Small Wonders: The Art of Making Miniatures
Adult Course | Registration opens 5/6/2025 7:00 AM MDT
Do you think big but want to work tiny? Are you fascinated by all things pocket-sized? Miniature-making is about making the world smaller and furnishing it as you see fit. Throughout this hands-on course you'll learn how to design and decorate your own miniature 12"x12" room, while learning about the rich and fascinating history of the art form. Little by little, students will learn how to make miniature furniture, art, plants and decor using materials like clay, cardboard, fabric, paint, wood and paper. It's a small world with plenty of room for students of all experience levels in this highly interactive and individualized course.
Learning Objectives:
Each class, students will learn different methods for creating a miniature version of a piece of furniture, art or décor, with a short historical lesson about the history of miniature-making as it applies to that day’s lesson.
- Please bring:
-Tweezers
-X-acto knife with extra blades
-Small sewing scissors
-Ruler/straight edge
-Small paint brushes.
Dependent on each week’s lesson, the classroom will have the following materials supplied: small self-healing cutting mat, hot glue, super glue, glue dots, rubber cement, tape, a rotary cutter, card stock, thin fabrics, paint, air dry clay and small recyclables.
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.