Diorama Daily

Monday, April 22, 2013

Etsy Diorama Picks of the Week

2:09 PM 3d artist, Central Park, craft, Diorama, DIY, Etsy, Miniature, New York, Weekly Etsy Finds 0 comments

Mike Wong's Etsy shop Lay of the Land features 3D items "inspired from the natural world" like this 8x10 miniature Central Park Diorama.

Mike Wong-8x10 Map of Central Park

Bonjour Sweetie is a New Zealand based Etsy shop that features a variety of Dioramas in boxes and also other charming pieces like this skater necklace.

Skater necklace by Bonjour Sweetie

Diorama in a Box-The Picnic by Bonjour Sweetie

Diorama in a box-Rock in the Park-Bonjour Sweetie

Constructing Destruction-The Dioramas of Lori Nix

5:48 PM Diorama, Diorama Artists, Exhibits, New York, News, photography, Scale Models 0 comments

Lori Nix is a New York based photographer who crafts exceptional dioramas of a dreamy post-apocalyptic world. From churches to libraries-laundromats to subways-the worlds are abandoned, overgrown, fractured and frayed. Her latest work will be on view at Catherine Edelman’s booth at the IPAD Photography Show at the Park Avenue Armory, this April 4-7.

lori nix Subway photo on view Catherine Edelman’s booth IPAD

Lori Nix Circulation Desk, 2012

Lori Nix-Plane 1998

Lori Nix-Library, 2007

Lori Nix-Aquarium, 2007

Lori Nix-Uranium Extraction Plant, 2000

People Scale-Model People

6:14 PM craft, for sale, Hobby, Miniature, Models, scale model people, Scale Models, Supplies 0 comments

Looking for a scale model population? Or tiny diorama daydreamers? Try People Scale-a website specializing in all sizes of scale model people in various occupation or situation. You can shop figures by height or by shop by category.

Alan Wolfson-Urban Miniaturist

2:48 PM Diorama Artists, Miniature, Models, Museums, Scale Models 0 comments

Alan Wolfson creates miniature detailed replicas of urban places that feel like diorama time capsules. His latest work, "Katz's Deli/Closing Time"- 2012 is eerily specific in it's keen detail.

"Katz's Deli/Closing Time"- 2012-Alan Wolfson

"Katz's Deli/Closing Time"- Alan Wolfson 2012

That keen detail is apparent in all of Wolfson's work, which can be seen in museums and private collections around the world.

"Occupied Hotel Room"-1979

"Peepworld"-2007


"True Love in Brooklyn"-1990

"LaBrea Gasland"-1997

Etsy Diorama Picks of the Week

2:11 PM craft, Diorama, Diorama Artists, Etsy, for sale, Miniature, necklace, Weekly Etsy Finds 0 comments

Faerie Nest has unique Terrariums, Tiny People, Miniatures and Zombie Stuff, like this one-of-a-kind Terrarium Pendant.

Venus Miniature Terrarium Necklace by Faerie Nest

Or this Zombie Apocalypse Pendant

Zombie Terrarium Miniature by Faerie Nest

And just in time for Easter you can buy this tiny Easter Egg in a jar from ChickoCraft, makers of handcrafted miniatures and jewelry.

Miniature Nest with Eggs by ChickoCraft

Miniature Tuxedo Cat Taking a Nap by ChickoCraft

Or perhaps this miniature tuxedo cat taking a nap. The paws are a nice touch for scale.

Walter Potter's-Dead and Adorable-Dioramas

1:59 PM Diorama, Diorama Artists, Miniature, Models, Taxidermy 0 comments

Walter Potter was a Victorian taxidermist with a penchant for the cute and bizarre. Stuffing animals and placing them in human adventures, his work embodies the spirit of Victorian Times.

The beautiful death-captured in kitsch.

Walter Potter-via telegraph

Walter Potter-Telegraph

Walter Potter via The Telegraph

Here's a 1965 film about Walter Potter:

Miniature & Diorama Supplies

1:06 PM craft, Diorama, DIY, Miniature, Models, Scale Models, Supplies 0 comments

Whether you are looking to make dioramas or dollhouses or any other arts and crafts that require small furniture, lighting, or perhaps a tiny barbeque..check out these miniature suppliers.

Mountain Miniatures with full and half scale miniatures: