1m 30s

Pottery: Drawn to Chickasaw History

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn was introduced to pottery as a college student at the University of Oklahoma.

1m 30s

Pottery: The Butterfly Design

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn shares one of her pots with a butterfly design.

2m 30s

Coil-Building Pottery: Ancestral Technique

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn explains that she learned the ancestral technique of coil-building pottery in college.

3m

Research: Chickasaw Pottery, Ancient Designs

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn reflects on how she researched traditional Chickasaw pottery and ancient designs, materials and techniques.

2m

Pottery: Experimenting With New Techniques

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn describes some of the techniques she uses to create her pottery.

2m 30s

Reviving Southeastern Pottery Design

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn shares a story about meeting other artists who are also reviving the pottery designs of the southeastern tribes.

3m

Chickasaw Pottery at Tupelo Archaeological Site

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn describes her visit to the Tupelo, Mississippi, archaeological site where Chickasaw pottery was being excavated.

1m 30s

Woodland vs. Mississippian Eras

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn explains the difference between pottery created during the Woodland and Mississippian eras.