I love dollhouses and tiny homes. I made some of my own earlier in the fall, in clay. Little vignettes of rooms. I got the idea while idly playing with some left over pieces from making tiles. I formed a couple of little half-rooms and then I decided to furnish them.
I liked making these and I’ve got some more ready to go into the kiln soon.
The technique is easy. I make the rooms, let them dry, and bisque them. Then I used black Velvet underglaze and painted it over the entire piece, and then washed it off. The black adhered to the incised lines. I then painted the various colors as I wanted, using Velvet underglazes. I fired these at cone 05 (for the terracotta ones) or cone 5 (for the stoneware ones).
They are all quite small, maybe 2-4″ at most.
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- Room #1 Inside, before –
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- Inside, after.
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- Room #1 Outside, before –
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- Outside, after.
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- Bedroom, before –
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- Bedroom, after.
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- Bedroom, exterior.
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- Dining room, before. (I don’t seem to have taken an after picture!)
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- Dining room, exterior.
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- Sofa and lamp, before.
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- Sofa and lamp, after.
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- Exterior, sofa and lamp room.
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- Chair and table, before.
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- Chair and table, after.
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- Chair and table, close up.
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- Blue sofa, front.
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- Blue sofa, back.
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- Pink bowl on table.
Claudia McGill and Her Art World 
Oh how lovely, I love them all, Claudia. It’s hard to pick a favorite but I do especially like the chair and table setting. Well done !!!!!
I could see you making little homes like this, too…I would love to see them if you are ever inspired to do so. I will say it is fun to create these little environments.
Great idea, now I’ve got a challenge. Let me see what I come up with. 😄
Your cup runnth over!!! Be well. Happy New Year to you.
Thank you. And the same to you!
Lovely!
Thank you. They are fun to make and I think it’s funny I’m still making miniature houses even now.
Love love love, so fun!
Thank you. And just as fun to make. I really get caught up in them when I’m making them.