Just a note here to say I've friended you because not only do we have M/C in common, but also I love your music posts and I am posting here because I have a whole house full of miniatures. I worked for years on a large 1:12 dollhouse, lighted, two stories, all the accessories and then a windstorm blew out a window and crashed and destroyed the whole enterprise against a wall. I saved as many of the little miniatures as I could, but never did the house again.

Anyway, this silver piece reminds me of things I used to collect from a fellow in Albuquerque who I'd meet at miniature trade shows. Nowadays I just put up little vignettes in my curio cabinets among my china and other collectibles, one of my favorite pieces is a 1:12 fully strung celtic harp. Have you seen Brooke Tucker's work? Her theories behind miniature display still help me a lot. She's known more for her miniature accessories, but it is her display theory that has helped me the most. She's retired now, but here's a link to one of her displays (she calls them "Put-Abouts"): http://www.brooketucker.com/13.htm

Her basic theory is to keep the eye moving around corners inside your miniature displays, so it is always a little voyage of discovery.


Also love your M/C icons, especially the music-oriented ones and the ones that make me laugh.