One of my dollhouses
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The Artist
My first needlework skills were learned from my grandmother as soon as I was old enough to handle a needle and thread or a crochet hook. I learned to knit (full size) from my sister about 20 years ago. Over the past few years, it seems that everything I make is getting smaller and smaller! I crochet with threads almost as fine as a human hair and knit with 0.5mm knitting needles and thread finer than sewing thread. So far, I have worked on silk gauze with counts as high as 72 stitches per inch, though I work more often on 48 count.
My current projects include two one-inch scale dollhouses. The first is a replica of the "Dick Van Dyke Show" television set from the early sixties. The second is a replica of a 1920's Craftsman style house formerly owned by my great aunt and uncle. It will be furnished as much as possible as it was in the 40's through the 60's. I visited their home in Milwaukee every summer as a child, and the creation of this dollhouse is a labor of love in their memory. In the planning stage are my aunt and uncle's lakeside cabin and a cozy white-frame farmhouse, including yard and gardens, set in 1940's Westchester County, New York.I am a member of the International Guild of Miniature Artisans (IGMA). I live with four cats - Schatzi, Maria, Albert, and Nutmeg.(The pictures of Bing and the dollhouse are from about twenty years ago.)
Craftsman dollhouse
Bing in the dollhouse
Bing at 6 weeks old
Bing on back porch of dollhouse
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