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Jim Pridham, Miniaturist"I love my Dremel rotary tool because it seems to be made specifically for my artistic needs."
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I am an artist of the old school. Inspired by the maritime history and novel architecture of the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’ve lived for over fifty years, I work through an old and universally popular art form: creating in miniature.
 I combine extreme detail and realism to sculpt fictional environments. Like a Victorian neighborhood set in San Francisco, and coastal villages similar to those I’ve been to. But I leave out the people and animals. I want people to see my work and use their imaginations to create their own characters and tales within my dioramas. Take a look at Maritime Life & Traditions to see some of my work.
 Dremel tools take me to a higher level. Sure, everyone loves miniatures—they’re fascinating to look at. The hours I pour into my art are evident, and the reward of completing a work is tremendous.
But to really master the art of miniatures you have to conquer the fine details, like:
- Drilling a fine hole into delicate material without ruining it
- Using bristle brushes to get the right effect on a landscape
- Utilizing the Right Angle attachment to work those hard-to-reach areas
- Choosing the correct grit sanding disc to remove material from a tiny house
 Dremel tools have elevated the level of my art time and again, helping me to focus on particular details that take a miniature project from in-progress to complete.
I often find myself thinking of a procedure or an effect that I want to achieve to improve a finished piece. Then I think, “Hey, I can do that with my Dremel tool!” Dremel rotary tools have improved my creations by greatly expanding and increasing my artistic options. | |
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