A commission for a 25th wedding anniversary. The wedding was held on a beach in Monopoli, Italy, so that is where the couple stand: on that exact beach, dressed as they were on their wedding day. There's a heart drawn in the sand, petals, beautiful waves, and small waves frothing on the shore.

Monopoli beach, a 25th wedding anniversary

A 25th wedding anniversary miniature: the couple on the Monopoli beach where they married, with a heart in the sand, petals and frothing waves.

An anniversary gift from a boyfriend to his girlfriend. It shows the place where they actually met: the main pier on the island of Vir, Croatia. The pier has a huge sign that says "I ♥ VIR", and we changed it to "I ♥ YOU".

I love you, the Vir pier where they met

An anniversary miniature of the Vir pier in Croatia where a couple first met, with the island's famous I ♥ VIR sign changed to I ♥ YOU.

A commission given as a gift on Valentine's Day. It shows the couple and their dog playing in a garden they made themselves. The garden was the first bigger project at their new home, so it meant a lot to them. It's the place where they first truly felt at home: calm, with no worries. That's the place I depicted.

A couple and their dog in their own garden

A Valentine's Day miniature of a couple playing with their dog in the garden they built at their new home, the place where they first felt at home.

An anniversary gift for a very adventurous couple who love to travel and do crazy things. They are doing a photo shoot on the statue of Artemis of Ephesus: she climbs onto the statue while he kneels below with the camera. The statue is splashed with paint, as if they've almost vandalized it. It's a photo shoot, though, so the scene is clearly set in a studio, with studio lights, light stands, paint cans and props around the base. A wacky anniversary gift, but they liked it.

Artemis of Ephesus photo shoot

An anniversary miniature of an adventurous couple's photo shoot on a paint-splashed Artemis of Ephesus statue, lit by working studio LEDs under a glass dome.

A daughter's gift to her parents for their big wedding anniversary. Cafe Ferrari is where her parents met. It was a big, well-known café in their hometown. It has since closed, the whole town was sad to see it go, and the parents still bring it up in conversation. Now they have it back in miniature.

Cafe Ferrari, where her parents met

A wedding anniversary gift: Cafe Ferrari, the closed hometown café where her parents met, rebuilt in miniature from old photos and Facebook posts.

Love Stories

Proposals, weddings, anniversaries.

Monopoli beach, a 25th wedding anniversary

I love you, the Vir pier where they met

A couple and their dog in their own garden

Artemis of Ephesus photo shoot

Cafe Ferrari, where her parents met