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Posted on November 16, 2021November 19, 2021 · Categories Exhibits, Sculpture

Thanks to everyone who made Washington County ONLINE Studios a success! This virtual event featured an exclusive release of 12 new baskets with a very special history for me. Live on Zoom at 6pm Tuesday November 16. Here is the event recording:

Ghost Net Baskets

Available baskets in the new Stonington Collection are now posted in my web shop!

The Stonington Baskets series is created with potwarp (long lines used to hold lobster traps) that I gathered on Deer Isle, Maine, in 2021. The town of Stonington at the southern end of Deer Isle is one of Maine’s largest lobster fisheries. I spent summers there with my grandparents for my entire life.

I first learned to make these baskets years ago 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.

1000 Moons

Contribute to 1000 Moons

Schedule of events + project launch video

1000 Moons is an art installation and grief process of 1000+ hand-formed paper moons, representing every full moon cycle witnessed by my grandmother from her birth to her death. 1000 Moons envisions a lifetime as a tangible space where viewers can locate themselves within the full span of another life.

*All 12 Stonington Baskets together! The baskets in the front row look bigger because of the camera angle.*

Washington County ONLINE Studios is a virtual event featuring artists with Washington County Open Studios, whose physical studios were closed during October’s in-person studio tour. Online event hosted by Gwyneth Manley of Omni Open Studios!

Upcoming Events

Baskets, Naturally

Group Show with Columbia Basin Basketry Guild
March 29 - June 15, 2024
Artist Reception April 6, 1-3pm
Multnomah Arts Center
Portland, OR

Spring Members Show

Group Show at Rental Sales Gallery
April 26 - May 30, 2024
Artist Reception April 26, 4-7pm
Rental Sales Gallery at
Portland Art Museum, OR

Art About Agriculture: RESOURCEful

Traveling Group Show
hosted by Oregon State University
May 7 - Nov 2, 2024

Emily Jung Miller

@emilyjungmiller

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Triple Neck Colony
10.5" diameter x 27" high
Reclaimed fishing rope, hardware cloth, thread
2020 / 2024

Now available at @artelements in Newberg OR

Newly updated with a hand-tied bright orange fringe inside the three necks of this tall basket. I love adding hidden surprises in my baskets - if you're curious enough to peek inside, you deserve a reward 🍬🧡🍊💥

The bright orange ghost net comes from @surfriderkauai, an endless source of materials and inspiration. The softer orange, yellow, and striped ropes come from responsibly recycled Westport WA commercial crab fisheries.

Photo 3 📷 @bingyi.spurlock 🙏
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#ghostnetart #reclaimedmaterials #ghostnetbaskets #recycledart
#contemporarysculpture #fiberart #basketry #portlandartist #oregonartist
#pdxartist #oceanplastic #fishingrope

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Triple Neck Colony 10.5" diameter x 27" high Reclaimed fishing rope, hardware cloth, thread 2020 / 2024 Now available at @artelements in Newberg OR Newly updated with a hand-tied bright orange fringe inside the three necks of this tall basket. I love adding hidden surprises in my baskets - if you're curious enough to peek inside, you deserve a reward 🍬🧡🍊💥 The bright orange ghost net comes from @surfriderkauai, an endless source of materials and inspiration. The softer orange, yellow, and striped ropes come from responsibly recycled Westport WA commercial crab fisheries. Photo 3 📷 @bingyi.spurlock 🙏 . . . #ghostnetart #reclaimedmaterials #ghostnetbaskets #recycledart #contemporarysculpture #fiberart #basketry #portlandartist #oregonartist #pdxartist #oceanplastic #fishingrope

3 weeks ago

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Stonefoot Basket
9" x 9" x 5"
Maine coast lobster fishing rope, thread, beach stones
2022 / 2024

I started this basket during my 2022 residency @haystack_school on Deer Isle, Maine, using locally reclaimed lobster-pot rope and beach stones. Then it sat, with the stones in place but unsecured, for 18 months, until I finally figured out the mechanics of permanently attaching the stones to the basket. Each stone is wrapped, stitched, and glued, so it stays in place but remains flexible and moveable, like little urchin feet.

