As art director of dlp Studios, Robert de la Peña has traveled numerous times to the Middle East observing firsthand the customs and cultures of Bible Lands. Robert invests considerable time studying and researching each artifact he recreates, reproducing each one with the best possible patinas to represent its unusual origins and every-day use. Each artifact recreated is highly representative of a Bible principle or teaching, therefore, each one is carefully considered before and during the replication process.

"Our 21st Century Western mind has a hard time comprehending the culture and basic beliefs of the people in Bible times," Robert says. The building process of the different artifacts allows Robert to study in detail some of the habits of the people of that time that have found their way into the pages of the Bible. Through visual representation of these items so steeped in tradition, Robert's goal is that the Word of God becomes clearer to the viewer.

Robert has been in ministry for over 40 years, traveling numerous times to the Middle East and observing firsthand the customs and cultures of Bible Lands. In High School Robert began creating props for plays and hasn't stopped since—including designing extremely complex stage sets and staging special effects. While preaching to several hundred kids as a children's pastor in Los Angeles, California Robert transformed church time into an impressionable theatrical experience that has stayed with many in that congregation to this day.