In 2000 Rob Travis was a project manager for a Fortune 500 company. “After years of having two cell phones, two pagers, and one stomach ulcer, I decided it was time to eliminate some stress,” he says. Travis’ father owned a fused glass business in Cedar Mountain, so he decided to leave the hectic world of corporate demands, join his father and focus on creating art.
"I made kiln-fired fused glass pieces for 15 years and along the way decided to experiment with photography. In 2007, I bought my first DSLR and became involved in Land of Waterfalls Camera Club in Brevard, where I received a lot of encouragement.” Rob began exhibiting his photographs at his father’s shop and inviting others to show there as well. In 2015 when the number of exhibitors outgrew the space, Travis opened Blue Moon Gallery and Frame.
In July of 2018, he was able to open a space in downtown Brevard and brought his artists with him. There are now almost 30 artists, representing a wide variety of different mediums.
Although he stays very engaged and busy running the business, he still finds time to go out and create. “I explore nature’s beauty constantly – up a mountain, down to a waterfall and out to my own backyard. I photograph the majestic and the minute, all focused on capturing the spirit within. At the end of the day, I want to my photography to take my viewers out there with me, on their own journey, though my art”.
