I am a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, a member of the Cherokee Artists Association and I live on my family’s ranch near Tahlequah, Oklahoma. My passion is traditional pottery and 18th century clothing and beadwork. I have been making traditional pottery since 2005. I dig my own clay, clean and process it, build my
Sharon Irla
Sharon Irla is a contemporary Cherokee artist whose collective body of works span the fields of painting, murals, graphics, photography and now picture frame designs (Native American-style). She currently resides in Eastern Oklahoma where she works from her private home studio. Irla’s current artistic field of focus is that of oil paintings, which are almost
Daniel Horsechief
Dan HorseChief was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1969. His Pawnee father died at an early age, leaving Dan to be raised by his Cherokee mother, Mary Adair. It was his mother who taught Dan to appreciate and understand Cherokee culture and to refine his ability as an artist. Dan received formal training as a
Abraham Locust
I am an award winning Native American beadwork artist and public speaker. I love telling the world about our culture and our people’s history. It’s my way of keeping our sacred people alive in this day and age. Tribal Affiliation: Cherokee Nation Abraham Locust’s Art Gallery Contact Form Whether you’re interested in placing a custom
Victoria Mitchell
Victoria learned traditional southeastern woodlands style pottery making seventeen years ago from her mother, Anna Sixkiller Mitchell, a full blood Cherokee, who revived the art for the Cherokee Tribe of Oklahoma over the last 40 years. Although Victoria didn’t begin showing and selling her pottery until 1998, she says, “I feel as if this is
Crystal Hanna
I am 5/8 Cherokee and registered with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. I was fortunate to apprentice with Anna Bell Mitchell in the Spring of 1999. Anna is credited with establishing “Southeastern Mississippian Traditional Pottery” as a fine art form in Oklahoma around 30 years ago. Up until that time, the local art shows did
Jeff Edwards
Jeff Edwards, Vian, OK, is an award winning Cherokee Graphic Artist who has worked for the Cherokee Nation for over 11 years. He is a language activist working with Education Services Language Technology Group and has worked on numerous projects that have projected the Cherokee language into the global spotlight. He attended Haskell Indian Nations
Karen Berry
Karen grew up in Texas and currently resides in Garland, TX. She learned about Cherokee culture and art through her mother, Martha Berry, who revived the tradition of Cherokee Beadwork. She fell in love with gourd art through her history of wood working and painting. This medium was a natural progression, combining these talents. She
Christina Berry
Christina Berry is a tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation, a member of the Cherokee Artists Association, a charter member of the First Families of the Cherokee Nation, and a member of the Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club. She was born in Oklahoma, but moved with her family to Texas when she was very young. Always
Blood Quantum – Why It Matters, and Why It Shouldn’t
You’re an Indian? What part? That’s the universal question many mixed-blood American Indians are asked every day. How many times have you mentioned in passing that you are Cherokee to find your conversation interrupted by intrusive questions about percentage? How many times have you answered those questions? Well stop! That’s right — stop answering rude