Woodcarving
Clay County History and Arts Museum
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Read more about Cherokee Homestead ExhibitJoel Queen
Cherokee Artist and Potter Interview by Tonya Carroll Photography by Ashley Evans and Kelly Queen Videography and Editing by Katherine Bartel A production of Mountain Heritage Center Dr. Scott Philyaw, Director Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina In Cooperation with Qualla Arts…
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Read more about Willard and Ora WatsonEdd Presnell
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Woodcarver
Qualla Boundary
Like many traditional artists, Cherokee carver Amanda Crowe first learned her craft by watching others. She was drawing and carving by the age of four, and she was selling her carvings of animals and bids by the age of eight. "I was barely big enough to handle a knife," she says, "but I knew what I wanted to do so I just whittled away. I guess it was part of my heritage."
Read more about Amanda CroweGoingback Chiltosky
Woodcarver
Qualla Boundary
Cherokee tribal elder Goingback Chiltosky was a master woodcarver who influenced several generations of carvers. His work includes carvings of animal and human subjects, often in native woods such as cherry, walnut, holly apple, and buckeye, but he also carved request orders from exotic woods. In addition to freestanding pieces, he carved large bas-reliefs. He said he always thought of his own "trademark as being a smooth finished piece of wood with a minimum of fine detail."
Read more about Goingback ChiltoskyReuben Teesatuskie
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Cherokee woodcarver, silversmith, and storyteller
Cherokee, NC (Qualla Boundary)
Reuben Teesatuskie is skilled in woodcarving, silversmithing, and storytelling. He presents programs that include Cherokee language, story, and storytelling. He also demonstrates wood carving and teaches Cherokee traditional dances.
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