Drawer Full of Secrets is a hands-on miniature workshop focused on storytelling through objects. Students will construct and age a standalone miniature drawer, then style its interior using a curated set of provided objects and two personal items they bring from home. Through guided instruction, self-contained story, finished and display-ready by the end of the session. Students may choose from several interior liner options or a bare aged wood finish, allowing for individual expression while working within a shared framework. Each student will complete a fully assembled and aged miniature drawer, mounted on a simple display base and styled with layered objects that suggest a personal story. The finished piece is self-contained, display-ready, and designed to feel discovered rather than staged. While the workshop is structured around a shared project, participants are encouraged to interpret their drawer freely. A drawer may become a private keepsake, a forgotten junk drawer, or something entirely imagined. a small selection of additional 1:12 scale objects will be available for swapping or trading during the class.
Skills that will be taught: Basic miniature drawer assembly using pre-cut components, aging and distressing wood surfaces for age and realism, aging paper and small metal objects, visual storytelling through curated objects, creating narrative without figures, composition and visual hierarchy in a confined space, Editing and restraint in miniature scenes. Kits include: Pre-cut wooden drawer components, drawer hardware, display base, choice of drawer liners or bare wood interior, curated miniature objects, (paper piles, keys, etc.) shared aging materials and finish, shared glues
Students should bring two small personal miniature items, fine paintbrush, paint brush for aging, paint brush for glue. Tweezers and scissors are encouraged. Magnification and lighting with extension cord if needed.