Stonefoot Basket is included in Columbia Basin Basketry Guild's group show "Baskets, Naturally" on view now at Multnomah Arts Center @macapdx thru June 15.
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#ghostnetart #reclaimedmaterials #ghostnetbaskets #recycledart
#contemporarysculpture #fiberart #basketry #portlandartist #oregonartist
#pdxartist #oceanplastic #fishingrope

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Stonefoot Basket 9" x 9" x 5" Maine coast lobster fishing rope, thread, beach stones 2022 / 2024 I started this basket during my 2022 residency @haystack_school on Deer Isle, Maine, using locally reclaimed lobster-pot rope and beach stones. Then it sat, with the stones in place but unsecured, for 18 months, until I finally figured out the mechanics of permanently attaching the stones to the basket. Each stone is wrapped, stitched, and glued, so it stays in place but remains flexible and moveable, like little urchin feet. Stonefoot Basket is included in Columbia Basin Basketry Guild's group show "Baskets, Naturally" on view now at Multnomah Arts Center @macapdx thru June 15. . . . #ghostnetart #reclaimedmaterials #ghostnetbaskets #recycledart #contemporarysculpture #fiberart #basketry #portlandartist #oregonartist #pdxartist #oceanplastic #fishingrope

3 weeks ago

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Big thanks to @fiveoaksmuseum and everyone who came to play in the Ghost Net Landscape popup last weekend! It was so much fun to see all your visions come to life 💙🐟🐠🐙🌊 . . . #ghostnetlandscape #ghostnetart #oceanplastic #recycledart #reclaimedmaterials #ghostnet #fishingrope #fishingnet #contemporarysculpture #trashart #communityart #socialpractice #portlandartist #oregonartist #pdxartist #fiberart

1 month ago

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Join me this Saturday March 2 at @fiveoaksmuseum for a 1-hour popup of Ghost Net Landscape! 11am-12pm, free registration required (link in bio). Create your own unique fish out of reclaimed fishing rope! Free museum admission included. . . . #ghostnetlandscape #ghostnet #ghostnetart #reclaimedmaterials #recycledart #communityart #oceanplastic #fishingrope #fishingnet #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist

2 months ago

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Stonington Opera House Winter Sunset, 11x14" watercolor. I painted this for myself, missing Deer Isle and my grandparents during this winter season. I took the reference photo at Thanksgiving, years ago, during the first snows of the year. I remember rushing out into the snow as we gathered for dinner, the sunset was blazing golden on the water and the snow was sparkling, and I had to take photos before it faded. (Family was literal seconds away from eating without me when I raced back inside, hah!) This feels like an unusually "sweet" painting for me, but it was just exactly what I wanted. This place, to me, is absolute magic. And sometimes ya just want glowing lights, safe harbor, and the perfect hush of fresh snow.
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#deerisle #deerislemaine #stoningtonmaine #stoningtonharbor #stoningtonoperahouse #downeastmaine #winterwonderland #wintersunset #maine #paintingoftheday #aquarelle #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorart #watercolorartist

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Stonington Opera House Winter Sunset, 11x14" watercolor. I painted this for myself, missing Deer Isle and my grandparents during this winter season. I took the reference photo at Thanksgiving, years ago, during the first snows of the year. I remember rushing out into the snow as we gathered for dinner, the sunset was blazing golden on the water and the snow was sparkling, and I had to take photos before it faded. (Family was literal seconds away from eating without me when I raced back inside, hah!) This feels like an unusually "sweet" painting for me, but it was just exactly what I wanted. This place, to me, is absolute magic. And sometimes ya just want glowing lights, safe harbor, and the perfect hush of fresh snow. . . . #deerisle #deerislemaine #stoningtonmaine #stoningtonharbor #stoningtonoperahouse #downeastmaine #winterwonderland #wintersunset #maine #paintingoftheday #aquarelle #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorart #watercolorartist

2 months ago

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Wishing you a warm and cozy New Year season 🐾
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#catlife #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolors #watercolorart #watercolorartist #aquarelle #catpainting #tabbycat #oregonartist #pdxartist #portlandartist #paintingoftheday #cozy

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Wishing you a warm and cozy New Year season 🐾 . . . #catlife #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolors #watercolorart #watercolorartist #aquarelle #catpainting #tabbycat #oregonartist #pdxartist #portlandartist #paintingoftheday #cozy

4 months ago

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Protea wreaths have always been grownup goals for me. As I still haven't achieved that level of adulting in Real Life, I decided to paint one instead. Metallic gold paint adds some holiday sparkle ~ a bit of extra light for your Solstice.
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#protea #proteaflower #proteawreath #hawaiianchristmas #watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #aquarelle #paintingoftheday #solstice

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Protea wreaths have always been grownup goals for me. As I still haven't achieved that level of adulting in Real Life, I decided to paint one instead. Metallic gold paint adds some holiday sparkle ~ a bit of extra light for your Solstice. . . . #protea #proteaflower #proteawreath #hawaiianchristmas #watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #aquarelle #paintingoftheday #solstice

4 months ago

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Haystack Beach, watercolor, 9" x 7". Summer 2022 / Winter 2023. Granite boulders at the edge of the iconic sand beach at @haystack_school in Deer Isle, Maine. I sat here and sketched this scene last summer during Haystack's Open Studio Residency. Today I finally felt inspired to finish up the piece, a year and a half later. Things are still taking me more time - much more time, sometimes. My time at Haystack was a beautiful and complicated journey that I haven't been able to re-visit and process much yet.

