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Daily Mini Interview: Miniature Sculptures by Willard Wigan

June 20, 2018June 23, 2018 admin

Micro Sculptures by Famed Artist Willard Wigan MBE

How did you first get started in micro sculptures? Were you always drawn to miniatures?

At school I suffered from a learning difference. This resulted in me being criticized for not being as able as the other students. Whilst I played truant, which sadly was quite often, I submersed myself into a world of miniatures. I was fascinated by ants, not knowing where they lived. This was the catalyst to me making houses, furniture and playing objects for ants.

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(836 words, 9 images, estimated 3:21 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Mini Materials

March 11, 2016November 29, 2016 admin

Mat Hofma and Erik Polumbo, Founders of Mini Materials

How did you first get started making miniatures?

I saw someone selling miniature cinder blocks on Reddit. They looked so amazing for some reason and couldn’t put my finger on it. I tried to buy them but he was sold out. The price was high as well, so I figured since I’ve always wanted to learn 3D design, I could make and pour my own. So I did. Everything just kinda grew from there since the demand blew up when I launched and posted the site to Reddit.

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(674 words, 7 images, estimated 2:42 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniatures by Little Architecture

February 7, 2016March 15, 2018 admin

Little Architecture

What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

I have always been obsessed with the microcosm. All my play as a child explored this theme; I loved miniatures because they were small and secret… something most people walk right by without noticing. My favorite game from as early as I can remember was to run around and pretend I was a bird flying in the sky, imagining the patterns on the sand at the beach, grass or carpet were vast landscapes. Crouching down close I could see all their tiny and intricate details as a giant. I also loved to create tiny houses and towns in the garden for the fairies. When I was five, I discovered dollhouses existed and from that point on, I collected anything which looked miniature, including all sorts of junk (bottle cap chairs or shell plates). By the time I was 10, I had a significant collection of random objects which were very precious to me!

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(1810 words, 5 images, estimated 7:14 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniature Sculptures by Jill Orlov

January 21, 2016October 8, 2016 admin

Miniatures and More by Jill Orlov

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What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

I had a Barbie townhouse, does that count? My mother assembled a kit dollhouse when I was in elementary school, I believe. I was very crafty as a kid, so it was more about fitting it out than the dolls. I never really was into the doll part of it. I was more interested in putting the furniture together, getting the miniature patterned wallpaper, making tiny food out of Sculpey, laying a miniature brick floor and grouting it.

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(886 words, 10 images, estimated 3:33 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Fine Art Miniatures by Natasha Beshenkovsky

January 19, 2016January 22, 2016 admin

Natasha Beshenkovsky Miniatures

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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: 19th Day Miniatures

January 19, 2016January 22, 2016 admin

19th Day Miniatures

100_6347 — Mrs. Lovett’s meat pie counter.

What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

I had a sort of underprivileged childhood, minis didn’t happen until I was in my thirties.

How did you first get started making miniatures?

I picked up a partially built dollhouse at a tag sale and began looking into how to finish and furnish it. My interest grew from there.

Do you remember the very first miniature you ever made?

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(1218 words, 6 images, estimated 4:52 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Nightfall Miniatures

January 19, 2016May 31, 2018 admin

Nightfall Miniatures

What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

My earliest memory is of a beautiful handcrafted 1:12 scale dollhouse made by my parents, filled with quaint miniatures which they gave me for Christmas when I was 9 years old. I still have some of the miniature porcelain from my first dollhouse.

I also remember being fascinated by a collection of tiny glass animals that my grandmother kept in a display cabinet.

How did you first get started making miniatures?

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(722 words, 7 images, estimated 2:53 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniatures by miniThaiss

January 18, 2016January 27, 2016 admin

Miniatures by miniThaiss

What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

My earliest “mini” memory goes back to my childhood when my grandmother gave me a miniature 1:6 scale ceramic tea set. I enjoyed playing with it and I still keep it.

How did you first get started making miniatures?

Well, the first miniatures I ever made were the ones I made for my Barbie dolls when I was a child, such as accessories and clothes. The interest for the ones in 1:12 scale came few years ago, when I discovered the wonderful world of miniatures for real. Ever since that moment, I haven’t been able to stop making them.

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(377 words, 7 images, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniatures by Carissa Rho

January 18, 2016January 22, 2016 admin

Miniatures by Carissa Rho

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How did you first get started making miniatures?

In April 2015, I stumbled upon a YouTube video of someone making edible miniature food and after a few more clicks through other videos, I ended up watching a polymer clay miniature food tutorial. It was like discovering a whole new world, really. I had some polymer clay left over from a sculpting project I did prior and I made a loaf of bread that same night. And I’ve fallen in love with it since then.

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(979 words, 9 images, estimated 3:55 mins reading time)

Daily Mini Interview: Miniatures by Cutchi Cutchi

January 17, 2016February 1, 2016 admin

Miniatures by Cutchi Cutchi

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What’s your earliest memory with miniatures?

My earliest memory with miniatures was going to the children’s museum in Chicago and always wanting to go to the “miniatures” room that they had there. I was always inspired by them, and I started seeing artists recreating tiny miniature babies in clay, and I started sculpting them. I always thought that anything that was miniature was cuter, so I began sculpting anything I could see in miniature scale: vases, school supplies, plates, etc.

What was the first miniature you made?

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(340 words, 3 images, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)