Tiny History Studios
Lee Harper
I make miniature sculptures of dang near anything while my partner in crime, Pableaux Johnson, captures them with his photography and a vision.
Order the book Tiny Oxford at the THS website below
. Commissions welcome.
Made to show scale of the little surgical knives made for the Operating Theater piece. Wait til the end.
08/09/2021
Process for bead board sidewalls, back wall, and wood floor for Theatre.
Sorry for the long absence in posts, but I’m going to try and be better at adding WIP clips. This clip is starting the stadium seating for the Old Operating Theatre piece (London).
Check out this cool spot Brent Brent H Bonds created of me and my work! Thank you Tishomingo Arts Council ❤
Join us for this week's episode of our weekly livestream show, featuring songs, science, secrets, shenanigans, divinations, diversions, and special guest Lee Harper of History Bones and Tiny History Studios!
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"If you've never tuned in...think gothic folk + highbrow theater + Pee-wee's Playhouse." -Lisa Whealy, Mountain Music Promotions
This is a donation-based show! If you're able to support our efforts with a donation, your gift is greatly appreciated. If you are financially stressed, then this hour of entertainment is our gift to you. You can donate via any of the options below:
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Brooklyn-based musical duo Charming Disaster was formed in 2012 by Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris. Inspired by the gothic humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the noir storytelling of Raymond Chandler, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, they write songs that tell stories, using two voices to explore dark narratives and characters with a playfully macabre sensibility. Learn more: http://charmingdisaster.com
Mississippi artist Lee Harper’s miniature model series History Bones offers skeletal appreciations of historical true crime events and other macabre scenes rendered in detail-rich but micro-scale sculpture. Learn more: historybones.com
“There's something beautiful about skeletons being the great equalizer. They represent all of us, no matter the gender, race, or nationality. Look at Memento Mori, Dia de los Mu***os, the Danse Macabre, catacombs, ossuaries and the jeweled saints for examples of our endless fascination with death, bones and mortality. All of the pieces are about real people, events or customs…the goal is to bring some of these subjects out of the dark and deliver them with a bit of my interpretation.” – Lee Harper
03/12/2021
Join me tonight at 7:00 central on the Charming Disaster's Quarantine Livestream w/special guest Lee Harper (History Bones).
We'll be talking specifically about my History Bones series. It'll be fun!!
Click on link (in comments) to join us. ❤
01/02/2021
Not going to lie, roughing out the very beginning of pieces is my least favorite part of the process, but once it starts, it’s off to the races. New piece is a full size City Grocery bar.
I’m sure there’s a metaphor about life in there somewhere, but I’m too tired to make it right now.👻
12/23/2020
The City Grocery sailfish from finished to start.
12/13/2020
St. Lucy Day
WIP photos from St Roch Chapel (New Orleans) piece. This is the one I cut my leg through my pants on, whittling a little too aggressively. Not nearly the sacrifice of St. Lucy, but a first for me. 💙
12/09/2020
The mini Gin finished. 🍻🍻🍻
Quarter for scale. See whole series of old Oxford favorites in the new Tiny Oxford book at Square Books or from me at tinyhistorystudios.com. I can inscribe anything you like inside.
Makes a great Christmas present for anyone who has ever loved Oxford.
❤️💙
11/28/2020
One of my all time favorite transformations. Take a broken angel candlestick from Goodwill, pull the head off, paint to look like an old bust, age, done.
Detail from New Orleans’ St. Roch Chapel.
11/22/2020
Beer tap in the works.
11/18/2020
Finished shot of the Gin woodwork. Aged & dirtied up.
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11/18/2020
Figuring out how to make “glass” bottles for new piece.
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11/12/2020
Process photos for the Gin piece. Check out the woodwork patterns. 🔨🔨
11/06/2020
Check out Ms. Collie Rogers' shovel being made. The wood slivers I used as her stick fence can be seen as well. The finished piece, along with many other old Oxford favorites, is in the new Tiny Oxford book. Available at tinyhistorystudios.com.
11/01/2020
This particular chair is, by far, the thing I’ve superglued my fingers together the most on while making it. 😂 Totally worth it!
Second pic is finished lawn chairs and Shadowlawn commission lit up.
10/30/2020
Tiny Oxford the book is here! This collection includes many old Oxford favorites that are no longer with us. Think the Gin, the Hoka, Smitty’s, and lots more.
It’s available at Square Books or you can order from me through tinyhistorystudios.com.
Please consider supporting your local artists and businesses, especially for Christmas shopping! ❤️💙❤️
10/29/2020
WIP shots of Dino’s give a better feel of scale. The “lights” on the Dino’s sign are beads individually glued down to give the impression of the old yellow/orange light bulbs.
10/28/2020
Back when I was just starting on the Shadowlawn commission. Measuring and remeasuring.
10/25/2020
Check it out! Lee Harper here and THIS is what I’ve been chomping at the bit to show you.
❤️tiny oxford (the tiny book) is here.❤️
The book is a collection of the pieces I’ve made of Oxford, plus a couple of surprises.
It’s available at Square Books and at my new website tinyhistorystudios.com.
Click the link in the bio here to look around and buy one if you’d like!
My partner in crime, Pableaux Johnson, and I have been frantically putting this together to be out in time for the holidays. ❤️❤️❤️
(OXFORD RESIDENTS: If you don’t want to deal with shipping OR you want something fun written inside, etc, dm me and we’ll work something out.)
10/25/2020
Hey, what’s this? Go to Square Books and seeeeeeeee. 👻
Or if you don’t want to venture out, check out the new tinyhistorystudios.com. You can look around and buy a copy if you like!
10/25/2020
WIP on Mrs. Collie Rogers’ stick fence house piece.
10/25/2020
A peek inside the church and its contents.
10/25/2020
Commission for the church this couple got married in. It was a really old, primitive church with sandstone foundations and the original interior.
10/25/2020
Made the boat from Jaws for a couple’s anniversary gift. They met at a Jaws screening years before and it became their inside joke, as well as favorite movie. ❤️
10/25/2020
Dino’s underway.
10/25/2020
WIP shots of Dino’s commission. Remember one hour free parking on the Square?
10/25/2020
Dino’s! Super fun commission of the beloved Oxford favorite.
10/25/2020
Shadowlawn commission lites up!
10/25/2020
WIP on Shadowlawn commission.
10/25/2020
Working on Shadowlawn’s unique screen doors.
10/25/2020
Sketches and WIP shot of Shadowlawn commission.
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