To understand my work one needs to understand how it all began. For me the interest in dollhouses came from my dear friend Mrs. Camp. As a little girl, (starting at the age of 4), I would go to her house every Christmas Eve to spend the day. This began as a means to keep me out from under the feet of my parents because they owned their own business and Christmas Eve was their busiest day.
One year Mrs. Camp had a new addition to her living room. It was a dollhouse. I was immediately fascinated by her dollhouse and this began the love affair with miniatures. It is also a special one, you see I was the only little person allowed to touch Mrs. Camp’s dollhouse. I apparently was so gentle with it she trusted me and I would play for hours with her dollhouse in my magical world of imagination and make believe.
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1 comments:
What a nice memory. I must admit I'm more fussy when children come and don't let them touch my miniatures unattended! But I'm glad you had someone more generous in your life!
Margaret Grace
author of "Murder in Miniature"
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