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Gift pick No. 7: Chaparral Studio terrariums

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Working in her Glassell Park studio, artist Bianca D’Amico combines succulents, air plants, ferns and feathers with a tiny cast of characters to create delightful worlds -- the daily pick in our Handmade Holidays Gift Guide.

D’Amico’s pieces range from small terrarium ornaments ($7) to larger hanging terrariums ($55) and custom glass planters ($150 and up). She often adds miniatures to her pieces for humor and whimsy.

“I see it as a way to create environments that flirt with your imagination and make a statement without being too aggressive,” D’Amico told the Los Angeles Times in 2011 after we spotted her work at the Unique L.A. craft show.

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Characters can be customized to your preference. In the terrarium shown above, a woman and her dog walk a tightrope; in another, a woman refreshes plants with a watering can. Plants also can be customized for green thumbs (succulents, air plants, ferns, tropicals) and black thumbs (dried moss).

D’Amico also makes seed bombs (California native plant seeds in a compost mixture, $7 for a set of five) and Crack Me Open geodes (crack the rock open with a hammer and see what’s inside, $15).
D’Amico’s work can be found on her Chaparral Studio website as well as at Individual Medley, Poketo, Pergolina, Reform School and the Online Time Travel Mart.

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@latimeshome | pinterest.com/latimeshome | facebook.com/latimeshome | facebook.com/latimesgarden“I see it as a way to create environments that flirt with your imagination and make a statement without being too aggressive,” D’Amico said. - See more at: https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2011/05/attack-of-the-50-mm-women-at-unique-la-.html/#sthash.iqSma3gp.dpuf
I see it as a way to create environments that flirt with your imagination and make a statement without being too aggressive,” D’Amico said. - See more at: https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2011/05/attack-of-the-50-mm-women-at-unique-la-.html/#sthash.iqSma3gp.dpuf
I see it as a way to create environments that flirt with your imagination and make a statement without being too aggressive,” D’Amico said. - See more at: https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2011/05/attack-of-the-50-mm-women-at-unique-la-.html/#sthash.iqSma3gp.dpuf

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