Saturday, June 5, 2010

The Guild School

This week I'm getting ready for the IGMA Guild School, which will be held in Castine, Maine June 12-19.  http://www.igma.org/guild_school/index.html

It's a great event!  Imagine a whole week spent with a large group of peopple who share a passion for miniatures, in a beautiful little town on the coast of Maine. There are classes (I'm taking Mark Murphy's Japanese tea chest class), seminars and demonstrations, an auction, a sales night and a lobster dinner.
Way too much fun!

This year, I'm giving a seminar on how to make a 1:144 scale version of a real house.  I'll be using as an example the house from Manchester, MI that I made from May 27-July7 last year (see blog archive.).

I'm also submitting a proposal to teach a class next year. The project will be "Gardener's Retreat" - tiny garden shed based on small buildings I saw in Castine last summer.


It's a little more weathered looking than my houses usually are, but that look seemed appropriate for a garden shed. Here's the interior:



There will be more furniture, of course.

"Finished" pictures by Monday.

5 comments:

  1. ¡Hola Nell!!
    Estoy feliz por haber encontrado tú blog ¡Es fantástico!!Ahora mismo voy a poner tu enlace para seguir cada novedad tuya ( =
    ¡Felicidades por ese talento!
    Saludos
    http://florff.blogspot.com/

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  2. Wow, adorable as usual Nell. I love the more aged finish. I think it helps show up detail in tiny items. Have fun at the Guild School!

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  3. Oh Maine is such a long way from from California!Lucky you. Can't wait to hear all about your exerience! CM

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  4. Going to Castine is my dearest dream EVER! Heaven wouldn't top it, lol!!!
    Hope someday I can go there and I would be honored to meet you and all the other masters who go there too.
    AND... if I could take one of your classes, wow!!! DON'T pinch me! :) I don't want to wake up... ;)
    Evelyne

    http://minhasminis-myminis.blogspot.com

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