Elaborate Victorian Waxwork Valentine Diorama: Glass Domed Forest Scene with Man and Deer painting of water Lovechild was a pseudonym--too perfect

Lovechild was a pseudonym--too perfect for the writer of this beautiful little book for children

I really like how our Marika handled the houses and trees in silhouette on the horizon line

or really for making an occasion of lighting anything

It seems to me the uniforms could be c

Elaborate Victorian Waxwork Valentine Diorama: Glass Domed Forest Scene with Man and Deer painting of water Lovechild was a pseudonym--too perfectA bit of a challenge to photograph, but to my eye and sensibilities rather a magical thing! There is a fascinating history of wax modeling on the British blog, Gardens Trust (https: thegardenstrust. blog 2019 08 24 the agreeable occupation of imitating nature), which includes discussion of Victorian wax valentine dioramas like this one, which were created largely by women of leisure and which grew out of earlier 19th century wax modeling of flowers