Cherokee Artists Association • Gallery: Mike Daniel, Woodland & Southeastern influenced pottery

[Associate Member Since: 2007]

Above: Stoneware pot
by Mike Daniel -
photo by: s.irla © 2007
Size (in inches): Height: 10 x Dia: 13

Mike Daniel's unique style of pottery encompasses the forms and designs of the Woodland and Southeastern traditions, either wholly or in part. In his more contemporary pieces, Daniel often employs the traditional style as merely a foundation for his own creative designs. An enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and afilliated with the Muscogee and Cherokee, Daniel honors his heritage by incorporating motifs in his work from all three Nations.

Pieces are created by the potter's wheel or, occasionally, by hand methods. Individual pottery is shapped, formed and designed using the elemental techniques of color and design, such as incising or scrafito, yet contemporary methods of embellishment. The earthenware Daniel specializes in is unique as it is fired at 2300° F. At this high temperature, the pottery becomes rock-hard and is appropriately named Stoneware. Daniel's pottery reflects his connection to the Creator and respect for Nature through its untreated earth-tone color and the circle of life designs which encompass the inside walls of each piece.

Above: "Oration", © 2002 Mike Daniel (6 3/4" h x 6 1/4" dia);
"Pathway To The Universe", © 1998 Mike Daniel (13" h x 7 1/2" dia);
"Moundville Duck Design", © 1999 Mike Daniel (7 1/4" h x 10 1/4" dia)
Materials: Red Clay Stoneware

Born on November5, 1947, in Seminole, Oklahoma, Daniel attended public schools in Tahlequah, OK, until his graduation in 1966. In 1971, Daniel received his B.A. degree from Northeastern Oklahoma State University, Tahlequah, where he currently resides.

Mike
Daniel Pots - photo by s.irla © 2007
Above: Red Clay Stoneware pots by Mike Daniel / photo by: s.irla © 2007
Daniel has served a vital role in the Tahlequah Public School system for over 30 years as a teacher of art, craft, and culture, as well as an Indian Art Education Consultant. Additionally, Daniel continued to advance his own knowledge of art through further graduate studies at Northeastern State. His art career, now in its 27th year, continues to flourish.

Over the years, Daniel has participated in prominent art markets and exhibits both regional and nationwide, including the National Museum of the American Indian, New York, NY; Denver Art Market, Denver, CO; Oklahoma Governor's Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK; Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, OK; Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM; Five Civilized Tribes Museum, Muskogee, OK; and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

To obtain prices of pottery currently availability, contact Mike at: 918-718-4347 1 Plaza South #233, Tahlequah, OK. Fax 918-458-0124