Yesterday I was able to get to the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA to investigate The 21st Annual International Juried Miniature Show. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the impression that this was more like a museum than an actually gallery but it in no way disappointed. While their main focus was on the miniatures, there was no shortage other interesting pieces of art work to enjoy. I spent the majority of my time focusing on what I came there for before I enjoyed the other things they had to offer. Unfortunately there were no miniature rooms for me to look at but the show was full of beautiful pieces of miniature artwork. There were over three hundred and fifty pieces of artwork all sized no bigger than a post card, including intricate paintings, mixed media art work as well as sculptures. My favorite was a piece titled Robot Art Collectors (by Talia Silveri) mainly because of it’s creativity and I believed it tied into our course work well because it represented a Robot’s domestic space. 
However there were numerous interesting art works that caught my eye. I was extremely impressed by the detail in each piece of art. The gallery provided magnifying glasses so that you wouldn’t miss anything. I highly recommend this show, it will be open until June 2 and the docent is very nice and willing to answer any questions about the artwork you may have.