Charlie’s Magical Miniatures
Hello there, I am Charlie Wallace a miniaturist and fantasy inspired artist from Canterbury, Kent. I have been studying art since childhood but my first true piece of art was a small bronze dragon that my tutor and mentor Clive Sword encouraged me to create during my college course. After leaving college I earned a scholarship at the London college of fashion, studying a BA honours course in fashion illustration.
Talking and interacting with other artisans and visitors at the shows is a true source of joy for me. Being surrounded by other like minded people is a real inspiration and a driving force in my creativity since, for the most part, I work alone in my studio.
The studio is the main hub of my creativity, where on any given day you can find a vast amount of materials such as polymer clays, naturally sourced wood, pine cones, paints and tools all waiting to be put to good use on what ever is being made. Smaller works, such as miniature food items, can take as little as a few hours to make. My dragons can take well over a month to hand sculpt and paint and my Fairy Houses (each one unique) take literally months to plan, research, construct, paint, dress and finish.
I don’t have to go far to find inspiration near home, living and working so close to some fabulous forestry and old medieval buildings. My long held love for artists such as Brian and Wendy Froud, Alan Lee the illustrator (best known for Tolkien’s works) and Cicely Mary Barker for her wonderful books on Flower Fairies all magically weaves it’s way into the pieces I create. Last but not least I would like to take this opportunity to mention a just few of my favourite fellow miniaturists, Janny Warnaar from Art Of Mini, Robert Crouch and Thomas Murray.
