Why do you think people are so drawn to and fascinated by miniature scale? Are tiny things - is tiny-ness - interesting by nature, or is it the rendering of something “life-sized” into miniature that makes it intriguing? 

I think miniatures are appealing for a number of reasons. A big one is nostalgia. For those of us who had dollhouses when we were young, miniature-scaled objects can bring up memories of things long forgotten.

There’s also the fantasy element: a very basic sense of “you can make it anything you want”. Maybe you can’t have your own bookshop, but you can make a mini one. 

With this project I’d say I indulged in some things that I would be too hesitant (or limited by cost) to try. The pink and white striped couch in the dollhouse living room is my dream couch. I’d also love to have wallpaper like the wallpapers (Cambridge Imprint paper from Orcas Paley!) in the dollhouse in my real house, but I’m too chicken to commit to such a bold look. 

In addition, many? several? cultures have folklore traditions centering on little people, creatures, and/or worlds, so I think the fascination with miniatures is woven into our psyches somehow.