Name:    Sarah Maloney


Where do you live?   London, England


What do you make?   

1/12 scale Fimo foods Owls, fossils, collections of shells and stones.


Do you have a website?

My CDHM Gallery, Sarah Maloney.


When did you first become interested in miniatures?

As a child I visited the Bethnal Green Dolls Museum, in London, which had a display of Victorian dolls houses and I remember looking at them an thinking one day I will have one of those. I finally acquired my first dolls house in October 2005.

I only started sculpting 1/12 scale food about 18 months ago as a hobby, having seen some for sale and thinking I can do better than that, while out scouting for bits for my dolls house. Arming myself with copies of Food Displays by Sue Heaser and Making Miniature Food by Angie Scarr I embarked on a journey of discovery. Once I mastered the basic skills, I became more adventurous, producing far too much for my humble dolls house to accommodate. But I could not stop I was addicted to the frill of producing miniature masterpieces. A family member suggested they purchase some of my foods which lead to friends and colleagues making purchases.

Where do you find inspiration?

For the food from cook books, magazines and what I would personally like in my dolls house. For the other miniatures, nature.


Where do you sell your products?

I sell on Custom Dolls, Houses & Miniatures and occasionally on eBay.


What is the price range for your products?

£4.99 to £25.00


Do you belong to any groups or clubs?

British Polymer Clay Guild
Custom Dolls, Houses & Miniatures / CDHM
International Guild Miniature Artisans / IGMA


Do you run workshops? If so, please tell us about them.

Once I have finished my degree I shall be looking into starting a London based section of the British polymer Clay Guild. It is possible, I may be running workshops there.


What shows do you attend (if any)?

Excel in London
Miniature Birmingham
Kensington Dolls House Festival
Alexandra Palace Dolls House Fair


Have you made any special items?

All my items are special to me and sometimes I cannot bear to sell them.


What do you love most about miniatures?

Being a natural hoarder the fact that you can get so much in such a small place.


Do you have any formal training in your miniature field?

No, I am self taught the above books were an essential read during my journey.


What tool could you not live without?

A simple toothpick.


What's the biggest difficulty involved with working in miniature?

Dust in the clay. I am asthmatic and sometimes the medications I take makes me shake.


What's next for you and your creations?

I want to make afternoon tea sandwiches, tea lemon slices, scones, and a frosted cake.


What's your favorite season and why?

Summer the long light evenings and the warm beautiful days.


Favorite guilty pleasure?

Daydreaming, sometimes I lose myself for hours.


Biggest pet peeve?

My wireless internet. Being the least IT literate in the family, I seem to get the inferior equipment.


If you could go back in time, in which time period would you live?

Victorian period.


What's in your CD player right now?

I only have old vinyl's! I'm more of a radio person I listen to heart and magic.


What gets you out of bed in the morning?

The brilliant sunshine shining through my window. Oh and that annoying alarm clock.