Emrys Damon Miller
@emrysdamonmiller.ca
Visual designer and artist living by the ocean in Canada.
Director of @rocketday.studio. www.rocketday.studio
Director of @rocketday.studio. www.rocketday.studio
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: NEXT EPISODE goes out tomorrow at 10:47pm PST, at the new moon.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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For my father, Gary Glenn Miller, 1941-2025:
“Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.”
thisfleeting.world
“Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.”
thisfleeting.world
Dr Gary Glenn Miller, 1941–2025
a legacy website for this mathematics teacher and explorer of cosmology, born in Kansas City 1941, died in Victoria 2025
thisfleeting.world
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
For my father, Gary Glenn Miller, 1941-2025:
“Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.”
thisfleeting.world
“Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.”
thisfleeting.world
THANK YOU to all who attended our SURFACING event last month!!
An evening salon of artist presentations, a short film screening, and the Witnesses zine launch. September 2025, at KWENCH.
BROWSE the photos at: www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...
An evening salon of artist presentations, a short film screening, and the Witnesses zine launch. September 2025, at KWENCH.
BROWSE the photos at: www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...
October 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
THANK YOU to all who attended our SURFACING event last month!!
An evening salon of artist presentations, a short film screening, and the Witnesses zine launch. September 2025, at KWENCH.
BROWSE the photos at: www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...
An evening salon of artist presentations, a short film screening, and the Witnesses zine launch. September 2025, at KWENCH.
BROWSE the photos at: www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Today we’re featuring a guest author, Anne-Sophie Cournoyer — one of my favourite #painters in #yyj — as she explores three recurring #archetypes in her work: the Femme Fatale, the Witch, and the Cyborg. witnesses.substack.com/p/guest-post...
guest post : On the Feminine
with guest author Anne-Sophie Cournoyer, Aethereal Moods
witnesses.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Today we’re featuring a guest author, Anne-Sophie Cournoyer — one of my favourite #painters in #yyj — as she explores three recurring #archetypes in her work: the Femme Fatale, the Witch, and the Cyborg. witnesses.substack.com/p/guest-post...
Join us Friday, September 26, 2025!
#art #event #yyj
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#art #event #yyj
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September 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Join us Friday, September 26, 2025!
#art #event #yyj
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#art #event #yyj
LEARN MORE & GET TICKETS:
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CONNECT VIA FACEBOOK EVENT:
www.facebook.com/events/40942...
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: NEXT EPISODE goes out tonight at 11:06pm (Pacific), at the new moon.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: NEXT EPISODE goes out tonight at 11:06pm (Pacific), at the new moon.
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WITNESSES ART SERIES :: This series continues on the theme of youth. And on wonder. And on the thresholds we pass through as we age.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-three...
#photography #childhood #youth #water #swimming
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-three...
#photography #childhood #youth #water #swimming
part three : threshold
from the witnesses art series
witnesses.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: This series continues on the theme of youth. And on wonder. And on the thresholds we pass through as we age.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-three...
#photography #childhood #youth #water #swimming
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-three...
#photography #childhood #youth #water #swimming
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: The printed zines are now finished! SUBSCRIBE to get yours at rocketday.studio/witnesses !!! Each printed zine is hand-numbered from a limited edition of 200.
June 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: The printed zines are now finished! SUBSCRIBE to get yours at rocketday.studio/witnesses !!! Each printed zine is hand-numbered from a limited edition of 200.
UNDER THE TREES :: The wonderful @emaleea.bsky.social reading beside other poets this afternoon, under the big oaks in the park.
June 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
UNDER THE TREES :: The wonderful @emaleea.bsky.social reading beside other poets this afternoon, under the big oaks in the park.
