Excited to announce the opening of its 2024 Spring Miniature Flower Show: URBAN BLOOMS at Stems Brooklyn on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 96 Knickerbocker Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.present my 2024 Spring Miniature Flower Show URBAN BLOOMS at Stems Brooklyn located at 96 Knickerbocker Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.

The show includes 24 works by 18 artists from 10 countries around the world and is housed in a custom-crafted miniature industrial-designed gallery built to complement the Stems Brooklyn environment, the perfect location for the show's theme and backdrop for these miniature marvels. Artist works represents countless hours of meticulous crafting – with floral arrangements containing more than 1000 individually crafted and applied petals, leaves, and branches.

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Participating Artists: Irina Borisova, Danny Cortes, Dutch Girl, Hope Elliott, Morgan Everhart, Jacqueline Greenwood, Olga Ivanova, Louise Jones, Doreen Koch, Yevheniia Kudriavtseva, Katherine McNeely, Leila Marshania, Masumi Miura, Beth Picard, Ketty Pierro, Darren Scala, Miyu Suko and Astrid Wilk.

Stay tuned for more images of works in the show along with artist bio and statements.

The show runs through Saturday, June 15, 2024.

Olga Ivanova | St.Petersburg, Russia

Bouquet in Dutch Style
2 3/4" x 2"

Polymer Clay, oil paint, pastels

Park Roses of different varieties, delphinium, freesia, sweet peas, ranunculus, phalaenopsis, poppies and decorative greenery.

I am a master at creating flowers from cold porcelain. This is a special polymer clay that does not require
baking in the oven.I have been creating flowers for 12 years since the very beginning when this art only began to appear in our country. Masters at that time was very few, and everyone came up with their own techniques for creating flowers. Therefore, I have not studied anywhere, all the flowers I develop myself. For a few years I led master classes in my studio. I have been interested in miniature painting for a long time. Probably because it is the most difficult type of flower art. I like to bring tiny flowers to perfection so that they do not differ in appearance from live flowers. To do this, I make sure to tint all the flowers with oil paints and pastels.

Miniature allows me to create not only a variety of floral compositions and complex bouquets, but also jewelry from tiny flowers: earrings, brooches rings. Creating a miniature requires great concentration and patience. Each flower is molded on the fingertips petal by petal. This process requires great patience and many hours of work.

Masumi Miura | Hokkaido Ebetsu City, Japan

Arrangement of Red Flowers
1 15/16” x 1 1/8”

Plastic clay, acrylic paint, oil paint and wire. Vase created by Bizen 2020 @bizen2020)

White Tulips, Red Roses, Rananculus, Vivernum Thienus, Hyrangea, Yellow Carnations, Cineraria and Rose Leaf.

Masumi Miura resides in Hokkaido Ebetsu, Japan and has been creating in miniature and for dollhouses for 25 years. Her inspiration stems from “Miniature flowers don't wither, so you can look at them as they are forever, so I want to be surrounded by flowers."

Yevheniia Kudriavtseva | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

STEMS Brooklyn Bouquet
6 cm x 6 cm (2.3” x 2.3)

polymer clay

Roses, chrysanthemums, daisies, bells, gerber daisies and other flowers

Yevheniia Kudriavtseva was born and raised in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. Since childhood, she loved to draw and make different things for dolls from kitchen utensils to furniture for them. She graduated from Khmelnitsky International University, as a systems engineer by education. In 2011, she moved to live in Moscow to work as a sales manager for building materials. In 2012, she began sculpting flowers out of polymer clay.

At the end of 2016, Yevheniia visited a Russian artist's private museum of miniatures and in one of the dollhouses I saw a tiny bouquet of flowers and it was love at first sight and began making miniature flowers and opened a 1/12 scale flower store on Etsy. Yevheniia’s store was very successful but closed due to sanctions due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. She and her daughter left their home without a place to live, without money, without belongings and without understanding how to go on living.

Kudriavtseva and her daughter now live in Spain with her daughter, positive thinking, their faith in the best and together with love for miniatures helps her cope through trying times. In 2021, her work won 2nd place in the Perfection in Miniature Awards in London.

