Levi West

Levi West is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.  He is an emerging traditional and contemporary Cherokee potter using coil and slab techniques for his work.  He began making pottery after taking a class offered by renowned Cherokee artist Tara McCoy. 

He knows the traditional method of harvesting, processing, and firing his own clay.  Levi uses multiple firing techniques to achieve color variations.  Drawing inspiration from those before him Levi likes to put a modern twist on old designs and objects left behind by his ancestors. 

Inspiration also comes from experimenting and pushing the boundaries of the definition of Cherokee pottery.