Parents often keep a photo of their children in a wallet or purse. Although worn and wrinkled, the photo keeps their children close to them as they go about their daily life. Families in the 18th and 19th centuries had the same wish, and so miniature paintings grew in popularity among prosperous early Americans. Usually…
Artist Crafts Tiny, Meticulously Detailed Antique Rooms Inside Adorably Cozy Suitcases
One artist from Central Asia discovered a love for crafting antique furniture and interior décor—on a miniature scale. Artist Olga Mokriskaya, from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (bordering the Caspian Sea), started rendering tiny themed rooms—rich in texture and meticulous in detail—inside adorably packaged “roombox suitcases.” She developed her pastime as a young girl. The artist recalls the…
Miniature Artist Handcrafts Incredibly Sophisticated Dollhouses in Mind-Blowing 1:24 Ratio
An Australian artist with a passion for working on miniature models has found her perfect outlet: making and renovating dollhouses. Reproducing everything from desks to doilies to patio furniture in the incredible scale of 1:24, she is furnishing full houses in a sophisticated country-home style that is entirely her own. Vonelle, who goes by Lavender…
Photos: Miniature Artist Creates Fairytale Worlds With Wildlife Scenes and Wearable Jewelry
A California-based artist is weaving fairytale magic with her miniature wildlife scenes, rendered as wearable jewelry, as ornaments, and even in teacups. Alexis Savopoulos, 25, has been fascinated with “all things small” since childhood. She now works from a home-based studio near the ocean in Orange County. “I can become blissfully lost in the intricacies…
Creative Dad Builds a Miniature Version of Family’s Land Rover for Car Obsessed Son
A loving father made his car-obsessed son’s dream come true by building a miniature version of the family’s Land Rover for him. Richard Yeomans, 48, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, South West England, recreated his marine blue Land Rover series 3 right down to the tiniest detail for his 4-year-old son, Sydney. The replica version of the car was made…
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