Yevheniia Kudriavtseva | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Yevheniia Kudriavtseva was born and raised in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. Since
childhood, she loved to draw and make different things for dolls from kitchen utensils to furniture for them. She graduated from Khmelnitsky International University as a systems engineer by education. In 2011, she moved to live in Moscow to work as a sales manager for building materials. In 2012, she began sculpting flowers out of polymer clay.

At the end of 2016, Yevheniia visited a Russian artist's private museum of miniatures and in one of the dollhouses I saw a tiny bouquet of flowers and it was love at first sight and began making miniature flowers and opened a 1/12 scale flower store on Etsy. Yevheniia’s store was very successful but closed due to sanctions due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. She and her daughter left their home without a place to live, without money, without belongings and without understanding how to go on living.

Kudriavtseva and her daughter now live in Spain with her daughter, positive thinking, their faith in the best and together with love for miniatures helps her cope through trying times. In 2021, her work won 2nd place in the Perfection in Miniature Awards in London.

Leila Marshania | Tblisi, Georgia

Flower Bouquet
6 cm x 4 cm x 1 cm (2.36” x 1.57: x .39”)

Japanese resin clay. Vase/Pot: Polymer clay

Roses, hydrangea, orchids, while plumbago and Japanese spindle

Leila is a self taught miniature artist who never thought she had any artistic talent or could do any artistic work until the age of 39. It was when the COVID- 19 pandemic hit in early 2020 when she first attempted to make miniatures. Ever since she’s been honing her skills as an amateur miniaturist and loving the process every day.

The world of miniature art saved her sanity during the months of lockdown. She left her job at an international organization in France in summer 2020, moved back to Georgia and dedicated next 2 years to miniature making.

Eventually Leila returned to her professional career and currently works for the United Nations Organization (UN) field office in Georgia. Miniature art remains her passion.

Beth Picard | Birmingham, Alabama

Sidewalk Flowers
2.25” x 3.25”

Painting: Watercolors, pen, ink, watercolor board. Frame: Painted pine.

Beth Picard, an artist from Birmingham, Alabama, paints with the intention to spread joy and happiness through her vibrant artwork.

Using a variety of mediums, including watercolor, acrylics, markers, ink, colored pencils, and sometimes a combination of all of them, she brings her imagination to life with every stroke of the brush.

She has been featured in the Art issue of Vie Magazine, as well as several local publications. She also likes to use her creativity to build miniature dollhouses, furniture, light fixtures, and anything else that mightstrike her fancy.

Ketty Pierro | Milan, Italy

Urban Bloom
9 inches high x 4 inches wide (trash can is 1.6 inches wide)

Miniatures have always been in my heart. I remember that as a child I built houses for my puppets with cardboard boxes. And I always made the furniture with cardboard.

I started making miniatures again when my daughter Viola was born, 18 years ago. I haven't stopped since little things are my obsession. I love flowers, in real life and of course in miniature. So participating in this event seemed like the most natural thing to me, and I'm happy I accepted. I was born in Italy in 1968, Milan is my hometown.

My little flowers are made of Air dry clay. I love this technique. also, you can’t interrupt your work as with polymer clay because it dry fast. It’s not possible to pre-cut any parts in large quantities to simplify the task as with paper. And you have give shape and texture well the first time, if you fail you have to take a new piece.

Somewhere (if the information is correct) I read that New York City will change its urban trash cans. My idea comes from the possibility of reusing old ones as containers for flowers and small trees. In this way they would be reused to beautify the city.

For the flowers, I chose spring ones. Dogwood is one of my favorite trees. In my garden I have three of different qualities. At the base of the tree, I inserted irises, tulips and primroses. They were born more or less in the same period. The choice fell on them for this reason. I didn't want to include flowers that bloom at different times, it would have been unnatural.

