June 14, 2017
Nell Corkin creates original, landscaped buildings in 1:144 scale. Her first miniature was a shoebox house made at the age of five. In the 1980s, she made her first 1:144...
June 12, 2017
Brooke Rothshank is a children’s book illustrator and fine-scale miniature painter. Her subject matter, painted in watercolor or egg tempera, is often influenced by what is happening in her life....
Nancy Simpson experimented with many different crafts before finding her signature: Nantucket and Shaker baskets. Simpson forms her baskets on models that she turns herself using the same materials found...
June 9, 2017
Gail St. Clair was introduced to miniatures on a childhood trip to see Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle in Chicago. She was also taught to crochet by an aunt. She combined...
June 7, 2017
Originally a full-scale painter, Leslie Smith transferred his full-scale painting training to miniature in 1993. He enjoys finding new paintings to work on during trips with his wife to The...
June 5, 2017
In his thirty-two years in the miniature business, Jack Cashmere has created paintings, toys, and furniture in 1:12, 1:24, and 1:48 scale. After visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum, he...
June 2, 2017
Since 2000, Henny Staring-Egberts has been focused on creating 1:12 scale miniature ceramic pieces inspired by sixteenth- and nineteenth-century delft, Chinese, and Japanese porcelain. Staring-Egberts trained at the Willem de...
May 31, 2017
José María Bolio uses painting, sculpture, and static modeling to create his miniature accessories. Trained as a sculptor, he has been a professional model maker since 1992 and endeavors to...
May 29, 2017
Penny Thomson’s art has ranged from painting and sculpture to illustration and design, in addition to miniatures. Her interest in papier-mâché was reignited through play with her children. After discovering...
May 26, 2017
Jens Torp worked as a goldsmith and jewelry designer before he was introduced to the world of miniatures in 1990. He enjoys researching antique silver and working in miniature to...
