Miniatures

Being Saturday, the children went off to Acts club while I went for a much needed haircut and hubby popped in at the in laws for coffee. K is learning how to do quilting and it is wonderful to see her learn things that I don't know how to do. J continued with his copper beating and I hope to show you the finished product next week! Z enjoyed the games at Acts and then went on to Upward soccer where he earned two star awards.

This afternoon K and I had a wonderful time at the miniatures fair. We went with our very good friends and spent hours browsing at all these amazing creations. I admire the men and women who make these teeny tiny replicas of anything and everything!They are truly talented! There were houses, shops, gardens, plants, furniture and anything you could think of. The detail is just mind boggling.

The girls had a great time buying all sorts of nick nacks for their dolls. K bought herself a miniature artists palette and some scraps of fabric to make a quilt for her dolls. I just love that she still enjoys her dolls at almost 12 years old.

My personal favourites were the miniature oil paintings done by the artist Cindy Lotter.

The paintings are all oil on canvas. None are painted with a magnifying glass, but with the naked eye only.The smallest is 20x30mm in size, the largest is 500x400mm.The paintings are not reproduced, they are all one of a kind. It was great to meet her too and chat with her about her art. Her attention to detail in each painting is incredible! I used a magnifying glass to examine them carefully and was truly impressed!