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October2011:IssueNo38 CoverImage:AnnemarieKwikkel

Regular Features
5 magazine! 22 Smaller Scales Art Gallery: Janet Smith take a closer memoriesofourGrandmothersinsmallerscales. 40 BlogOfTheMonth:FeaturingAIMmemberAnaAnselmo. BlogOfTheMonth: 42 In Season This Month: This month Vicky Guile and her fellow AIM food artisans take a closer look at Food that Grandmausedtomake. 49 Tips&Hints:ReadAIMmembershelpfulhints.CompiledbyJanetSmith. Tips&Hints: 54 ThroughTheKeyhole:Takeapeekatthe(verytidy)workspaceofAIM ThroughTheKeyhole: memberJanetGranger. 58 ShowReviewAutumnMiniatura2011:AIMmembersJanet AutumnMiniatura2011: Smith,MalcolmSmith,JuliaJeffreysandBeaBroadwoodeach sharetheirshowexperienceswithus.

Editors Note: Read Bea Broadwoods introduction & welcometothismonthsfabulouseditionoftheFREEAIM

70 Competition Time!!!:Feelinglucky?Thenwhynotenterourcompetitionto Time!!!: winanostalgicMemoryBoxKitbyTheCraftPackCompany!

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76 NewOnTheWeb:ThismonthwetakealookatFrancescaVernucciosnew NewOnTheWeb: website.

78 TakenOutOfContext:MiniaturismscompiledbyJanetSmith. TakenOutOfContext: 80 Getting To Know You: Get to know more about AIM member Sarah Maloney. 86 TheAIMGallery:ThismonthourregularGalleryFeaturecelebratesthis TheAIMGallery: issuesthemeGrandma.CompiledbyVickyGuile. Grandma. 96 Tumbleton Towers: Regular fantasy feature compiledby Celia of Oberons Wood. 102 Cousin Petunia: If you have a miniature dilemma, then why not write toourveryownagonyauntforherwellconsideredadvice? 104 ShowReport:JanetSmithandMontseViveseachsharetheirshowreports ShowReport: withus.

106 The Miniature Grapevine: John Day compiles the latest news and announcementsfromtheworldofminiatures.
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Features
6 CoverStoryGrannysHouse:ThismonthourGalleryFeature GrannysHouse: celebratesmakingmemoriesinminiature. CompiledbyBeaBroadwood. 12 LivingDoll:Wetakeacloselookatthestunninglylifelikecreations ofAIMmemberanddollartisanAnnaHardman. 26 BakewellPudding:FoodartisanCarolSmithheadstoBakewell,foraspotof BakewellPudding: researchandinspiration! 28 AStitchInTime:AIMmembersCarolSmithandFrancescaVernuccio celebrateGrandmasfavouritehobbies. 35 PiecesOfMyHeart!:ObservationsbyKimHofmaster. PiecesOfMyHeart!: 36 MyOldHomesKitchen:AnnieMoksharestheinspirationbehindher MyOldHomesKitchen: nostalgicminiaturekitchen. 48 HappyHalloween:FromtheAIMAssociation. HappyHalloween: 50 CuckooClock:LindaMasterexplainswhyshehasasoft CuckooClock: spotforthisclassictimepiece. 66 TheAdventureContinues:LorraineCooper TheAdventureContinues: looksbackonherfirstyearatthehelmof TheCraftPackCompany. 84 AChildhoodInBrazil:AIMmemberRegina AChildhoodInBrazil: PassyYiprecallshermemoriesofgrowingup inBrazil. 92 DownTheGardenPath:SallyWatsontakesanostalgiclookatthe DownTheGardenPath: humblegarden.

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11 1:12thKnittedHotWaterBottleCover:ByFrancesPowell. KnittedHotWaterBottleCover: 16 1:12thNursingChair:ByJaneHarrop. NursingChair: 30 1:24thTheMouseHouseStove:ByBarbaraDelDuco. TheMouseHouseStove: 38 1:12thWoodenTrainSet:ByJaneHarrop. WoodenTrainSet: 46 1:12thWiggingTutorial(Part3):ByAIMmemberViolaWilliams. WiggingTutorial(Part3): 52 1:12thGrammasPotHolders:ByMarianneColijn. GrammasPotHolders: 62 1:12thMemoryBoxPrintie:ByLorraineCooper. MemoryBoxPrintie: 72 1:12thGrannysSweater:ByWilgaVanDenWijngart. GrannysSweater: 79 1:12thTeaCupPinCushion:ByMarianneColijn. TeaCupPinCushion:
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TheAIMMagazines EditorialTeam:
BeaBroadwood(Editor) office@petiteproperties.com

Dear Reader
Itisonceagainmyprivilegetowelcomeyoutothe OctobereditionofthegroundbreakingAIMMagazine. ThismonthAIMmembershavechosentocelebratea veryspecialladyinourlives;Granny! Formetherhythmicaltickingofacuckooclock, goldtopmilk,sherbetlemonsweetsandthe comfortingsmellofdinnerroastingintheovenallbringbackanoceanof wonderfulmemoriesofmymuchlovedNanna

VickyGuile(AssistantEditor) vicky@njdminiatures.com

Celia(ofOberonsWood) mail@sorceresshollow.com

HelenWoods woods1@orcon.net.nz

Intheminiatureworldoursharednostalgiaforpasttimesandourtreasured recollectionsofdaysgonebyofteninturnbecomeoursilentmuse,inspiring theminiatureswhichwelovetocollectormake. Inthemodernminiatureworld,scenes,settingsandlocationsfromourpast arefastbecomingapopularstartingpointforournewminiatureprojects. Indeeditseemsthatformany,submersingourselvesintheminiatureworld allowsustocreatetangiblerecreationsofourownpersonalmemories.

