Why Miniatures? Part 4 – Marwencol & Toy Place

"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 →

Miniatures in Advertising & Pop Culture

Welcome to another edition of My Mini Monday. For awhile now, I've been sharing examples of miniatures in advertising, movies, etc. on my facebook page. Now I present a culmination of those items here. Miniatures are so very versatile in story telling and these items represent that idea oh so well. Hope you enjoy. You... Continue Reading →

1:18 Scale

Some of you may remember my first ever MMM post all about Pose Skeletons. Well this is sort of a follow-up to that post. Pose skeleton is a 1:18 scale ball jointed miniature skeleton. Currently, you can get  adult models, a child, a cat and a dog. In my initial post, I discussed places to... Continue Reading →

Where can I post toy photos?

Toy Photography Communities - finding online spaces to share your work and exchange ideas. Do you create photographs of toys and miniatures? If so, this guide is for you. *Note that outside of the Toy Photographers Google + community, none of these online spaces are set up for constructive criticism. If that is what you're... Continue Reading →

Why Miniatures? Part 2 – The Poetics of Space

"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 →

Working Vintage Toy Ovens

My third (technically 4th) in the series of mini cooking and today I'll be talking about vintage toy stoves for kids. Definitely not safe for operation by children, but that's why you can totally use them for real mini cooking today. These are a bit larger than the current mini cooking fad, but because of... Continue Reading →

A Dollhouse Room Box Kit – Unboxing & Building

I recently purchased this room box kit from Amazon for $22.95. There's little description, but the set is 1:24 scale (1/2 scale) and comes with all the accessories pictured. It arrived at my door on Halloween. I've never purchased a full dollhouse room box kit before, although I have had furniture kits. So, let's go... Continue Reading →

A Timeline of the History of Miniatures: From Ritual and Religious Object to Plaything and Collectible

*This post is best viewed on a computer. It gets a bit convoluted on mobile devices. On this week's episode of My Mini Monday, I discuss miniatures throughout history. This one is for all you history and miniature buffs. The images in the timeline below are not mine, many are under creative commons license from... Continue Reading →

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