In the story, I love his crafty cleverness and character, despite the fact that he’s a traitorous mutineer.”Ī Greenville native, Aman’s been drawing since he was a child. “From Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island,’ he is one of the best stereotypes of how a pirate is portrayed and viewed. “To me, (Long John Silver) is an iconic figure of literature,” he says. Of the many items currently on display in the Aman Gallery at Pitt, Michael Aman says the Long John Silver puppet he created is his favorite. He says the Long John Silver puppet – complete with shoulder parrot, wooden crutch, looking glass, map and treasure chest – is his favorite item on display. “… He has gifted me with the ability to create, and I am blessed by that gifting.”Īlong with a painting, pen-and-ink drawing and self-portrait, Aman’s exhibit features a combination of sculptures, figures and metal jewelry – nearly all sharing a pirate theme. “We create because we were created by God, the supreme Creator,” he says. He realized it was an opportunity to share his art with others in the hope of inspiring them to be creative. The 30-year-old Aman, who counts art, reading, writing, history and pirates among his hobbies and interests, said he felt gratitude upon seeing his PCC exhibit for the first time. “Wow, what a blessing I am so grateful to PCC for this honor.” A sign on the wall in PCC’s Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Center for Student Advancement welcomes visitors to the Michael Aman Jr. “At first, when I heard that they were setting up a gallery named after me, I was surprised, for I never quite expected this to happen to me,” Aman says. In the two months since, visitors to the Smith Center have gotten a sense of Aman’s artistic range and attention to detail while touring the first-floor gallery. ![]() ![]() When PCC administrators cut the ribbon on the college’s new 28,000-square-foot Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Center for Student Advancement, it also marked the official opening of the Michael Aman Jr. since April – and it’s a dream come true. WINTERVILLE-Though he never expected to see his creations displayed in a public art gallery bearing his name, that’s been the case for Pitt Community College alumnus Michael Aman Jr.
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