All Miniature Models

The Midnight Marigold opened in 1887, when the town of Bellwether decided its disused chapel would make an excellent flower shop. The first proprietor, Mrs. Elspeth Thorn, agreed on one condition: the original bell could remain, even though it rang at irregular hours and had never once been attached to a rope. Bellwether’s council accepted. The council had previously approved a fountain that dispensed soup, so standards were flexible...

Locals call it The Chapel of Soft Footsteps, founded in Year 312 of the Dewfall Calendar—which is either a sacred date or the elves’ way of saying, “Time is a suggestion.” It was built at the edge of a moss-fed pond where wandering travelers could rest, refill canteens, and gently reconsider their life choices (especially the choice to take the shortcut through the fog). The chapel’s caretakers are a rotating cast of forest weirdos...

This piece draws from Burton’s fascination with blending the ornate and the peculiar. The building itself is decked out in Victorian...