December 10, 2018
“If you want happiness, there is only one way in the world to get it. You’ve got to give it.” –Jerry Smith T/m’s newest special exhibit, Going Places: The Toy...
November 20, 2018
“Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolved.” – Ralphie Parker, A Christmas Story, 1983 That lovely, glorious, beautiful time is upon...
October 10, 2017
October 10, 2017 (KANSAS CITY, MO) – The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures recently presented three artists with the Barbara Marshall Award for Artistic Achievement. Named for the museum’s...
September 8, 2017
Johannes Landman specializes in miniature paintings inspired by the Dutch Golden Age. His 1:12 oil paintings are created on wooden panels that are covered in gesso. When finished, his work...
September 6, 2017
Miyuki Kobayashi began making miniature food and flowers 25 years ago. Now, she creates miniature aquariums complete with tropical and seawater fish, plants, and coral. Kobayashi pays special attention to...
September 4, 2017
Elizabeth McInnis’s animal figures are carved from wood with inset glass or acrylic eyes. She brings them to life with fur, feathers, and other materials as needed to complete the...
September 2, 2017
Elga Koster recreates eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century furniture after studying museum auction websites and furniture making and history books. She uses power- and hand-tool techniques and upholsters her work with...
September 1, 2017
Hiroyuki and Kyoko Kimura create miniature plants and animals. They work to instill a sense of life into their miniatures by selecting and using materials such as polymer clay to...
August 31, 2017
Tine Krijnen uses a variety of techniques to create her hand-bound, pop-up books. Her work requires that she invent her own tools, study offset printing and lithography, and be proficient...
August 30, 2017
Christina Noriega Morán makes replicas of all styles and time periods using traditional cabinetmaking and wood techniques. She primarily focuses on furniture, but she also makes medical equipment and other...
