Maeve Hilgers is an artist and art educator who lives in Lawrence, Kansas. She focuses mostly on functional pottery that is thrown on the wheel, but has recently been doing more sculptural ceramics as well. Her ceramics usually have an illustrative element where she brings in the influence of other mediums such as painting, printmaking and tattoo designs. She is most inspired by plants and animals, and hopes that her art can bring people a sense of connection with nature. Maeve is a member of the Cherokee Nation through her mothers ancestry. She enjoys mixing traditional elements of Cherokee art and stories into her modern style ceramics.