“From tiny experiences we build cathedrals.” – Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Prize in Literature
When we gaze down from a plane at city lights at night, we feel like giants. Then, looking up at the stars, we feel like tiny specks amongst them. That a person can feel like a god and like a speck of stardust at one time, in one body and mind – what marvels us humans are!
I’m Lisa Swerling, an artist making tiny worlds in boxes called Glass Cathedrals. Inspired by the power of the miniature to communicate big ideas and feelings, I’ve made thousands over the last 22 years, in Cape Town, California, and now London.
Over the years I’ve made hundreds of custom artworks. I get the figures to resemble real people in their favourite places, capturing the most elusive and precious treasure of life — experiences and relationships.
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