BOB CRYSTAL & AARON CRYSTAL-MURALS
I began my career in clay as a functional potter. I still love making pots, but over the years, I have been increasingly drawn toward non-functional elements for them. I also began making over-sized platters. As my decoration matured, I wanted to make bigger and bigger platters. However, I maxed out at 50 lbs. of clay, giving me 31”-32” diameter pieces. That was just not big enough. I wanted a much bigger canvas to play with. I turned to slab work as a solution.
I am no longer limited by the wheel. I am now able to create to whatever space challenges me. I’m not sure where this new work will take me, but the expanse of my always changing clay canvas is exciting. It allows me to say things I’ve never been able to.
My son, Aaron, started working on the wall pieces with me about three years ago. He is a student at Johnson State College in VT majoring in art. He has grown up around clay and brings his creative energy to our collaborations and to his own work.
These wall pieces represent the direction in which Aaron and I are moving. They range in size from 2'x2' to 2'x4' to 4'x8' to 6'x15', with the possibility of much larger murals. They are made of stoneware clay, high fired in gas kilns to over 2300 degrees F in a reduction atmosphere and are available in a variety of glaze combinations. They are intended to bring dynamic design to larger rooms, offices, and corporate situations that will benefit from this sculptural treatment.
You are welcome to email or call to discuss your specific requirements.
Middlebury, VT
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Wallpiece-EastView Retirement Community, (90"x23") Middlebury, VT |
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EastView, Middlebury, VT |
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"Collaboration II"(25" x 56") Robert and Aaron Crystal Sold
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"Pandora" (56" x 114") Sold Ordering information Click on image to enlarge |
"Pandora's Sister" (70" x 178") $11000 Robert and Aaron Crystal Ordering information Click on image to enlarge
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"Windswept" (24" x 90") Sold Ordering information Click on image to enlarge |
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"Orchid" (34" x 90") Sold Robert and Aaron Crystal Ordering information Click on image to enlarge |
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"I See Music" (24" x 90") Lobby- Middlebury Town Hall Theatre, Middlebury, VT Click on image to enlarge
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"Pandora" (56"x114") Sold Home of Babette and Todd Edgar-Reisterstown, Maryland Click on image to enlarge
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Aaron Crystal-Johnson State College, Johnson, VT -Art major, vice-president, rugby team
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Robert Crystal, Studio artist since 1971
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Bob, resident artist, Naples Mill School of Arts and Crafts, 1974-78
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Aaron, working on a new design.
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"Fortress" (8'x7') $8500 Ordering information Click on image to enlarge
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"Eclipse" (5' x 7') Sold Ordering information Click on image to enlarge |
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"Night Time"(2' x 6') $2700 Ordering information Click on image to enlarge |
"Orchid II" (36" x 90") Sold Ordering information Click on image to enlarge |
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"Individual Panels" (15" x 24") $190 Ordering information Click on image to enlarge |
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'Marty' (12" x 50") $800 Ordering information Click on image to enlarge |
"Offset III" (36" x 48") Sold Ordering information Click on image to enlarge |
Installation of Offset III Asheville, NC |
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Three section piece, 27"x56" home of Peter and Patty McCormick, Cornwall, VT |
Big Sky 53"x27" $1900 Sold |
Yellow Brick Road 90"x 23" Sold
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Eight Hundred lb Gorilla 85"x32" $3600 |
Control 60"x23" $1700 Sold |
Samurai 23"x59" $1700 |
Fish Out Of Water 24"x60" $1700 |
Marty 12"x 50" $800 |
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