Showcasing amazing miniatures by Karin Corbin. Having bought my very first mini table saw (pictures to follow), I’ve been looking at seasoned miniaturists to learn from. And having not posted a showcase in a long while, I thought I should start it up again. I found Karin Corbin, a miniaturist with 40 years under her belt, and I have been going t...
Dr. Michael Freeman & Lois Freeman's amazing Astolat Dollhouse Castle There’s only one word to really describe this dollhouse. WOW. This 9 foot tall dollhouse was constructed over a 13 year period, it is 100% handmade, and is appraised at $1.1 million! This is definitely a museum quality piece, since its currently on display at a museum! The Astolat Castle was designe...
Showing off miniatures by Jean Day, who is also a miniaturist painter! Check out the amazing detail she is able to put into a tiny painting, by hand. Today, I want to show off one of my favorite Miniature bloggers, Jean Day. Not only is she a miniaturist, but also a miniaturist painter! (Is that even the right description? I admit, I’ve been cheating by using a printer to make my own miniature paintings, so its pretty darn amazing how much detail...
Marcella Perodo, an Italian miniaturist creates fantastic miniature foods, pastries, and even miniature packaging for her foods. I’ve been lurking in the CDHM forum for a few weeks now and stumbled on to Marcella Perodo’s blog. She is Italian, her blog is written in Italian, and you can see that the miniature foods she makes reflect her nationality. The awesome thing about Marcella’s work is that she also makes the packaging ...
Featuring IGMA Artisan Kiva Atkinson's very realistic and quirky miniature foods. I’ve done a bit of mini food modeling with polymer clay and I’ve only created a few crappy fruits, veggies, and pastries pieces. I’ve tried my hand at some meats and other dishes but they came out even more miserable than my pastries. Hell, I have enough trouble creating the plates! So now that you ...
Ara Bentley crafts wonderful miniatures based on the Sweeney Todd and Addams Family theme. I found Ara’s site by searching for Sweeney Todd miniatures out of curiosity (you’d be surprised at how many different types of miniatures there are based on movies or stories). See the infamous barber chair in the gallery below… it even drops back like in the movie! Also, if you visit Ara’s blog, y...
Check out Linda Auker's work on her dollhouses and miniatures Today’s showcase is not on someone who has decades of experience. In fact, it’s someone who is like myself, who is relatively new to the world of miniatures, but unlike myself, she actually has some wonderful miniature work to show for it! Visit Linda Auker’s blog for more pictures. She also has a w...
Maria Armanda is a miniaturist from Portugal with 30 years of experience under her belt. Today’s post is all about Portuguese Miniaturist, Maria Armanda. Her blog is in both Portuguese and English, but from what I can gather, she has been working on miniatures for 30 years now! And from the images of her work below, you can definitely tell. Check out her blog for more pictures!
Showcasing hand crafted miniature dolls for your dollhouse by artists Marsha Mees and Mike Barbour. I want to share with you two great doll makers I found as I was searching for little people to live in my dollhouse. The first is Mike Barbour who is a member of the International Guild of Miniature Artisans or IGMA (no surprise there!) who specializes in unique, hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind dolls, a...
Showcasing Stephanie Kilgast's realistic miniature pastries and foods. Stephanie Kilgast from France makes amazing miniature foods. I found her while shopping through Esty for some miniature accessories. I just had to showcase her work. It’s making me hungry! Honestly, I had no idea there were so many miniature food artists. I really makes me want to learn how to creat...