Levi West is a potter who begins with the ground itself — the earth. He has been researching sites around Cherokee towns where his ancestors would have harvested clay for pottery. But even when he ...

The material Goshorn uses to make these baskets, however, is about as far from the traditional as might be imagined. Rather than using river cane or some other species of reed, Goshorn builds her ...

Cherokee rivercane baskets have been getting smaller. These days, an intricately woven basket might be only the diameter of an apple. Artisans have been making some baskets smaller to make the most of ...