tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22533693971000392742024-03-12T22:53:30.503-07:00Patricia Paul StudioFINE ART in 'Little' ~ Miniatures for the Serious CollectorPatricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-48145364327342373472017-01-28T16:49:00.000-08:002017-01-28T16:51:21.970-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-14717551043576411862016-10-24T13:16:00.000-07:002016-10-24T13:17:28.624-07:00It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My <a href="http://www.patriciapaulstudio.com/blog/its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year" target="_blank">HALLOWEEN BLOG</a> is up on my website. So if you come here and don't ever go there, <a href="http://www.patriciapaulstudio.com/blog/its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year" target="_blank">Go THERE NOW!</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, I am having a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PatriciaPaulMiniatures/" target="_blank">GIVEAWAY</a></span></span></div>
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-526829836084068122016-09-05T18:44:00.001-07:002016-09-05T18:47:32.297-07:00Taking myself, my miniatures and my blog and moving.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">When your past calls, don't answer, it has nothing new to say. Unknown.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I have been changing. They way I do business anyway. And market myself. I have been learning a lot about internet marketing and trying to put those lessons into practice. One of them calls for leaving this blog behind. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> And I think Blogger is fun to use too.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>It has just run its course for me. So from now on, I'll be blogging on my website. I hope you'll join me there. If you are on my <b><a href="http://bit.ly/298GIXK" target="_blank">newsletter list</a></b>, you will be notified of a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">new blog. So you might want to subscribe. I am not pushy, sale<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sy<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and I wil<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l never bombard your inbox. If anyt<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hing, I am a negl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ig<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span>nt blogger. I have so much more fun creating thi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ngs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Other than that, I am gearing up for Halloween<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with some new treats for sale, </span>some new projects and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">orders, of course.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Here's a few of the newest.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finally, Fall is beginning to show its face. I am seeing my <a href="http://patriciapaulstudio.blogspot.com/2015/09/to-patricia-love-william.html" target="_blank">spider friends again!!</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am finished with t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he heat and looking forward to what I consider to be the beginning of MY new year<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. How about you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am leaving this one here because there's <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some good<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> stuff<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, fun stuff, growth stuff and importan<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t stuff. I did move a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">few of my most popular<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> blogs o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ver but th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e rest of t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat - <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a new beginning.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope you will come with <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2cuLUp9" target="_blank">Me <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To the New BLOG</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-72113877589825949832016-02-28T13:53:00.001-08:002016-02-28T13:53:12.445-08:00The Heart of the Miniature MATTER.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it. William Ellery Channing</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I want to introduce you to a long gone miniaturist who obviously was obsessed with perfection. At least that is what shows up in his work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">His name is Frank Matter and he passed away in 1977. During his lifetime he made the most incredible miniatures. Everyday things, copied exactly, working, and of course, without the use of computer graphics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I first read about Frank in the old Nutshell News. I lot of his items were in the collection of John and Ellen Blauer. I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n that article was a description of a fountain pen made ex<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">actl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y like a real fountain pen. Rubber bladder and all. Can you even imagine<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway, I was aware that <a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/42402_adell-venus-collection-of-miniatures/" target="_blank">Adell Venus </a>collected miniatures as far back as the 1950's. (she was a customer of mine, became my friend an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d al<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so told me she <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">had that fountain pen s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I knew she had a lot of Fr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ank's things</span></span></span>) I was luck enough to get just a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">very FEW things of Frank<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s from Adell's auction and below is one.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looks like a very nice bathroom scale, right? But<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, guess what? W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n you press on it the dial ac<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tuall<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y moves. So<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a dollhouse in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">habitant might very well check her w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eight each morning.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> (The scale is metal<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I managed to learn a good bit about Frank f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rom <a href="http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Robertson.htm" target="_blank">Bill Robertson</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>who <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">happens to be an inc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">redible miniature artisan himself. Just have a peek see at some of his <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bill+robertson+miniatures&biw=1145&bih=711&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiLm-uhspvLAhVIPT4KHTbhCVEQ_AUICCgD" target="_blank">amazing work .</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e of his stories abo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ut Frank involves "the worl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s smallest pipe" that Frank advertised in magazines. Luckily I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">got one out of Adell<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s collection. He <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sold things in those gel<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">atin capsules and I am probably the first person to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">touch th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is pipe when I removed it for photogra<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">phing. Pretty sure Adell left things as she <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">got the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m and just put them away. It is in point of fact a working p<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ipe. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ccording to Bill, t</span></span>he <a href="http://toyandminiaturemuseum.org/" target="_blank">Kansas City Museum </a>has a large collection of Frank Matter's creations. I have not yet been but if you get there make sure you get to see these miniature m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">iracles. (And if you have seen them, tell me about them in the comments. Please<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">re a few other bits I managed to acquire. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> You do tend to see lots of sewing things about all over in miniatures. But none so perfect. Looks like to me Frank used ivorine or celluloid to make the thread<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> cards.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The little thread storage piece turns to let the spools out. Clever.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is much more to Frank Matter. These tiny little scraps that I am so lucky to own are just a minuscule example of what he was capable of. He worked in wood, silver, paint, ivory, and included furniture, games, musical instruments, toys, clocks and more. He also made a 1:48 scale house and created nearly every item in the house, including working clocks, paintings and a tiny silver tea service. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is very little about Frank anywhere on the 'net and I am happy to bring him to your attention. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what do ya think? </span></span></div>
Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-85954816551042332322016-02-14T17:28:00.000-08:002016-02-14T17:30:30.774-08:00Making Minis with Idris Elba<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sorry for that, but in a way, kinda true. I watch/listen to Netflix while working and my latest was watching/listening to the British drama series, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Luther</a> While I worked Idris was right there with me. So I wasn't lying actually.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I put together this Paleontologist's paraphernalia. Cute little Mastodon skeleton model right? Books, fossils too. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Collector-Miniature-1-12-PALEONTOLOGISTs-DESK-Accessories-OOAK-Fossils-Mastodon-/311548022550?" target="_blank">If you'd like to own it here ya go.</a></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> While I am not an animal maker, I do give it a shot now and again. This sculpted Afgan Hound is furred with Alpaca fibers. This was a hit and miss project that took more than several episodes of Luther.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have done one of these before and this one is a bit different. The original is one of my most popular pins on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/TrishBzdilPaul/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. So, another one.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And some bird houses. Don't like the roof on the first one, so have since ripped it off. But now I have run out of Idris... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most of this will be on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/heretherebeghosts/m.html?_ipg=50&_sop=10&_rdc=1" target="_blank">my Ebay.</a></span></span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-53575548434715939562015-11-29T13:48:00.000-08:002015-11-29T13:48:13.956-08:00A Day in The Life - A Miniature Life.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"The reinvention of daily life means marching off the edge of our maps." Bob Black</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have a feeling if you are like me, you march off the edge of your map daily. By that I mean, we start off with one project and by the end of the day are way off the trail. A long way from where we started.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wake up thinking about miniatures and pretty much go to bed the same way. This usually entails what I plan for the day and then what I never got to that day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Actually these were another wandering wh<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">en I came across so<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">me</span> turned wooden pots and some larger terracotta pots I got in a lot on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eBay. Because I wanted the stra<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wberry plante<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r</span> in the l<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ot. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(W</span>hich I broke as soon as it arrived.) I came across them many a time and finally came up with something to do with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">them while trolling <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pinterest.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e tray got a coat of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gesso. Black gesso. I do love the black stuff. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I never went further with the tray because I got <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">distracted again. I put away the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fabric and tea sets - getting pretty crowded <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on all 3 of my work desks<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - and decided to clean up the whole lot. I probably don't have to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> tell you that once you start th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at 25 other projects <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">present themselves. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ease tell my I'm not <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">alone. Post your wanderings below. </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures. Khalil Gibran</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I attended the Philadelphia miniature show last weekend, (which is actually in New Jersey in a very tricky to get to hotel), just for the day on Saturday. In missing the preview I lost out on my most desired items. I won't mention them here because, well, I lost out. I will say there were only 2 dealers who I wanted to catch and those 2 were just about sold out by the time I got there. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The show is not at all what it used to be, sadly. I suppose partially due to the economy and of course, the internet. So many top drawer artisans missing. Lots of smaller scales available too. Not for me, but popular when you start running out of room, but for now, tables that I could skip. (<a href="http://tynietoy.org/notebook.html" target="_blank">Here is a better review of the show </a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, to business. I came away with a lot less than I did back in the day, but as mentioned, missing artisans and the internet (which is now a juicy place to acquire miniatures, a gift horse, so to speak, if you will).</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I cannot control myself when it comes to animals and it looks like I did it again in one form or another. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I found this little monkey and the tiny mice at <a href="http://www.kathikuti.com/" target="_blank">Kathi Kuti</a> . Made by Kathi the monkey will go in my toy shop. He is just about 1.5 inches high. I also have a monkey collection. (I once raised a monkey for <a href="http://www.monkeyhelpers.org/" target="_blank">Helping Hands,</a> an organization that trains and places monkey helpers for the disabled). The mice are porcelain and can go anywhere and I do like mice. I also had some pet rats at one time. </span></span></span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-63637522643713446532015-09-14T17:26:00.000-07:002015-09-14T17:26:08.595-07:00To Patricia Love William<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realize that nothing really belongs to them" - Paulo Coelho</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love this time of year when Fall approaches because I am more than happy to see hot, humid, sticky God-awful Summer begone for another year. And I take joy in knowing the flies, ticks and mosquitos return to hell where they belong. But one insect that makes me happy to see is the spider. (I know). Big fat ones come around announcing that Autumn is on the way. So for me that's a 'yay'.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, I had my 'pet' spider come around this year too, weaving a gorgeous web every night and putting himself right smack in the center. Every morning both he and the web were gone and then every evening they'd be back again. Sweet and reassuring. (I know - the last thing you want is a spider bite, but my spider is out there catching all the hellish insects - and he's outside...)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today he was gone. His beautiful web remains (still catching pesky gnats) . He might have been plucked out of his perch at dawn by a hungry bird. Maybe his time was up. Maybe it was a she and she went off to lay eggs and die like Charlotte. Who knows?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“It all goes away. Eventually, everything goes away.” - Elizabeth Gilbert</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And so the point of this really is about miniatures. I recently acquired this gorgeous piece of miniature silver by Pete Acquisto. I found it taking my own <a href="http://patriciapaulstudio.blogspot.com/2015/03/ten-tips-for-finding-best-miniatures-in.html" target="_blank">advice</a>. This very piece is a limited edition and at this very minute is listed on a website for $1400 and I got it for less than $100. Score, right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is the poignant part, its engraved "To Patricia Love William". My namesake no longer has it and it ended up with a seller other than her. Did she give up miniatures? Did she move on to another collection of say, stamps? Did she leave this world? Did she lose the fact that she loved miniatures along with other losses?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlIsJEsmq93nmDlCVeqct0JdEsuuj8kbubleKGh2BM0AH9B2jHQhRCb1vdGHo44ei-bBIC24V1Zj_Fk4L9BGCHo_5qlqffSek5jZMM4RpKDURFIv2y-llIKj4AAdH0eAO77aybxf3Zg/s1600/Spider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlIsJEsmq93nmDlCVeqct0JdEsuuj8kbubleKGh2BM0AH9B2jHQhRCb1vdGHo44ei-bBIC24V1Zj_Fk4L9BGCHo_5qlqffSek5jZMM4RpKDURFIv2y-llIKj4AAdH0eAO77aybxf3Zg/s400/Spider.jpg" width="298" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This brings to mind several of the serious collectors and well known miniaturists whose miniatures were recently auctioned off. <a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/42402_adell-venus-collection-of-miniatures/" target="_blank">Adell Venus</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span id="quote_book_link_19501"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">comes to mind since that one caused a lot of chatter. Other famous collectors: Flora Gill Jacobs, Mary Kaliski, Vivian Green who owned a dollhouse museum in England. And the rest of us no one knew.</span></span></span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-2892902338599610642015-04-07T12:28:00.001-07:002015-04-07T12:29:58.411-07:00Step by Step.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have never done a work in progress like you see on blogs a lot. Step by painful step.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But might as well do one for the record.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a Trompe L'oeil called
