If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
My 2025 creative project “The Gift of Sensitivity” is done. This massive princess-and-the-pea miniature now lives in a glass cabinet in our house. There have been some interesting comments about it. "The Gift of Sensitivity" by Kit Dunsmore I overheard my husband telling someone I’d been working on this for five years. I thought “Ten!”... Continue Reading →
The last things I made for my miniature scene “The Gift of Sensitivity” were a book, a candle, and pea pod. From the beginning, I imagined the sleepless princess reading, so the book and candle were a given. Because the pea that’s under the mattresses can’t be seen, I wanted a pea pod on the... Continue Reading →
The linens for the bed were the easiest thing I had left to make for my Princess and the Pea miniature “The Gift of Sensitivity.” At least that’s what I thought. I already had a sparkly comforter made in 2009 when I was assembling all those mattresses, but I still needed sheets and pillows. I... Continue Reading →
I finished making the pieces for the Princess and the Pea miniature "The Gift of Sensitivity" on the last day of 2025, just meeting my deadline. I haven’t had a chance to photograph the completed scene yet and I want to talk about my experiences making the rest of the pieces before the final reveal.... Continue Reading →
I'm always on the lookout for signs of magic, so I really appreciate Alix E. Harrow's reminder that magic is in the eye of the beholder. If you are wondering why other worlds seem so brimful of magic compared to your own dreary Earth, consider how magical this would seems from another perspective. To a... Continue Reading →
