Andrea Christie is an artist, Designer and educator in Austin, Texas.

Porcelain vessels and hand made tiles act as a blank canvas, where creative exploration and intuition are given precedence. Underglaze pencils and colors are used for staining, drawing, and painting on the smooth surface of the clay. Custom decals sourced from vintage textiles and my own sketches become layers of composition on functional pieces.

I strive to highlight and preserve the beauty of simple and direct marks in the clay itself, and within the surface design. I enjoy exploring symbolic images and patterns which relate to the domestic, the familiar, and the incidental. In my personal studio practice as well as my collaboration, I consistently focus on synthesizing iconographies and mark making. I scale my pieces, mark making, and compositions to invite the viewer to take a step closer, touch the surface and investigate the details. My work is intended to nestle into a domestic space, and evoke a celebration of the material, the trace of the artists' hand, and the timeless beauty of functional porcelain objects. 

Andrea is an Indiana native who received a BFA in Ceramics from Indiana University and an MFA in Ceramics from Tulane University in New Orleans. She has taught 3-D Design and Ceramics courses at Herron School of Art and Design, Tulane University and The Contemporary Austin’s Art School at Laguna Gloria. She is currently the academic advisor for the Department of Design at The University of Texas, Austin.