CRAFTER of the MONTH!
CRAFTER of the MONTH!
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For June, 2025:
Emily Ridings (<-- Click to access website)
Baskets, Scarves, Prints
(Fayette Co.: Lexington)
Fayette County, KY
EMILY RIDINGS is a Kentucky native designer, exploring traditional crafts (with a special focus on baskets), often using repurposed materials. In her own words:
"Each piece is a celebration of process led by intuition, innovation, and play. Pieces are created entirely by hand with an emphasis on circular production. There is a narrative throughout every piece, fusing tradition with presence and skill with curiosity."
Website: https://www.emilyridings.com/
Email: emily@emilyridings.com
Emily — a Kentucky native — received a BFA in Fashion Design from Pratt Institute and learned to weave from her grandmother, Judy Ridings.
Feature articles and photos of her work have appeared in Vogue, Garden & Gun, and the University of Kentucky's KRNL: Lifestyle + Fashion magazines.
In the images included here you'll find some of Emily's basket work; some of it seems quite traditional, or at least traditionally-inspired, while other pieces (her fans, skirt, and asymmetric weavings) are clearly reflective of her own innovative proclivities...
On her website — emilyridings.com — interested potential purchasers who may wish to commission or purchase an existing piece can fill out a contact form.
Her website also offers the option to subscribe to her newsletter, which offers periodic updates about Emily Ridings' distinctively creative work...
In addition to her amazing basketry, Emily also creates scarves and other wearable art, and lovely artistic prints..
If you're moved by her work, consider letting her know by sending her an email at:
emily@emilyridings.com!
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