Doreen Koch | Loudon, Tennesse

Pink Calla Lilies
2 ¾” x 2 ½” Flowers and leaves: Air dry clay, paper, wire, glue, soil. Pot:Terra cotta, paint, created by Braxton Payne (deceased)

Originally from Orange, California, Doreen Koch resides in Loudon, Tennessee where she works as a professional artist. Doreen went to college to pursue fine art and she has been painting for more than 40 years.

She began working in the miniature form in 2018 and creates in miniature for the challenge to create flowers that look as real as possible. Her motivation was to created pieces that may be found anywhere in the city, including balconies, porches, or a rooftop terrace. “As in nature, every leaf and petal are unique. I create miniature flowers that are all hand -cut and painted. They are botanically correct in the greatest detail possible.”

To create her flowers, Doreen "photographs the flower in situ. Then I begin the dissect some of the flowers. I draw those shapes. Next I redraw the shapes in miniature. I then begin gluing the parts together. The painting is either done before the gluing or after, depending on the flower. I paint from a live flower so I can get all the details and color correct.

The last thing to do is arrange the flowers to look like the real thing .”

Doreen Koch | Loudon, Tennesse

Purple Siberian Irises
3 1/2 “ x 2”

Flowers and leaves:
Paper, wire, glue, soil. Pot:
Terra cotta, paint, created by Braxton Payne (deceased)

Originally from Orange, California, Doreen Koch resides in Loudon, Tennessee where she works as a professional artist. Doreen went to college to pursue fine art and she has been painting for more than 40 years.

She began working in the miniature form in 2018 and creates in miniature for the challenge to create flowers that look as real as possible. Her motivation was to created pieces that may be found anywhere in the city, including balconies, porches, or a rooftop terrace. “As in nature, every leaf and petal are unique. I create miniature flowers that are all hand -cut and painted. They are botanically correct in the greatest detail possible.”

To create her flowers, Doreen "photographs the flower in situ. Then I begin the dissect some of the flowers. I draw those shapes. Next I redraw the shapes in miniature. I then begin gluing the parts together. The painting is either done before the gluing or after, depending on the flower. I paint from a live flower so I can get all the details and color correct.

The last thing to do is arrange the flowers to look like the real thing .”

Irina Borisova | Limassol, Cyprus

Olive Tree
13 cm (5,11”)

Tree: Wire, Leaves: Cold porcelain tinted with oil paint. Ceramics: Handmade using potter’s wheel

Irina Borisova was born in Russia, in the Southern Urals, near Siberia, in the city of Kurgan. For about 20 years she has been living in Cyprus, a sunny island in the Mediterranean Sea, in the city of Limassol.

By profession Irina is a child psychologist and after many years of practice she became interested in miniatures and left the profession. Now miniature is her favorite creativity and inspiration! Irina cannot single out only one thing she loves the most about miniatures. She loves the whole process from creating a sketch to shading each leaf.

This is Borisova’s first exhibition, and she is very grateful for the opportunity.

Jacqueline Greenwood | Canada

Flower Dress Mannequin
5 1/2" H x 1 1/2" W

Flowers: Polymer clay roses and peonies. Mulberry paper gypsophila, roses and wildflowers. Skirt: Watercolor paper, silk ribbon. Dress Form: Resin, covered in muslin, wooden stand and finial (Manufactured)

Jacqueline Greenwood lives in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) a city where she can explore both green space and urban grit. She is driven by being in nature, storytelling as an art form, and breathing new life into repurposed and vintage objects. Her passion for nature and reverence for the handmade are threads that wind their way through her miniature scenes. Making art has always been a necessity in her life and her work life focuses on young children. Greenwood jumped into the world of miniatures in 2020 when she purchased a second- hand dollhouse just before the start of the pandemic. She found herself at home with the time to indulge a childhood fascination with miniatures, and to see where that might lead.

"In 2019, I stumbled across a group of florists in the process of creating dress sculptures for an exhibit called ‘Fleurs de Villes’ in Toronto. It was spellbindin to watch them apply fresh flowers to mannequins, and to witness a sculpture come to life, flower - by - flower. The sheer beauty of it remained in my memory, ultimately inspiring me to create this piece.”

Greenwood’s piece, Flower Dress Mannequin, contains approximately 230 flowers.

