Finalmente concluído - UFO finally finished! :)

Quando fui a Chicago, em abril de 2010, fiz um workshop com Kimberly Hammer, onde aprendíamos a fazer algumas plantas e montar um mini-cenário de um lago. Ela chamou esta cena de "Um toque de Monet".
A minha saiu de lá 80 % montada, faltando colar a árvore - que ela já trouxe pronta - e uns detalhes que eu queria fazer diferente...
Bem, na verdade eu acabei decidindo mudar algumas coisas BEM importantes, como a ponte (que achei muito pequena, apesar de bonita) e a árvore, pois queria uma mais 'natural. Comprei um kit da Marilyn Heath Lauffer (EarthScapes by Heath), e levei todo este tempo para fazer a árvore (que não ficou igual à dela, claro, rsrs, mas até que gostei do resultado!), a ponte e concluir o cenário. Ficou assim...


When I went to Chicago, in April 2010, I took a workshop at Bishop's show by Kimberly Hammer. We had to make flowers and assemble this lovely scene "A touch of Monet". I loved it! But my scene, as it usually happens in these workshops, was not fully finished. Only the tree - which she supplied fully finished - had to be glued on. But...
Well, the thing is... I actually wanted a different bridge for my scene. Even though I think the one supplied is beautiful, I also thought it was a little too small and decided to make another one, of wood. I also wanted a more 'natural looking' tree, so I purchased this kit by Marilyn Heath Lauffer (EarthScapes by Heath), and it took me all this time to finally make both the bridge and the tree (which does NOT look like Marilyn's, naturally, this was my first tree! :) ...) and finish the scene. This is how it turned out...

Meu cenário - My scene

O modelo - the model

Eu na mídia - Getting international!

É transbordando de alegria e com um imenso orgulho - não vou negar... :) - que compartilho com vocês que neste ano meus trabalhos apareceram em duas revistas estrangeiras especializadas em miniaturas: 

• DollsHouse & Miniature Scene - edição 211, de Janeiro 2012, pág 30.
  mostra uma sala que fiz na escala 1:48, onde o sofá e as poltronas foram baseados em um tutorial publicado pela mesma revista.

• Dollhouse Miniatures - edição 26, março/abril de 2012, págs 81 e 82.
  mostra um quadro representando um consultório de dentista, que fiz na escala 1:12. 

Nos dois casos, participei como leitora, pois sou assinante das duas revistas. Eles abriram a oportunidade para que os leitores enviassem seus trabalhos, e nos dois casos tive a sorte de ser escolhida. Eeeeba!!! :)

It is with an overwhelming feeling of joy and really proud - I won't deny it...  :) - that I share with you: two of my miniature settings have been shown in two separate international magazines specialized in miniature! 

• DollsHouse & Miniature Scene - issue 211, Jan 2012, pg 30
  it shows a living room in 1:48 I made, where the settee and the armchairs were made based on a tut published earlier by that very same magazine.

• Dollhouse Miniatures - issue 26, March/April 2012, pgs 81-82.
  it shows a setting I made of a dentist office in 1:12, and a very nice article goes along with it. 

In both cases I submitted my work to the magazines after they opened this possibility to their readers, on Facebook. As I subscribe them both, I did so. And I was lucky enough to have my work picked. Needless to say, I'm totally thrilled!!! Yay!!!  :)

Cenário em escala diferente - Unusual scale setting

Desta vez quem "ditou" a escala e a escolha das cores foi o... papel de parede! :) Ganhei uma folha de scrapbook linda, 15x15 cm e tinha um quadro com esta medida interna (17x17 cm medida externa). Pronto! O resto foi adequar os móveis ao tamanho, e decidi que a escala 1:14 ficaria perfeita! Escolhi os tons lilás e verde claro como predominantes, pois estavam presentes no "papel de parede" e poderiam servir tanto para menino quanto para menina. E móveis mais 'estilosos' para variar. Que tal ficou?


This time my setting scale and the choice of colors were 'ruled' by the... wallpaper! :) I got this gorgeous scrapbooking paper, only 6" x 6" and had this wall scene with the same measure (6 3/4" x 6 3/4" outside). That was it! All I had to do was to adjust the furniture to the scale, and I realized that if they were in 1:14 they'd fit perfectly! I chose lavender and pistache green as main colors, as those were also present on the 'wallpaper', so the scene could be used either for a boy or for a girl. I went for more 'fancy' furniture for a change. What do you think of it?

Mais um quarto de bebê (menina) - And another nursery (girl)

Este foi um pedido que fizeram. O quarto de bebê menino fez sucesso, me pediram para fazer um parecido para menina. Não tinha o cenário nem os móveis, então usei um quadro que tinha e fiz os móveis do zero, usando balsa (berço) e papel paraná (cômoda). Aí está o resultado! :)


This was made under request (not a commission). The baby-boy nursery was very well received and I was asked to make a baby-girl version of it. I didn't have the structure I used for the scene, and it would take quite some time to order and receive it. So I used a 'shadow box' I already had. I also didn't have any more of the MDF furniture I used, so I made the furniture from scratch: the crib from balsa wood and some dowels I had imported (can't find those here...) and the dresser out of cardboard. Everything in this scene was made from scratch, except for the baby bottle and the pacifier. And here's the result! :)

Novo cenário - New setting

Fiz um novo cenário. Fiz pensando em vender, então procurei materiais mais em conta para baratear o custo. Usei móveis MDF, em vez de fazer do zero ou usar kits importados (maior qualidade). Mas não adiantou, eu me empolgo e acabo caprichando. Acho que ficou bem legal, o que você acha?

I have just finished a new scene. It's narrower than a full roombox, meant to fit a shelf or as a decoration on top of a dresser. I used some very simple MDF furniture, avaliable in my country. As I want to start selling my work, I tried to cut down costs, hence the MDF furniture. Anyway, I got carried away and still spend a lot of hours trying to make it look the best I could. Hope you'll like this one.