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Estate Auction on Invaluable

Welcome to the latest WEEkly Round Up of news and reports from the MiniWorld! (Photo: D. Thomas Miniatures for our upcoming estate auction!)

Our First Estate Auction!

Online Estate Auction on Invaluable

We're crazy-excited for our first online auction scheduled for Saturday, October 20 1pm EST on Invaluable.com. We're preparing three awesome estates for sale which will include artisan furniture, dolls, toys, pottery and other scale miniatures. Registration and bidding begins early next week. Check our website and social media channels for updates. (Photo: hand-painted Artisan Boston Rocker by "JS")

More BadAss Miniatures: Cold Spring NY

BadAss Miniatures in Cold Spring NY

We were excited to present our BadAss Miniatures exhibition at the recent Guild Show in Hartford CT. It was great to see old friends and meet some new ones! Next Stop: a limited assortment of BadAss Miniatures will be on view at our Cold Spring, New York Pop Up location at The Shoppes at 103 Main Street through January 15, 2019!

There is a Thief Among Us

LIm Pui PicoWorm

We're sad to report that a number of miniatures were stolen at the Guild Show last weekend including the priceless violin pictured above created by Sergio Macedo Netto. If you you have information leading to the safe return of these items, please contact The Guild or Sergio directly at sergiomnetto@gmail.com. #Sad

"The Miniaturist" Begins on PBS!

The Miniaturist, based on the best selling novel by Jesse Burton, is a hit! In this video, team Mulvany and Rogers shares the miniatures created or commissioned for the series, now showing on Masterpiece PBS.

SquintBox Goes Quarterly!

SquintBox

Our surprise assortment of hand-crafted "minis in the mail" will start shipping quarterly in November - just in time for the holidays! For more information on how to order your own box 'o minis, head over to MySquintBox.com to sign up for details. #Fun

LOOSE ENDS:

> L. Delaney brings a new challenge, filled with excitement, to the MiniWorld... just in time for Halloween! More at LadyDelaney.com

> This BIGature from Weta Workshop takes the mega miniature to a whole new awesome level! Take a look.

> New work by miniaturist Isaac Cordal is featured in a new exhibition in an abandoned convent in Spain. From: Design Boom.

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ABOUT D. THOMAS MINIATURES

D. Thomas Miniatures is a retail and gallery destination featuring top quality collectibles including 1/12th scale structure, furniture and accessories. The concept, designed to appeal to collectors, crafters and enthusiasts was created, in part, to raise awareness of miniatures as a decorative art form and to introduce the discipline not only to a new generation but to those who may just be discovering it! The gallery space showcases work in miniature by well-known artists from all over the world.

Visit the Shoppes in Cold Spring NY

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Devin Smith Life Isnt Pretty

We're headed on the road to present BadAss Miniatures at the upcoming 2018 Guild Show at the Marriott Windsor in Hartford CT on September 22 and 23. (Photo: Devin Smith)

BadAss Miniatures: On The Road...

Amanda Kelly: Her Bed

BadAss Miniatures was first exhibited at our Gallery in Yonkers, New York earlier this year and now we're gonna cause some more trouble and take the show to a new location! (Photo: Amanda Kelly/Her Bed)

Lee Harper A ColorFul Death

BadAss Miniatures is miniature art without boundaries. It's quirky, whimsical, makes you somewhat uncomfortable and definitely makes you think! (Photo: Lee Harper)

The show was co-curated by Kate Ünver, founder of The Daily Mini (IG: @dailymini)

Carolyn Nygren Curran

BadAss features works by IGMA artisans and fellows like Michael Yurkovic, Carolyn Nygren Curran and Brooke Rothshank among others including Devin Smith (Awesome, Thanks), Carolyn Nygren Curren, Leah Yeo, Lydia Ricci (from Scraps) and Lee Harper.

Welcome to the Disobedient Dollhouse.

2018 Guild Show: Special Presentation

Mohamad Hafez

Artist and architect Mohamad Hafez will be the featured speaker on Saturday, Sept 22 at 2018 Guild Show. This is a unique opportunity to meet Mr. Hafez and hear more about the refugee crisis in his native Syria and how he expresses this struggle through his incredible miniatures. More details here.

