About Jill
Baltimore City
Jill Orlov’s sculptural practice is a culmination of her architectural background and her embrace of working with metals. Miniature scenes and vignettes are thoughtfully yet subtly storied with cultural issues and socially fraught topics. Techniques of welding and soldering, incorporated with carefully selected vintage objects, are used to create these magical worlds. The same heavy-duty techniques at this size disclose the delicate, elemental connections… more
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French Dining Room in a Box
Miniature formal French style dining room set within a rustic wooden toolbox. Seating for ten, long table, sideboard and operable French doors, all using welded mild steel.
Sideboard cabinet handles made from jewelry links. Real wax candles adorn cast metal dollhouse sconces flank a large frame along the back wall. Other accessories include glass and cast metal dollhouse place settings.
10" tall x 30" wide x 8" deep
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French Dining Room in a Box.jpgFrench country meets modern industrial in a miniature vignette of a room. Welded steel dining room set within a vintage wooden tool box. All in 1:12 scale
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French Dining Room in a Box - sideboard focus
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French Dining Room in a Box towards doorMiniature French Dining Room in a Box zoomed in to place you in the room
Office Coffee Table
Miniature room made of welded steel with an office theme set on steel rails within a weathered steel table frame and under a thick glass top. All miniature books are handmade to create a custom color palette of autumn leaves. Other materials used include bicycle spokes, rusted/heavily patina'd farm tool fragment and jewelry findings.
19" wide x 40" long x 24" tall
19" wide x 40" long x 24" tall
Sofa Table
Pick a classic novel to read on the loveseat in front of a roaring fire. Glass top is approximately 14 inches x 48 inches x ½ inch thick. Overall height is 36 inches. Materials include mild steel protected with an oil based sealer, glass candlesticks, wax candles, paper books, copper mesh “carpet” and “fireplace screen,” and vintage newspaper print plates.
Game Room in a Box
Miniature billiards game room in a vintage wooden box. A miniature vignette made of welded steel. Each piece is 1:12 scale including a "to scale" billiards table, dart board and stools with a drink rail. A moment in time is captured. Did the players just walk away in mid game?
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Game Room zoomed to bar stoolsA miniature version of a classic billiards room, complete with dart board, bar stools and green glass lamp hovering over the mid-game table. All made with mild welded steel. Accents include antique elixir bottle as the light fixture, copper mesh pockets lined with brass rivets. All made to scale 1" = 1'-0".
Powder Room in a Box
Miniature powder room in a narrow vintage wooden sewing drawer. Pedestal sink next to a high tank toilet. Round “tile” wainscoting surrounds the perimeter. All welded steel with mirror and dollhouse glass. Whimsical piece could be displayed alone or hung in a collection of other Room Boxes, such as next to the Kitchen in a Box.
Approximately 4 inches wide x 10 inches tall x 4 inches deep
Approximately 4 inches wide x 10 inches tall x 4 inches deep
Kitchen in a Box
Miniature kitchen in a vintage Frank’s beverage wood crate. All appliances made of steel (no, not stainless steel).
Piece can be hung on a wall or sit on a shelf for display. The hanging 100% copper pots are made from plumbing parts, sure to delight miniature lovers. Each item is carefully handcrafted, attentive to every detail. Perfect for the home chef, foodie or even adorning the walls of a restaurant.
This “Kitchen in a Box” is currently on display in the Baltimore Museum of Art gift shop. If you are interested in purchasing this item, please email [email protected] for more information.
16-1/2 inches wide x 12-3/4 inches tall x 4-1/2 inches deep
Piece can be hung on a wall or sit on a shelf for display. The hanging 100% copper pots are made from plumbing parts, sure to delight miniature lovers. Each item is carefully handcrafted, attentive to every detail. Perfect for the home chef, foodie or even adorning the walls of a restaurant.
This “Kitchen in a Box” is currently on display in the Baltimore Museum of Art gift shop. If you are interested in purchasing this item, please email [email protected] for more information.
16-1/2 inches wide x 12-3/4 inches tall x 4-1/2 inches deep
Nightstand - Furnished Furniture
A twin bed with a sheet softly folded back. The bureau/dresser has a tilting mirror, spinning globe and an operable drawer. A tiny coffee mug rests on the miniature nightstand.
Nightstand with a miniature bedroom vignette set within the frame of the legs. Glass top is 20 inches by 22 inches by ½ inch thick. Overall height is 26-3/4 inches. Materials include mild steel protected with an oil based sealer, glass, copper sheet, aluminum, bass wood, acrylic painted seed (the globe).
Nightstand with a miniature bedroom vignette set within the frame of the legs. Glass top is 20 inches by 22 inches by ½ inch thick. Overall height is 26-3/4 inches. Materials include mild steel protected with an oil based sealer, glass, copper sheet, aluminum, bass wood, acrylic painted seed (the globe).