Jane's attic, update XXXIII: a trunk full of books.

Hi everybody, I hope you're all well! Today I'm going to share with you another addition to Jane's attic: a trunk full of wonderful miniature books!

The trunk was a 'ready made' which I bought at a miniatures fair, and then weathered to smithereens. When I was done, the poor thing did look like something completely different, but much more suitable for the attic! Below are several pictures of it after the weathering, including some showing my hand for measurement (all you need to remember is that I have BIG hands, ok..?).

Then I worked on the books, or rather non-assembled book kits, which I got from the lovely Rebecca Micallef. She has a whole collection of close to 100 different titles featuring beautiful, famous (and less famous) vintage books which she adapted for miniatures. Some of the books are Victorian, while others are a bit more modern.

The books come as kits (see above image), and are faithful reproductions of the originals. And the great thing about them, is that you can actually read them!! They are available at her web shop in two scales (1:12, and 1:24), and are a joy to read. They even are numbered on their spine, so you can actually start your own collection! 

For those unsure how to start (like me), she offers a tutorial on her "My Miniature World" blog. Finally, those who want to collect the books but don't want to spend time putting them together, can order them 'ready made'. I chose for the kit format, because I wanted to experience the thrill of 'creating' a book, and ended up doing five!

This image and below: a peek inside "The 3 Little Kittens", 1:12 scale.

The 5 books in the trunk are: "The Circus Procession", "The 3 Little Kittens", "The Story of Miss Moppet", "The Book of Dragons", and "The Gargoyle Book". Once they were done, I put them in the trunk, and presto!

This image and below: a peek inside "The book of Dragons".

This image: a peek inside "The Story of Miss Moppet"

Below are some photo's of how it all looks like now. I'm so thrilled with them, that I will definitely add more!  In fact, I'll use the 1:24 version of some of these books for my "Sad Kitten" project! Thank you, Rebecca, for your patience and guidance! And, of course, for the lovely books!

Thanks for visiting, and see you next time!

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Miniature paintings

Hi All,

Four of my miniature paintings are featured in an article in the current issue of  American Miniaturist magazine.

The paintings were commissioned by my friend and fellow miniaturist Rebecca Micallef, and were added to her stunning dolls house project named "J.R. Art Gallery", which is the focus of the article.

The Art Gallery is truly magnificent, and the level of detail breath-taking. Note that most of the items you see on the pictures were hand made by her. I feel immensely thankful and honored to be a part of this beautiful and unique project through the paintings!

The below pictures give a short impression of the project, which you can view in more detail on Rebecca's blog by clicking here!

Three of the paintings sitting on wooden easels. Front to back: The Cupola (canvas only), The Hummingbird (framed), and The Secret Garden (framed).

The level of detail and elegance of the Art Gallery is stunning.

The forth -unfinished- "Ballerina" painting in the living quarters of the artist. The painting was left unfinished to create a sense of 'work in progress'.

Photography by Rebecca Micallef.