Miyu Suko | Ichikawa City, Japan

Flowers Awakening
7 cm x 4.5 cm (2.75” x 1.77”)
Flowers: Clay, wire, paint, and glue. Vase: Resin.

Miyu Suko started making miniature flowers to complement food and accessories she creates. Making miniatures for 7 years, she seeks to pursue realism, and aims to create works of art to please the viewer.

“I like to think about the beauty of flowers and coloring to make them as close to the real thing as possible.”

Suko has no training or degree in art. For each flower, Miyu hand stretches, shapes and attaches each to the container.

2023 Spring Miniature Flower Show

Nybelwyck Hall | Hudson River Museum

May 9 through June 25, 2023

Thrilled to present my 2023 Spring Miniature Flower Show at Nybelwyck Hall, the fantastical 24-room miniature mansion on view in Glenview, the historic Victorian mansion on the campus of the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, New York.

To celebrate the season, and bring even more beauty to Nybelwyck Hall, multiple artists from across the globe have created delightful floral arrangements and related objects in 1/12 scale to adorn the halls and grace the tiny rooms.

A special live virtual presentation by Darren Scala is planned for Wednesday, May 17th at 7pm ET to take viewers through the show. Register to join the livestream here

The show begins on May 10th and runs through the end of June. Check the Museum website for open days and times.

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Esha Bijutkar | India

Roses: Blanc Pierre de Ronsard, Blue For You, Blueberry Stems, Spray Wit, Windermere
Cold Porcelain, Red Stoneware
THE ZUBER LIVING ROOM

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Hope Elliott | United States

Roses: Blanc Pierre de Ronsard, Blue For You, Blueberry Stems, Spray Wit, Windermere
Cold Porcelain, Red Stoneware
THE GREAT HALL

Maria C | Spain

Yellow Roses, Blue Hyacinth
Hand Cut Paper, Acrylic, Glass
THE GOLDEN DINING ROOM

Patio Escondido | Spain

Pink and Coral Rose Bouquet
Hand Cut Paper, Acrylic, Wire, Satin Ribbon
THE BLUE & MARBLE BEDCHAMBER

Paula Gilhooley | United States

Begonia, Mums, Daisies, Roses and Fern Leaves
Hand Cut Paper, Acrylic, Terracotta
THE GOLDEN DINING ROOM

Cristina Hampe | Germany

Pink and White Peonies
Hand Cut Paper, Acrylic, Ceramic
THE MAID’S ROOM

Carolyn Hayes | Australia

Australian Natives: Waratah, Wattle, Flannel Flowers and Gumnuts
Hand Cut Paper, Air-Dry Clay
THE ARTIST'S STUDIO (YOUNG BOSTWYCK'S STUDIO)

Mary Kinloch IGMA Fellow | United States

Potted Herbs: Rosemary, Parsley and Sage
Laser Cut Handmade Japanese Crepe Paper, Acrylic, Ceramic, Wire
THE RIXEY CONSERVATORY

Yevheniia Kudriavtseva | Russia

Red Rose Bouquet
Hand Cut Paper, Acrylic, Silk Ribbon
THE TITAN MUSIC ROOM

Yevheniia Kudriavtseva | Russia

Fuller Teaser, Pink and White Carnations, Arbutus Branch
Hand Cut Paper, Acrylic, Glass
GLENCORA’S SUIT | THE NOOK

Kristina Lavrinaytis | Russia

Yellow and Pink Roses, Tulips, Peonies, Lilies, Hydrangea, Eucalyptus
Hand Cut Paper, Acrylic
THE RED AND GREEN ROOM
THE GOVERNESS' BEDCHAMBER
NANA CLINQUEFOIL’S ROOM

Esther Marker | India

Tiffany Inspired Flower Lamp
3D Printed Resin, Glass Paint, Metallic Wax
EGYPTIO-TUDOR ROOM

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Fall/Christmas at Nybelwyck Hall

The Hudson River Museum

October 26, 2019 through January 7, 2020

Miniaturists from across the globe create tiny art to help celebrate and decorate the extraordinary miniature mansion in the permanent collection at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, New York.

