New from dealers

The last Saturday of each month, we will include a special post devoted to new products from dealers at the upcoming 2012 Good Sam Show. Dealers are invited to provide information and photos to share with you. This is the first such post.

Always innovative, long-time dealer IGMA Fellow Barbara Stanton recently introduced 1:12 scale miniature dollhouse jigsaw puzzles with images of her paintings. The tiny puzzles are 1.5" x 2", have 80 pieces each and come with a matching box. Five different designs are available on her website under Art for Sale/Miniature Accessories.  Look for the puzzles on her table at our 2012 Show. http://www.barbarastanton.com/

"Longhair w/ Lupins" Puzzle

"Sunflowers w/ Tomatoes" Puzzle

"Eavesdropper" Puzzle

Shellie Kazan, Shellie's Miniature Mania in San Carlos, CA, has scheduled three 2012 workshops in 1:12 scale. Bluette Meloney is offering her Kaleidoscope Shop. The Teppers are giving a Steampunk room box class. Rik Pierce is teaching Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor. The Teppers are bringing exciting one-of-a-kind Kaleidoscope and Steampunk furnishings to the 2012 Good Sam Show. Shellie and other dealers will have eye-catching pieces available to outfit miniature structures in any manner you wish. For workshop info go to http://www.shelliesminis.com/ or email shelliesminis@msn.com.

Kaleidoscope Shop. Workshop scheduled February 18-22. Photos courtesy of Keith Crowder.

Kaleidoscope Shop interior, unfurnished.

Interior with one-of-a-kind hand-painted Kaleidoscope furniture by the Teppers.

Steampunk Room Box. Workshop scheduled August 11-15.

Interior furnished with one-of-a-kind Steampunk furnishings by the Teppers.

Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor. Workshop scheduled July 5-9

Interior view of this versatile two-story shop as finished in workshop.

Dealers: The Teppers - New Curiosities and Oddities

Most recently, Brian (Rainbow Hand) and Kathy Tepper have designed a Curiosity & Oddities Shoppe. Here are a few pieces from their exciting new line of Curiosities and Oddities in 1:12 scale. They will be at this month's Bishop Chicago International Show and the October 2015 Good Sam Show. See website for additional Shows, Workshop Schedule, and Gallery of available work.  Email: briantep@verizon.net.  Web: http://www.rainbowhandandkathy.com

Curio Cabinet.

Antique Bronze Cat with Fish.

Elephant Foot and Bones.

FeeJee Mermaid and Dodo Bird by Jessica Wiesel, in settings created by the Teppers.

Side view of FeeJee Mermaid and Dodo Bird. 

Mummy's hand in antique leather case. 

To see more work by the Teppers, go >here<.

Furniture & Accessories by the Teppers

The husband and wife team of Brian (Rainbow Hand) and Kathy Tepper have exciting new designs to share. Their imaginative and playful furniture and accessories include vintage, Victorian Steampunk, Urban Elementz (very exciting modern), and The Grand Luxe (luxurious). Each piece is unique, innovative, stylish--with a touch of fantasy and magic added in. Below is some of the new work the Teppers will be bringing to the show. briantep@verizon.net, http://www.rainbowhandandkathy.com/

The Anthropologist Study is a new room box being introduced at the show.

This cameo showcases the anthropologist's pet bulldog, interesting small trunk, important open book, zebra rug, and under-the-table clutter of papers, books and more.

Fascinating Cobbler's work space.

Intriguing antique  Hall Bench.

Mesmerizing Victorian Steampunk sewing display.

Unique Victorian Steampunk Wall Clock.

Romantic "picnic" Hall Tree with a Victorian Steampunk flair.

To see more of the Teppers work go here and here.

Dealers Brian & Kathy Tepper: Imaginative Furnishings & Paintings

The Teppers continue to amaze with their exciting 1:12 scale designs. Look for their new Condo Boxes at the show. They are sure to delight. Their recent Urban Elementz modern furnishings are innovative and stylish. Other lines include Victorian Steampunk, The Grand Luxe (luxurious), and European rustic, to name a few. Kathy's opulent bed designs utilize luxurious fabrics--silk, velvet, brocade, damask--and lavish trims. Brian's original oil paintings handsomely support all of their designs. Email: briantep@verizon.net.  Web: http://www.rainbowhandandkathy.com/

Click on any photo and it will enlarge.

White leather chairs from the Urban Elementz line. Original oil painting by Brian.

"Souchi" original oil painting by Brian Tepper.

"Winter Logging Camp #1" original oil painting by Brian Tepper.

"Winter Logging Camp #2" original oil painting by Brian Tepper. 

    Aviator room from the new Urban Elementz Collection.

To see more of the Teppers work, go >here<.

2015 Good Sam Furniture Dealers

Several ever-so-talented furniture artisans attending this year's show were featured in the August 2015 issue of American Miniaturist magazine. The Furniture Gallery gives a taste of the exciting variety of 1:12 scale furniture styles available at this year's show. Inspiration abounds for new and existing projects. 

