Corner

A dark corner of my "Two Minutes to Midnight" shadow box. No one taught me how to do this, I got there by trial and error.

I embarked in this particular project only a year after starting to work with miniatures. My love for everything old and rusty has always been the driving force behind my experiments with new techniques.

 

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Bratwurst, anyone?

 

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Begonia

Hi everybody! On Saturday I drove to the city of Gouda to buy some items from the renowned dolls houses & miniatures shop "Het Kabinet" ("The Cabinet").

Most of the miniatures I bought relate to a small room box project that I'm currently working on. However, regardless of the subject at hand, I never go back home without a little hand-made plant from Elly; a lady who offers her wonderful work for sale in one of the beautiful display cabinets in the shop.

This time I fell for an adorable pink begonia that was just begging to be bought! And here she is, in all her delicate splendor!

 

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The Wall Fountain

Hi friends, how are you doing?

This is a very old metal wall fountain I have; all rusted and with chipped paint. It's also incomplete, and maybe because of all this, I love it!

It's just one of the hundreds of items I have, destined to be used in one project or another. The wall it's up against was made by me a while ago, and was used for a photo shoot of some old toy trains. I think they go very well together, don't you?

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A New Painting

Hi Friends, I hope you're doing well!

Below is a pic of my latest miniature painting, titled "Autumn evening." Acryl on canvas, 7x7cm (2,75x2,75 inch).

I've decided to dust off my brushes and get going with some new stuff! And I must say that I enjoyed doing this one very much! If interested, I invite you to take a look at the other paintings on this blog. Thank you and have a great day!

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Sneak Peak

Below is a 'sneak peak' of one of the rooms of "The Centennial," which is my favorite dolls house. She's over one hundred years old, and my first dolls house of that age, hence the name I gave her. 

I have more "centennials" in my collection, but this one, which I got as a gift from a nice elderly couple in Amsterdam, definitely holds a very special place in my heart!

 

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Elise and the shadows.

As King Winter reigns over the Northern hemisphere, the days are short and the nights endless; the wind is chill and rain abundant, while the temperatures hover just above the zero mark. Sometimes, the landscape gets covered with a thin layer of snow, as if to make a point that it is truly winter.

Inside her home, little Elise enjoys being cozy and warm. "Let the wind howl and the icy rain drop like needles from the sky," thinks Elise, "I'm all nice and warm inside! With my dolls houses and fresh croissants I think I can weather the winter!"

I hope you liked this blog. If so, leave a comment, and see you next time. Thank you!!

 

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Fair (2)

Hi all, this is a follow up to my visit to the dolls houses and miniatures fair in Houten, The Netherlands, last Sunday.

It was very nice and inspiring, as such events usually are! I got to meet very dedicated and creative people, and to see their wonderful work up close!

One of the 'memento's' I bought that day was a beautiful small doll, very delicately dressed and measuring only 7 cm (2.75 inches) in height, as well as a even smaller doll from the same artist. The small one is only 3 cm (1.18 inches), and as you can see below, she has become a doll for the 'big' one! 

I cannot imagine any better way to start the new year! ⭐

 

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Fair

Today I'm attending a dolls houses and miniatures fair here in The Netherlands. Such a fair is always a great opportunity to meet people I haven't seen for a while, see what they've been up to, and 'discover' new artists and their work.

Looking very much forward to it, I must say!

 

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Little damaged bot

My fascination with vintage robots in sci-fi movies from the 50's and 60's is evident from the below image. Here we see a battle damaged little bot flanked by the remains of two of its less fortunate peers. 

I made them a while ago using different materials, and as a matter of fact they have already featured in a previous blog, which you can see by clicking HERE.  

Have a great week ahead!

 

 

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Let there be love!

Mister and Mrs Elephant show each other some affection in the living room of The Centennial.

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Dolls Houses: A Passage in The Centennial

A dim lit passage in the entrails of The Centennial leads from the entrance to the kitchen at the back of the house, past a dormitory and the bathroom.

 

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Dolls houses: A corner in a room of The Centennial

A corner in a room of The Centennial, arguably my favorite dolls house. She's been with me for three years now, and I enjoy looking at her every day! 

The peace and tranquility that reigns in that antique dolls house gives me comfort and calms me down. Long may she keep me company, for I cannot imagine a life without her!

 

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Standing Guard

An armored truck stands guard at a steam engine plant in what it seems to be a conflict situation. Ominous and silent, it sits immobile behind a wall like a predatory beast. The men inside the vehicle hoping that they will not have to show their teeth.

 

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In Silence.

Houses live, houses breathe; houses hold secrets, houses hold memories. 

They remember..

 

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Crossing the bridge.

A convoy of tankers crosses a bridge, carrying with them the lifeblood of modern society.

Lest we forget.

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Interiors (1)

As summer slowly gives way to autumn and then to winter, the outside becomes the inside, and, once again, we turn our attention to the magic realm of shadows.

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Treasure.

 Treasure the beauty in the little things, and hold it close to your heart.

 

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There is a Bed.

There is a bed where I can end my days
To think about the road I've run the miles I've come
There is a bed where troubles melt away
My lonely hours or hours with you
The times that we've come through

There is a bed where we shared times of love
And out of love those nights are memories best forgot
We argued about trivial things
And slept apart a wall we built among the sheets

 

There is a bed where sickness left its touch
And fever damp the sheets where I would shake all night
Cold burning on my brow
Hallucinations here and now
A fight to live or die

There is a bed where first we both made love
And left the marks, reminders of how good it felt
The hard, the soft, the sweat in midnight's hour
We built the fort, we climbed the tower

There is a bed where years will make us wise
Truth and lies defeat, despise and forgiving
The sheets our cradle birth to death
The twists and turns of love, the life we're living

 

There is bed where nights I lay awake
To think about my future to forget my past
My bed a boat to sail the seas
To land where safety finds me gripping to the mast

And though I feel the years slip through my fingers
Sorrow lingers and won't go away
There is a bed that is my sanctuary
A bed where I can end my days

There is a bed.

 

Lyrics by the great Marc Almond. I hope you liked this blog. If so, leave a comment, and see you next time. Thank you!!

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A Lundby lamp sparkles back to life.

 

Hello everybody, I hope you're well! 

This little vintage Lundby lamp was kept in storage for a long time, because I couldn't make it work anymore.

So yesterday I decided to bring it to someone who knows a lot about both miniatures and electricity, and he repaired it for me! So here it is, sparkling like a jewel in the magical half light of my living room!

Now I think of it, I guess it's a bit symbolic for me too, after spending so much time without publishing anything here, finally 'the lights' go back on again..

 

 Wish you a great week, and see you soon!

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