“Perhaps what really distinguishes her sculpture is Laws’ talent for evoking a smile or a chuckle from her viewers through a humorous scene or even the title of a piece,” wrote Southwest Art magazine. Laws is known for capturing both the humorous and sensitive sides of animals by freezing their relationships, movements and behaviors in bronze.

Robin grew up studying animals on her family’s ranch. “I grew up with a deep appreciation and respect for the rural way of life and the animals that are an integral part of it.,” Laws said. Today, Laws’ ranch houses burros, chickens, goats, geese, sheep, ducks, ponies, horses, cats, and dogs. Even more animals are studied from neighboring ranches. When she sets up her clay on a barrel in her pasture, her models come to her. “Animals are very curious,” Laws explained. “If something is going on in their pasture, they want to find out about it. And since the animals know me, there is always the chance they could be fed, and they don’t miss that opportunity.”

Robin Laws is a storyteller both in person and through her artwork. Her pieces are more than a representation of the animal; she captures the personality of the moment. Funny or tender, her bronzes show the viewers a part of themselves. As Southwest Art commented on the popularity of her work: “What makes her pieces so amusing (or heartfelt) is that the animal antics often reflect human behavior.”