Grace's Projects
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The Owl Carver 1:12 2006
by Grace Shaw, 2006 page revised 6/27/2017
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For many years, I've collected regular sized owl
figures. When I started making miniatures I started collecting miniature
owls. The owls in this scene are by no means all that I have. Owls turn up
in many of my miniature scenes. However, I wanted some place to display
them and didn't want to just "put them on shelves." I was given the "Owl
Man" by my good friend Nancy Faye Roach. He was originally called the
Railroad Man by Marcia Backstrom. For me, he became the Owl Carver who
lives in the woods and carves, sculpts and paints owls. You see him here
with his rustic shack and all the owls that flock to him to be replicated
in the various artistic methods he chooses. |
This scene was made with two corner room boxes fastened together. One side
has a roof, or top, the other is covered with clear polycarbonate to keep
the dust out but to give an open look. |
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Some of the owls in this scene were made by Julie
Stevens, Diane Burger, Elaine Kothe, Judy Shields, Peggy Slack, Alice
McElheiny, Cheri Stewart, Karen Markle, Anne Willis, & Gloria. Some owls
there was no way to determine who created or painted them. |
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Grace Shaw, made and dressed the messy bed, and made and
created the work bench. |
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The picture on the wall was from a photograph, framed by
Grace Shaw.
I tried to bring the pond from the nature wall paper
down into the scene. |
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Various small items were made by Metal Miniatures and
painted by Grace Shaw. |