Emily Robards is a visual artist living quietly in the Irish countryside. Her work explores the profound connections between home, nature, love, and the self. Rooted in a dialogue between the spiritual and natural worlds, her art evokes a delicate balance between innocence and the uncanny.
Guided by intuition, Robards’ creative process is spontaneous and responsive, often inspired by fleeting thoughts or moments. Her work reflects the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, embracing impermanence, imperfection, and the beauty of the unfinished. She finds inspiration in the primitive and celebrates the elegance of the broken and the raw. When creating her ceramic sculptures Robards’ use the primitive method of pit firing. A precarious method of firing clay in a home dug pit in her back garden.
Born in County Limerick, Ireland, Robards graduated with honors in Fine Art Printmaking and Contemporary Practice from the Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD) in 2014. Her work has been exhibited both locally and internationally, with pieces acquired by public collections.
When not immersed in her art, Robards devotes herself to caring for her menagerie of pigeons, chickens, exotic birds, and other beloved creatures, drawing inspiration from their quiet presence and vitality.

“So therefore I dedicate myself, to my art, my sleep, my dreams, my labors, my sufferance's,
My loneliness, my unique madness, my endless absorption and hunger 
Because I cannot dedicate myself to any fellow being.”
-Jack Kerouac

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