It’s a big city, but he can make it tiny just for you. When the pandemic began, Danny Cortes decided to start making miniatures, a hobby left behind in his childhood. Instead of baking bread or ...

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There's always been a big interest in making little things. But making miniatures really exploded when the COVID-19 pandemic hit as stuck-at-home hobbyists discovered how rewarding it was to build ...

My wife and I are gluing. The best way is to squirt a glob onto a piece of paper, then use a toothpick to tack a few drops onto the edge of whatever you’re gluing—a wall, a shelf, a book. Do this all ...

Miniatures are huge right now. Social media feeds are chock-full of people painstakingly re-creating tiny kitchens where they may cook button-size eggs over the heat of a tealight. Creators give tours ...

For W’s new series, “One Fun Thing,” we’re inviting creative people around the world to share an easy, relaxing, DIY activity that has brightened up their days spent at home, from Simone Rocha’s ...

Meet Cindy Lovesy the minimalist. It’s the little things in life that matter to this Montclair dental office manager, literally. “I started making miniatures several years ago,” says Lovesy, “when my ...

In this live virtual talk with Brooklyn-based artist Daniel Cortes, viewers will virtually step inside his studio for a look behind-the-scenes at how he creates hyper-realistic miniature models that ...

Lee Smithson creates miniature figures of Sheffield buildings and landmarks. He has created a miniature figure of his childhood home and a number of Sheffield ...