Emily Jung Miller

These loopy baskets are inspired by the tall purple spikes of lupine flowers, a sure sign of summer.

The Stonington Baskets series is created with potwarp (long lines used to hold lobster traps) gathered on Deer Isle, Maine. I am using "ghost net" washed up on the beaches, as well as recycled rope from the Stonington dump. The town of Stonington at the southern end of Deer Isle is one of Maine's largest lobster fisheries. I spent summers on Deer Isle at my grandparents' home for my entire life. I first learned to make these baskets during a visit to Deer Isle, using my grandmother's sewing machine, inspired by the colorful bits of potwarp I found tangled in the kelp at the shoreline.

This artwork is on display at the Passage exhibit thru Jul. 25, 2025

Orders placed March 27 - April 8, 2025 will be fulfilled starting on April 9, 2025.