Oral history interview with Scott Roberts

Title

Oral history interview with Scott Roberts

Narrator

Roberts, Scott

Description

Scott Roberts, a professional artist, talks about his childhood and how he has always been drawn to clay and art. He explains his career in automobile painting and repair and his decision to pursue art full-time. He describes his process and technique, digging his own clay, hand-building pottery, and the different types of pottery he likes to make. He discusses his designs and inspirations as his Woodland and Mississippian style pottery. Roberts comments on the challenges of being a professional artist and acknowledges the importance of teaching others about his craft and the history behind it

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Mvskoke heritage; Hand-dug clay; Red Earth Festival

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Indian pottery; Pottery--Technique; Pottery--Repairing

Spatial

Wetumka, Oklahoma; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

Find It

https://cdm17279.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ona/id/80