ROBIN ROI
Robin Roi’s work, whether it be ceramic or mixed media paintings on paper, employs pattern not only as a central theme but often as the structural support beneath her imagery. Historic, botanic, and cross-cultural patterns—including quilts, wallpaper, fabric, tattoos, fields of tobacco, corn-rowed hair designs, stacks of grocery store melons—provide an endless supply of inspiration for her 2- and 3-dimensional work. Roi’s most recent mixed media paintings use found papers and materials collected over decades. These are layered with personal symbols and imagery creating narratives with both visual and metaphorical depth.