Natural Fibers
Emily Ridings
Exploring modern applications of ancestral craft, with a focus in basketry.
Meet the artist
Emily Ridings is a Kentucky-born artist and craftswoman whose work reinterprets the ancestral art of basketry through a modern, intuitive lens.
Emily creates sculptural and functional pieces by hand using reed and wood, emphasizing sustainability and zero-waste production
Emily learned to weave from her grandmother, Judy Ridings. Her work has been featured in Vogue and Garden & Gun.