DEBRA TOBIN

Earth Mother, Is digital art dye sublimation printed onto metal. It glows with molten red, symbolizing her inner power and life-giving energy. Vibrant green growth springs from her body as her face remains serene even though she is surrounded by the struggles of peace and chaos in the world.

Debra Zuzindlak Tobin is the Art Director and Manager of Media, Events and Website for the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and she and her husband James are co-owners of Tobin Studios in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

Debra's art includes photography, drawing and painting, fiber and glass art and sculpture. Vibrant color and dramatic shadows and light are a favorite focus.

Tobin Studios, est. in 2003, provides individual and group art lessons and private guitar lessons for children and adults of all ages and experience levels. Tobin Studios also provides commissioned art and photography services.

Debra received her degree in Visual Communications from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and has since continued her education at the Community College of Beaver County, the Manchester Craftsman¹s Guild, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, and the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.