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.

2m 30s

Introduction to Pottery

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn discovered her passion for pottery during an introductory class at the University of Oklahoma.

2m

Pottery: Experimenting With New Techniques

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

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

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 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.

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.

1m 30s

An Artist's Chickasaw Upbringing

Joanna Underwood Blackburn

Joanna Underwood Blackburn describes her Chickasaw upbringing and some of the traditions that were passed down to her.