This week would have been my grandmother's 97th birthday. It's hard to believe it's been almost 3 years since she died. Strange that my time at Haystack was 18 months ago. Although my work there was centered on her death, in truth it was about her lifelong love of this place, in all its wildness. Looking through my residency photos to find a reference to finish this painting, I see so much vibrancy, joy, and life. I am glad to know it.

My grandmother was a private, sensitive, and perceptive person, often a prickly person, and Deer Isle people were the ones she trusted to hold her in community, through life and into death. She and my grandfather are buried here, less than two miles from this beach. I am glad to know it.
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#deerislemaine #downeastmaine #haystackmountainschoolofcrafts #haystackschool #haystackmountain #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist #landscapepainting #griefprocess

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Haystack Beach, watercolor, 9" x 7". Summer 2022 / Winter 2023. Granite boulders at the edge of the iconic sand beach at @haystack_school in Deer Isle, Maine. I sat here and sketched this scene last summer during Haystack's Open Studio Residency. Today I finally felt inspired to finish up the piece, a year and a half later. Things are still taking me more time - much more time, sometimes. My time at Haystack was a beautiful and complicated journey that I haven't been able to re-visit and process much yet. This week would have been my grandmother's 97th birthday. It's hard to believe it's been almost 3 years since she died. Strange that my time at Haystack was 18 months ago. Although my work there was centered on her death, in truth it was about her lifelong love of this place, in all its wildness. Looking through my residency photos to find a reference to finish this painting, I see so much vibrancy, joy, and life. I am glad to know it. My grandmother was a private, sensitive, and perceptive person, often a prickly person, and Deer Isle people were the ones she trusted to hold her in community, through life and into death. She and my grandfather are buried here, less than two miles from this beach. I am glad to know it. . . . #deerislemaine #downeastmaine #haystackmountainschoolofcrafts #haystackschool #haystackmountain #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist #landscapepainting #griefprocess

4 months ago

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Sky Feathers at Three Arch Rocks 🪶 🌬 11" x 14" plein air watercolor at Oceanside Beach, on the Tillamook coast. There's some sparkly metallic gold paint in the sky and sand ~ I never thought I'd be a sparkle person, but here we are ✨🖤🪄🦇🤘
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#pleinairwatercolor #pleinairpainting #pleinair #allaprima #oregoncoast #pleinairpainter #watercolor #aquarelle #beachday #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #oceansideoregon #threearchrocks #tillamook #netarts #tillamookcoast

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Sky Feathers at Three Arch Rocks 🪶 🌬 11" x 14" plein air watercolor at Oceanside Beach, on the Tillamook coast. There's some sparkly metallic gold paint in the sky and sand ~ I never thought I'd be a sparkle person, but here we are ✨🖤🪄🦇🤘 . . . #pleinairwatercolor #pleinairpainting #pleinair #allaprima #oregoncoast #pleinairpainter #watercolor #aquarelle #beachday #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #oceansideoregon #threearchrocks #tillamook #netarts #tillamookcoast

5 months ago

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Explosion of Light 🌄 8" x 11" plein air watercolor at Cannon Beach. A dear friend came to visit last week, for a last-minute getaway to the Oregon coast. We've been plein air painting together for 18 years, with a small group started on Kauai by @helenturnerfinearts. Over the years we've painted together to celebrate birthdays and explore new homes as our life journeys unfolded. Last month one of our group passed away, a joyful and loving woman who taught me a lot about making the choice every day to find happiness. I'm aware of the "No Sunsets" rule surrounding the end of life. What I see here is the incredible glow of light.
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#pleinairwatercolor #pleinairpainting #pleinair #allaprima #cannonbeach #oregoncoast #pleinairpainter #watercolor #aquarelle #beachday #haystackrock #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #sunset

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Explosion of Light 🌄 8" x 11" plein air watercolor at Cannon Beach. A dear friend came to visit last week, for a last-minute getaway to the Oregon coast. We've been plein air painting together for 18 years, with a small group started on Kauai by @helenturnerfinearts. Over the years we've painted together to celebrate birthdays and explore new homes as our life journeys unfolded. Last month one of our group passed away, a joyful and loving woman who taught me a lot about making the choice every day to find happiness. I'm aware of the "No Sunsets" rule surrounding the end of life. What I see here is the incredible glow of light. . . . #pleinairwatercolor #pleinairpainting #pleinair #allaprima #cannonbeach #oregoncoast #pleinairpainter #watercolor #aquarelle #beachday #haystackrock #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #sunset

6 months ago

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