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Happy Birthday, Baby

'Happy Birthday, Baby' was created for a very dear friend who was feeling tremendous pressure about
the celebration of her daughter's 1st birthday.

When she told me that in her husband's family a baby's first birthday was usually a little over the top and marked with a very BIG party that often included over 200 guests and ponies (WHAT?!) she said, "I just want a small celebration with a few close friends... I don't even care if there are gifts, but I want a birthday cake that she can destroy because that has always been a tradition in my family.." I started picturing the scene in my head, and I knew exactly what the miniature I would make would look like.

To me, this would be one of the simplest but most important miniature scenes that I would ever create.
I would make it primarily for the purpose of bringing comfort to my friend... and of course,
in celebration of her beautiful daughter's 1st year in the world.

We both cried when I delivered this little project, which I put under a glass dome so she could easily display it on a bookcase or shelf. 10 years later, she tells me she still feels a special connection to this miniature and what it captures.

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