Small Scale Fabricated Photography, Toy Photography History, Art Creation Musings
"Like a pair of binoculars with no right or wrong end, the camera makes exotic things near, intimate; and familiar things small, abstract, strange, much farther away." Sometimes I read art-based books. You've seen this a bit on this blog in my Why Miniatures series where I discussed On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the... 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 →
"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 →
2016 has come to an end, and as I've done for the past could of years, I'd like to share with you my personal favorite images I've created this past year. Thank you to each of you for supporting me along the way. January February March April May June July August September October November... Continue Reading →
*This is a sponsored post. Have you all heard of SquintBox? It's a subscription box, from the genius of D. Thomas Fine Miniatures, that just started June 2016. SquintBox sends you a set of dollhouse 1:12 scale accessories every month. Too cool right? And to my delight they sent me one to review! So here... Continue Reading →
As a wrap up of the year, I now present to you my personal favorite images I created in 2015. Thank you to all of you for following along, commenting, liking, sharing great material, and just overall being a great blogging community. January February March April May June July August September October November December... Continue Reading →
I try to promote the authors I work with in any way possible. In this case, that means sharing a giveaway Lew has going on. Lew Sauder, the author, most recently, of 'Project Management 101.' Is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! All you have to do, is buy 'Project Management 101' for 99 cents and... Continue Reading →