Naomi Kamiya's The Doll's House Gallery Opening

Gallery Opening

 Naomi Kamiya surrounded by art and patrons today in Berkeley.

 

 

This showed you were at the right place

 

 

Even Dudes and their skateboards liked it.

Immediate installation upon entering.

 

                  Work on the wall from Cal Berkeley Students

 Well attended. Wine, strawberries, lemonade and brownies were offered. Yum.

 

              Naomi is so much fun to talk to and has so many ideas.

 

And  out on Solano Avenue just a little exhibit to show you where the gallery entrance is. There are many more events planned on Solano Avenue. It's a really cool place to hang out. See http://Leftcoastmini.blogspot.com/ for more details. Don't you agree galleries and dollhouses are a great match? CM

The Doll's House Unique Doll's Houses and Dolls.

UPDATE My aol account was hacked today and I have changed Aol address. Everything else is the same.

New Update: My Leftcoastmini page has disappeared... must investigate.  C

 Here we are at Open Fine Art Gallery 1861 Solano Avenue A
Berkeley, California 94707. Or call 510 917 9994. Check out that beautiful luxury model of the Louis Rich tudor on the right. Can anyone identify the house on the left?

 Here is another unique doll house. The next picture shows the front. I have never seen a roof like that before.

 And this is an installation of a rocket ship shaped structure.

 That is Patrick Schmidt who manages the gallery with Naomi. You can find out more at www.thedollhousesco.com

                                      Many local artists are represented.

                         Patrick works in clay and offers hands on classes.

          Next Saturday is a special event, Sat. May 18th 4pm to 7pm.
                                         You're invited!

What a good idea, what a great space and I am looking forward to this new Doll House Gallery. Thanks Naomi and Patrick. CM

Just a sneak peek

Which has nothing to do with mini houses yet... 

My Little Assistant and I are beginning a garden on the shady side of my house. We call it the "Cinderella Garden" because it has this quote: "Dance like there is no midnight", Cinderella.

We are battling slugs and deer and other unseen critters. We have planted a blue hydrangea which should do well in the shade and a lavender which is a hardy plant so might work for us. 

Just keeping you up to date here at Myrealitty. 

Cheers, CM

Update: We did the front door.

And had a little spattering of rain. C

The UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital Auction

I first heard about this from Modern Mini Houses blog Here:http://modernminihouses.blogspot.com/2013/03/hot-off-press-details-on-mchulca.html

Held at the Beverly Hills Hotel. I suggested we go until I realized tickets were $500.00.  Then there was this from the LA Times.

http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-designer-dollhouses-offer-miniature-life-of-luxury-20130409,0,4853777.story?track=rss Clever designers used Paris Renfroe and is that a minimodernistas hanging ribbon lamp I see?


Now Modern MC shows all the houses on her blog here:
http://minimodern.blogspot.com/

This is my favorite:

                             picture from Minimodern.blogspot


See designer detail here:
http://wandrdesign.com/2013/02/16/dollhouse-for-charity/

Kind of like "I'm a Giant" by the top ten LA design firms!

Wow. What a fun idea. Hope the show raises a bundle for Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA. Send me to any follow up info.

Thanks CM

under construction

Redecorating the basement, notice dollhouse art above mantle...
                                                 Before.

 Hope I make it to After... One of those too busy weeks!  CM
P.S. it's 1:1 scale...

Has anybody seen Mini Jazzi?

Giveaways...

A friend was just mentioning her giveaway where it cost her $60 to mail one winner in Europe her prize. I had to laugh...

I had a giveaway of this phantom, or clear chair some time ago and the winner never contacted me. I was surprised there was no response.

Then I got an email. Melissa Pikaar had Googled herself many months later and found out she had won my giveaway. So I recently sent it to her and she sent me this picture of her prize. Look how the colors are reflected throughout the plastic! Thank you Melissa.
Isn't the internet amazing, fun, and comical at times?

And let me take this time to wish everyone a happy Spring and Happy Easter inspired by her photo. CM

Update: So I was showing my Little Assistant this photo pointing out the wonderful color reflection in the chair leg and she was so enamored with the little Robin and Bunnies. Thanks again Melissa