The Michiana Potters
Art, Community, and Collaboration in the Midwest

Meredith A.E. McGriff
August 2020, Indiana University Press

A new pottery tradition has been developing along the border of northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Despite the fact that this area is not yet an established destination for pottery collectors, Michiana potters are committed to pursuing their craft in this region thanks to the presence of a community of like-minded artists. The Michiana Potters, an ethnographic exploration of the lives and art of these potters, examines the communal traditions and aesthetics that have developed in this region. In addition to demonstrating a methodology that can be applied to studies of other emergent regional traditions, McGriff concludes that these styles and methods form a communal bond that inextricably links the processes of creating and sharing pottery in Michiana.

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