Laura Solomon was born in Conehalta, Mississippi on Sept. 16, 1943.  She has raised eight children into the world.  About 25 years ago (around 1977) she started learning the methods of traditional pottery from another Choctaw gentleman, Grady John.  Through the years she remained active; but over the last couple years, her output of pottery has increased significantly.  Her main outlet for her pieces is the Chucalissa Archeological Museum in Memphis, TN.  We found her through the museum.

She digs her clay from the banks of the Mississippi and told us that she digs a different type of clay also along the Mississippi to provide the temper.  The clay is cleaned and prepared.  After hand coiling the pieces and finishing by traditional methods, Laura digs her own pit in her backyard to fire the pots.