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Weekly Mini RoundUp 2.18.18

Welcome to our latest round up of news and reports from in and around the miniworld capturing mainstream and social media bits as well as local stories you may have missed.

Dumpster Dive Delight!

Interior decorator Susannah Talley puts her creative skills to the test with a dollhouse trash to treasure report in this piece in New Yorker Magazine's The Cut.

A Behind the Scenes Look...

Corpse Bride Miniatures Tim Burton

Take a look at an this awesome assortment of behind the scenes photos of the miniatures used to make Tim Burton's Oscar nominated film Corpse Bride (2005) starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

This Awesome Chair...

DeJo Miniatures

From DeJo Miniatures out of Brazil...

D. Thomas Fine Miniatures

Loose Ends:

> Internet is called upon to work its magic to find a stolen dollhouse. From the Liverpool Echo.

> From NPR: A look back to last year's awesome Small Stories exhibition at the National Building Museum which featured some of our favorite artists creating their "dream rooms" in miniature.

> From the The Ledger Independent: Permanent exhibition of miniatures expands at the Kentucky Gateway Museum curated by Kaye Browning.

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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.

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St Leger Miniature Automata

Weekly Mini RoundUp 2.10.18

Welcome to our latest round up of news and reports from in and around the miniworld capturing mainstream and social media bits as well as local stories you may have missed.

Neo Victorian Miniatures

Patric Jacobs Neo Victorians

Patrick Jacob's diorama "Spiral" includes flowers made from thousands of tiny petals extending into the abyss in this piece for a new show "The Neo Victorians: Contemporary Artists Revive Gilded Age Glamour" which opens today at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, New York.

Love is in the Air...

SquintBox Love is in the Air

SquintBox is celebrating the month of love with a delightful stack of Valentine's Day cards (with envelopes!) tied with ribbon by Cassie Leigh. New subscribers have until February 15th to get in on the next SquintBox!

BadAss Miniatures: Artists Open Call

BadAss Miniatures

Intent to Submit is Due Today! for artists who wish to send in a submission/proposal for our new show BadAss Miniatures (if you need an extra day or so, let us know!). Mark your calendars: show opens Saturday May 5th!

Bit Size Bats

Ross Symons Origami Miniatures

From Digital Arts: artist Ross Symons is creating one origami miniature each day for an entire year. So far he has made 72 sculptures with only 293 to go! For a daily ping of delight follow him on Instagram here.

NEW! Artisan Floor Plant

Artisan Plant Miniature

This highly detailed artisan (unsigned) floor plant in a decorative ceramic pot with an aged finish was just listed in our shop. Photo taken from our studio in Yonkers, New York.

D. Thomas Fine Miniatures

Loose Ends:

> From Celebrity Net Worth: 8 year old receives a $71,0000 dollhouse in "Billionaire Kids," a new program on Channel 5 in the UK.

> From NPR: A look back to last year's awesome Small Stories exhibition at the National Building Museum which featured some of our favorite artists creating their "dream rooms" in miniature.

> Author/educator and poet Nicole Cooley shares her perspective in The Paris Review with her piece "Death and Feminism in a Nutshell" after visiting Frances Glessner Lee's exhibition of forensic diorama at The Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C.

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

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St Leger Miniature Automata

Just for fun, here are six awesome behind the scenes shots from Tim Burton's 2005 animation film Corpse Bride. The movie received one Oscar nomination and stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter and features some really incredible miniatures!

Bill Robertson Miniatures

We love the weathered red door with medieval hinges, the back wall with exposed stones and that hanging lantern!

Hereditary Film Miniatures

Just at day at the office (incredible lighting!)

A History of Miniatures Presentation

The chandelier almost looks full size!

That brass bed and desk!

Scratch-Built Old School Miniature Chair

This is another view of the bedroom....oh the magic of the movies and illusion of miniatures...it looks like the floor was pained to look like wood!

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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

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

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