Tag Archives: Port Townsend

How to Lose a Dollhouse: Shoalwater Toys

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

A few weeks into the construction of Shoalwater Toys, our 30th structure, and 2nd and last major commercial building, we received an invitation  to show at the IGMA’s Guild Show in New York City. Until then, we had only shown … Continue reading →

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The Port Townsend, Pyrotechnics, and the Deer Revival

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

The Port Townsend, miniature house # 25, was the second of the major houses we built in 1981. It was named for a Victorian seaport on the Quimper Peninsula in Washington State, a town whose architecture deeply influenced our own … Continue reading →

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The Birth of the 20th Street Emporium

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

In 1980 we seem to have slowed a bit, producing two structures, compared to the 3-4 we completed in previous years.  I sometimes imagine there was a time warp, or black hole, in Seaview that allowed us to make houses … Continue reading →

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