Miniatures by MiniArtHouse
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How did you get started working with miniatures?
Once, turning over the pages of a magazine dedicated to design and decor, I saw a small dollhouse. 
It had every thing inside: furniture and tableware. It made me so excited. Later, I wanted to make the same house for myself. My husband helped me and we made our first dollhouse. It was a Dutch house from the 16th and 17th centuries.We were interested in recreating some of the details of the interior, typical of that time and country. Upstairs in the bedroom, we did a wood-beamed ceiling, and in the dining room we created hand-painted tiles. Then we created an Italian house. 
At that time in Russia, miniatures were not so popular, so we had to do a lot by ourselves. In the process, we gained invaluable experience. Soon after, we set up a small family shop dedicated to miniature. Our store is filled with various miniatures.
Our main focus is handmade miniature. My daughter, Ksenia is an artist who produces miniature paintings and paints furniture. We create posters. My husband, Georgiy is interested in porcelain and ceramics. My husband and I pay great attention to porcelain. 
He makes the form of vases, pitchers, plates, and more. Then we paint and glaze the works. We try to find historical patterns of majolica and transfer them to miniature porcelain. I paint porcelain. I also create food from miniature polymer clay, and I love to sew and embroider cushions, rugs, tapestries, and paintings.
For the holidays, we make themed dioramas and roomboxes. For Christmas and New Year, I decorate little Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, and garlands. 
We also create compositions, including shelves with plates, tables with fruit and vegetables, and still life works with food and flowers.
How many years have you been making minis?
We’ve been in the miniature business for about 5 years. We are always in search of creativity and the mastering of new techniques.
What different types of materials do you use to make miniatures?
In our works, we use polymer clay, clay, porcelain, wood, MDF, fabric, paint, pastel, plaster, paper, cardboard, floss, and more.
Advice for beginner artists?
For starters, we recommend you pay great attention to detail.
Material or technique you can’t live without?
Embroidery, modeling, ceramics, and drawing.
Why miniatures?
It’s a wonderful hobby. Miniature is the reflection of the world in which we live. Through miniature, we want to transfer all the forms, colors, and patterns that fill our lives.
What’s to come from MiniArtHouse?
In the near future we would like to try creating miniatures in the scale of 1:24.
Words you live by?
Beauty and creativity make our lives more interesting.
Miniarthouse is a family affair based in Moscow, Russia. Evgenia creates miniatures with help from her husband Georgiy and daughter Ksenia. To view more of their handmade minis, visit their website, shop on Etsy, or follow along on Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest.