Celebrating Abilities
Christian Royal
Featured Artist
April 30, 2010 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Artist Biography
Christian Royal is an aspiring potter-in-training who was born a little more special than most; he was born with Down syndrome. In spite of this genetic disorder and its associated hurdles, Christian has learned to make his own hand crafted pottery merchandise. Christian creates stoneware products with the charm of things imperfect and simple.
In contrast to most kitchenware, which is symmetrical, Christian's pottery is delightfully irregular, often utilizing asymmetrical glaze designs on functional pieces or decorative pieces formed with foliage impressions and shapes. Christian Royal Pottery is the craftwork resulting from the emerging skills of a talented young man with an intellectual disability.
Christian began pottery lessons in the autumn of 2006. He has shown a special interest and developed an aptitude in slab-built pottery. Both his design and decorative skills are being refined gradually while maintaining the intent of simple, striking, and desirable pieces.
Christian is presently acquiring the elementary skills and techniques of wheel-thrown pottery. Christian’s training and his daily studio production work are the beginnings of an aspiration to provide him with a vocational opportunity envisioned to give his life a sense of value, meaning and identity in society
The following pieces will be up for bid at P&A's gala on April 30th: (Click on pictures to enlarge)
Pottery, Decorative Cabbage Leaf
Minimum Bid: $38
Flat, cabbage leaf-shaped bowl with imprinted and painted detail, glazed in shades of green with brown accenting.
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Pottery, Untitled
Minimum Bid: $20
Small bowl glazed in shades of blue, green and brown, for decorative use only.
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Pottery, Untitled
Minimum Bid: $28
Fluted clay piece in large leaf design with painted and impressed design, painted in shades of green and light brown.
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Pottery, Creeks Curling Into the Marsh
Minimum Bid:$22
Small glazed bowl painted in shades of purple, blue, green and brown.
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Pottery, Fluted Turnip Leaf
Minimum Bid:$36
Fluted clay piece in the shape of a turnip leaf painted in green with gold accents, glazed.
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Pottery, Dancing Morning Glories
Minimum Bid: $24
Flat, green bowl with large flower design impressed in the clay.
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Pottery, Breach Inlet, S.C. Converging Rivers
Minimum Bid: $20
Small glazed bowl painted in shades of dark blue and green.
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Pottery, Halo of Ocean Spray
Minimum Bid: $24
Glazed bowl painted in shades of purple, blue, green and brown with swirling paint design.
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Pottery, Fatsia Leaf
Minimum Bid: $34
Leaf-shaped clay piece with imprinted design of the leave of a fatsia plant, glazed shades of light green.
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Pottery, Broccoli Leaf Fluted
Minimum Bid: $30
Fluted clay piece in the shape of a broccoli leaf painted in green with gold accents, glazed.
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Pottery, Untitled 47
Minimum Bid:$20
Decorative plate in dark green with textured matte glaze.
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