Saturday 21 May 2011

A Few of My Favourite Things..........Part 1, Erika van Horn.

As there is still not any sign of me getting back into my workshop I thought  I would start a series of blogs showing a some of the pieces I have been collecting for my current Diagon Alley project.
I hope you will enjoy taking inspiration from these marvellous artisan's work.
I have recently begun collecting pieces by Erika Van Horn of EV Miniatures from the US.  
 I have this marvellous vampire open book for Flourish and Blotts.
I especially like the the way the pages are aged as well as the book mark.
Of course this book of wands was a must for Ollivander's Wand Shop and will look perfect on the shop counter.
 The delicate candelabra will probably find a home in The Leaky Cauldron. 
 The candles are partly burnt down and dripping candle wax a technique I have so far found impossible to emulate.
Erika has a whole range of butterfly items which have sold out really quickly so I was pleased to have acquired these two wonderfully fragile specimens.
These are for either the Magical Menagerie or the Apothecary. 
Erika only produces a few items at a time and she has a lot of fans so I am delighted to have a few of her items in my collection. I missed out on the miniature reliquaries range recently which were very unusual but I will definitely look out for these in the future.
Erika also has an Etsy shop and blog where more of her wonderful work can be seen.

11 comments:

  1. Love your vampire book! Ericka makes amazing miniatures :)

    Victoria

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  2. The book is fabulous, but, I'm also taken with the candelabra. Are the candles wax or clay?

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  3. Wow,fantastic things you have bought.And the vampire book is really amazing.Jeannette x

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  4. I love that book too. You have some lovely minis Janice.

    Lorra Luffies

    Debie xxxx

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  5. The wand book is my favourite, Id love one of those! Your so lucky to have the candelabra, I adore those, so beautifully made. Erickas work is outstanding in every way. Looking forward to this series of blog posts on your goodies we havnt yet seen Janice! xxxx

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  6. Isn't it fun collecting! EV minis are amazing! Love the candle!

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  7. Hi Janice,
    Your EV Miniatures are lovely, I really love the butterflies. I have lots to catch up on :0)
    Julia xxx

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  8. Hi ladies, I only have a few pieces so far as they sell out so quickly but I am learning to be patient and build up slowly! After all I am in for the long haul and it adds to the excitement when the right piece comes along.

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  9. Hi Dale, the candles are clay either fimo, sculpey or paperclay, I am not sure. They look so real though like church candles.

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  10. Hi Julia, nice to see you back in Blogland. Have you and your family moved house yet? How did it go? I love moving house it is such an adventure!

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