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Daily Mini Interview: Fine Art Miniatures by Natasha Beshenkovsky

January 19, 2016January 22, 2016 admin

Natasha Beshenkovsky Miniatures

Can you describe your background in the arts?

I have been a professional artist all my life. I started my professional training at the age of 11 when I entered an art school in Moscow under the supervision of Academy of Art, where I continued my training for 7 years. After that, I studied film at the Moscow Film Institute. I graduated as a director and focused on short, 3D-animated films. I designed, wrote and directed the films which were shot on flat tables and used props approximately the size of 1:12 dollhouse scale. Through my work in animation, I got great experience painting and sculpting in small scale.

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(1323 words, 11 images, estimated 5:18 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniatures by Joshua Smith

January 13, 2016January 19, 2016 admin

Joshua Smith of Espionage Gallery

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What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

I have been fascinated with miniatures and modelmaking ever since I was little and can remember making miniature things out of cardboard boxes ever since I was very young.

How did you first get started making miniature sculptures?

It first started about 5 or 6 years ago when I was in a group exhibition customizing dumpsters made out of MDF. I decided to grime mine up and made a miniature version of myself complete with replica clothing and went dressed in the same outfit. The interest stems from building model kits when I was a kid and I have always been fascinated with miniature scenes from model railroads.

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(1291 words, 6 images, estimated 5:10 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniature Miniatures by Nell Corkin

June 25, 2015February 16, 2017 admin

Nell Corkin’s Miniature Miniatures

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What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

My earliest memory is I was 5 years old or so and had a shoebox. I wanted to make a house out of it, so I did. That was just me. I always loved working with my hands. At Christmas time around that age, I received a kit to make doll hats. I made them all day and all night. And when my parents told me to go to bed, I cried and cried. I was just so absorbed in making hats for my dolls.

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(1743 words, 9 images, estimated 6:58 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniature Woodcarving by Steve Tomashek

May 15, 2015May 15, 2015 admin

Miniatures by Steve Tomashek

How did you first get started in woodcarving?

My family always had an affinity towards the arts. As the youngest of seven, I was exposed to a lot of different art forms as a child. Carving was one of them. My father used to carve duck decoys, and I would recreate these in miniature form. As a young boy, I had an interest in war figurines, so I used to carve miniature tanks and airplanes out of wood. Later, I’d make carvings for my Grandma.

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(1154 words, 8 images, estimated 4:37 mins reading time)