Your official Artisan Crafts group.
AtriellMe (Hristo Manolov) is one of the most talented and proficient miniature artists in our community. His scenes are so detailed and realistic that it's hard to believe that they're all miniatures! He makes everything himself - walls, tables, food, swords, you name it! He's talented with pretty much any material, and he has a great eye for structures as complicated as stairs and chimneys. Please take a look at his gallery, even if you're not into miniatures you'll be blown away by his art. I hope that you'll enjoy this interview, I believe it's a great chronicle of his work. Also, please check out his YouTube channel! He makes fascinating slideshows showing his process, they're very inspirational.
I’ve been doing artisan crafts for as long as I could remember. I’ve tried a lot of things from my childhood until today – working with wood, casting lead, making models of ships and planes (even flying models), woodcarvings, other models, a lot of stuff. As years past my works became more and more serious but artisan crafts have always been my hobby and a way to relax. One has to have a hobby which they can dedicate some love to after a long day of work.
Making models of sailing ships was by big passion but I got to the limit of my patience there after making an infinite amount of ropes.
I’ve been doing models of room since not so long ago – a little more than an year – but it has proven to be particularly exciting because it somehow combines in itself all my experience with working with different materials and often I even use trash or things from my daily life. I was inspired to make them from a fantasy novel written by a very close friend of mine and from the opportunity to work together on the first model – Dark Library.
The next two models, Armoury Hall and Tavern, are also inspired by this novel and are made according to descriptions from it. My inspiration always comes from the past – historical events and fantasy, battles, swords and sea travels. I’m also inspired by tenderness and the eternal theme of love.
