From my last post, where I wrote about my collection of plates, you'll know that I have a passion for tableware.I also love teapots - a happy coincidence seeing as Miniman is English and loves his tea!
As you may expect, this rubs off on my miniature work too. One of my favourite types of teapot is in the style of a "table" - the teapot is given the appearance of being draped with a tablecloth and the top of the teapot then becomes the surface of a table. It's a style that some people may find bizarre at first, but it does give an active imagination a whole heap of possibilities!
I've made pink ones featuring teeny teapots as the handle for the lid...handpainted too!
I've made black and white teapots with another tiny teapot, baby cup and saucer and a minuscule croissant...
I've even made special Christmas teapots with tiny Christmas puddings on the lid!
That's a quarter scale teapot next to the 12th scale version! It even has a tiny teapot cup and saucer and a Christmas pudding on it - we're talking stupidly small here! All done without a magnifying glass too...Here is that 1/4 scale version on a British penny...
And this week I was chuffed with the way my new one turned out - it's a picnic table setting...
...complete with that classic red and white checkered cloth, a baguette, pork pie (again in recognition of the "Englishness" of my other half!) tomatoes, a roast chicken, some brie and some hard boiled eggs.
And this week I was chuffed with the way my new one turned out - it's a picnic table setting...
...complete with that classic red and white checkered cloth, a baguette, pork pie (again in recognition of the "Englishness" of my other half!) tomatoes, a roast chicken, some brie and some hard boiled eggs.I also painted some grass and flowers around the base to give it a summery meadowy feel!
c'est trop mimi!
ReplyDeleteJe n'ai toujours pas trouvé le temps de formuler une longue réponse sur etsy... j'ai besoin de vacances! :)
I have always loved miniatures and yours are gorgeous. I don't know how you do it...they are so tiny and perfect. . I have tried to make some tiny things for my shadow boxes and it's not easy. Great work.
ReplyDelete~Sue~
How neat! A tiny teapot on a tiny teapot! Too cute!
ReplyDeleteI also adore minis and make tiny teapots--turned on the pottery wheel with my fingers.
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteStéphanie, n'hésitez pas, vous êtes la bienvenue si vous avez d'autres questions, et bonnes vacances bien méritées!