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Tag Archives: Port Townsend
How to Lose a Dollhouse: Shoalwater Toys
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
Posted in Miniatures
Tagged dollhouses, don't panic, miniature show, Port Townsend, Victorian architecture
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The Port Townsend, Pyrotechnics, and the Deer Revival
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
Posted in Houses, Miniatures, People
Tagged dollhouses, Port Townsend, Victorian architecture, work style
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The Birth of the 20th Street Emporium
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
Posted in Bio, Houses, Miniatures
Tagged dollhouses, lifestyle, miniature bricks, Port Townsend, Victorian architecture, WA
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