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Making Pottery

Making Pottery

$300.00 USD
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Making Pottery
Making Pottery

Making Pottery

Richard Graham

Category: Sculpture

A Cherokee woman makes pottery. Carved by hand with a knife and gouges. I used pine needles from my yard for eyelashes and flattened pine needles for eyebrows. The sculpture is carved from bass wood. I used black walnut stain for the hair, hat, and base stand. All colors are created with mixed staining. The necklace is bone and the hat beads are glass. No power tools were used to create the sculpture.

2026, Wood, bone and glass beads, natural stain

10" x 10" x 10"
$300.00 USD

All artworks sold will be shipped from the gallery after the close of the show. Packages should go out no later than September 18, 2026.

About the Artist

Richard Graham

Cherokee Nation

I am an active Cherokee artist in traditional pottery and sculpture in wood
and stone. I have won awards in pottery and sculpture. My pottery is
traditional. I hand-dig and process my own clay. I use the traditional Cherokee
coil method in making it. I hand-rub pottery with a smooth stone and fire it
one time in a fire pit in my yard. My favorite firewood is from red oak trees.

I have led several classes and teach the traditional Cherokee way of making
pottery. My sculptures are mostly wood sculptures. I use a knife and gouges to
make them. It is an honor for me to make art and teach the traditional ways. Wado.

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