece is crafted by hand, giving them their individuality. My pieces are lovingly made, filled with creativity and care, and introduced to the public with the hope that they will love them as much as I have loved creating them.
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