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Tag Archives: Miniatura
Oh my ears and whiskers.
I have been in such a terrible rush lately, I decided to calm myself by quickly drawing a picture of a slow loris. Here it is The fast loris is, as yet, uncaptured by science; the slow loris, at once … Continue reading
Getting ready.
The OH is off on a singles holiday in Spain, though as he’s doing a video call or two every day, it’s not as much of a holiday for me as I envisaged. My block of stone I have not … Continue reading
Same hall.
Whatever I said about a different hall in the last post, please ignore. I have just set up in the usual hall and so has everyone else but the layout is sideways to accommodate the restaurant facilities. What I did … Continue reading
Autumn Miniatura.
My car is all loaded and I’m ready to go this afternoon and set my table up. I’ve got three hours to do it this evening and two tomorrow. I have redesigned the stand incorporating what I hope are safer … Continue reading
Realistic.
I have been working some very late night shifts, dressing the ladies of Versailles. They are the ladies of the court prior to the French Revolution, when all was grace and elegance and nobody knew what was going to happen … Continue reading
Two weeks to the Min.
Once upon a time, with Miniatura looming I just got up and sat down and worked. I can’t do that anymore. If I don’t move around I seize up. So I have been doing a bit of gardening. This year … Continue reading
Spring Min.
Greetings miniaturist! I know you know what this picture is all about. The 24th scale articulated porcelain aunties are all top left and the children are in rows below. I may be getting better at this after only thirty years … Continue reading
Midweek Miniatura–again!
Oh it is such a joy to be writing about everybody’s favourite miniature show again. I love writing about the amazing artists, there are some, I’m one, who only do Miniatura. In my case it’s because one original artist producing … Continue reading
More Min
More 48th. I have turned to the dark side, well darkish, rain later, by the looks of it. Ha! Vot haff ve here? This is Viscount Viktor Vanilla, the vegan vampire and some virgins from the village! (Actually, come to … Continue reading
The Min
This weekend. I will be taking some very reasonably priced paper pictures as well as the dolls and assorted porcelain miniatures. As you can see these are bass reliefs. As you cannot see they actually look better than this because … Continue reading