Our First Estate Auction!

Estate Auction

We're planning our very first estate auction (via Invaluable) and will have a number of artisan pieces available for sale (including IGMA artisans!) in the furniture, pottery and baskets categories as well as oversized antique miniatures and fun whimsical scale creations (toys and dolls). You will not want to miss this - there will be something for everyone from the curious to the collector (#LivingTheMiniLife).

Come by and visit our table at the Guild Show and we'll be happy to give you a sneak peek and share photos of some of the auction assortment. Auction is scheduled for October - check back in this space or on social media for updates!

See you at the Show!

We hope you can make it to this year's Guild Show. Check back for details about our upcoming online auction coming in October!

ABOUT D. THOMAS MINIATURES

D. Thomas Miniatures is a retail and gallery destination featuring top quality collectibles including 1/12th scale structure, furniture and accessories. The concept, designed to appeal to collectors, crafters and enthusiasts was created, in part, to raise awareness of miniatures as a decorative art form and to introduce the discipline not only to a new generation but to those who may just be discovering it! The gallery space showcases work in miniature by well-known artists from all over the world.

Visit the Shoppes in Cold Spring NY

Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest or contact us here!


Moshe Samter

Welcome to the latest WEEkly Round Up of news and reports from the MiniWorld! (Photo: Moshe Samter deutschland.de)

The Appeal of Tiny Food

Sharon Harbison

National Geographic takes on the topic and interest in food miniatures. This, combined with all things "Cute," amounts to a billion dollar business (who knew?). Mini veggies in photo by Sharon Harbison.

Architectural Miniatures

Architectural Modeling

Take a peak inside the world of architectural modeling and the skilled makers who create these towers of tiny. More awesome photos in this article by Curbed New York.

Making Memories in Miniature

LIm Pui PicoWorm

Miniaturist Pui-Lim (AKA "PicoWorm") from Malaysia is featured in this story from New Straights Times. Ms. Lim recreates structure in miniature as a way of preserving "the old and forgotten" that helps evokes feelings of nostalgia.

BadAss Miniatures: Extended!

http://www.tokyobanhbao.com/en/2018/06/24/a-dolls-house/

The last day to see our BADASS Miniatures exhibition at YoHo Artist Studios is Saturday, August 4 (11am to 5pm) - Call 914-231-9871 to schedule an appointment if you're planning to be in the Yonkers NY area.

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll

Several pieces from the BadAss Miniatures exhibition will be on view at the Guild Show at the Hartford Windsor Marriott on September 22 and 23. (Photo: "Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll" by Ann Marie Mathius)

Home Town Museum of Miniatures

Moshe Samter

Moshe Samter recreated his childhood hometown in miniature and then opened a museum in Israel to showcase and share his work. Oh, and he's 95 years old! (From Deutschland.de)

Mini Treasures for Sale!

Celebrating Pride at Gulliver's Gate

Artisan-signed ("BBE" 1995) old School miniature folk-art hand-painted corner cabinet from an estate is available in our Facebook Shop or message us for purchase info!

LOOSE ENDS:

> Meet Ann Ernst. Ann has been making miniatures for over 2 decades. We like Ann. (Dartmouth Tribune)

> Iconic miniaturist Bill Robertson presents "Maximum Miniatures" in his second Ted Talk.

> Miniatures move front and center in this new mini (ha!) series "Sharp Objects" starring Amy Adams premiering this fall on HBO.

We hope you enjoyed this WEEkly update. Be sure to share this post with other miniacs and have them subscribe here so they never miss an update!

ABOUT D. THOMAS MINIATURES

D. Thomas Miniatures is a retail and gallery destination featuring top quality collectibles including 1/12th scale structure, furniture and accessories. The concept, designed to appeal to collectors, crafters and enthusiasts was created, in part, to raise awareness of miniatures as a decorative art form and to introduce the discipline not only to a new generation but to those who may just be discovering it! The gallery space showcases work in miniature by well-known artists from all over the world.

Visit the Shoppes in Cold Spring NY

Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest or contact us here!

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