I'm Gail Barker Miller a Maine metalsmith. I live and work on Chebeague Island in Casco Bay. My studio and retail space are in my basement and I walk to work! My husband, David is a lobsterman and he moores his boat in front of our house. He also walks .......
I enjoy creating affordable jewelry including necklaces, bracelets and earRings from naturally colored gemstones. I find the endless options of color, pattern and design satisfying as a creative outlet. I use sterling silver, copper and pewter as accents typically with an occassional piece of local seaglass. . All items are .......
The Commons is a place-based gallery of works by more than 90 local Downeast artists and artisans. Located in a lovingly-restored 1887 brick building on Eastport's waterfront, The Commons is locally owned and managed, and open year-round. Our byword is "natural"; our .......
There are different aspects to my work. I am a visual story teller using Western Watercolor, Pastel and Asian Ink Paintings to tell tales about parenting and life in Downeast Maine. The liquidness of watercolor conveys mist seeping, sea fog rising, kids squishing through mud puddles. Pastel carves out the .......
I am working on developing a curriculum teaching visual art. It is a two fold program. On the one hand there is the working with folks to draw out their visions. This is done by building the habit of keeping a sketchbook in which visceral and emotional reactions are recorded. .......
