Helen Bradley Smith (1922-2007) was a Cherokee basket weaver who was proficient in white oak, honeysuckle, and rivercane basketry, including the double weave technique. She also did pottery, beadwork, and finger weaving. Growing up in the Big Cove…
Helen Bradley Smith (1922-2007) was a Cherokee basket weaver who was proficient in white oak, honeysuckle, and rivercane basketry, including the double weave technique. She also did pottery, beadwork, and finger weaving. Growing up in the Big Cove…
Helen Bradley Smith (1922-2007) was a Cherokee basket weaver who was proficient in white oak, honeysuckle, and rivercane basketry, including the double weave technique. She also did pottery, beadwork, and finger weaving. Growing up in the Big Cove…
Helen Bradley Smith (1922-2007) was a Cherokee basket weaver who was proficient in white oak, honeysuckle, and rivercane basketry, including the double weave technique. She also did pottery, beadwork, and finger weaving. Growing up in the Big Cove…
Irma and James "Red" Bradley are members of the Soco community and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Both are carvers, with James using a bandsaw to cut out a piece of wood and Irma finishing off the pieces with fine sandpaper. Their work was…
In this video interview, Jerry Wolfe, Cherokee artist and stickball player, cherishes the life lessons to be found in the traditional game of stickball. For Wolfe, stickball brought people together and built community. The transcript provided is an…
In this video interview, Cherokee artist Joel Queen shares his interest in how art grows as culture grows. He aims to keep Cherokee tradition alive through the work of his hands. The transcript provided is an unedited version of the video.
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Cherokee potters John Henry and Louise Bigmeat Maney. Louise Bigmeat (1932-2001) was born a member of the Paint Clan, raised on Wrights Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina, and was taught how to…
In this video interview, Cherokee artist John Ed Walkingstick demonstrates how he makes the most of what he has in life and takes only what he needs for his carving. His careful selection of materials for ceremonial pipes and bow making are rooted in…
This 1940s-era photograph by Vivienne Roberts shows Cherokee woodworker Johnson Catolster (1909-1988), his wife, Agnes Wayne Catolster, and their six children on the porch of their log home. Johnson Catolster sits in front with Phyllis Eugene;…