| Miller Designs was established by Gail Barker Miller in 1990 when she decided that commuting to the mainland to work was more than she could handle with two small children.
Her tenure at Heritage Lanterns in Yarmouth, Maine gave her the metalsmith training, and her interest in arts and crafts gave her the ideas, to start creating beautiful barrettes.
Since then, Miller Designs has expanded its collection to include: pins, earrings, bracelets, ornaments, napkin rings and other treasures. Gail Miller's unique studio is located in her home on Chebeague Island, Maine.
David, her lobsterman husband, pitches in to help as soon as his traps and boat are ashore in the fall. Other island artisans help out in the busy season.
These beautiful treasures are created in Copper, Brass, and Nickel making them both wonderfully exciting and truly affordable gift items.
Each piece starts with cutting the sheet metal to rough size. Then the die is chosen, the metal piece inserted, then all are placed in the hydraulic press. The piece is then trimmed, filed, formed, and soldered. After polishing, cleaning, and packaging, the finished item goes to market. The result of this process is a truly unique and beautiful item, perhaps a barrette, earrings, bracelet, pin, ornament or napkin rings, which will soon be in the hands of its new and delighted owner. These treasures are one-of-a-kind items that will last and last. |