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: There is a lot of playful unpredictability when working with handmade pigments like these, and I’m attracted to the textures that come out of them.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth #ink
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#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth #ink
May 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: There is a lot of playful unpredictability when working with handmade pigments like these, and I’m attracted to the textures that come out of them.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth #ink
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth #ink
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Olivia, as she started school, and then at the same location years later, as she graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
May 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Olivia, as she started school, and then at the same location years later, as she graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Lucy, as she started school, and then at the same location years later, as she graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
May 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Lucy, as she started school, and then at the same location years later, as she graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Astrid, as they started school, and then at the same location years later, as they graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
May 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Astrid, as they started school, and then at the same location years later, as they graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Lilly, as she started school, and then at the same location years later, as she graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
May 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Lilly, as she started school, and then at the same location years later, as she graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Eva, as she started school, and then at the same location years later, as she graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
May 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: Eva, as she started school, and then at the same location years later, as she graduated.
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-two-p...
#portraiture #portrait #photography #childhood #youth
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: "The ornamental border I use is taken from a historical work of William Morris, an associate of the Pre-Raphaelites..."
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
May 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: "The ornamental border I use is taken from a historical work of William Morris, an associate of the Pre-Raphaelites..."
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: "Of course, gender archetypes are so complicated to unpack. What aspects of gender come from social conditioning, from our culture and sociohistorical structures?"
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
April 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: "Of course, gender archetypes are so complicated to unpack. What aspects of gender come from social conditioning, from our culture and sociohistorical structures?"
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: "Its name 'camas' (or 'quamash' from the Nez Perce people) means 'sweet', as the bulbs of this flower have been a traditional food source for Indigenous communities for thousands of years."
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
April 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: "Its name 'camas' (or 'quamash' from the Nez Perce people) means 'sweet', as the bulbs of this flower have been a traditional food source for Indigenous communities for thousands of years."
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: "My hope for my daughter is that she will use her strengths to care for other people, while also using them to care for herself."
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
part one : bloom
from the witnesses art series
witnesses.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
WITNESSES ART SERIES :: "My hope for my daughter is that she will use her strengths to care for other people, while also using them to care for herself."
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
EXPLORE more at: witnesses.substack.com/p/part-one-b...
COMMUNITY :: @shelleymotz.bsky.social shares the story of the Haskell Free Library & Opera House. This story exemplifies the dynamic that’s breaking my heart, but encourages my investment in international collaborations and public third spaces. siftshiftlift.substack.com/p/for-the-lo...
For the love of libraries
A celebration of third places and the Haskell Free Library and Opera House
siftshiftlift.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
COMMUNITY :: @shelleymotz.bsky.social shares the story of the Haskell Free Library & Opera House. This story exemplifies the dynamic that’s breaking my heart, but encourages my investment in international collaborations and public third spaces. siftshiftlift.substack.com/p/for-the-lo...
VOTED :: just now for the Liberals. It was awkward for me, as I admire the NDP platform and my local NDP MP Laurel Collins. I’ve voted Green or NDP in all past elections. ... [continued in comments]
April 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
VOTED :: just now for the Liberals. It was awkward for me, as I admire the NDP platform and my local NDP MP Laurel Collins. I’ve voted Green or NDP in all past elections. ... [continued in comments]
WITNESSES: “I’ve returned to creating images inspired by these historical #Pre-Raphaelite works ... How can feminine beauty be explored today, as a feminist, and within contemporary perspectives on gender?”
witnesses.substack.com/p/inspired-b...
witnesses.substack.com/p/inspired-b...
April 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WITNESSES: “I’ve returned to creating images inspired by these historical #Pre-Raphaelite works ... How can feminine beauty be explored today, as a feminist, and within contemporary perspectives on gender?”
witnesses.substack.com/p/inspired-b...
witnesses.substack.com/p/inspired-b...
WITNESSES :: “I was moved by these #preraphaelite paintings in a way I hadn’t been before. These romantic, personal images, painted with extraordinary detail and skill, were deeply inspiring. I loved these.”
witnesses.substack.com/p/inspired-b...
witnesses.substack.com/p/inspired-b...
April 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
WITNESSES :: “I was moved by these #preraphaelite paintings in a way I hadn’t been before. These romantic, personal images, painted with extraordinary detail and skill, were deeply inspiring. I loved these.”
witnesses.substack.com/p/inspired-b...
witnesses.substack.com/p/inspired-b...