As the bride of Cheever Meaders in 1914, Arie Waldrop Meaders was fascinated by the workings of the pottery shop. But it wasn’t until 1957, when Cheever had temporally retired and she had just turned 60 years old, that she had the opportunity to teach herself to "turn."

   For the next several years, she produced pottery that was unlike any other. That’s because Arie Meaders was one of a kind. She was a talented woman who could visualize her vases, planters, chickens and other items, and then had the artistic skill to decorate and paint them herself.

   Arie stopped making pottery in 1969, but her work continued to influence her sons, John, Lanier, Reggie, Edwin, her daughter Ruby, her grandson David and other pottery throughout the country. Arie Meaders has been compared to Grandma Moses and her pottery is among the most collectable and highly prized folk art in the world.