Squeezing Oranges is Thirsty Work!
“Breakfast without orange juice, is like a day without sunshine.” – Anonymous.
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 23rd of November is "observe the O", where the requirement is that I take a picture of something (person, animal, plant, object) that begins with the letter O, with the idea that just adjectives that start with O are not sufficient for it. I had plenty of ideas, but I settled upon oranges. Now oranges are an obvious choice for the theme, so I decided to make mine a little different. Anyone who follows my photostream knows that I love and collect 1:12 size miniatures which I photograph in realistic scenes. The artifice of recreating in minute detail items in 1:12 scale always amazes me, and it’s amazing how the eye can be fooled. Therefore, whilst this still life with oranges and a jug of orange juice may look life sized, it is in fact made up completely of 1:12 miniature pieces, even the tiny silvers of orange on the chopping board! I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
The oranges come from Beautifully Handmade Miniatures in Kettering and have been hand made using polymer clay by an unknown artist. The jug and glass of orange juice, both of which are made from real spun glass, also comes from Beautifully Handmade Miniatures, as does the wooden chopping board. The juicer was made by Warwick Miniatures in Ireland, who are well known for the quality and detail applied to their pieces. The knife comes from Doreen Jeffries’ Small Wonders Miniatures Shop in the United Kingdom. The orange slices came from an online stockist of miniatures on eBay.
Squeezing Oranges is Thirsty Work!
“Breakfast without orange juice, is like a day without sunshine.” – Anonymous.
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 23rd of November is "observe the O", where the requirement is that I take a picture of something (person, animal, plant, object) that begins with the letter O, with the idea that just adjectives that start with O are not sufficient for it. I had plenty of ideas, but I settled upon oranges. Now oranges are an obvious choice for the theme, so I decided to make mine a little different. Anyone who follows my photostream knows that I love and collect 1:12 size miniatures which I photograph in realistic scenes. The artifice of recreating in minute detail items in 1:12 scale always amazes me, and it’s amazing how the eye can be fooled. Therefore, whilst this still life with oranges and a jug of orange juice may look life sized, it is in fact made up completely of 1:12 miniature pieces, even the tiny silvers of orange on the chopping board! I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
The oranges come from Beautifully Handmade Miniatures in Kettering and have been hand made using polymer clay by an unknown artist. The jug and glass of orange juice, both of which are made from real spun glass, also comes from Beautifully Handmade Miniatures, as does the wooden chopping board. The juicer was made by Warwick Miniatures in Ireland, who are well known for the quality and detail applied to their pieces. The knife comes from Doreen Jeffries’ Small Wonders Miniatures Shop in the United Kingdom. The orange slices came from an online stockist of miniatures on eBay.