In Elizabethan England, Nicholas Hilliard secured his place as the queen’s favorite portraitist by creating tiny, exquisitely detailed images in watercolor on vellum. Most of these miniatures, painted ...

As a lover of sprinkles, Polly Pocket fashion, and button quails, I was naturally drawn to the opportunity to visit an exhibition that celebrated miniature art. Through over 100 works of art, cuteness ...

Painting miniatures is a good, chill time. Since I picked the hobby back up in 2017 I’ve spent hundreds of hours away from my screens, listening to good music and great podcasts. And, as a bonus, I ...

My wife and I are gluing. The best way is to squirt a glob onto a piece of paper, then use a toothpick to tack a few drops onto the edge of whatever you’re gluing—a wall, a shelf, a book. Do this all ...

Recently I attended an auction where there were a few small, 17th-century portrait miniatures that caught my eye and I knew I just had to have them. One of the portraits was of an attractive young ...

Michael Hogan says he isn’t an interior designer. And yet, he spends a good deal of time doing what most in the trade do: deciding on material palettes, sourcing furniture, and planning room layouts.

Over the past few years, art historians have identified several previously unknown paintings by Elizabeth I’s favorite artist, Nicholas Hilliard Cool Finds Elizabeth Goldring | Historian, University ...