Winter worlds

Posted on December 4, 2012 by mimik

It has been feeling pretty wintery around here. We’ve had a few dustings of snow and some cold days mixed in with days in the 50s. Very New England. And, I’ve been making Tiny Worlds, because, you know, they were started and in a bin and I am cleaning my studio *wink wink*

A big one and a littler one. These cups come from the thrift store and it is hard to find cups that work for the winter scenes. I wouldn’t use a flowery cup for one of these and cups decorated with flowers are the most common. Sometimes they don’t come with saucers, in case you are wondering.

I will be putting these into my etsy shop at the end of the week- I have a few more in progress and I want to do it all together.

Reminder- I won’t be doing any markets this December. If you are interested in anything you see here you can email me directly at mimik@pobox.com or check out my etsy shop.

November Fish

Posted on December 2, 2012 by mimik

I know it is December already but really, I finished this in November. Between rainy weather and the short days I hadn’t managed to get the photos I needed.

Barn Owl

Posted on November 28, 2012 by mimik

I’ve been attempting to clean my studio and deal with some projects that have been lying around for a while. I tried making a barn owl a while back, not exactly sure when, but I wasn’t at all happy with how it turned out. I also had no idea what I needed to change. I picked it up the other day and pulled out a few bird books. I studied the photos then cut off the face and replaced it. Now I love this guy!

and one more pug

Posted on November 26, 2012 by mimik

There is a pipe cleaner in his tail so it will stay curled.

I liked this outdoor photo-

and this one too, so here they both are!

pug-a-licious

Posted on November 25, 2012 by mimik

It is beginning to feel wintery around here- definitely scarf weather.

girl dog in stripes

Posted on November 24, 2012 by mimik

I started cleaning up my studio which lead to reexamining the many bins with partially finished projects. Now my goal is to clean up by finishing some of these lovelies!

a special lumberjack

Posted on November 23, 2012 by mimik

Sometimes I will say yes to a special order or commission. When someone asks me to do something that makes it obvious that they understand and appreciate my work I am more likely to say yes. A tattooed lumberjack- Yes! A Christmas stocking with traditional tattoo images? Uh, no. (yes, that is an actual example that recently came through my inbox)

I love this guy!

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving if you are in the part of the world that celebrates. I think I made my best apple pie ever!

finally, some tiny worlds!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by mimik

I’m not so sure how long it has been since I last made any of these… well of course I could go check. Ah, here. I did a special order after Christmas. That IS a long time ago.

And now some new ones!

~~I will have these in the shop soon!~~ Listed

cute blond guy

Posted on November 12, 2012 by mimik

yeah, don’t ya think?!

I decided he really didn’t want a mustache.

donate

Posted on November 11, 2012 by mimik

Have you seen what is going on over at Gather Here? They are doing a raffle to support the Red Cross’s effort to help victims of Hurricane Sandy- all the info to join in is here. I donated the doll model I made for the book We Make Dolls– He was on the cover!

There are lots of amazing prizes- check them out here. I have been obsessed with the news of the damage from the storm and I’m so happy to be able to find a way to help.