Additions to the Site, May 2024

First up, we’ve created new galleries for several renowned artists who’ve only recently done their first box dioramas: the great duo of Marion and Alan Ball and Joan Biediger, whose “Algorithm As Art,” is a stunner, as well as the subject of this article, along with Dennis Levy’s brilliant new box “Modern Art.” We’ve also added new galleries for Italian modeler Luigi Fusco and Arizona-based Mike McFadden. Additions to existing artist galleries include the latest by Pete Culos, “Cliché Noir” (as well as an article about the making of his last box, “Can’t Hardly Wait”); John Fraim; John Long, and the three box dioramas I’ve completed in the last year and a half—“Backstage,” “L 13 Über London,” and “Fantastic Voyage”—along with links from my own gallery page to additional shots and notes on the construction for each. In the Major Influences galleries, we’ve added more images of the two box dioramas by Lewis Pruneau, “Hindenburg” and “Das Boot”; another box by Peter Twist, “The Martyrdom of Becket,” recently restored by Jim, and Shep’s comments on “The Death of Jim Bowie,” as well as images from its restoration in 2023. You’ll find several other new pieces on the Feature Articles Page, including an account of A Second Round of Restorations to the Shep boxes at the Brandywine River Museum and Thoughts On Dioramas by Jamie Stokes. Finally, on our catch-all Various Artists & Newer Work page, we’ve added work seen at the 2024 MFCA show by Bob Huryk and Bernard Kempinksi, as well as submissions or finds from Milan Dufek, Mike and Linda Pierce, and Steve Leadley.

Thanks as always for taking a look, and your submissions are always welcome at jimdero@jimdero.com.