Hogwarts in miniature

Just for fun I thought I would post some videos of Sally Wallaces Miniature Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In honor of the last movie due out.
Below are 3 videos where she narrates and shares details of her castle. It was a collaboration between Sally and Rik Pierce. Many .... many artists pieces are inside. I am proud to say that some of my pieces are in there too. Specially Books, paper stacks, scrolls and Orreries.. But also a lot of the food I recognized as mine. This was back in the time when I used to make lots of food items.
Sally was one of the reasons I was able to start working on my miniatures full time. She really helped me expand my miniature making too. She would just say "do you think you can make some chocolate frogs?" Then I found 0ut yes I could make them. heheh.. I believe she is the first person to ask for a open book from me... many years ago.. enjoy..

Miniature Hogwarts video 1



Miniature Hogwarts video 2


Miniature Hogwarts video 3


You can see more still photos here:
http://www.salssite.com/hogwarts1.htm

A few new Mini Books

A little batch of books for you to look over.. I am working hard on my books shop and trying to make some books to sell too.. I have to make a living I can't just play all the time:-) I always feel so guilty when working on my personal projects. But the truth is when I take some time and make items for myself I come up with new creations and techniques.

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Above a group photo.. You can see more detail photos of each book on my web page
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Dragon Theme books

The photos below and above show some of my "legible" books that I have available. These are usually special order but I have a few for sale on this page ready for purchase:
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Book with secrete compartment and potion

Above and below are wizards zodiac gear books.

Fairy wand book

Double strap book. Does open

Blue bat book with real opal moon

Above are some new style books that I am making for my book shop. I think they look more realistic and will look nice on the shelves.

Blood shot eye spell book.. :-) it has been working to hard.. hhehe..

all things Dragon - Dollhouse Miniatures Article

Sorry I have not posted for awhile. I have been trying to catch up on a few commissions and took some time off to go on vacation:-) I have been really lucky to have a lot of my work shown in magazines the past few months. I wanted to share the new Dollhouse Miniatures mag. Michael and Martha Puff's "The Dragons Eye" in featured. Really love how it turned out. Same Ric Pierce building that I am working on for my book shop. But the made it in to a wizarding shop with a dragon theme.. many of my orreries and books are in it.. It is like a 6 page spread. I show a few of the pages below...

I love how my hanging orreries look on the second floor.

Batch of Wicked Potion Bottles

Just finished of a batch of Potion Bottles. I have posted a few of my favorites below but if you want to see them all go to:
http://evminiatures.tripod.com/potions_home.htm
and look at pages 17, 18, 19, and 20. I can't believe I have 20 pages of potions:-)

Also if you are interested in the new projects I am working on and have a Facebook account you can join my fan page here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/EV-Miniatures/190736914292482

American Miniaturist Voodoo Shack in the Bayou

So excited I got my American Miniaturist with Martha Puffs Voodoo Shack. It is such a cool building. I was lucky enough to see it when they were still working on it. Now that it is finished I am so proud to have so many of my miniatures in there. It is a great issue Michael Puff give tips on how to create rust and age ceder shakes. Totally worth buying the magazine for that. I also have a voodoo doll "how to" and there are many other artist "how to's" in the issue like "Kat the hat lady" gives a wonderful tutorial on how to make a leather pirate hat.. There are many other artists I am forgetting.. I am only showing a few of the pages below. But it is a 9 page spread.


Love all the aging techniques on the front of the building.
In the photo above you can see my potion I decorated table in the lower right page.


Above you can see the herb bench I decorated in the left side.A quick peek at my Voodoo Doll how to..

Miniature Reliquaries

rel' i • quar' y. A small box, casket, shrine, etc., for keeping or exhibiting a relic.

rel' ic. 1. A corpse. 2. An object venerated by the faithful because of its association with a saint or other sacred person. 3. pl. Ruins; residue. 4. A survival; a vestige. 5. A souvenir; memento; often, a monument of the past.

I have had in my mind to make some miniature Reliquaries for some time. I think they go along with my interest in curiosities and curiosity cabinets. I wanted to have one for my curiosity cabinet I made recently. But never got around to it. I was spurred on in the past few weeks with the news coverage of Pope John Paul II's beatification.

Here is a link to the sale on my web pag: http://evminiatures.tripod.com/reliquary.htm

Reliquary with a vial of blood.



Jewl incrusted reliquary with a saint skull.
Reliquary with an aged packet or envelope sealed with a wax seal. Many real reliquaries have the Vatican wax seal.



Cross reliquary set with fabric fragments.

Reliquary with bone of a saint..

Below is a photo of the reliquary from Pope John Pauls beatification. here is a link if you are intersted: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700131921/Faithful-give-thanks-for-John-Paul-beatification.html




Above is St John's finger displayed in a reliquary. Almost made one of these but i thought the finger looked cheesy:-) Below are some older and jewel incrusted reliquaries.. Hope I can make more like these in the future..