Robin Haller

Robin, we have loved spending so much time with you! We always love when locals join us for a residency and your painted warp looks incredible. 

Weaving on: Collin
Joining us from: Greenville NC, and Cleveland OH

Tell us about yourself and what led you to the residency?

Being a native Clevelander and a textile artist, I was very excited when Praxis opened. When they decided to expand and create the Digital Weaving Lab, I couldn't wait to be a part of this artistic community. I have been waiting for the opportunity to be a resident artist at Praxis, and my time has finally come! 

Have you had any previous experience with Digital Weaving or Jacquard?

I have been weaving on a TC1/2 since I started graduate school at Kent State University in 2002. I have been teaching digital design and weaving on the TC2 at East Carolina University since 2009 where I am a Professor in the Textile Design program.

Any goals for the residency you'd like to share?

My goal is to produce three large weavings that are part of a larger body work titled "Materiality as Grief." A dichotomy of materials and techniques will be used to represent both the tangible/physical and the psychological aspects associated with the experience of loss. I will explore the abstraction of photographic imagery through color and woven structure to symbolize the distorting effects of grief. 

Connect with Robin via instagram @robinhaller, Website: ​RobinHallerArt.com, [email protected]​