Repurposed tin jewelry cases as mini terrains. Part of a series I call "Pocket Vacations". Designed as cubical toys, they can also be custom modified into paper weights, magnets, keychains, or quirky pendants.
Hand woven nest- raffia, natural grass, artificial moss
Size/scale reference
Goldfinch egg nest
Natural and artificial materials, polymer, cruelty free cockatiel cheek feather
appx 2 hours
2016
Side view- featuring cockatiel down and a tiel cheek feather. Polymer, raffia, grass, grape vine, natural and artificial moss
Pondside
Foam, acrylic, polymer, resin, artificial moss, natural materials
appx. 3 hours
2016
Forest floor
A simple collection of natural and synthetic materials to replicate a temperate forest.
Appx. 2 hours
2016
Pocket beach vacation
Foam, resin, acrylics, polymer, silicone
2+ hours
2016
An autumn forest with mushrooms
preserved moss, natural stone, polymer, chalk pastels, seed pods, artificial and natural blended turf
2 hours
2016
Size/scale reference- a number 2 pencil
Blue hand sculpted roses in a natural setting- artificial and natural materials
3+ hours
2016
A lighthearted diorama- a lawn gnome with brightly colored mushrooms. A natural geode is augmented with chunky metallic glitter.
Foam, plastic, polymer, natural stone, acrylics
Appx. 2 hours
2016
An alternate angle
Created as a 'love note in a box'. Hand-sculpted, intricately created lavender roses lay on a micro doily. Crocheted by a distant relative who was blind and also an accomplished lace maker who created her works entirely by feel and counted stitches.
Foam, wood, paper, polymer, plastic, natural materials
2 hours
2016
Another angle
Size/scale reference, a number 2 pencil
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Mini Dioramas
Miniature dioramas and terrains inside altered containers. Tiny, quirky pieces of art for gift-giving and collecting.