Le Pate after Jean Baptiste Oudry. I had done this one years and years
ago but this was a request so did it again. Have to admit I have not
painted in a few years so, something different. Keeps the old brain from
getting tics, hopefully...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This one below was done long ago and I found it on Google. Not the best lighting. For sure, it was not that yellow. I would love to see them side by side. See how close I came each time...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let me know what you think. </span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-41583515266158510952015-03-12T14:21:00.000-07:002015-05-14T13:15:13.696-07:00TEN Tips for Finding the BEST Miniatures in Your Pajamas. (and at a bargain)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. Oscar Wilde</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You don't need the expense of traveling to miniature shows when the very best miniatures are no farther than your keyboard. We all came to earth with gifts and one of mine I know for sure is that I can find the best things in just about anyplace. And I know who has what gift. So when it comes to miniatures I am pretty good at ferreting out great stuff. To add to my own collection. And here are some tips to help you find treasures of your own:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are wonderful artisan miniatures available there every day often going for way below original cost. Check under 'Artist Offerings" in Dollhouse Miniatures (under Dolls and Bears). But don't neglect the larger category because many things there are not followed by most.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2) Check out the Artisan.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you see something on a popular miniature website and are not thrilled with the prices, go directly to the artisan (Google) You may well get the better price. Plus you can find wonderful things from artisans who might not be dealers at the shows you attend. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3) Auctions.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For years I thought I would never be able to afford the wonderful miniatures that were coming up for auction. I did not even know how to sort out bidding on those auctions. So, sadly, I passed up bidding. Eventually when an auction got to be too tempting, I jumped in. While things are usually sold in lots and you might be interested in only one item, charge in and get the lot. You can later sell off the unwanted bits and in the end come out ahead with your prized item costing nothing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While I find ETSY to have a lot of miniatures less than top, artisan quality (lots of decal-ed plates and crockery, computer printed books, paper watering cans etc), there are quality pieces there, you just have to look. As new artisans emerge with wonderful things you can score amazing miniatures for great prices. These artisans eventually move on for some reason, often showing up on eBay where there is great competition for their work. Strike while the iron is hot. (And hey, nothing wrong with decals and computer printed stuff, I use and make it myself, but that stuff will not bulk up the pocketbooks of your heirs)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a Yahoo group consisting of over 1800 members at the time of this writing. Its a great place to share anything about miniatures and ask for help with your projects or locating a item. Lots of help from many well informed artisans and collectors. When one finds something fabulous it gets shared and you can find great deals and great artisans by word of mouth. I believe it to be the ultimate miniature online group. <a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/THECAMP" target="_blank">Join HERE.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While not for everyone because I have heard that joining scares some people into believing their information might be shared, its still one of the biggest if not the biggest social media sites. There are many miniature groups there and you will find wonderfully talented artisans coming out of the woodwork from all over the world and many sell their work. I would start with IGMA: The International Guild of Miniature Artisans.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/119864761394545/" target="_blank">Go HERE.</a><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">7) Pinterest. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another social media venue full and I mean FULL of miniature eye candy. Again, you can find wonderful creators of minis there and many do sell their work. You can also leave a message asking to place an order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, there are millions of blogs these days. Just another sign of the times that the internet is where it's at. It can happen this way; you find something on Pinterest that links to a blog. That blog lists favorite blogs they happen to follow - miniature related, of course, and you can scroll through several at a sitting, see what the owner is doing and how they do it. Many show step by step photos of their own personal projects. But in and among this information is reference to items they collected and where to find the artisan.<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9) Show schedules with dealer links.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whether you go to shows or not, you can always visit the show's website. There posted are dealers for upcoming shows with links directly to the artisans. Click around and you will find something to please you in your budget directly from the artisan. Since you saved a pile of money not traveling to the show, spend away.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">10) And last but not least THE IGMA Fine Miniatures Forum.</span></span> This is an online forum of the very finest miniatures but anyone is welcome to view and post their work. You need not be a member to participate. But once there, you may well be inclined to be part of a group promoting miniatures as an art form. Which indeed they are. <a href="http://www.fineminiaturesforum.com/" target="_blank">Check it out.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Did I miss anything? Found anything wonderful yourself off the beaten path? </span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-52893039565808677192015-03-04T13:05:00.001-08:002015-03-06T12:09:45.708-08:00Perfecting the Art of Customer Service, (or how not to treat your customers.)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Take good care of your customers and they will take care of you".</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am a miniature artisan and I do sell my work and have been selling it for over 30 years. I pride myself on the quality of customer service I deliver. I have rarely had an issue with anything I have made, so, grateful for that. Rarely, something arrives broken and I either repair or refund according to my customer's desire. Once a customer, who purchased something years, YEARS, earlier told me that a piece had warped and I actually gave them a full refund. A pricey piece. And, yes, they did return the item. Miniaturists tend to be so pleasant and always happy with their purchase because miniatures so delight in them and making a customer happy is pretty much THE NAME OF THE GAME. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BUT I am also an avid collector and have been for even longer. In all that time in dealing with artisans and dealers at shows and through catalogs and now via the Internet I have to say that miniaturists in the business of selling miniatures are the nicest, sweetest and happiest of business people. I don't think many of you could disagree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Way back a good many years ago I did run into a less than pleasant dealer at a show. She was not nice and I never purchased from her again. But recently I have run into a few nasties and thought I just might out them here. I hope its not some kind of Karma following me. I tend to be a picky consumer. And I have every right to be. Maybe its just some sellers think they know better than their customers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I purchased some flowers from an online miniature show and when they arrived they were not much like the photo, very messy and sloppy and well, I let the 'artisan' know. She went crazy. First telling me how wonderful everyone thinks she is, then turning it up to disparage my work and then for some odd reason IGMA as well. Then claimed she was reporting me to IGMA so they could revoke my Fellow status. Remember here, it was me who was the CUSTOMER. She gave me one day to return them and would then refuse the return and my refund. I figured I had better steer clear of crazy. I have plans for those flowers...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next comes a doll maker. In fairness, I purchased the doll a few years ago. It arrived broken and I suspected something was wrong with either the polymer clay or the baking time. I let the seller know and she did offer to fix it, but it was an easy fix and easily hidden so I fixed it myself. Problem was it broke every time it was touched. I have had it lying around for all these years and finally contacted the seller. Who said she would make me another one if I paid for it. A bit testy, too, I might add. We went back and forth and finally I came here to post this. I am unhappy. I will never be a customer for either of these two ever again. Serious examples of BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I have had other dolls break and the makers happily fixed them and for FREE and guess what? I went on to purchase more dolls from them both.