Unique Native American Art !
Authentic Native American Pottery & Jewelry
By Choctaw Artist Marsha Hedrick
(member Oklahoma Choctaw Nation)
Be sure to check out the videos in the Information section of this website to see how I make my art. These are demonstration videos showing how the Burnished finish of the pottery is accomplished and how the designs from the Ancient Mimbres are painted.Native American Pottery
- Original one of a kind hand built Native American pottery. Utilizing both hand dug and commercial clay bodies.
- Wood fired pottery.
- Animal effigy pieces (bottles and pots with animal forms). Reproductions of ancient pots. Original animal pieces.
- Interpretations of ancient Woodland period (400-800 A.D.) and Mississippian period (1200-1500 A.D.) Mound builder pottery.
- Original pottery shapes utilizing the ancient design elements.
- Contemporary designs with interesting materials. Techniques not often seen in Native American pottery designs including porcelain pottery.
- Miniature pottery in both contemporary and ancient styles and designs.
- Fresh interesting ideas.
Native American Art Jewelry
- Original designs. Mostly created with high fired porcelain or stoneware pieces.
- Sculpted porcelain jewelry in the shapes of well known Native Americn icons. Arrowhead, feathers, eagle, ravens, etc.
- Intricate hand painted miniature art pieces featuring photo realistic animals.
- Individually made by well known miniature artist, IGMA Fellow Marsha Hedrick.
- Porcelain jewelry using unique hand made hand painted porcelain beads and components.
- Hand Beaded jewerly featuring hand made cabs, beads, pendants.
- Native American totems with powerful animal totems. Wolves, eagles, foxes, turtles, rabbits are frequent subject matter.
- Jewelry made in the shape of birds or animals.
- Mound builder designs are utilized as a starting point for creating unique new jewelry .
- Sculpted pieces, hand made from fine porcelain or stoneware. Most are glazed.
- Meticulous hand painted pieces. Underglazes and China paints are used to create unique miniature pieces of wearable art.
- China Painting process requires the painting and firing of each piece from 3 to 10 times to achieve the depth of color and detail which you see.
- The artwork will not rub off or fade.
- Many pieces are accompanied by hand made viking knit chains in silver, jewelrs bronze, or copper.
- Each of these authentic American Indian art heirlooms can be worn and passed down for generations to come.
- Each piece comes with a certificate of authenticity.
- The significance or origin of the design, traditional powers associated with a given animal, history included with each piece.
Some designs are available as beads or pendants you can use in your own creations. To see these please visit Marsha's Bead shop.
