Dollhouses and other Miniature Worlds for Monday April 21st in the 2025 spring show . . .

sparkling in the moonlit air as in a mountain fastness far to the north in the land of polar bears the wee people emerge and blink their eyes . . . a lifetime trapped inside with no way to stretch but different now . . . no . . . ice frozen since the beginning of time starting to melt and a new way needing to be found . . .

TWA Flight Center, John F. Kennedy Airport, New York City. Designed by Eero Saarinen. Faux miniature. 2021. tropadelic on Instagram. via Instagram.

Windale LED tea light lantern with Gothic arches and beveled glass. 2020. Metal and glass. acornonline.com. Many thanks to Mycroft Masada Holmes​ who sent me the link.

3D model of the Parthenon after the conversion into a mosque during the Ottoman Period.Dimitris Tsalkanis and Ancient Athens 3D, makers and copyright holders. via hyperallergic.com.

Oreo cookie filling cameos. Contemporary. via Facebook. Many thanks to Christian de Bor who found them.

Jeweled insects. 2021. American. Metal work and digital art. Sasha Vinogradova, artist. via sashavinogradova.com. Many thanks to Mycroft Masada Holmes who found it.

Goldfish bowl fishing with real red squirrels. Dutch Swedish. Geert Weggen, photographer. via mymodernmet.com.

Bioscience. Collage art print. 2020. Canadian. Hine Mizushima, artist. via etsy.com. Many thanks to Christian De Bor who sent me the link.

Two decker warship model rigged with the original sails. 1794-1815. Bone, brass and silk. Probably made by French sailors who were prisoners of war. via enfilade18thc.com.

Miniature from the series Unpacked Refugee Baggage ( living room detail). 2017. Syrian American. Mohamad Hafez, artist. monhamadhafez.com. via thisiscolossal.com.

Globe de Mariee, also known as a marriage globe. The bride's crown is placed inside, along with many different adornments which signify a life together. French. 19th c. via Facebook.

Miniature creatures with leaves. Fiber art. 2020. Russian. Needle-felted wool. Nastasya Shuljak, Moscow-based artist. stowaways_toys on Instagram. via mymodernmet.com.

Gold tone brooch modeled as three dogs and a fire hydrant. Maker not known. via shopgoodwill.com. Many thanks to Mycroft Masada Holmes who found it.

Origins. 2021. Slovakian. Anna Svarbova, photographer. via mariasvarbova.com.

Jeep sculpture with driver made from scrap steel and copper. Contemporary. German. Hinz and Kunst, makers. via shopgoodwill.com. Many thanks to Mycroft Masada Holmes who found it.

Sa-Lawn at Meow Wolf's Convergence Station in Denver, Colorado. 2021. American. Kyle Singer, artist. Kennedy Cottrell, photographer. Image courtesy of Meow Wolf. via news.artnet.com.

Toothpick holder formed as a porcupine. Undated. Made in Paris, France. Silver. Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot, silversmith (1763-1850). via lempertz.com.

Journey of a Lifetime window for Hermes (astronaut detail). Paper art. 2021. French. Zim and Zou, artists. zimandzou on Instagram. via thisiscolossal.

Orange sunrise popsicles. 2021. American. Sarah Eichstedt, photographer. saraheichstedtphotographer on Instagram. via Instagram.

Who by Pestilence. Sculpture. 2020. American. Mixed media on a wood box. Deborah Peeples, artist. via debpeeples.com. Many thanks to Mycroft Masada Holmes who sent me the link.

Rear fountain walk. Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, Las Vegas. Miniature scene made using branches, twigs and other natural materials. 2019. American. Applied Imagination, maker. appliedimagination.co.

Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, model (dome detail). 1673. English. Wood. Christopher Wren, maker (1632-1723). Collections of Saint Paul's Cathedral. Photo credit The Gentle Author. via spitalfieldslife.com.

Miniature cityscape (detail). 2019. Blue plastic. Maker not known. via phenomenaltax.com.

Godzilla peeps. 2021. via gracefulgrandma.blogspot.com.

Miniature dwellings suspended in test tubes. 2015. Dutch. Rosa de Jong, artist. byrosa on Instagram. via thisiscolossal.com.

Underground house, Spencer Street, Las Vegas, Nevada (swimming pool detail). The house having been built in 1978. Faux miniature. American. Image © GLVAR 2019. via realtor.com.

Window display for the 2017 Tiffany Singapore holiday campaign. Designer not known. via elle.com.

Unicorns are Real. Dreamhome. 2016. British. Bridget Sue Lambert, artist. Victoria and Albert Museum, London​. via archdaily.com.

Sculptures in Love with Architecture. 2020. Ceramic and wood. Fabio J. Fernández, artist. Shown at Eben Haines Shelter in Place Gallery which is 20 by 30 inches. ebenhaines on Instagram. via hyperallergic.com.

Bird clip from the Noah's Ark collection. ca. 2016. French. Van Cleef and Arpels, maker. via Facebook. Many thanks to Christian De Bor for sending me the link.

Glider models. Collection of the National Soaring Museum, Harris Hill, Elmira New York. via tripadvisor.com.

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