i’m jealous of heather benning

10.04.2010

Um, can you say every little girl’s dream?! Yes, it’s a real-life dollhouse. I really, really, really want to live in this amazing on-site installation by Canadian artist Heather Benning. Granted, that huge plexiglass wall might leave me a little exposed to the local farmers and the odd cow, but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make for art! Below are images of the transformation… from an old abandoned farmhouse in Manitoba, into, well, my new home:

Sigh… amazing. And, it even comes with a rainbow! Throw in a unicorn grazing on the grass and you’re lookin’ at my childhood dream!

12 responses to “i’m jealous of heather benning”

  1. Hannah Stephenson
    10.04.2010 - 8:31am

    This. is. AMAZING.

    I wish you could rent it!

  2. the jealous curator
    10.04.2010 - 11:17am

    i know. i love it. i got all tingly when i saw it… and now i want to live in it… just for a little while.

  3. Meleny
    10.04.2010 - 1:34pm

    Skip the dolls. My kids would love this dream playhouse! Oh what fun! Very creative and nostalgic! Love it!

  4. victoria
    10.04.2010 - 7:19pm

    pure genius!!! l want to go and photograph it!

  5. the jealous curator
    10.04.2010 - 7:44pm

    ok! and then let’s have a tea party in it!

  6. Ninotchka
    10.05.2010 - 4:12am

    Wow! Wow! Wow! Super cool.

  7. Lauren
    10.05.2010 - 6:14am

    I love this little house, have to stop by and see it every time I drive past to visit a friend. Its so cute out in the middle of no where just off the highway!

  8. the jealous curator
    10.05.2010 - 7:00am

    wow! you get to drive by it?! i would love to see this in person… what a cool piece of art to have in your town!

  9. Lauren
    10.05.2010 - 9:29am

    Its probably an hour away, but definitely worth the drive. Heather Benning’s art is amazing around rural Manitoba/Saskatchewan.

  10. the jealous curator
    10.05.2010 - 1:10pm

    well i’m officially jealous of you too!

  11. Heather
    10.29.2010 - 2:25am

    Thanks for posting the Dollhouse, and thanks for the nice comments.

  12. the jealous curator
    10.29.2010 - 6:49am

    Of course! And thank you for creating such an amazing piece of work!