Ages 14-17 | Teen Studio Night Making Tiny Furniture: More Miniatures
Children Course | Available
Think big but work tiny!
From tiny tables to diminutive dressers and super small settees, learn the art of crafting miniature furniture while working in 1" scale. Each class will consist of a short historical lesson before we design and craft a mini piece of furniture, using a range of techniques and styles. Throughout the course, build a small but mighty collection of dollhouse scale furniture for play or display. Some previous miniatures experience is helpful but not required.
- It's recommended that students have some prior experience with miniature scale art.
Learning Objectives:
In this course, we will focus on the design and construction of dollhouse-scale furniture. This class is a next level up from my Small Wonders introductory class and will focus on a slightly more intermediate level of design and construction, though taking a previous miniatures class will not be required for anyone eager to join.
- Students will be asked to bring the following supplies to each class: tweezers, an X-acto knife with extra blades, scissors, a ruler/straight edge and E-6000 or comparable superglue.
Dependent on each week’s lesson, the classroom will have the following materials supplied: small self-healing cutting mat, paint, tape, wood glue glue, rubber cement, wood, tape, card stock, some fabrics, air dry clay and small recyclables. Dependent on individual projects, students will be asked to supply specific materials they may need.
Julia Carusillo
Julia Carusillo is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, having earned her MFA in Production Design in 2013, after graduating with her BFA in Art Direction from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 2011. She is a lover of Italian film, her many vintage collections, reality television and history. Julia is a set designer and artist, working in a wide range of media including Sketchup, gouache and watercolor, Illustrator and Photoshop, clay, hand-typography, resin, and embroidery, amongst others. She is always looking to collaborate on projects that stretch the definition of what production design is, whether that means a highly-staged film set, a livable interior design project, or exhibition and museum design. She has worked in film, theme parks, theatre, digital content and exhibition design.