Robyn Waffle

Robyn Waffle is an award-winning rug designer and multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, Canada. Experimenting with a rainbow array of mediums, Robyn weaves together unique material combinations to create colourful artwork that celebrates the ancient craft of rug making and the authentic joy of personal expression. With over twenty years of experience as a creative professional, Robyn’s practice bridges art and design — a continual dialogue where her rugs inspire her art, and her art inspires her rugs.

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My work explores the quiet tension between where we have been and where we are going. I weave together natural, hand-spun yarns from Nepal with hard, manufactured materials like plexiglass and mirror. The yarn holds warmth, tradition, and care, while the reflective surfaces suggest a colder, fast-moving, modern world. Binding wool and silk yarns around the sharp edges of glass feels like stitching a wound — an act of reflection and repair. My process transforms pain into possibility, tension into balance, all while honouring the Nepali weavers who have shaped my livelihood. Each finished artwork becomes a suspended moment — an orb of release, where I find hope. I imagine a future stitched with care, where the wisdom of what came before untangles the knots of today, guiding us towards a brighter, more mindful way of being.