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Tiny adventures

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Peering into our finished diorama Remember when I said we were participating in a group art project for Burning Man this year? Despite a few little hiccups along the way,  our finished box made it to the playa to be part of a very awesome installation. not much to look at yet Circumstances prevented us from completing our diorama in time to mail it to Team Tiny , so we took our 12 x 12 x 8 box on the road with us. craft time in Edmonton By the time we were ready to leave BC, the diorama was mostly done, but I was still working on wrapping it in white duct tape when we pulled into Vancouver, Washington, to hand our box over to the tiny artist who generously offered to deliver it to the playa for us. progress in Kamloops After setting up camp at Burning Man, we were very eager to go see our diorama in place, but were disappointed when we discovered that something had broken on route and our box was not lighting up. emergency on-playa surgery Fortunately, we had tools back ...

Tiny Tropolis

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While we wont be able help our welding friends from Toronto with their incredible Heart Machine , Chris and I are excited to be participating in an honorarium art installation at Burning Man this year. We've signed up to create a diorama for Tiny Tropolis ! I love tiny little things (as I've mentioned before ) so I can't wait to get started on our little scene. I'll be sure to post pictures of our work in progress, but in the meantime, here's some small scale, miniature inspiriration: Thomas Doyle The barrage lifts Thomas Doyle's work is so interesting. His website is definitely worth checking. Mad's Hobbit Hole Maddie Chambers made an incredibly detailed miniature version of Bag's End . She's currently working on the Prancing Pony which promises to be just as impressive. Mini Modern Clearview Dollhouse by Elaine Shaw via AT Eames Loungers and Ball Chairs, need I say more?  finally,   Modern Miniatures on Flickr Close ...