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July 24, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: William R. Robertson

A childhood spent visiting the Smithsonian Institution gave William R. Robertson a lifelong love of history and art that he has applied to the world of miniatures. His furniture, tool...

July 21, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: Christina Goodman

Christina Goodman paints Renaissance-inspired landscapes, birds, and animals on jewelry, triptychs, polyptychs, and boxes, which open to reveal another painting inside. These often overlooked elements of the natural world are...

July 19, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: Susie Rogers and Kevin Mulvany

As Mulvany & Rogers, Kevin Mulvany and Susie Rogers recreate historically significant European and North American buildings and their interiors. They use joinery, carving, modeling, stucco work, marquetry, gilding, model making,...

July 17, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: Elizabeth Gazmuri

Elizabeth Gazmuri’s miniature furniture honors the furniture makers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Her 1:12 scale furniture features details and joinery inspired by the full-scale pieces. As a native...

July 14, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: Peter Gabel

Peter Gabel creates 1:12 scale botanically correct paper plants and flowers. He works with artist-grade acrylic paints and acid-free paper so his pieces will continue to make a big statement...

July 10, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: Beth Freeman-Kane

Beth Freeman-Kane sculpts finely detailed compositions of birds and animals in natural scenes. With some formal art training, she uses sculpture and visual stories of the small things that are...

July 8, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: Annelle Ferguson

Annelle Ferguson learned to needlepoint while creating carpets and needlework accessories for her daughter’s dollhouse. Since 1980, she has been researching historical designs and creating 1:12 scale reproductions. She has...

July 8, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: Sylvia Rountree

Sylvia Rountree is attending Miniature Masterworks as a Master Artist, a special designation for accomplished fine-scale miniature artists who have helped pave the way for others. Rountree makes 1:12 scale...

July 5, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: Sandra Wall Rubin

Sandra Wall Rubin strives for maximum realism in her miniature floral pieces. Although she has worked on articulated wooden toys, miniature millinery, and sculpted clay figures, her main focus is...

July 3, 2017

Miniature Masterworks: Ursula Dyrbye-Skovsted

Ursula Dyrbye-Skovsted is best known for her period birdcages, furniture, and metal work, as well as her turning, instarsia, and inlay. After training in cabinetmaking, she apprenticed with Barry Hipwell,...

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