Natalie's Garden House
If there is one thing I am terrible at, it would be gardening. I love gardens, but I hate bugs, and gardens have bugs, so I don't spend as much time in my garden making it look as good as I would like it to.
However, in my miniature world, there are no bugs! So a miniature garden is the garden for me... the plants are always beautiful and never need water; you can have all those lovely flowers blooming in concert; there is no need for bug spray; and I can have the garden house of my dreams with clean hands.
This little house was a prototype for a workshop at the Chicago International Miniature Show in 2014. It was named for my dear friend Natalie Wright, who created most of the gorgeous flowers that decorate it. Natalie was a wonderful gardener (real gardens) and miniature flower maker, but she left this life, on January 2, 2017, for a better one. I hope she knows how much I loved her and what an honor it was to be her friend.
This piece is currently in my own collection.
However, in my miniature world, there are no bugs! So a miniature garden is the garden for me... the plants are always beautiful and never need water; you can have all those lovely flowers blooming in concert; there is no need for bug spray; and I can have the garden house of my dreams with clean hands.
This little house was a prototype for a workshop at the Chicago International Miniature Show in 2014. It was named for my dear friend Natalie Wright, who created most of the gorgeous flowers that decorate it. Natalie was a wonderful gardener (real gardens) and miniature flower maker, but she left this life, on January 2, 2017, for a better one. I hope she knows how much I loved her and what an honor it was to be her friend.
This piece is currently in my own collection.