About Scarlet Robin Studios
Founded and operated by myself, Jeni Sleigh, born in Zambia and trained as Teacher of Fine Arts at the University of Kwazulu Natal in Durban, South Africa. For more than 35 years and in 4 countries, I have been teaching pottery, painting, drawing, printing and photography to school students and ceramics and printing to adults. I love working with people to give them skills to become creative in their own right.
Aside from the classes, I have also been generating my own art works, with pieces exhibited and sold in Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Canada and Zambia. I am now working towards an exhibit of pastels in Richmond, Virginia USA where I currently reside. Historically I had focused on large works in oils, drawing and various printing disciplines, but in more recent years I have been working with pastels, which is a more transportable medium. With the pastels I am looking to deliver works that drive bright colour and interesting composition, with original and often unusual content or subject matter.
My primary ceramic studio is in Perth, Western Australia, but I am building capability here in Virginia as well. In the ceramic classes I run, students are trained in a wide range of techniques for both hand building and wheel work. Personally I produce conventional, functional pieces and train my students in this. Over time I also branched out into a number of other ceramic techniques, notably raku and pit firing, experimenting with materials and techniques to deliver interesting and attractive results.
As an artist I am guided by the advice and inspiration of brilliant artists!
