Mohavie Bryson

Mohavie Bryson was born on September 15th 1937 on the Catawba Reservation. Her parents were John Idle Sanders and Arzada Sanders. Mohavie learned to make pottery from her mother. As a child, Mohavie helped her mother by rubbing her pots. She remembers that her mother used to sell her pottery at Cherokee in the summer in order to make an income. She also recalls that her grandmother used to trade her pottery for necessities. Mohavie really began making pottery on a more regular basis in 1999. She enjoys being able to create a beautiful art form out of something so insubstantial. Her signature piece is the traditional wedding jug.