Dumbeldore's Office
Dumbledor's Office
Dumbledore's office has to be one of my favorite Harry Potter miniatures that i have done and is also one of the most detailed yet.
No expense was spared on this commissioned piece with some of my own miniatures and also from artisans from around the world.
On Dumbledore's desk there are a number of items,among these are Hogwarts letters and school teachers ID cards,also there is a small opening casket and crystal ball.
In this closeup photo you are able to see the amount of detail that is in the letters on his desk also the oil lamp is another of Ray Storeys creations.
Another photo of some of the items on Dumbledore's desk and the detail that is in them,the letters where purchased from an artisan in the USA through Etsy.
The main spell journal is another of EV Miniatures creations,i have used a large number of her pieces simply because of the amount of detail that they show.
The bookcases in Dumbledore's office are filled with lots of old spell books and curiosity's,in total there are 784 books on the bookcases which is one of the features that took the most time as each book was individually aged and glued into place,in the foreground you can see one of Kastle Kelms miniature orrery.
Dumbledore's memory cabinet has been made using a pre-made cabinet that has been modified and had extra gothic mouldings added and also a light, inside the cabinet it has been filled with little glass vials.
There are a number of items and books on top of the bookcases including the sorting hat which is another of Irmgard Gritzan's work and one of her Cornish pixies hiding among the books.
Here is an aerial view of Dumbledore's office so you can see the amount of detail that has been added to this miniature.
Standing on the staircase we have Dumbledore himself who has been hand sculpted buy Tanya Harvey.The doll has be modeled on the original Dumbledore,he is sculpted in modeling clay and real hair has been used.His clothes are hand stitched and embroidered.
Dobby has to be one of my favorite characters in Dumbledore's offiice he is another of Irmgard Gritzan's work,hand sculpted and posed holding Tom Riddle's diary,at a later date you will see that a sock has been added to the pages of the diary.
Fawkes has been made as a perfect miniature,covered in layers of real feathers,lovingly created and only two inches tall.He sits on a simple stand as i did not want a copy of the actual perch he sits on as i needed every spare millimeter to get more detail in the rest of Dumbledore's office.
Here is a closer look at Dumbledore himself who has been hand sculpted buy Tanya Harvey.The doll has be modeled on the original Dumbledore,he is sculpted in modeling clay and real hair has been used.His clothes are hand stitched and embroidered.
Behind Dumbledore's desk there are stairs that go down to the backroom which can be seen through the curtains,this is a simple optical illusion done with a photograph illuminated from behind.The stairs a full of books and curiosity's which can be seen in the photos below.
A sentimental request was added to this cabinet by the new owner that ashes from a member of their family was added to the room as they had also been a Harry Potter fan.
The ashes where placed in this handmade glass urn and sealed in a glass dome,a candle was placed on the table to illuminate the ashes and a miniature copy of the bible was added at a later date.
Here is another wonderful item i came across which is from Nightfall Miniatures,one of Dolores Umbridge proclamations.
Some stacks of books where made with books bought from various sellers on EBay,one made they where aged with a black & brown wash paint.
I tried to make sure that every single are in the room was filled with items,from every angle that you look from you will see different curiosity's and scientific items.
Dumbledore's telescope was custom made by EV Miniatures,so much detail was put into this and many of her books can be seen in all of my Harry Potter rooms.
So many artisans work was used to create Dumbledore's office including Peter Lamb who's work can be seen in the above photos,a full view photo of the cabinet can be seen.The recess around the glass was also used as bookshelves to make sure that every available space was used.
Through every window panel around the cabinet you will see various potion bottles which have been filled with liquid water and sealed closed so the liquid will not evaporate,the bottles where purchased from many different websites and the labels are more of Peter Lambs work.
The top of Dumbledore's cabinet is done with decoupage made up of Hogwarts letters and also Dumbledore's army list all of which were aged with various paints and then finished off with a polyurethane varnish,once dry a toughened glass top was added.
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