LeCouteur Miniatures by Jill Cooter

I have been painting porcelain for over 35 years and have been manufacturing and handpainting miniatures for nearly 20 years. I have been accepted twice to be a particpant in the London Dolls House Festival. I live in South Australia - Australia.

Name: Jill Cooter
Location: South Australia, Australia

I have been painting on Porcelain for more than 35 years and have been manufacturing and handpainting miniatures for nearly 20 years.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Drawing Room 3 - Curviture


This motive is in the curviture of the roof.







This is the motive that I have put either side of the vase of flowers.








This motive is still within the curviture of the roof.

Monday, October 16, 2006

French Drawing Room No 3


This is the 3rd of my French Drawing Rooms - still under construction. Mirror and pictures need to be added together with the doors.





Top of the main panel on the back wall.












This motive is at the bottom of the main panel.

Friday, October 13, 2006

Reception Room - Back Wall


This is the motive used at the top of the main panel on the back wall.






The motive used on the main panel at the bottom. This is a mirror image of the top motive.

Reception Room


This is the Reception Room. The colours used in this room are Pink and Blue Green. This room is still under construction - Mirrors and pictures need to go up.





Motive that is used all the way around the top of the wall.








These are the panels on the back wall of the Reception Room.

Monday, October 09, 2006

Banquet Room - Curviture Panel


French Drawing Rooms have walls and a ceiling but in between is a panel that is curved. This is one of the motives in this curviture.



Another design within the curviture.







A view of the two together.

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Banquet Room - Wall Designs


This design features on the larger panels of the back wall and side walls of the Banquet Room.













This motive is the feature on the narrow wall panels on the back wall and side walls of the Banquet Room.

Banquet Room -Ceiling


This is the ceiling of the Banquet Room





This is the large panel on the ceiling. The decor has been made using porcelain dots, dashes and curved pieces. I have adhered the dots and dashes with a wood glue.








This is the design on the smaller panels of the Banquet Room ceiling. The dots and dashes have been fired in a Kiln to 1200c.
They are solid - durable and very long lasting.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

French Drawing Room - The Banquet Room


Before anything happens this is a shell of my French Drawing Rooms. These rooms were made for me by Vincent Talbot - a superb creative craftsman.







This panel is the back wall of the Banquet Room.








This panel is the side wall of the Banquet Room.

Friday, October 06, 2006

French Drawing Room 1 - The Beginning


The 'beginning' photos are actually of French Drawing Room
No. 3. This is just to give you an idea of how the tiny decor pieces were put together. These French Drawing Rooms are in the
1/12th Scale.






The tiny decor pieces are made of Porcelain - all put together one piece at a time. The wall panels are made of wood purchased from a Dolls House Supply Shop.



This Panel will eventually be the back wall of French Drawing Room No. 3.






Still much to be done but it is taking shape.



French Drawing Room 1



I am making three French Drawing Rooms. All still need work to be done on them. Mirrors need to go up - doors need to be made and walls need paintings hung. This is a step by step to show how the French Drawing Rooms were made.