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Specialization in Miniature Design and Decoration Techniques

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Chelsea Andersson is a maker, miniaturist, and prop designer based in New York. Although she spent nearly a decade as a licensed landscape architect, her love for creating models and miniatures led to a career in building scale replicas. Through her studio ChelseaMakes, she offers custom-made miniature replicas as well as a line of DIY modern dollhouse kits.

She made her TV debut on season three of NBC’s Making It, which is a reality competition show hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman where the contests take part in weekly creative challenges. Chelsea has also been featured in publications like Marin Independent Journal, SFGATE, San Francisco Chronicle, E! News, Shoutout LA, among others.

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Jessica Dance is a UK-based artist, designer, and life coach. After completing a degree in fashion studies at Bournemouth Arts Institute, she went on to make luxury handmade jewelry and props for fashion shoots, as well as miniature interiors. After many years in the creative industry, she trained to be a life coach and combined her experience and passion for art and business with her deep interest in psychology. She runs a coaching business specializing in empowering creative entrepreneurs to build lives and businesses that are joyful, impactful, and financially sustainable.

Throughout her career, Jessica has worked with industry giants such as British Vogue, Christian Louboutin, BBC, Mulberry, Volkswagen, ITV, and The Washington Post. Her work was featured in the collaborative project Vogue X Barbie when she built the iconic Barbie Dream House. She’s also been featured in Stylist, GQ, and Harper's Bazaar.

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Yulia Sherbak is an embroidery artist from Cleveland, Ohio. What started as a creative outlet quickly became her career path. After building an online following within the embroidery community, she opened her own Etsy shop, Moss and Feather, where she’s enjoyed commercial success.

Her work is centered on miniature embroidery and needlework jewelry and accessories. She is passionate about animals and nature, which are the main motifs in her work, and the inspiration behind her vegan lifestyle.

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Evan Lorenzen, better known as Art and Such Evan, is a multidisciplinary artist who specializes in micro illustrations. While studying animation in college, he became interested in bookmaking and took a course to learn the process. Several years later, he decided to try it on a small scale and has been passionate about the medium of miniature ever since, as it challenges both his physical and creative limits.

Throughout his career, Evan has had the opportunity to collaborate with organizations like the Miniature Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Amsterdam, Cat Art Show L.A., and hundreds of individual collectors. His work has been featured in exhibits across the US and abroad, including the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil and the Nucleus Gallery in Portland, Oregon.

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Wei Xu, or Honey Thistle as she’s known online, is a miniature artist from Toronto, Canada. She has always enjoyed making things, and first started posting her creations on a creative forum during high school. She experimented with everything from crochet bags to buttons and brooches before going on to study at business school. After working in the corporate world for a few years and running an Etsy shop part-time, Wei left her job to pursue her passion for craft. She began selling jewelry and small decor while creating small sets for animation as a hobby. But, after posting her mini furniture, plants, and other interior details on Instagram, she quickly attracted a community of followers.

Since then, Wei has worked with clients including Madewell, Pottery Barn Kids, Walmart, and Hunker. She has also been featured by Chatelaine Magazine, CBC Arts, and Buzzfeed’s Nifty.

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Specialization in Miniature Design and Decoration Techniques

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Berkeley, United States.
Joined April 2002
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