Robert Chaplin RCA (born January 17, 1968) is a Canadian artist and publisher, currently based in Vancouver.
His practice includes carving gem stones, making sculptures, drawing and painting pictures, writing stories, and publishing books.
[1][2] Born in Smithers, British Columbia, Chaplin studied Fine Art at the University of Victoria, and was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2004.
[7] Teeny Ted from Turnip Town (2007), created in association with nanoscientists at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, and written by Malcolm Chaplin, is the world's smallest book,[8] at 69 x 97 micrometres square.
[9][10] Chaplin's other books include Alien Alphabet (1994), The Matchbook-a fireside fable,[11] Ten Counting Cat,[11] The Elephant Book,[12] Delicious Chicken Soup,[13] and Brussels Sprouts & Unicorns.