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Seasonal holiday decor includes work by Darren Scala, Craig LaBenz, Amanda Kelly, May Burnett, Carol Cook, Kim Clough, Kraig Councell, Juli Steel, Wendy Smale, Patricia Paul, Malena Sullivan and Deb Mackie.

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Head here for more on our annual Christmas exhibition and here for our Fall/Halloween show.

BadAss Miniatures

Causing a Little Trouble

May 5 - July 22, 2018

Tiny art without boundaries. Defiant, quirky and slightly uncomfortable.

Welcome to the disobedient dollhouse.

BadAss Miniatures presents emerging perspectives in the miniature arts; an exhibition of original works in miniature form contributed by over 30 artists from across the United States and abroad.

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Featured works represent a novel movement that challenges the status quo in the miniature art form through the presentation of unconventional ideas and concepts and the quirky, outlandish, surprising use of miniatures.

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BadAss aims to push the envelope on the traditional (rethink the dollhouse!) with an edgy and bold attitude showcasing jaw-dropping, surprising—maybe even shocking—miniature badassery to hit the 21st century.

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Wee#Resist

Big Message. Small Art.

June 18 through September 15, 2017

WEE#RESIST explores the growing issues, challenges and controversies facing all people as we move together through a period of political uncertainly. The concept for the exhibition was borne out of the changes to the current cultural climate.

This gallery show provideed a space for 12 talented artists from across the globe who felt powerless to affect change and have used the miniature form to express their opinions and to call for positive change.

We hope these selected works will enlighten, entice and serve as a reflection of current cultural themes to help viewers, through the miniature form, to focus in on this important subject matter. We further hope it will inspire dialogue and challenge us to think, question and react.

Participating Artists: Nix + Gerber, Issam Kourbaj, Thomas Doyle, Pat O'Brien, William Kass, Althea Chrome, Camilla Hallgren, Diana Maria Rossi, Jill Orlov, Lauren Carley Shaw, Louise Krazniewicz, MacKenzie McAlpin

Those Were the Days

JILL ORLOV

May 21 - July 31, 2017

Iconic TV Studios

REIMAGINED

Miniature Metalwork

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Gerard Klein Hofmeijer

The Little House

Nov 15-March 15 2017

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Beth Freeman-Kane

Hudson River Wildlife

October 15 - January 15, 2017

The Gallery at D. Thomas Fine Miniatures is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibition “Hudson Valley Wildlife in Miniature – Works by Beth Freeman-Kane” in the Gallery. This important exhibition will run October 15, 2016 through January 15, 2017 along with a special Master Class and Open House during the weekend of October 15.

In this special exhibit, Ms. Freeman-Kane presents a 1/12th scale miniature scene depicting life both sustained and renewed by unique ecosystem provided by the mighty Hudson River. Her piece features a Belted Kingfisher and a pair of Pectoral Sandpipers resting atop the waters of the Hudson while beneath the water level live various indigenous tiny fish, crabs and frogs. The scene also features several Dragonflies very often observed in the Hudson River Valley, home to the largest number of different dragonfly species in the US.

Read more on this exhibition here. For more informaton contact Darren Scala at 914-231-9871 or at dthomasfineminiatures@gmail.com

Thomas Doyle Contemporary Art Miniatures

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Sapper: Anxiety, Isolation and the Perspective of Thomas Doyle

April 16 - June 1, 2016

The Gallery at D. Thomas Fine Miniatures is proud to present Mr. Doyle’s recent work, “Sapper,” a miniature vignette in 1:87 scale, representative of Doyle’s perspective on anxiety, fear and isolation in the domestic and family dynamic.

In “Sapper,” we are transported to one moment in the life of a family and the complex miniature world of their suburban high ranch home. We are drawn into a series of interactions that include two brothers dribbling a ball in the driveway while their parents are immersed in a possible marital conflict in the backyard. Beneath these interactions, tunneled through the bedrock foundation supporting their home and private world are seven World War I sappers immersed in a defensive operation, seen through a cross-section trench or sap.