JanetSmith desertminis@gmail.com

JeanDay jday1@shaw.ca

JohnDay jdayminis@shaw.ca

KathiMendenhall sewminipatterns@att.net

Sincethebirthoftheinternettherehasbeenaneverincreasinginterestin genealogyandresearchingourpersonalfamilytreeisnowcommonplace. Forthoseofusintheminiatureworldthereisalsoanobviouscrossover betweenournostalgicmemoriesanddiscoveriesofourownpersonalpastand our(enviable)abilitytorecreatetheminthreedimensionalforminthe present.

PeiwenPetitgrand oiseaudenim@gmail.com

SallyWatson spwatson@ntlworld.com

BarbaraBabsDavies KimMurdock LesleyShepherd PamelaJ FreelanceEditorialTeamMembers: AgnesTurpin CatherineDavies EileenSedgwick JenniferMatuszek JulieLawton LidiStroud MarianneColijn MoTipton NancyKeech StephanieKilgast

IpersonallyamnoexceptiontothiskindofinspirationasIhaverecentlybeen workingonsmallscalekitswhichreflectfurnitureorhomeswhichwere presentinmyownpersonalchildhood.Soifyouareconsideringrecreating Grannyshouseyouneedlooknofurther!!AIMmembershavefilledthe pagesofthisissuewithmyriadideas,inspirationandcountlessprojectsthat justmighthelpyoubringyourownmemoriesbacktolife!

SoifyouwillnowexcusemeIamgoingtosettleback,suckonaslightlyfluffy boiledsweetandgetlostinthesoothingmemoryofaroomfull ofgentlytickingclocks

Bea Broadwood

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rtisanAnnaHardmanhasbeenmaking dollsfor7yearsandsellingthemforthepast6. Shehasalwayslikedartsandcrafts.Herprevious hobbywasmakingstainedglass,andshethought itwasherlastoneuntilshegotintroducedto miniaturedolls. Annaspassionforminiaturesstartedabout8 yearsagowithapurchaseofadollhousekitforher daughterforChristmas.Sheassembledthehouse inacoupleofmonthsbutcouldntfindanyporce lainpeopletogoinit,soshedecidedtolearnhow tomakethemherself.AnnatookalocalSeeleys

AsalwaysweaskedAnnawhatisthefavourite piecethatyouhavecreated?Sheexplained:Itis hardtojustpickafavouriteone,butIdotreasure myveryfirstdolls.Myfirstbrideisoneofmy favourites,soisTheSirendollandmymostrecent porcelainballjointedminiatureLizbeth.

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classtolearnmoreaboutporcelain,andherfirst purchasewasakiln.Thedollhouseisstillsitting unfinishedsinceshegotintodollmaking!

NowAnnafindsthatmakingdolls,particularly sculptingandpaintingisaveryenjoyableprocess. Sometimessheneedsaventfrombusylifeatwork andathome,thenshegoesdowntomystudioto create.Workingin1:12scaleismorechallenging, andAnnalikeschallenge.Ienjoycreatingsensual femininecharactersthemost.Facialexpression andtherightposeareimportanttome.


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Annagetsherinspirationfromartandbooksbut sometimesitcouldbeafaceinthecrowdina subwaythatimprintsinmyhead,Ineverknow. Annasworkisuniqueinitsownway,asallher dollscomefromherownmolds.Someofthem areevenoneofakindpiecessculptedinleather hardstageofporcelain.Someofherworkreflects herRussianbackground.,Annadiscoversnew thingsallthetime.Forexample,shelearnedhow tocreateherowndollpatterns.Shelearnsalot fromtrialanderrorespeciallywhenmakingher ownplastermolds.

Theinevitablequestion:DoyouhaveanI couldntlivewithouttool?receivedthis response:Oh,Ihavesomanytools,andthey allhavedifferentpurposesdependingonwhat Iamdoing,eitheritissculpting,makinga moldordressingadoll.IhavetosayIcant livewithoutallofthem.Thereareafewofmy favouriteslikeasculptingbrush,astylustool andawipeawaytool.

Annaisasticklerforperfection!Ithinkmy workhasimproved.Ihaveparticipatedinafewworldfamousminiatureanddollshows.Mydollsarein privatecollectionsaroundtheworld.Ialsoattendedafewworkshops,tookamoldmakingclassin college,gainedmoreknowledgeabouthumananatomy.Istillseeimperfectionsallthetimethoughand continuelearningeveryday.

Shehasjuststartedexperimentingwithminiatureporcelainballjointeddolls.Iwouldliketocreate moredollswithjoints.Iwouldalsoliketomakemorefantasydolls. AnnasworkcanbeseenmyworkeveryyearatTomBishopInternationalshowinChicago.Shewillalso beatahugedollshowinMoscowRussia.AsifthisisnotenoughshewouldalsoliketoexploretheIDEX show.


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