Totally OT - my wifes artistry

[Forbin]

While I'm in the basement building models, she's in her workroom building dollhouses. Here's her latest project, finally finished after two solid years of work:

http://www.inpayne.com/dollhouse/dollhouse12.html

 

[Ptrope]

Holy cow ... that's some nice work!

 

[SeerSGB]

She's got some serious talent. Good looking work.

 

[Brutal Strudel]

Gender stereotypes have never been so lovely! Really, fanatstic work from the both of you.

 

[bigguy]

You seem to have it set up perfectly. She can never complain about your hobbie anyway haha.

 

[SeerSGB]

I was looking through some of the other doll houses on your site, she has a wonder sense of decor and color.

 

[USS Mariner]

"Just don't come down here and stick fucking nacelles on the thing."

 

[Klaus]

stunning... just needs a Trek Teddy on one of the beds...

 

[Forbin]

Mariner Class said:
"Just don't come down here and stick fucking nacelles on the thing."

 

[Avengers Unlimited]

WOW. That is amazing. I looked around on there and saw the other houses, and they're great too.

Just out of curiosity, does she have a preferred place to get her vegetation and the such? I have a diorama in mind and good sources are always helpful.

 

[FrontLine]

You wifes work is always amazing. I gotta wonder how you two found each other and if you two ever do try to help the other out?

 

[TheSeeker]

Wow. I never thought I would say this, but that is one amazing dollhouse! The closeups look real!

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Wow. Those dolls live better than i do!

 

[Forbin]

FrontLine said:
You wifes work is always amazing. I gotta wonder how you two found each other and if you two ever do try to help the other out?

We met in art school, appropriately enough .
As for helping each other out, it usually takes the form of "do you have any 3/16 plastic tube?

Our only actual collaboration was 20 years ago when we made a couple of models for a friend's birthday. He once commented on wanting to be a private eye, so we got together and built him an office and a car:
http://www.inpayne.com/models/tibbetsroom1.html
http://www.inpayne.com/models/tibbetscar1.html
(Yes, he's that messy in real life).

 

[TheSeeker]

I think you need to make a large scale Trek model and let your wife have at it with the interiors!

 

[Santaman]

Wow, awesome work, if she's ever thinking about adding something then let her make a basement.. with you in it building models..

 

[Kaiser]

very life like

 

[largo]

whoa! that piano isn't canon!

truly, fantastic work. your house must be an amazing place.

 

[Ptrope]

^^ Sure it is! Pachelbel's Canon!

 

[FalTorPan]

Forbin said:
While I'm in the basement building models, she's in her workroom building dollhouses. Here's her latest project, finally finished after two solid years of work:

http://www.inpayne.com/dollhouse/dollhouse12.html

That's some amazing work!

I must admit that I'm not exactly an authority on dollhouses, but is it common for the rooms of a dollhouse not to interconnect, by way of doors, hallways, stairways, etc.? I'm not criticizing your wife's work. I'm just wondering about the practice in general.

Cool stuff!