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Cobbler’s workshop...
All of their work is ‘one of a kind’ – either to commissions, like the cobbler’s workshop (above) or to their
own designs. Much of their inspiration is drawn from the Victorian and Edwardian painters such as Helen
Allingham, Charles Edward Wilson, Carlton Alfred Smith and AR Quinton. They know these artists were
known for creating a “chocolate box” view of rural life – but isn’t that what we often do with our
miniatures? Another good source of inspiration for them is the rich variety of costume dramas on
television, such as Lark Rise to Candleford and Cranford.
When they are creating miniature pieces they can escape into another world and shape it the way they
want. Working in miniature can be frustrating though when tiny pieces fly across the workshop or bury
themselves in the carpet never to be found again!
Most of their pieces fit into a cottage theme – thatched cottages, windsor chairs, dressers and the
characters that might have inhabited the cottages. Their own creations generally cover the period
between the Victorian era and the 1920s/30s but they can make items to commission outside this period.
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All of their work is ‘one of a kind’ – either to commissions, like the cobbler’s workshop (above) or to their
own designs. Much of their inspiration is drawn from the Victorian and Edwardian painters such as Helen
Allingham, Charles Edward Wilson, Carlton Alfred Smith and AR Quinton. They know these artists were
known for creating a “chocolate box” view of rural life – but isn’t that what we often do with our
miniatures? Another good source of inspiration for them is the rich variety of costume dramas on
television, such as Lark Rise to Candleford and Cranford.
When they are creating miniature pieces they can escape into another world and shape it the way they
want. Working in miniature can be frustrating though when tiny pieces fly across the workshop or bury
themselves in the carpet never to be found again!
Most of their pieces fit into a cottage theme – thatched cottages, windsor chairs, dressers and the
characters that might have inhabited the cottages. Their own creations generally cover the period
between the Victorian era and the 1920s/30s but they can make items to commission outside this period.
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