Reminder: Click on any photo and it will enlarge. Use the search feature (at upper left) to enter an artisan's name and find earlier posts featuring his/her work.

Scene with hand-painted and upholstered sleigh bed and bench by IGMA Artisan Bluette Meloney. Cover of American Miniaturist magazine (August 2015, Issue #148).

 Pair of Gilt parlor chairs with hand-painted fabric. Faux black bamboo lacquer/gold gilt coffee table and side table with hand-painted antique cameos by Bluette. Email: jack.meloney@gmail.com. Web: http://bluettemeloney.com

Hand-painted Trompe L'Oeil style screen by Natasha Beshenkovsky, Natasha Fine Miniatures. Email: NatMin@aol.com. Web: http://www.NatashaMiniatures.com

Custom table and stools for a piano fix-it shop by Ken Byers, Shaker Works West.

Email: mekendar@pacbell.net. Web: http://www.shakerworkswest.com

Silk Tuffet, child's mannequin and dolly bed and photo by Valerie Ann Casson, France.

Colorful dolly beds in quarter-scale by Valerie Ann Casson. Email: valcasson@gmail.com. Web: http://www.valeriecasson.com

Marquetry occasional table by Layne Halliday Fine Furniture.

Small folding pump organ by Layne Halliday Fine Furniture. Email: layne@laynesfineminiatures.com. Web: http://www.laynesfineminiatures.com

Stickley walnut dining set by Lars Mikkelsen, Built in Wood. Inspired by the work of Gustav Stickley.  Email: buildinwood@gmail.com. Web: https://www.etsy.com/shop/builtinwood

French daybed in silk taffeta and raspberry toile, with antique petit point pillows by Maritza Moran, Maritza's Miniatures. Email: maritzaminis@gmail.com. Web: http://www.maritzaminiatures.com

Russian (18/19th century) large painted and carved sleigh with scenes and classical figures by IGMA Artisan Cristina Noriega, Spain.

Bench made out of burl wood. Replica of one Cristina saw in a contemporary gallery of art in Paris. Email: noriegacris005@gmail.com. Web: http://www.cristinanoriega.com

Empire sofa upholstered in woven silk by Wilson Santiago, Dollhouse Linens & More.

Hand-painted Victorian bed with silk duvet, embroidered floral pillows, and lace bed skirt.

Email: will@windsgtream.net. Web: http://www.dollhouselinensandmore.com

Demilune Table with Hepplewhite Chair by IGMA Fellow Ferd Sobol. Email: ferd@soboleditions.com. Web: http://www.soboleditions.com

Two round slipper chairs with a round table by IGMA Fellow Nancy Summers, Summerville Miniature Workshop. Email: nssummers@myninestar.net. Web: http://www.summervilleminiatureworkshop.com

Tall book cased curio cabinet filled with Curiosities and Oddities. Always innovative, this year, the Teppers are doing a line of "Curiosities and Oddities."

Grouping from the new Western Collection of the Teppers. Email: info@rainbowhandandkathy.com. Web: http://www.rainbowhandandkathy.com

Original Deco furniture and Light Sculpture with LED light source by Peter Tucker, Roomboxes Etc., Canada. Bronze sculpture by Neil Carter, England.

Classic Gerrit Rietveld 1917 Red Blue Chair. Email: peter@roomboxes.com. Web: http://www.roomboxes.com

To order a copy of the August 2015 issue of American Miniaturist magazine, phone Toll Free: 1-866-606-6587 or email: info@americanminiaturist.com. 

For more information on the 2015 Good Sam Show, Friday Workshops, and Monday Academy Classes go to http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net/

At the Show - Steampunk Furniture & Accessories

Along with furniture and accessories from their other lines, Brian (Rainbow Hand) and Kathy Tepper brought some delightful Steampunk pieces to the 2012 Show. Imaginative and playful, at first glance these pieces look Victorian. When examined a bit closer, however, each one is unique with a touch of fantasy and magic added in. This year, the Teppers plan to offer a Steampunk workshop. Also, look for their new "Grand Lux Gallery" at the 2013 Show. (Photos courtesy of Connie Sauve, Good Sam Exhibit Chairman.)  briantep@verizon.net, http://www.rainbowhandandkathy.com/

Antique Steampunk Hall Tree with hand made wooden box, hat, canes and radiator to keep the you warm and comfy on frosty nights.

Painted Steampunk table with antique tintype hand made wooden box and vintage beer stein from Milwaukee. The dome holds a feathered pheasant.

Steampunk "Extreme Espresso Experience" (machine by Mike Barber).

Steampunk Door by Kathy.

Execution chair and "defendant's portrait from Dr. Benderhout's Elektro - Annihilator Machine.

Steampunk Hall Tree with binoculars and antique floral arrangement in dome.

Leather Hat box with vintage binoculars.

Steampunk Paperboy's Portrait Chair.

To see more Steampunk miniatures by the Teppers, go here.