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...
May 24, 2017
Natasha Beshenkovsky began working in fine-scale miniatures after emigrating to the United States from Moscow in 1977. She started out creating decorated furniture, but has since transitioned to sculpture and...
May 22, 2017
Carol Wagner made her first rose bushes in 2003 to adorn a Craftsman bungalow. Unable to find the appropriate paper punches, Wagner cuts the shapes for her plants and flowers...
May 21, 2017
Here at Small Talk we have featured several of Lee-Ann Chellis Wessel’s egg tempera paintings, but not what she might be most well known for: ceramics. Wessel has a BFA...
