author
Ellen Miller
1854–1929
Best remembered as a founder of the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework, she brought together art, design, and a close study of the natural world. Her book on wildflowers reflects the same patient eye and handmade spirit that shaped her work in the Arts and Crafts movement.
1 Audiobook
Wild flowers of the north-eastern states : Being three hundred and eight individuals common to the north-eastern United States
by Ellen Miller, Margaret C. (Margaret Christine) Whiting
About the author
Born in 1854, she became an American painter, designer, author, and needleworker closely associated with Deerfield, Massachusetts. In the 1890s she worked with Margaret C. Whiting, and together they published Wild Flowers of the North-Eastern States, a guide noted for its detailed botanical illustrations.
In 1896, she and Whiting co-founded the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework, an important part of the American Arts and Crafts movement. She was especially known for her skill with natural dyes and for the artistic designs that helped define the society’s distinctive embroidery.
She died in 1929. Though she is less widely known today than some of her contemporaries, her work stands at a rich crossroads of art, craft, and nature writing, making her a memorable figure for readers interested in handmade traditions and American decorative arts.