"To the one whom the symbols speak of their nature and of their secret,each symbol is a living manuscript in itself. Symbolism is the best way of leaving ideas behind which will keep for ages after the teacher has passed. It is speaking without speaking; it is writing without writing. The symbol is said to be an ocean in a drop."

Hazrat Inayat Khan

K Robins Designs is more than just a business. It is a meeting place. East meets West. Celtic Goddesses join with Chinese Bodhisattvas. Native American totems, Greek Mythology and ancient Mesopotamian symbols share space together.

K has spent years working with and studying the symbols that abound in nature, religion, and history. As an ongoing project, this page is dedicated to sharing K's journey in hopes that we can learn to cherish diversity while embracing the interconnectivenss of all people and nature.

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Angeles Arrien - Author of Signs of Life, she is the founder and president of the Angeles Arrien Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research, and a Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences.(http://www.angelesarrien.com/)

Judy Chicago - The Dinner Party - A book about the monumental installation which has become an icon of this century symbolizing the history of women's achievements and struggles through 39 china painted plates and their elaborately embroidered runners (http://www.judychicago.com/)

Marija Gimbutas - The Language of the Goddess - "First authoritative word on the ancient goddess culture" The Boston Globe (http://www.gimbutas.org/)
Signs Out of Time - A film about archaeologist Marija Gimbutas by Starhawk and Donna Read (http://www.gimbutas.org/)

Patricia Monaghan - The Book of Goddesses and Heroines- "Unique compendium of mythological and legendary female figures of all races and eras" (http://www.patriciamonaghan.com/)

Mayumi Oda - I Opened the Gate Laughing and Goddesses - Colorful and playful goddesses in nature with roots in Japanese and Buddhist mythology.

Starhawk - Spiral Dance , The Fifth Sacred Thing and other books that link an earth-based spirituality to action to change the world (http://www.starhawk.org/)

Barbara Walker - The Woman's Book of Myths and Secrets and Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects - Barbara's comprehensive work has been my constant companion since beginning this journey myself - K

Joseph Campbell Foundation - For anyone interested in mythology and all its ramifications, Joseph Campbell's work contains vast quantities of information gathered in his passionate, lifelong study of mythology and spiritual awakening. (http://www.jcf.org/)

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K has quite a few designs that are either out of production or in a state of very limited circulation. We will be featuring them here as we announce their availability for purchase.