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Daily Mini Interview: Miniatures by Decadent Minis

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 admin

Decadent Miniatures

What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with miniatures. As a little girl, I used to play with my Barbie dolls and create mini bakeries, pizza parlors, and kitchens. I would always make sure to get the kits that had the miniature play food that looked the most realistic. I remember one playset in particular that had a pizza oven that would “bake” the pizza until it browned using ice cubes to “heat” the oven. I thought that was so amazing as a young kid and I’ve been enamored with miniatures every since.

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(1198 words, 10 images, estimated 4:48 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Astolat Dollhouse Castle Curator Dorothy Twining Globus

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 admin

Dorothy Twining Globus: Curator of Astolat Dollhouse Castle

Dorothy Twining Globus has been well-respected in the museum world for over four decades. Most recently as the Curator of Exhibtions at the Museum of Arts and Design for nine years, she previously served as Director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Formerly, she spent twenty years as Curator of Exhibitions at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Dorothy’s particular interests in design, the decorative arts and craftsmanship are all met in the presentation of the Astolat Dollhouse Castle, a most remarkable milestone in the world of fine scale miniatures. Furthermore, Dorothy made dollhouses for herself and her daughter under the watchful eye of her mother, another aficionado in the miniature field.

What are your earliest memories with miniatures?

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(2249 words, 13 images, estimated 9:0 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniature Architectural Sculptures by Chisel & Mouse

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 admin

Chisel & Mouse Create Architectural Sculptures in Miniature

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How did Chisel & Mouse come to be?

We [Robert and Gavin] ran a software company for 10 years and became disillusioned by corporate life. We took a year out, drew a ‘mind map’ and came up with Chisel & Mouse. Gavin has always been a keen model maker and I wanted to use 3D printers (which we use in our prototyping). We shared a passion for architecture and both wanted to make a something. Architectural sculptures met all of our requirements.

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(1367 words, 8 images, estimated 5:28 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: InchScaled Miniatures

November 24, 2015March 15, 2018 admin

InchScaled Miniatures by Victoria Morozova

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Do you remember the very first miniature you ever made?

My first miniature was a roombox where almost everything was made with polymer clay: flowers, pots, the door. My only problem was with furniture: I had no idea how to make it. My first item was a wicker armchair. It was far from perfect, that’s why the first thing I bought after that was a scrollsaw.

One chair is lost, but I still have that very first roombox, though I’ve never taken any photos of it.

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(529 words, 7 images, estimated 2:07 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Karon Cunningham Miniatures

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 admin

Karon Cunningham Miniatures

How did you first get started working with miniatures?

I only discovered them around 10 years ago when I bought a souvenir and gifts shop in the Georgian city of Bath in England. There was a tiny cabinet of children’s miniatures which I assumed was just another gift line.

A chance meeting with an author of miniature books, who was visiting my shop one day, introduced me to a friend who had been interested in miniatures for over 30 years and has the most exquisite collection I have ever seen. From that moment on, I was hooked. I am a self confessed miniature addict!

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(1431 words, 8 images, estimated 5:43 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Bubba’s Mini Country Cupboards

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 admin

Bubba’s Mini Country Cupboards

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What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

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(1055 words, 7 images, estimated 4:13 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Totally Handmade Miniatures

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 admin

Totally Handmade Miniatures

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What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

The first miniature I ever made was a slice of watermelon when I was 5 years old. My auntie used to make ceramic flowers out of an air drying dough she used to make herself. She used to give me pieces of the dough to create miniatures while she made flowers. I loved her work and creativity, and she inspired me to work with clay and be creative.

How did you first get started making miniatures? How has your work evolved?

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(391 words, 5 images, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniatures by Megan Hess

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 admin

Miniatures by Megan Hess

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What’s your earliest memories with miniatures?

I think miniatures have always been a part of my life in one way or another. As a very young girl I can remember loving the feeling of holding something small in my hand. One of my earliest memories as a child was catching a teeny, tiny frog and trying to talk my mother into letting me keep it. She wasn’t persuaded.

How did you first get started making miniatures?

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(1387 words, 5 images, estimated 5:33 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniature Designs by Tom Lynall

November 23, 2015February 16, 2017 admin

Tom Lynall’s Miniature Jewelry Designs and Pencil Carvings

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Tell us a bit about your background in jewelry design.

I have wanted to be a jeweler for my entire life; since I was about 4 specifically. I never really wanted to do anything else or experiment with anything career-wise. My dad’s a jeweler and he would take me to his shop, give me little jobs to do when I was a kid. I’ve loved it ever since then. I left school at age sixteen to immediately start training with another jeweler. After a few years, I left that jeweler, and would frequent my dad’s shop to create tiny models for fun. Eventually, I became qualified to work alongside my father, and I can officially say I’ve been a jeweler for twelve years now.

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(1024 words, 8 images, estimated 4:06 mins reading time)