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>If you are not a fan of great consumer service, then you are not a fan of business ultimately not making you a fan of money. </b>K. Abernathy</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What's wrong with, "I am sorry you are not satisfied. Please return the item"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How about you? Any frightful experiences? Do tell. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And do you think I should post photos? Call them out by name? Surely they deserve it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*** I welcome your comments, but if you post anonymously as a troll or claim to know the parties involved, your comments will be deleted. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This blog is about CUSTOMER SERVICE. Not individuals which is why they are not named.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo" target="_blank">great video</a> about bad customer service. Consumers of anything deserve to get what they pay for, be satisfied and not treated like shit. Enjoy. </span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-2833537232653819172014-10-03T15:12:00.001-07:002014-10-03T17:00:04.306-07:00WHY ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how" Friedrich Nietzsche</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm in a bad mood today so I'm really glad I have miniatures. Mention just about anything and it will piss me off. Right now I am thinking about those dismissive people who think miniatures are toys for little girls. And right now I can see their eyes glaze over. Or roll. And right now I'd like to see their eyes rolling under my desk.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I make miniatures (and sell them) because I get up in the morning and can't wait to get into my studio and create something. I love the creative process. I love designing a miniature and going bit by bit through the process taking the twists and turns until something that pleases me comes out. And thankfully my customers are pleased as well. I love taking a blah piece and transforming it into something beautiful and unique. I consider what I do making art. And miniatures are my medium.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Right now Halloween is on the way. So right now I am transforming my stash of commercial, yes, commercial, 1:12 scale chairs into something spooky in honor of the season. Which is by the way, one of my favorites.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So inspired by my favorite holiday and my love of creepy things I express myself through my art. How is that any different than any other more 'lofty' art? No different.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am also discovering new abilities and improving on old ones in trying to wrangle fabrics to lay believably on the tiny chairs, unearthing new mediums for sculpting, improving my sculpting, and maneuvering images in my photo software into images that will work in 1:12 scale and give the impression of 'eerie'. I have yet to tackle Photoshop but its on my bucket list. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Am I expert at any of this? I am not. There are far better sculptors, far, far better upholstery geniuses and far better digital artists. Will you see my original one of a kind pieces coming and going? You will not.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Am I having fun? You bet your ass.</span></span></div>
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-40646947923031433982014-09-03T10:52:00.000-07:002014-09-03T10:52:45.947-07:00An Adventure in the Search for Miniature Treasure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure." Virginia Woolf</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have recently been ransacking myself. Not in a library, but rather at the IGMA Show held annually in August in Teaneck NJ. And not in a search for books but in my constant quest for the best miniatures. And lo and behold they there were.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But I am not talking about the show exactly - which is in fact a treasure trove of exceptional miniatures crafted by the very best artisans. I am talking about the silent auction that has been held at the show for years and years. The problem was I always ignored it because I could not allow myself to miss the treasures in the show room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was only at last years show that I meandered around the silent auction table and put down a few bids. The thrill of discovering the riches lying there got my heart fluttering. And winning, well, even more thrilling. And more fluttering. So back I went this year and here are some my fabulous finds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dont be jealous. You could have been there too.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copper cooking pot with stand for fireplace cooking with copper and brass spoon.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lovely and delicate turned wooden bowl, beautiful</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brass moveable Colonial candle stand</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Leather covered canteen. Well done!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Look! the cap comes off. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Backgammon Game. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Comes in a beautiful wooden case.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gorgeous multi-leveled sewing box</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sewing box opened. And partially filled with some sewing supplies. </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These are all original artisan pieces can't you tell? Totally amazing and gotten for a song. I am perfectly thrilled with myself.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The worst part is I missed so many opportunities in the past. I'll just have to console myself with my treasures here and now. One other thing, the only signed piece here was the cooper cooking pot, signed with an S. So I have no idea who might have made any of this. Such a shame because the makers are lost to history now. (Sign your work!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How about you? Find anything awesome unexpectedly? Tell me about it in the comments below.</span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-56712372804185708152014-06-18T18:34:00.000-07:002014-06-18T18:40:15.750-07:00Flora Gill Jacobs, Serendipity and A Prepared Mind<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Serendipity: Accidentally finding something wonderful while not looking for it. Adriana Law</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my first encounters with an expert in collectible dolls' houses and miniatures was Flora Gill Jacobs. I purchased her first book early on in my miniature collecting days, back in the early 80's. And although her books focus on antique dolls' houses, skimming the book was certainly an education in the history of miniatures.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact, I was delighted to discover the existence of a primitive doll house made in the 1700's right here in the Bronx via Flora's book. The house was adorable in the photo so I made my way to the <a href="http://www.historichousetrust.org/item.php?i_id=30" target="_blank">Van Cortlandt Mansion Museum</a> where the doll house was stored in the house's attic at that time. The guard let me behind the rope to measure the house and see all sides and I recreated the house in miniature. That would never happen today. The house has been moved into the children's room since the trust spruced up the place some time since I saw it. The day I went the place was empty and no one seemed to care much, probably because NYC was in financial trouble. Come to think of it, back then most museums were empty because the city was considered a dangerous one. Now they are mobbed, so I guess I miss those dangerous days. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a shot of the house taken from the museum's website video. </span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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So that was my relationship with Flora. I knew she owned a museum, The Washington Dolls' House and Toy Museum, dedicated to antique toys, dolls and dolls' houses and unfortunately I never went to visit. I was not really interested in antique miniatures and had seen plenty here and in the UK. But of course, I met Flora at miniature shows and purchased one of her children's books for my daughter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I managed to purchase several lots from the Adell Venus Estate auction (which btw, had one of the van Cortlandt miniature doll houses of mine) and in among the lots I wanted were quite a few antique pieces which I did not want, so on eBay they went. Clueless as to what they were I was shocked at the prices the pieces garnered. Shocked. And happy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So while everyone was in Chicago at the big miniature show in April this year, I was sitting at my computer or on an iPad watching the Flora Gill Jacobs Auction of her personal collection presented by Noel Barrett. The stuff I recognized as desirable went for out of my budget prices as </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was buying for resale so did not want to overspend.