Basketmaker Kay Miller found her calling at the airport. “On display in the Orlando Airport was a bowl made from the beautiful long leaf pine needle,” she says. “Upon researching this artwork, I discovered it was used in daily lives of the ancient Florida Indians. During the Civil War, all fabric made was used to make uniforms for the soldiers; therefore, Southerners resorted to making such items as hats out of this product of nature.” To find the material to make her baskets, Miller does what Southerners have done for centuries, picking up the needles that have fallen underneath the long leaf pine tree. Each piece is unique, with the design made up as she goes, thus reviving a long-lost art.