Snow Globes

[innerSpaceman]

Clearly, when on display, there should be some mechanical device that periodically shakes the globes, so they can be properly viewed. That's the compromise made in a gallery situation.


I happen to love them with or without the snow. Not only do they practically MAKE ME imagine being in the beautiful, miniaturized scene ... they also somehow remind me of the intricate scenes I've seen carved miraculously into the heads of pins.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Clearly, when on display, there should be some mechanical device that periodically shakes the globes, so they can be properly viewed. That's the compromise made in a gallery situation.


I happen to love them with or without the snow. Not only do they practically MAKE ME imagine being in the beautiful, miniaturized scene ... they also somehow remind me of the intricate scenes I've seen carved miraculously into the heads of pins.

Oooh, the Museum of Jurassic Technology has a small collection of "eye of the needle" miniature sculptures, which include a Goofy and an Napoleon.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

Oooh, the Museum of Jurassic Technology has a small collection of "eye of the needle" miniature sculptures, which include a Goofy and an Napoleon.

Yeah, those are the ones I was referring to. Unfortunately, the Museum of Jurassic Technology closed its doors in the last year or so, after eons of steady operation.