About Adelaide

Adelaide Cann lives in Sydney, Australia.  She is an accomplished Miniature Artist who works mostly in 1:12 scale (that is 1" to 1 foot in imperial measurement terms) or dolls house scale.  Adelaide likes to design and construct miniature rooms and accessories to showcase her collections of miniatures. 

 

Past Present Future

When Adelaide was about 10 years old she saw the most amazing doll collection.  There were more than sixty dolls dressed in their country of origin ranging in height from 1" to 16".  From then on she was smitten with dolls, in particular, dolls under 3" tall. 

Adelaide made cloth dolls, teddy bears and collected small dolls until she was about 15 years old then started making her own clothes.  Designing clothes, making the patterns and sewing was her forte so she decided on a career in the fashion design industry but this did not materialise. She has for the most part of her working career been involved in the corporate information technology (IT) in sales operations and computer skills training areas.   Now her two sons, Casey and Elliott are grown up she has more time to devote to her miniature passion and hopes to one day open a Miniatures Museum.

Miniatures Journey
In February 2000 she came across a magazine called 'Your Dream Doll’s House' by Del Prado publications and so started her journey of discovery into the world of miniatures.  She researched and visited miniature shops near home, purchased a dolls house and found like minded miniature devotees.  

She likes to design and construct miniature rooms in 1:12 scale; that is 1" to 1 foot in imperial measurement terms, to house her miniature collections.  She says: real size items can be easily downsized to 1:12 scale or smaller making it simple to have in miniature items I do not or would not have in real size (or life).  It’s the challenge of miniaturization and making a little work of art that most appeals to Adelaide. 

Her particular passion is for beautiful little things, especially those that are decorative, intricate and delicate.  She has a remarkable ability to create tiny, believable worlds of her own invention.  Her miniature creations are always of the highest quality and stands up to the closest scrutiny.

The Plan
The plan is to complete 25 miniature rooms by 2015 to display her collections of miniatures.   

Her personal miniatures collection includes miniatures of all kinds in 1:12 scale and smaller.  Lots of fine furniture in various period styles, tiny teapots, toys and rocking horses, prams and baby dolls, delicate clothing and haberdashery, most of which are of her own making.  Her workroom has a wall of room boxes mostly of her own design, all superbly finished and decorated.  The innovative lighting systems make the room boxes independent of the power point, so they can be illuminated wherever they are. 

Inspiration comes from many aspects of Adelaide's life, from the people she meets day to day to the websites she visits in search of new miniature project ideas.  In her spare time she likes to share her enthusiasm and expertise tutoring workshops on her miniature creations. 

Accessoring a miniature room is fun and often means travelling to miniature events to purchase items.  She also designs and makes miniature items such as ladies apparel (dresses and intimates), shoes, printies of all kinds and toys.  Favourite collectables are tea pots, dolls, teddy bears, toys, prams, sewing machines, rocking horses (and the list keeps growing). 

Most Recent Works

Leather Wing Back Chair cDec 2009
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The Garden Shed cNov 2009















Briefcase File Organiser cJun 2009
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Wedding Planner Miniature Room cMay 2009

Glory Box cJan 2009


Ballerina Trunk cNov 2008

Memberships and Associations

AMEA    Australian Miniature Enthusiasts Association Incorporated.  AMEA is based in Sydney and offers regular workshops where members can learn from experienced Tutors how to make miniature masterpieces. Adelaide is President and Webmaster

VAME    Victorian Association of Miniature Enthusiasts

NZAME  New Zealand Association of Miniature Enthusiasts 

Northside Miniatures Club

Artisans in Miniature (AIM) online group

Looking to the future
So much to do, so little time - need more life times (heard this before)  Adelaide agrees.   On her Bucket list are: 

  1. Complete 25 miniature rooms by 2015
  2. Establish the first Australian Museum of Miniatures or AMOM that will showcase the best of miniatures
  3. Travel to see miniature shows such as Tom Bishop USA and Europe, Kensington Dolls House Festival and Miniatura in England UK
  4. Attend Guild school at IGMA (International Guild of Miniature Artisans) USA

There are many pluses in being involved in miniatures.  It keeps you fit going to miniature events, your mind active and hands busy but beware, it may obsorb all your spare time, become addictive and keep you poor. 

 

Adelaide loves her little treasures...it is the little things in life that count she says.

Adelaide loves the little things in life - miniatures

Must see websites
about Miniatures
AMEA    
VAME   
NZAME  (NZ)
NAME(USA)
IGMA (USA)
AIM
Adelaide's best production, her sons, Casey and Elliott who now grown up.  Resized photo images of them feature throughout her miniature works

  

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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