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IS YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OBSOLETE? THE R-22 FREON PHASE-OUT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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MONICA ROBLES ART: CREATING ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECES By Molly Cerreta Smith Robles evolved from creating mixed

Local woodworking artist Monica Robles was making about five years ago and with quite literally born into her love of this cre- no formal training. She took on a few ative craft. Growing up in Somerton, Arizona, commissions making benches and small Robles remembers her father building additions to tables. “From there it was no turning their house and working on cars. back! I got so “My dad was an amazing man, a true craftsman,” she says, “My parents built the house I grew up in…without any experience, my mom learned how to put up drywall and framing. I feel like this is excited to learn how to make bigger pieces,” she says. Robles also did an internship in North Carolina with a friend who is a highend modern furniture maker. “The process of making furniture from start to finish was quite an eye opener and learning joinery and other skills that I brought back home to ” “ I love to create furniture that is nothing you would find at a typical furniture store. why I love making things with my hands and the my own furniture making.” feeling of creating makes me happy.” After attending UofA, where she graduated with a BA in graphic design, Robles moved to Phoenix. In September of 2011, she collaboratively launched The Lab on Roosevelt Row, which became an explosion of creative energy in downtown Phoenix. “This was the stepping stone that brought me closer and was how I became more involved with the Phoenix art community,” she says. “I’ve been lucky to surround myself with a close group of creative women who have pushed me to be where I am today. Phoenix has a lot of amazing people and artists. It’s wonderful how the community works together.” media artwork to custom furniture Robles takes inspiration from old houses, often “treasure hunts” for wood in old barns in North Carolina. Her community who has inspired someone or many to work has recently gotten noticed by do what they love,” says Robles. West Elm, which is now carrying her pet beds. “They contacted me and To request a custom piece, Robles can be reached wanted to include me as a #westelmlo- via Instagram at @monicaroblesart, Facebook at cal,” she says. “This is my first time Facebook.com/monicaroblesart or via email at having my furniture pieces in a retail monicaroblesart@gmail.com. store, so it is super exciting. Currently, I have two small pet beds available for purchase or people can contact me to design a custom pet bed to comple-

ment their home or office.” Robles admits she loves to lose herself in the process of creating custom one-of-a-kind pieces. “I usually throw my wood scraps onto the floor and start putting a pattern together. There have been times where I step back and feel it’s not the right one. So, I start all over again and sometimes it’s something completely different than what I intended it to be at the beginning. My favorite part of it is once I find the design that I believe the client will love, I step back and admire the beautiful pattern. I love to create furniture that is nothing you would find at a typical furniture store. I try to add accents colors and patterns that are unique in each piece that make it look visually pleasing and in turn make it more of a work of art.” While her works are one of a kind, Robles stresses that so is she. “I want to be known as creative Hispanic queer woman in the art