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I knew that those who know were watching that auction and buying. And some affordable lots slipped way because my internet bid did not go through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nevertheless, I managed to secure a few lots and will certainly keep a few things since they came out of such an historic collection. Below are some photos of my wins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"></span>The above items are from a German tin kitchen possibly made by the Marklin company.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These are much larger than the usual 1:12 scale items we are used to today and I think the kitchens came in a variety of sizes. After awhile the charm of these very old miniatures, made to be playthings start to grow on you. While I will resist with all my might, I would not mind having an antique doll house filled with these captivating miniatures. I do love antiques because there is so much wonder in imagining who used them and what their lives were like and that certainly applies to dolls' houses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While luck was not always with me I was aware of those pieces I discovered to be desirable by collectors and did catch a few. While not hysterically profitable, those early porcelain pieces do fairly well possibly because they got lost over time. They are kind of clunky and crude but again, charming.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is an actual working oil lamp. Imagine giving that to a child today? You'd be arrested for child endangerment. (And I'll bet not a few doll houses caught on fire.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I know those tobacco rugs are very easy to come by but the several I got are the first I have ever handled. They are actually quite nice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favorite lot of all is the desk set below. This one is definitely 1:12 scale and reminds me of the set found in <a href="http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/windsorcastle/what-to-see-and-do/queen-marys-dolls-house" target="_blank">Queen Mary's Doll House</a></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in Windsor Castle. I know nothing about it except its wonderful and hopefully from that time period. The calendar is not part of the set, but at one time lived its life as a key chain. It works, too.</span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-53093366943097671372014-05-22T15:31:00.000-07:002014-05-22T15:31:48.509-07:00The Elephant in The Room<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nature's great masterpiece, an Elephant; the only harmless great thing." John Donne</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I can't begin to tell you how much I love elephants and I can't begin to tell you how often I have loved seeing art made out of ivory. And I'll bet I'm not the only one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favorite museums, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, has incredible things carved in the most intricate detail out of ivory. Certainly there are collections worldwide. I don't believe any of them have any inclination to rid themselves of their ivory masterpieces. Even though the killing of elephants for ivory is a travesty. Something that is more in our consciousness now, when in the fairly recent past I think it fair to say we all took ivory for granted and never questioned how it came to be the artifact we so admire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what does one do when one loves elephants and owns beautiful things made of ivory? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't have an answer. Ivory miniatures and ivory used in making miniatures are centuries old. And we love them. But the very sad fact remains that today love for ivory is not helping elephants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This piece is about ivory miniatures that I want to share here. I wish I could say they were made from the tusks of my pet elephant who passed away in sleep after a very long and happy life. Who lived out on the African plain with family and who came to visit me once a day to be petted. But I can say that the magnificent miniature pipes below came from ivory scraps used in restorations and subsequently sold on eBay. Where the selling of ivory is now banned. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy the photos and think about the elephants who gave it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All these meerschaum pipes are carved by Cliff Feltrope. They came out of the Adell Venus auction and they are breathtaking. Hard to believe they were made by human hands. With help from elephants of course. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following photos are some other ivory miniatures in my collection. I was told that the tiny netsuke came from mammoth ivory so thought they were OK to buy. The tiny animals are antiques. The snuff bottles, which have removable tops, were done by Ligia Durstenfeld.</span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-89846930292399797922014-04-24T13:58:00.004-07:002014-04-24T13:58:53.422-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season." Mary Todd Lincoln </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, lets just say I won't be winning any blogger awards since I am so bad at it. It's spring cleaning time again and my plan was to highlight my only dollhouse and contents once I pulled them out for cleaning LAST YEAR.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to just put up the rest of the house to share with you and get it over with. Like a band aid - just grab it and rip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So lets see, where was I ?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the attic and it has a separate closure so I don't even see it much. Still an attic is fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The crazy doll trying on her wedding gown is by Lyn Trenary. Alligator suitcases are by the Dolls Cobbler. I got the darling mouse eating a book from Franzy at a show, probably Chicago.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The ship captain's trunk came from eBay done by a lady in the UK and the dress form came from the John and Ellen Blauer collection and it is tagged made by Frank Matter - but according to experts its not, although its pretty clever as it moves up and down. One of these days I'm going to blog about Frank, but I digress...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This is the second floor hallway between the 2 <span style="color: #666666;"> <a href="http://patriciapaulstudio.blogspot.com/2013_09_14_archive.html" target="_blank">Bedrooms</a></span></span>. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rug is by Classic Carpets, Schnauzer by Kerri Pajutee, chair by Betty Valentine, Plant by Hiroyuko Kimura, Mounted Game by Linda Master, Painting by Paul Saltarelli, Photo Album by Terre Fernandez.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nicely done stairs, don't you think? Those dolls are by Amanda Skinner. The one in front looks just like my daughter when she was little. Plant by Hiroyuko and Kyoko. Umbrella stand by the late Joan Westphal. Rug by Classic Carpets. I think I'll change out that table... And the fruit plates are by Dominique Levy, as well as the painted plates and artichoke plate. I got those in Chicago once when Dominique came to the US and her prices were so very reasonable which is why I have so many. Can't remember who did the painting but if you have to know, shout out.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I think of myself as something of a connoisseur of procrastination, creative and dogged in my approach to not getting things done" Susan Orlean</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For years I have debated whether to make the kitchen a kitchen or a dining room. I really don't like to cook, had a fabulous kitchen <a href="http://patriciapaulstudio.blogspot.com/2013_01_18_archive.html" target="_blank">in my other doll house, </a> and thought a dining room would be different. Kitchens are much more interesting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A painted Chrysonbon Stove. Could use some aging, I think.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this gorgeous Irish Dresser made for me by Susan Plevan. Its full of exceptional artisan stuff collected at shows, eBay, Etsy and websites. The bottom cabinets are for keeping chickens which hopefully will come later but I'll just let them wander around the kitchen. If procrastination doesn't kill me I'll show you the finished kitchen one of these days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please make me feel better about myself and leave a comment below. Thanks for your patience. XO </span></div>
Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-69931501808209414362013-12-29T19:00:00.000-08:002013-12-29T19:00:47.950-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #e06666;">"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The creative process is a process of surrender, not control." Julie Cameron</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I give up. I am never going to be a consistent blogger. Look how long it has taken me to showcase just one, single doll house. Nevertheless, here is the continuation of the process of doing just that. It has only taken me MONTHS. So, I surrender.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I apologize to anyone who was waiting to see the rest of the house, which by the way, looks like this: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The house was originally painted white with black roof and shutters. When I got it (in trade for one of my Noah's Arks) it had been painted shades of green with tinges of nicotine. And I painted it as above. Seems like it needs a change again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I supposed I need a photo of the whole house opened. The whole front pulls off and the peak that covers the attic pulls down. The tower roof lifts off and I have not done anything with that room.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> There is a train weather vane by Mary Carson in honor of my son who at the time the house came to live with us was mad about trains. And he wanted it to be a haunted house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anyway, the living room is here. Part of it goes out into the tower as does the bedroom above it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The grandmother is by Marsha Backstrom as is the little girl with teddy. The gent is by Susan Wade (whom I have not heard anything of in years.) The silver tray is by Guglielmo Cini and the decanter set by Frank Whitmore. Lamp by Niglo. The lustre-ware tea set is by Karen Zorich, one of my very favorite miniature porcelain makers.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The dining table and chairs are by Frank Hardcastle. Grandma holds a cat by Amanda Skinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The display cabinet is by Gilbert Mena and it awaits something fabulous to display. The caladium plant is by Hiroyuki and Kyoko. Roses by Sandra Wall Rubin. Ruby velvet chair by Barbara Logan. Bichon Frise by Kerri Pajutee. Tuxedo cat by Liz McInnis. Floral still life signed by C. Sparrow. Several Bespaq pieces. Rug by Classic Carpets. Tantalus set by Frank Whitmore. I can't remember who made the green velvet sofa but I know the lady is from the UK. The maker of the white cat is unknown and was a gift from Eileen Godfrey. I do have a thing for animals and they are everywhere in my miniature settings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Still have the attic, hallways, kitchen and that tower room. Looks like I can make a career out of blogging this doll house. if you enjoy it let me know below. </span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-52797257611674177702013-09-14T13:12:00.000-07:002013-09-14T13:12:33.429-07:00So Now It's 'Autumn Cleaning'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning, spring". Truman Capote</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always felt like autumn was the beginning of a new year anyway. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So the spring cleaning I started in the spring has somehow morphed into autumn cleaning. Well, nearly autumn. But when I started writing about <a href="http://patriciapaulstudio.blogspot.com/2013_05_26_archive.html" target="_blank">my doll house</a> and the spring cleaning of it, I left off with the children's bedroom. So I continue here with the master bedroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While it is the master, children have obviously invaded it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I changed the paper in this room and it has sadly faded. So I suppose another papering is in order. This bed is from the same person as the other in the children's bedroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The little girl with the doll is by the late Marsha Backstrom. She made wonderful dolls and she is missed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a better photo of that bed, the Backstrom doll and a secretary by Beth Berman. The filled sewing stand is made by Susan Harmon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This desk and chair are made-over Bespaq pieces by <a href="http://www.jilldianneart.com/p/miniature-art.html" target="_blank">Jill Diane</a><span id="goog_1157885721"></span><span id="goog_1157885722"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>. The roses are by Sandra Wall Rubin. The stationary box is by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MiniTreasuresByTerre" target="_blank">Terre Fernandez</a>. Can't remember now who made the lamp, anyone? The gold compact is by Don Henry and I got it from <a href="http://www.spminiatures.com/" target="_blank">SP Miniatures </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More dolls by Gudrun Kolenda. Puppy by <a href="http://kerripajutee.com/" target="_blank">Kerri Pajutee</a>. Rug from eBay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The little suitcase with more dolls and a crocheted bear is by <a href="http://www.dianeyunnieminiaturedolls.com/" target="_blank">Dianne Yunni</a>. I got that incredible cradle on eBay and the baby is by Sally Brennan, who seems to no longer have a website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These rosaries are truly 1:12 scale, have all the beads and pile up just like the real thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More detail of the Dianne Yunni things, painting by <a href="http://www.joart.com/" target="_blank">Josephine Meyer</a></span></div>
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-14698282204503758082013-07-23T17:48:00.000-07:002013-07-23T17:48:16.158-07:00The Mad Hatter At Home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>"Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end. Then stop." </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Lewis Carroll</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favorite character in Alice in Wonderland is the Mad Hatter. Inspired by the fairly recent Alice movie starring be-still-my-heart Johnny Depp and made by the quirky Tim Burton my miniature motivation started brewing </span>a<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nd an old clock case called to be put into use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I envision the Mad Hatter to be a curious fellow, for whom it is always teatime. Of course, he is mad, which is his charm, but also creative, messy and he lives in clutter because imaginative and mad people really do not have time for tidying things up. He's also absent minded and forgets where he left his tea.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>" Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?"</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>"I don't much care where -"</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>"Then it doesn't matter which way you go." LC </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sometimes you just have to start. Jump in and go. There had to be the black and white checks but the rest was up for grabs and became purple. Probably because I found scrap book paper with a Mad Hatter theme.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And that was the start. I already had a tall chair I had made for a customer for whom it did not suit but I liked the chair and it looks like the Mad Hatter's chair so that became the first furnishing.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bit by bit it grew from there keeping in mind the Mad Hatter lives here. But he is not here.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And yet the Cheshire Cat, who can vanish at will, is.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The amazing cat was made for me by <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.kerripajutee.com/" target="_blank">Kerri Pajutee. </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Following is the stuff the Hatter needs in his room including all the tea things and those items he needs to design and make his mad hats. All messy. When you can't figure out why a raven is like a writing desk you do the best you can.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"How do you know I'm Mad?"</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"You must be or you wouldn't have come here". </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast"</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is an inherent weirdness in the Alice tale written nearly 150 years ago and it is as popular today as it ever was. Wonderland finds itself the subject of many miniature translations and this is mine. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to be at Oxford University and heard the history of the characters as they populated the school back in Lewis Carroll's day and the eccentric characters are as endearing as ever. And everything about<u> Alice in Wonderland</u> translates very well into miniature.</span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-26485014197092815562013-05-26T12:32:00.000-07:002013-05-26T12:42:30.997-07:00Miniature Spring Cleaning.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bright person can always think of something better to do than housework" - Ruby L. Barnhill</span></span><br />
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am certainly one of those smart people. But it's time for spring
cleaning again, (already) and this time my attention has turned to
spring cleaning my doll house. Oddly, its the only doll house I own,
well, except for the haunted one in the garage. But that's a another
story for another time. Anyway, I did indeed clean up the house by
pulling everything out room by room and rearranging it back again. A
lot less intense than real spring cleaning and a lot more fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I had everything out I
thought I would photograph everything, since I had never done that
before and so might as well share it here. I don't keep much of what I
make so this house is full of the work of others. Stuff I love and made
fit in the house. This was, of course, all collected after my <a href="http://patriciapaulstudio.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-50000-miniature-mistake_18.html" target="_blank">disaster</a> .</span><br />
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started with the children's room. The house only has 4 rooms and an
entrance hall, staircase and a hall on the second floor. There is also a
room in the turret and an attic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I got the house finished in a
trade for one of my Noah's Arks. I painted the whole house and replaced
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I found the bed at a show in
Westchester - boy I miss those shows. The artist was on her way out of
miniatures and was selling everything at great prices. The trunk was
made by Alan Waters, an amazing artist from Australia who also dropped
out of miniatures. We became friends and he made a lot of special things
for me but are gone now (see disaster)</span>. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
should really get more photos of that because it is really special.
