Dollhouses are the ultimate pint-size pandemic hobby

This article was in The Globe and Mail on April 8, 2021 Dollhouses are the ultimate pint-size pandemic hobby

It begins with an interview with Maria Fowler, owner of the Little Dollhouse Company in Toronto.

I found this quote reflects exactly how I have always felt about my miniature world:

“With miniatures, you can make a world exactly as you want it,” Fowler says. “You have absolute control over it, and during COVID especially, that has been very empowering.”

This image from the article is of furniture made by Fernando Setien (@fernandosetien), a contemporary fine furniture “mini”-maker in Barcelona

I hadn't realized that our year of isolation had created a new interest in our hobby, but it makes sense to me. A perfect world you can control is soothing at anytime, but connecting and sharing with like-minded people in an out-of-control world could be our saving grace.

As Jacqueline Greenwood says in the article. “This has been an incredibly intense time for so many people and I think our minds can easily run away from us with worry and concern. The world of miniatures is like anything creative. It brings you into the moment and it keeps you in the moment, where creation works its magic.”