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In 1971, Peet Robison's journey into the artistic world of furnace blown glass began with a serendipitous meeting with Dale Chihuly and other pioneers of the studio art glass movement. That summer while attending the Kansas City Art Institute, Robison was invited to participate in an experimental glass workshop near Seattle, Washington which has become known as the world famous Pilchuck Glass Center.
As Henry Halem's graduate assistant at Kent State University from 1974 to 1976, Robison participated in several workshops with renowned glass artists Paul Marioni, Bertil Vallien, Joel P. Myers and Fritz Dreisbach. After completing his MA in Glass at Kent State University in 1976, he and his wife Susan moved to Santa Fe, NM where they opened Robison Art Glass Studio and lived for almost thirty years. In 2004, they moved to Robison's hometown of Lake Lotawana, Missouri near Kansas City where they currently reside. The teamwork of Peet, as master glassblower, and Susan, as business manager, defines the success of Robison Art Glass. Peet Robison's unique Sunrise and Sunset landscape designs were inspired by the vivid "fabled" colors of the Northern New Mexico skies, while his innovative Mallard Bay landscapes reflect the beauty and serenity of the lake just outside their home and studio. The tree imagery on his landscape series is formed by applying molten threads of a silver-reactive glass. Chips and shards of the same glass are then skillfully added during the "dance" as the piece takes its final shape. These pieces have become known as Peet Robison's signature work, which are included in public and private collections throughout the world. Over the span of 30 years, Robison has developed his own techniques, tools, and equipment that give him complete control over his design and execution of each piece and he continues to enjoy the challenge of designing and producing glass inspired by the natural landscape.
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