The little boys are both by Gudren Kolenda of Feathers, Lace and Clay.
She is one of my favorite doll makers. The rug is by Classic Carpets.
The rocker is a Chrysonbon kit that I bashed.</span></div>
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rocking horse is from the UK, purchased from Eileen Godfrey, where I
used to get a lot of spectacular treasures and there are more in this
house. I made the stick horse, the only piece of mine in the house.
The pencil box is by Alan Waters. Paint box by Lawrence St Leger. Would
you believe the paint tubes hold real paint and the caps twist off?
The stacking blocks are by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MiniTreasuresByTerre" target="_blank">Terre Fernandez</a>. ABC book by <a href="http://www.bbminiatures.homestead.com/Mybooks.html" target="_blank">Barbara Brear</a>
. Both of these gals are wonders at what they do. The castle is by
Jeanne Abil. Goat pull toy is by Barbara Logan, again, another wonder
who unfortunately dropped out of the field. The teddy is one who
escaped the disaster and is by Emily Farmer, a wonderful bear maker.
The horse pull toy by master wood carver, <a href="http://www.miraclechickenurns.com/woodanimalmini.html" target="_blank">Linda Master </a>.
The bird in the cage actually flaps its wings and I think it might be
another St Leger. Oops. The carved bunny on wheels is made by me...</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The wash stand is an
artisan piece but I don't recall the artist. The Beatrix Potter pieces
are early Karen Markland and are porcelain. The pitcher and bowl and
all the matching pieces are reproduction pieces of those that were made
for <a href="http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/windsorcastle/what-to-see-and-do/queen-marys-dolls-house" target="_blank">The Queen's Doll House</a></span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and they are stunning.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I wish I had more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This charming little desk
is signed R.R.Moos and is just perfect for a kid's room. Mother Goose
book by Terre Fernandez. Watercolor box by St. Leger. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are the art work that
hangs on the walls. The ship is by Linda Master who is an outstanding
painter. The needlepoint was done by my own husband who was fascinated
with Sharon Garmize's work and bought a few kits. That was the only
thing that interested him at miniature shows. Go figure. The poppies
painting was done by June Field. I like having original art in my doll
house even though no one really cares if they are prints. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
think I will do this house one room per blog. I like the idea of
having a record of this here and dear, Blogger, please do NOT
disappear. If anyone recognizes pieces for which I do not have the
artist named I would appreciate the information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please comment and tell me about your miniature spring cleaning adventures!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"A
chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That
is why Chippendale is famous" ~ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
have to say, I have a thing for chairs. You might notice that you
might collect more of one thing than another and well, 3 and its a
collection. So turns out I have a chair collection, albeit in
miniature. Seems like I come upon an wonderful chair and I have to have
it. Even if I don't need it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a very nice range of artisan crafted 1:12 scale chairs</span>. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy looking !!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A house that does not have one warm, comfy chair in it is soulless". ~ May Sarton </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Victorian Horn Chair by David Ward</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Leather Wing Chair by Joan Ince</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Comfy Velvet Chair by Barbara Logan</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'd rather sit
on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet
cushion. I think Thoreau said that. If you have a nice cozy chair you
can get in it and be by yourself, read or wonder or just be. Or pretend
you're sitting in the perfect chair in your perfect doll house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What does your perfect chair look like in miniature or otherwise? Please comment below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;">"Every chair should be a throne and hold a king" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div>
Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-69197079478470123662013-01-18T19:33:00.000-08:002013-01-19T08:12:25.828-08:00My $50,000 Miniature Mistake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">$50,000. Because that's how far I got. It took years and years. A collection of glorious, wonderful miniatures and I SOLD THEM. That would be the mistake. Great. Big. Huge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It started at a flea market where I was thrilled to discover a table selling miniature bliss. It brought me right back to a happy childhood playing with tiny tea sets, rearranging diminutive furniture in a doll house and then later dressing Barbie in <i>her</i> shoes and handbags. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(If you are not familiar with miniatures, sadly for you, there is a whole tiny world of things reduced to miniature that might make you believe you could just put them in your house and use them yourself, they are so perfect as to deceive. Thus my reason for photographing them with 'big' things.)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hand Painted Charger by Le Chateau</span></span> <span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Interiors</span></span></span> <span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">- this was originally mine and I bought it again.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I bought a bunch. Put them in a typesetter's tray. Found a miniature catalog advertized in a woman's magazine and bought more. Found out about a miniature show locally. Went there and found people making very serious hand crafted artisan pieces in miniature. Anything you could think of that existed in real life was right there. A paragon of miniature wonder. I was hooked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I SOLD THE COLLECTION !!! T<span style="font-size: small;">hey say you don't<span style="font-size: small;"> regret the things you did but rather th<span style="font-size: small;">e things yo<span style="font-size: small;">u did not do. Not t<span style="font-size: small;">rue.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Stupidity is a talent for misconception." ~ <span style="font-size: small;">Edgar Allan Poe </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had new babies, needed money and figured, hey, I am never going to be able to collect miniatures again. Who has the time when there are diapers to be changed and college funds to think about? Duh. Babies grow up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anyway, I am now on the lookout for things I gave up. In truth some of them really did not matter so who cares now? BUT...there are those perfect, thrilling, masterful creations that just haunt my soul. From time to time I come across one and do my best to make it mine AGAIN. Pictured here are some of my lost then founds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">"Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and then got it back again." <span style="font-size: small;">Frances Rodman</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the end we just can't take this stuff with us. But letting it go is just not an option. Not for me. Not again. A word to the wise...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Samurai Sword by Cliff Fleltrope - my original wa<span style="font-size: small;">s</span> black with a dragon head. This will have to do.</span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I sincerely hope you have spared yourself my agony. And learned from my mistake. I hope you'll share your thoughts below. (Oh, and if $50,000 is shocking to you, get out your receipts and just add them up.) </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." <span style="font-size: x-small;">Catherine Aird</span></span></span></span></b></div>
Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-78355330058137960632012-11-23T18:52:00.001-08:002012-12-02T17:00:17.160-08:00FUN IN A BOX<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Look at me<span style="font-size: small;">!</span> <span style="font-size: small;">L</span>ook<span style="font-size: small;"> at me! <span style="font-size: small;">Look a<span style="font-size: small;">t me NOW! It is fun to have fun<span style="font-size: small;"> but you have to know how."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just like the Cat in the Hat has his own FUN-IN-A-BOX<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">which in case you may have forgot houses</span> Thin<span style="font-size: small;">g</span> <span style="font-size: small;">1 and Thin<span style="font-size: small;">g</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. They, of course, represent pure, unadulterated, carefree mayhem, my idea of that would be something miniature</span>. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Because this is a blog about miniatures and if you love them then you KNOW.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have had for years a small plain wooden box that measures 8 x 10 and 4 inches deep purchased from a miniature shop. I moved it around a thousand times from <a href="http://patriciapaulstudio.blogspot.com/2012/06/purging-project-miniature-clutter-oh-no.html" target="_blank">pile to pile</a> until finally I found a drawing by Anton Pieck and transcribed that into the box using Creative Paperclay, some wood and a print of a garden. It has a recessed window and ceiling beams and 'leaded' glass windows with one open showing a garden scene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>"And this mess is so big and so deep and so tall..."</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So it sat around for quite some time longer because I was unclear what to do with it. I moved it around again from pile to pile. Finally I took it out to play and realized what a great piece it turned out to be because it can be anything. I went to my stash of collected things and arranged several settings you can see here, FUN number 1:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chair by Bernhard Originals, Pug by Gudrun Kolenda, Rug by Classic Carpets, Birdcage by Ursula Dyrbye-Skovsted, Plants by Kyoko Mikai, Plates by Dominique Levy, Stag head and horse pull toy by Linda Master. </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So pull all that apart, dig through boxes and bins and yet another lovely little vignette, FUN number 3:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Chair by Betty Valentine, Book case by Erny Levy, Mandolin by Ken Manning, Vintage bird cage, Bowl by Debby McKnight, Cat by Liz McInnis, Painting by Linda McBreen, Saki set by Ligia, Celadon bowl by Joan Westphal</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am truly impressed with the versatility of a small wooden box. Who knew? Really, I need to do more. Maybe a class one day?? I have a frame for it too and just need to slap that on and there's an enchanting little piece to show off a collection. Let me know what you think.</span></div>
Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-76644146882853158392012-08-29T18:24:00.000-07:002012-08-29T18:24:47.625-07:00IT"S COMING !!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's coming. Halloween IS coming. I know this because the great, fat spiders are busy building great fat webs. Huge webs. The Halloween kind of webs that get in your hair when you inadvertently walk into one. The kind that are so beautiful you want to press them between two pieces of glass and save the creepy forever.</div>
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I know I am rushing the season but I can feel the spooky coming on. And for a creator of miniatures that spooky and scary gets into the miniature work. I am busy at work getting ready for the <a href="http://www.igma.org/guild_show/index.html" target="_blank">IGMA Show</a> but I am distracted by all the ghostly things that could be made in miniature.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So in honor of
the harbingers of Halloween and the Day of the Dead, my friends the
spiders, I made up this poor mourning mother pushing her poor baby for
eternity in it's carriage. Unable to accept the loss of her child, she
died of grief. But not before she wore herself thin and wretched
walking the baby to the ends of the earth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know this is not for the faint of heart but the idea was suggested to me by one of my sick customers and I love her for the brilliant idea. If you really hate this let me know and I'll give you her name.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat..." Nicholas Gordon</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And yes, folks. IT'S A CANDY HOLIDAY. What's better than that?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And what's your favorite part of Halloween. Tell me below.</span><br />
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Patricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-2757369467647340582012-06-24T19:24:00.000-07:002017-01-28T20:12:38.304-08:00THE POETRY OF MINIATURES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart". Winnie the Pooh</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How wonderful is it to stumble upon a item of tiny perfection? Any miniature collector knows just what I mean. It's that moment when you discover the quintessential representation of maybe even a common everyday item replicated in diminutive form. And somehow it takes your breath away.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is a recent one of mine snagged on ebay for a song.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> How the whole world missed it I have no idea. The stars were shining on me that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Maybe because they are too busy to stop and notice something that small and that perfect. It takes a special sort I guess and I am one. This tiny tea set is wheel thrown clay with a lovely, earthy green glaze. The pots have perfect fitting lids and the tiny cups and saucers are the true and perfect 1:12 scale. If you did not see the lemon in the photo, you would not know it is miniature. It came from the UK and I wish I knew the artist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At it's best. And to happen upon just the most perfect tiny thing is a huge part of being a miniature collector. It's the thrill of the hunt. The discovery of, until that very moment, exactly what you wanted. It might not even be something you were actually looking for but you know when you see it it has to be yours.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It's poetry you can touch.</span><br />
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The perfect miniature piece or setting or diorama can evoke a feeling or emotion just like a poem. They are lovely little bits of art to me and many and I think the world needs to stop and have a better look.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I subscribe to a poem a day newsletter by <a href="http://bentlily.com/about/" target="_blank">Samantha Reynolds</a></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and a recent one reminded me of miniatures. With all due respect to Samantha, if I plug in 'miniatures' for 'poetry', you'll see what I mean. And I thank Samantha for that. I think she just might agree that in this case, they interchange.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Dharma of Poetry </span></u><br />
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Poetry isn’t meant to educate you<br />
or make you laugh</div>
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it isn’t meant to motivate you<br />
improve you<br />
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it might do it all anyways<br />
poetry is like that<br />
ambitious<br />
for a little guy</div>
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but it isn’t the rumble<br />
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every time letters are stitched together<br />
into a poem<br />
it is simply<br />
a polite request<br />
to obliterate the fog<br />
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into numbness</div>
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<i>look</i><br />
<i>look</i></div>
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there are a thousand ways<br />
to see each simple thing<br />
an eternity<br />
of newness<br />
with each blink.<br />
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