A collaboration between PastMastery and Deb Jackson Designs

A collaboration between PastMastery and Deb Jackson Designs.

http://www.pastmastery.com/ and  www.debjacksondesigns.com/

A hand painted miniature dummy board figure by PastMastery of a Tudor Apothecary

A Tudor alembic scene by Deb Jackson Designs.

Most houses of worth would have had some sort of equipment like this to

produce medicines form herbs.

Deb Jackson is stand H3 at Miniatura this weekend.

Both these can be seen there.

Septembers Issue of the AIM Magazine...

...is now available to download or view online.

click on the magazine cover to view

Yet again the artisan members of the AIM association have pulled out all of the stops to deliver us with another jam packed edition of what has to be one of the very best I-Mags available!

 Inside this months CHILDHOOD NOSTALGIA inspired issue you will find...

...our cover star, Christa Chayata, telling us more about her miniature work and love of all that it entails.  

...Marianne Colijn sharing with us her discovery, knowledge and techniques for creating miniature food that is polymer clay free.

...and Sally Watson taking us on a journey through childhood pastimes, past and present.

But thats not all!  Septembers AIM magazine is brimming with features, galleries and projects by some of the worlds finest Artisans in Miniature!

www.artisansinminiature.com

Meet our Members - Kate Pinsent

I grew up surrounded by miniatures made by my mother, Jill Bennett. I have always loved making and designing clothes and after my marriage decided to stop working as a theatrical agent and embarked on a dressmaking and pattern-cutting course. I made clothes to order, specialising in women's tailoring, until the birth of my son and our move out of London. It became impossible to have large amounts of beautiful fabric in the house, especially after my daughter was born, so I scaled down and started dressing dolls for mum. She encouraged me to think about my own business and after a trip to Miniatura I became very excited about the 1/24th scale.

The dolls are cast in pewter with twisted steel joints, so that they are fully poseable and robust. They have painted faces and hands, shoes and hair. I enjoy making all periods and will happily make any doll to order. I use a variety of materials and am surprised at how adaptable the scale is. I try to make real people, capable of having a story all of their own, who look as if they live in their clothes.

Accessories
I now have a small range of accessories - cats, babies and some baskets - and hope to develop more in the future.

I love the 1/24th scale - it has a special charm all of its own.

Contact details

Contact: Kate Pinsent

Telephone: 01225 722685

Email: kdesigns@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.kdesignsdolls.co.uk/

Meet our Members - Linda Master

I specialize in hand carved/hand painted wood miniature animals 1:12 scale and smaller. Fully detailed with carved eyes, toes, paw pads, birds fully feathered. Each is carved entirely from one little block of wood, meaning nothing is glued on later.
I carve "your pet" from your photos, for the personalization of pet cremation urns, or for the dollhouse. Have your pet residing in your dollhouse!
I also make functioning dollhouse miniature accessories. Hand made, many different mediums used.
I make very realistic drawings and paintings that look like a photograph, full size or miniature.
I named my little business after my beloved Miracle Chicken. I hatched her, she was my child. You can read a short story, The Story of Miracle Chicken at http://www.miraclechickenurns.com/.

 

About me
My first memory as a baby was loving tiny things. I began collecting miniatures, then as a teen, I was thrilled to discover I could make minis. A friend gave me my first carving set, x-acto knives. I still use them to this day. I began carving animals from people's photos, and then when my rabbit died, I made him an urn and the business was born.

Contact details

Linda Master
Miracle Chicken Urns
37716 County Road 18
Dexter City OH 45727
U.S.A.

Tel: 740-732-0185

Website: http://www.miraclechickenurns.com
Email: urnartist@miraclechickenurns.com