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Daily Mini Interview: Mighty Oak Brings Miniature Sets to Life for HGTV and Sherwin-Williams

June 24, 2018June 25, 2018 admin

Mighty Oak’s Miniature Sets for HGTV and Sherwin-Williams

Interview with Emily Collins, Creative Director at Mighty Oak

Tell us a bit about your recent collaboration with HGTV and Sherwin-Williams.

Our team created a series of miniature rooms inspired by the 2018 Sherwin-Williams color collection. Each room was modeled to look like a contemporary living space, with details as tiny as half-inch shampoo bottles crafted by hand.

How many rooms did you create, and how are they distinct from one another?

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(851 words, 7 images, estimated 3:24 mins reading time)

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: Miniature Crayon Carvings by Wax Nostalgic

March 17, 2016April 2, 2016 admin

Wax Nostalgic Crayon Carvings

How did you first start making miniature crayon carvings?

When I was in dental school, I saw the work of another artist who carved some things out of crayons. This struck me because I was already doing similar work in school where we had to carve teeth out of wax. I wanted to give it a try then, but I was just too busy at the time. It wasn’t until a few years later after I withdrew from dental school that I had an opportunity to try it. My friend was putting on a small art show and invited me to participate. I remembered the crayon carvings I saw earlier so I gave it a try and the rest was history.

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(1101 words, 8 images, estimated 4:24 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: 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)