My life.

Cornelis van Haarlem - Monk with a Nun

Dear friend of Charles Darwing,

Good morning dear friend of Charles Darwing! Ce matin, j'ai rasé le laurier rose.

Avant.

Après.

Zoom in: avoue que cette tige a l'air de contenir sève et vie, right?

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Au plaisir de se revoir sur mon balcon à laurier rose!

The wind made them fall within two shots.

Be pleased to meet my two newest tiny ninja bunny plush.

After I took this picture of my new tiny ninja bunny periwinkle girl beside her friend, a tiny ninja bunny blue boy, the wind blew twice. First blow, the girl fell. Second blow, the boy fell.

And the two mini rabbits just landed next to the other, perfectly!



The bunnies fragilely stood by the window on those needles.

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Thank you for your interest in my miniatures.
MimiMatelot's Etsy shop

The incredible shrinking bunny.

A tiny creature taking place next to pencils… When I first saw this picture of my new Mini Ninja Bunny Blue Boy, this incredible movie came to my mind: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). You know, just before the existential closing monologue, when "the man hit by a mysterious mist" uses a giant pencil as a raft, to escape a flood…


I was continuing to shrink, to become... what? The infinitesimal? What was I? Still a human being? Or was I the man of the future? […] Yes, smaller than the smallest, I meant something, too. To God, there is no zero. I still exist!

Thank you for your interest in my miniatures.

MimiMatelot's Etsy shop

My white avatar is duplicated.

August 11th 2010: I begin to hand sew with felt the tiniest plushies I could make. I call them baby yetis. I also like the idea that imaginary animals could reproduce themselves… August 13th 2010: the first three mini yetis are listed in my Etsy shop. This white tiny monster immediately becomes the avatar of Mimi Matelot, my online and artistic alter ego.


September 11th 2010: one of my dearest friends buys the mini plush on Etsy. He gives his yeti a name: Vaahtokaramelli. And even if Vaahtokaramelli is sold, he is still the logo of Mimi Matelot. May 21st 2011: I receive a lovely message from Johanne through facebook, telling me she wants to buy my white avatar. I go back to my needles and felt.




I like custom resquests! Johanne also asked me for a chocolate mini bunny girl. Cool!




Thank you for your interest.

Winter Sinking Cupcake Girl: Broken Aeroplanes.

I usually listen to music very carefully and Winter Sinking Cupcake Girl is the result of my active attention. Aware that my work is deeply inspired by rock bands and songs I deeply enjoy, my translation remains unconscious. Sometimes I realize often only months later that a specific song lead me to create a specific world. What a mysterious adventure...

Broken Aeroplanes by Richard Butler (from his 2006 solo album): I don't know why exactly but this beautiful song inspired me to concoct a depressing – but almost happy – mood, I can call desperate indifference. (Broken Aeroplanes on youtube) Then I hand drew this sad and smart cupcake girl.



On the photographed drawing, coloration was done with Photoshop.



I took the ice rink background from another one of my images I made for a cartoon on an absolutely beautiful (beautifully absolute!) cover of Joy to the World by Frank Fuller.


Enjoy the candy bittersweet color palette of Winter Sinking Cupcake Girl. I love pop music.


♪♫♪ «We're broken aeroplanes on the runway
never leaving, going no place» ♫♫♪

Vicky Petit-Boni sleeps in a mini matchbox.

Hooray! Vicky Petit-Boni is the fifth Petit-Boni listed in my Etsy shop. The matchbox (where she sleeps) is painted in blue.

Vicky has two sisters.

Betty Petit-Boni


Coco Petit-Boni

Yeti in a tree.

The scientific community generally regards the Yeti as a legend, given the lack of conclusive evidence, yet it remains one of the most famous creatures of cryptozoology. The Yeti may be considered a sort of parallel to the Bigfoot of North America. (Wikipedia)

Yeti lives in snowy mountains.



The Abominable Snowman is a 1957 British horror film, directed by Val Guest and starring Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing.

After long and deep reflection, I concluded that yetis also have the ability to live in a tree.


At least MY yetis, who became ornaments, since I attached a thin loop on their head for hanging.



This mini ninja yeti monster ornament plush was stuffed and hand stitched by me.

Lou Petit-Boni sleeps in a mini matchbox.

Yeah! Lou Petit-Boni is the fourth Petit-Boni listed in my Etsy shop. He is a tiny ninja bunny sleeping in a mini matchbox, measuring 2 x 1.5 inch (5 x 4 cm). The box is painted in orange acrylic, roughly sandpapered and decorated with original drawings.


Good morning, spring green ninja bunny.


Lou and Betty Petit-Boni like to play with fire.


My Etsy work is here: mimiMatelot on Etsy. Thank you for your interest.

Jimmy Petit-Boni sleeps in a matchbox.

Be welcome to meet Jimmy Petit-Boni. This tiny ninja plush bunny was hand stitched and stuffed by me. He's made of chocolate brown felt, has camel beige mask and tail, red eyes, blue bow. He is so small, he sleeps in a mini matchbox, measuring 2 x 1.5 inch (5 x 4 cm).


The brown ninja plush bunny has no face yet. He's got no eyes and cannot see felt, thread and scissors I used to create Jimmy Petit-Boni.


Jimmy could also have been a ninja plush bunny girl. The bow makes the difference.


Jimmy has two sisters: Coco and Betty.



Thank you for your interest in my miniature work.