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Miniature poodle spotted at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens yesterday. This little guy caught my eye, because he looks very similar to my brother's dog.
3x3 inches, acrylic on Tyvek
This is the last miniature for now - the paintings go in the mail today. This one was inspired by my brother-in-law's grandmother at her wood burning cook stove. I simplified the image lots, but it's still a little busy. Some of the edges are a bit too hard for my taste as well, but I decided that it was done - not more fussing. Maybe somebody will like the nostalgia of the piece.
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mini journals/books I'm making as pendants for The Reformatory (see profile)
totally recycled from scrap paper, junk mail , old catologs, etc. The only new materials are the glue & thread, and the jump rings & ball chains, although one already has an upcycled chain with beads to hang from.
The 10 1/4" gauge Farnborough Miniature Railway (known as the Fox Hill Miniature Railway for the first few weeks) only operated for two years - 1936 and 1937. The half-mile line was built by local engineer H.C.S. Bullock mostly as a test track where he could demonstrate his locomotives to potential customers. Shortly after opening a partnership was formed with wealthy London banker Alexander Kinloch and the railway became more commercialised in operation.
Bullock left the railway at the end of the first season due to a disagreement and took a couple of his locos with him - the following year he built a railway at California-in-England near Wokingham.
Kinloch continued alone and for 1938 he extended the track to give a 1.5 mile round trip. However it was never a huge commercial success and he began planning a new and much more ambitious railway nearby - The Surrey Border & Camberley. At the start of 1938 all the equipment was moved the short distance to its new home.
Where was it located? It's hard to say exactly as the whole area is now extensively developed and built over - the M3 motorway even crosses the old route! From available evidence and guess work it seems to have started somewhere near the intersection of Beech Rd and Sand Hill. It then headed off in a NW direction, crossing the Cove Brook river and terminating somewhere near to the Fox Inn Pub on Chapel Lane. Passengers could apparently walk through the hedge and get drinks at the pub in between trains!
Dressed for Success.
The saddle cost as much as Tonto did. $50.00 . And I think it looks pretty darn cute on him. Taken on our morning walk today, just getting him used to all the bits flapping around him, he takes it all in his stride.
Fake tilt-shift affect achieved using Stone Design software on my Mac. I'm still learning the technique so this one needs a bit of cleaning up. Click to see a larger version.
My latest project with paper craft---made this for a friend with a new apartment that needed a piano! Lots of fun---needs a miniature soprano to stand beside it!
Setting up a quick scene with my new Re-Ment goodies. Its what I imagine a nice Sunday brunch with a good friend would look like =)
If I can control little else in my life, at least I can control what goes into (and what goes on in) these miniatures rooms...
A Victorian miniature candy cane display filled with peppermint candy canes. T
The candy canes are made by me in polymer clay in 12th scale.
Available in my Etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/MiniatureChef
This is a miniature building made to 1:20 precision! It was taken at Abingdon Miniature Village - Mandurah, Western Australia. There are over 35 individual buildings from all over the UK depicting the different architectural styles from 12th century onwards. Well known buildings such as Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Red Lion Pub, and the traditional Village Green are all featured.
The buildings and all of their components are hand crafted on site, some of the larger and more intricate buildings taking over 600 hours to complete. A miniature steam train winds its way around the ornamental lake and is activated by an electronic eye on the bridge. Amongst the model settings are dozens of miniature figures. Some are playing cricket on the Village Green, enjoying a pint at the Red Lion, attending the wedding ceremony at St Mary’s Church and many others. The figures are all hand made and painted, requiring repainting every 6 – 12 months. New figures are continually added to make the settings more life like and add a touch of humour.