Robin Gibson, Mother, artist and incredible photographer has just signed a two book deal with Soul Asylum Poetry and Publishing...

Working with her friend and fellow poet James on one book of art and high intensity poetry. Robin is providing the art and inspiration for James deeply moving poetry. This is sure to make for an amazing book!

A must for any lover of art and or poetry

Robin's photographs take on an amazing life of thier own, this paticular piece to the right is titled shadow of the wolfman...

When Robin told me she had used no filters for this shot, and it was a picture of a puddle that had created this image of a wolf howling to the sky....

Many of Robins photographs are like this, incredible shots of natural elements that seem to have these hidden beauties within!

As well as Robins art she is an incredible poet, and we have a sample of Robin's writing for you to enjoy!

Dear LIFE:

I LOVE YOU. I have this intense love for you that I’ve never kept secret and there were times in my past, in OUR years, (you remember that place better than I do sometimes right, don’t you?) when no one EVER had to wonder about my LOVE for YOU. It was written on my face and especially when the goose bumps I wore on my skin because of you, were a dead giveaway to my love for you but, my eyes LIFE…my eyes sparkled in their blue and it was always BEAUTIFUL when someone told me so because, I knew in that moment that THEY saw how much I love YOU. (and maybe that helped them love more too.)

Truth be told though LIFE, well there’ve been times when I didn’t appreciate you the way that I could have or should have and I’d forget how truly special and amazing you are by sleeping my days away or filling in the hours by wasting time, especially in my youth or by being hateful and neglecting you and your reign. Taking you for granted in this space that you’ve given me AND allowed me, OR, by not focusing on what a true GIFT you are. For that I’m truly sorry. YOU are the ONLY GIFT I’m given EVERY single day that I open, with my eyes.

I can’t say I’ll do better next time; I’ll just keep doing better now. That’s all I can do LIFE, is promise you the best that I am, as long as I am and I’ll never again find ways to inhibit my spirit, body, mind or soul from growth and waste my precious self away from the truth and absolution of you.

I want to thank you for the times that were so absolutely remarkable and unexplainable that I had to record them in some way. Consider and hail the blessings and miracles that you bestowed upon me with the time I was given, by YOU.

My inclining’s and inputs were the side cars but, YOU LIFE, was the driver and what a ride it’s been! I journal my experiences or pick up a camera and acknowledge them in case my sometimes forgetfulness can’t keep me for them, or for me, so I can read about them and see them again later when your end time with ME draws near. And about all those endings LIFE? I’ve ended schoolings and jobs, friendships and acquaintances, moments given and taken and other endings that NEVER had to do with ANY of my doings but rather, with yours those, OTHER endings that took FAMILY and FRIENDS away, 65 souls last time I figured and LONG before

I was ready to say good bye to them but, it taught me. That’s how I learned acceptance. That’s how I learned forgiveness and that’s how I learned about YOU and your unknowing, your mysterious ways. It’s really left to likelihood isn’t it LIFE? All of this you’ve given me and yet YOU know when we will part. You’ve known since the second I was born and no matter what I’ve done that’s brought me here and this far with you, I can’t change the outcome since YOU hold that…LIFE. ALL I can do is be positive about you and do what it takes for me to feel as good as I can, no matter what, while we’re together. I’ll take good care of my health and spirit, not with the hopes that you’ll keep me here  l o n g e r  but so I can feel as good as I can, inside and out, while you have me, while I’m here and have time with you.

I’ve ended moments that I wish you could have let me keep longer and now the only thing that I wish that never ends, is my knowing YOU but, there will come a time LIFE that, as you do with all that you keep and all that keeps YOU, is change ME, and make it so I adorn aging and its frailty, which I will embrace with graciousness and look forward to, so I can tell others all about YOU. I’ll get to share and tell OUR stories about US TOGETHER. About what YOU did for me during my time with you. What I cherished about you, LOVED about you and my regrets that I always had to blame you for, even if it wasn’t true.

Oh…do you remember those times that you filled me with so much happiness, so much LOVE and PEACE and JOY that you brought with you and gave to me? What an honour it’s been LIFE.

Thank you for shedding and sharing your light and keeping it bright so that I can find all of my LOVES in it. That’ll make it easier to walk away from you when the time comes, since the LIGHT will keep me, when you can’t any longer. But I thank you for it and especially for letting me know that it exists while I’m here with you. There was always something every day, no matter what was going on with you that would draw some happiness out even, when I was lonely or down, grieving or seemingly without a hope or clear vision. If things seemed to be going the opposite way than I wanted with you, there was always a blessing to be found inside of you. I just had to know where to look and more times than naught you showed me where to find them.

I’m glad that I took this time to write to you LIFE. YOU gave me riches beyond belief,  beauty unmeasured, opportunity, vision and reason. Purpose, meaning and the wonder it took to get to know you. I don’t often write to tell you. I write about all else but, neglect writing about YOU specifically so, here’s a moment to let you know that I LOVE YOU LIFE and I thank you for your times and our years together.

Sincerely Taken,

ROBIN MARIE GIBSON

OCT. 28, 1960

Look for Robin's books coming soon and more about this incredible artist!