Miniature world of Beth Pothen

Beth Pothen, wife and mother of two young kids in Greenacres is a full-time postal worker BUT also respected as second-generation miniaturist, making items like goth furniture and Christmas cookie trays. She was a vendor at this year's Chicago International Miniatures Show and got a mention in The New York Times article May 13, 2023: "Inside the Big World of Small Objects: For over 40 years, Tom Bishop's dollhouse miniatures show has been the gold standard for serious collectors and hobbyists alike."

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Mon., Nov. 20, 2023

Miniaturist Beth Pothen’s potion bottles on display Monday at her home in Greenacres.

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Miniaturist Beth Pothen talks about her method for making the tiny objects while looking through a window of her dollhouse at her home in Greenacres on Mon, Nov 20, 2023.

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Miniaturist Beth Pothen's spooky portraits are on display at her home in Greenacres on Mon, Nov 20, 2023.

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One of the rooms in miniaturist Beth Pothen's dollhouse is on display at her home in Greenacres on Mon, Nov 20, 2023.

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Miniaturist Beth Pothen's holiday cookies are on display at her home in Greenacres on Mon, Nov 20, 2023.

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