Artist: Royal Katiyo in his own words

Voice: Royal Katiyo, Chapungu Artist

My name is Royal Katiyo. I'm an artist from Zimbabwe. I learned to sculpt from a friend by the name of Luke Mgavazi. That was in 1992, after my school. I joined Chapungu in 1994. Chapungu invited me to work with them as a resident artist.

Mostly I want to sculpt quails. I like these birds, it is my favorite. These birds, I used to hate them when I grew up because they'd come to our fields and eat our seeds after we plant our seeds. But now, I like them because it's easier for me when I look at the stone to decide what to make.

I'd like people to know about my work that we should conserve nature because these birds are part of nature and part of our life.