Small Scale Fabricated Photography, Toy Photography History, Art Creation Musings
I got a comment on one of my mini cooking posts recently on where to get the food necessary for doing your own mini cooking. Once I also discovered a similar question in my blog searches a few times I thought it was time to do a formal post on the matter.
The next stop in mini madness - working mini tools. At this point you've all seen the real mini cooking videos. But, have you seen the mini wood working ones? Check out this playlist by eHow: Learn a little bit about the supplies they used here, or simply scroll down for my research and suggestions... Continue Reading →
"This is how I work on patience. This is how I work on dexterity." Why Miniatures parts 1 through 3, can be viewed all together as a website page here. Why are we so fascinated with miniatures? What makes miniatures useful in artistic work? In this 'Why Miniatures' series, we explore these ideas through quotes from various... Continue Reading →
"The inanimate toy repeats the still life's theme of arrested life, the life of the tableau. But once the toy becomes animated, it initiates another world, the world of the daydream." Why Miniatures part 1, part 2. Why are we so fascinated with miniatures? What makes miniatures useful in artistic work? In this 'Why Miniatures'... Continue Reading →
Just under a month ago I attended my 5th Jacksonville Rail Fair. It's a tradition that I then blog about the experience, so here goes. My goal as I attend each year, is to get some good pieces that I feel can be used in multiple images, and to get those pieces at a much lower... Continue Reading →
"But the causality of smallness stirs all our senses..." Why Miniatures part 1, can be viewed as an image based blog post here, or a text based website page here. Why are we so fascinated with miniatures? What makes miniatures useful in artistic work? In this 'Why Miniatures' series, we explore these ideas through quotes from... Continue Reading →
Posting as part of the My Mini Monday series. A occasionally weekly feature where I discuss all things miniature, outside of the realm of my own miniature photographic scenes. Why are we so fascinated with miniatures? What makes miniatures useful in artistic work? These thoughts and others explored through snippets from a variety of artists/articles... Continue Reading →
Wanting to make your own 1:12 dollhouse scale items? First you have to consider scale and make a template. In 1:12 scale, 1 inch in the real world is equivalent to 1 foot in the dollhouse world. The best way to begin is to pull out some dollhouse miniatures you already have and measure them... Continue Reading →