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“Sapper” provides Doyle’s insights and commentary on everyday domesticity; at any time conflict equal to a well-executed military operation may exist together with the calm space provided by the American Dream home. It moves us to consider the anxieties that both exist and invade everyday life and how these fears motivate us to either further engage or retreat from the resulting dangers.

Mr. Doyle creates highly stylized and intricate narratives with psychological implications through small scale, mixed media environments and miniature settings in 1:87 inch scale or smaller. His vignettes often focus on suburban life, portrayals of the classic American Dream home juxtaposed with the interaction of man versus the forces of nature, the contemporary struggle of man against man, and man against his own personal fears. His work compels us all to think, wonder, interpret and question not only his art but ourselves. The physical use of small scale enables him to transport us from the vastness of our real world and society into a smaller more intimate world and creates an immediate escape into the narrative.

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About Thomas Doyle

Born in Grand Haven Michigan, Mr. Doyle is now a long-time New York resident. He has shown his sculptures at galleries and museums across the United States and in London, Los Angeles, Flornce, Seoul and Beijing. His first solo exhibition “If the Creek Don’t Rise” is on view at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, New York through May 8, 2016.

OPEN HOUSE with

THOMAS DOYLE

Sunday, April 17

We had a lovely open house celebration of new work on display by Thomas Doyle. Mr. Doyle was on hand to greet guests and to answer questions about his work. The event tied in with the RiverArts Studio Tour, the annual mulit-village adverture featuring artists who open their studios to guests to share their work.

A BIG thanks to those who came by, especially Mr. Doyle, it was a lovely afternoon!

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Atomic Fusion: The Zen Artistry of Michael Yurkovic

March 5 - May 2, 2016

Renowned for furniture, accessories and vignettes capturing the fusion of the Atomic Age with Mid-Century Modern design, IGMA artisan Michael Yurkovic’s work draws upon his study of industrial design, his career as a successful toy and game designer and inspiration of the MCM design movement. His unique creative process includes use of fine materials including hardwoods, molded plywood and vinyl and processes consistent with the atomic age period such as crafting in metals, wires and thermoformable plastics.

Yurkovic’s home/workshop contains numerous life-size mid-century modern furnishings reflecting his personal lifestyle and serves as daily inspiration. This meditative space helps to create a balanced quality of life personal and work life; he intuitively knows when a piece is complete based on personal satisfaction and he rarely revisits or tweaks a piece. This Zen-like approach to work embodies his focus on simplicity and intuition rather than fixating on a goal or conventional thinking.

This special exhibit will include signature pieces from Yurkovic’s portfolio including the recently completed vignette “MCM Yellow” and invites us to experience his personal interpretations of classic MCM style and the influence of street art, graffiti and interpretive theatre, prominent in his everyday life.

Open House Event with Michael Yurkovic

Sunday March 6, 2016

at D. Thomas Fine Miniatures

A Great BIG Thank you to all who came out for the Open House celebration held in the shop/gallery at D. Thomas Fine Miniatures on Sunday March 6th. It was a lovely afternoon which highlighted the latest exhibition featuring the incredible work of IGMA Artisan Member Michael Yurkovic of Atomic Miniature. More on our our blog!

Still Life in Miniature

NATASHA BESHENKOVSKY

Winter 2015/16

Now through February 16, 2016

Bridging traditional art with fine miniatures, Natasha Beshenkovsky is renowned for her 1/12th scale works drawing on her deep roots as a classically trained artist and graduate of the Moscow Art School.

Her signature creations including decorated furniture, room screens, and oil paintings are inspired by her study and love of the works of the Dutch Masters, deHoch, Bonnard and Chardin.

Natasha Beshencovsky dollhouse miniatures

3D shadowboxes, no larger than 3- to 4-inches in depth, resemble miniature theatrical settings with various layers including hand-painted furniture, flora, food items, and figurines. Her work engages and invites the viewer into the setting to fully experience the emotions of that specific place in time.

More on Natasha in our latest blog post. Purchase inquiries here.