"Detailed by Lenor Johnson" from workshop page at philadelphiaminiaturia.com

  I'm here in Cherry Hill, NJ eagerly awaiting the Philadelphia Miniaturia show!
  This past week I was extremely fortunate enough to take Rik Pierce's, "English Thatched Cottage" class. Rik was an excellent teacher and the class was worth every.single. penny.  My classmates were excellent as well, and we had a lot of fun. Even though the basic structures were all the same everyone was really able to personalize them and make them all different.

 Just about all of our supplies were laid out when we got into class the first day.

Looking up at the front table it was a bit daunting to think that at the end of 4 days we would have a little cottage of our own. Amazingly it did happen, even if there is still a little bit of work to be done. 








  Much of the first day was spent prepping the wooden beams, and painting window boxes and the brick hearth. We also assembled the bay window.

 
I'll be posting more on the progress in a little while so be sure to check back for more!