I am a mixed media artist currently based in Limassol, Cyprus. My materials include the odd bric-a-brac I might find at street markets, scale model figurines, tiny houses and miniature flora. I use many techniques to build my miniature worlds, I build miniatures from scratch, I sculpt, I paint them and put them all together. One of my sources of inspiration is traditional and classical art of the East as well as of the West. This has set me upon a path to gradually discover a rich treasure-trove in knowledge, wisdom and beauty. I am currently engaged in exploring how to fuse a contemporary aesthetic, as well as modern techniques and materials, with traditional subject matter such as images of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, paradises and heavenly worlds and other such themes of ancient lore. Some people ask, 'how can you be so patient', or 'what inspires you?' Well for one, what helps immensely is my practice of Falun Gong, a traditional chinese meditation practice, that has greatly benefited me in so many ways. Furthermore, an important aspect of Falun Gong, the three principles of truth, benevolence and forbearance, have made me see art and creativity in a new light, making me want to make things that are more beautiful, bright and positive.
Hello everyone! This is my latest work, a miniature factory created inside a watch case. Most of it has been built by using tiny watch parts. It is a factory which turns stone into gold. The stones are fed into the machinery on the top right, to go through a process of complex transformation inside the factory and come out as gold in the bottom right. The bits of gold I used are actual 9K gold. Enjoy!
Hello everyone! This is my latest creation, a tiny flying ship with three figures working on it. There is a steersman at the helm, a lookout on the top looking through a telescope and a stoker shoveling coal into the steam engine. The flying machine has been made out of tiny watch parts and the entire scene has been bulit inside a vintage pocket watch case. The front has been closed with a piece of glass from an incandescent bulb that I have cut to size. Enjoy!
Hello everyone! This is a private commission I made, a miniature robot inventor's workshop. It is made primarily from watch parts and contains a good deal of tiny objects, tools and details. I built it on a pocket watch case and closed it on top with a glass dome. Enjoy!
Also check my Etsy shop to see some of my other creations:
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A magical city sits on a floating cloud while traveling through the night sky. The scene has been created inside an antique silver pocket watch and the miniature city is made out of watch parts which have been turned into tiny buildings and houses. Enjoy!
You can find this together with my other creations at:
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery
Here's my latest miniature world! I find the library to be a powerful image, a symbol of our accomplishments as a civilization and an archive of the scientific, literary and spiritual knowledge of man. Enjoy!
Available, along with my other creations, at my Etsy shop:
This is my latest miniature world. It shows a magical scene with a unicorn next to a waterfall, created inside a silver antique pocket watch case. Enjoy!
This is the link to my Etsy shop:
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery
My latest piece, a miniature factory which converts tiny pieces of stone into gold. All the machinery has been made with tiny watch parts and other metal bits and has been fitted inside a vintage watch case. Made to be worn as a pendant. Enjoy!
If you want to view more of my work don’t forget to visit my Etsy shop and website:
One of my latest works: ‘The Dig’, part of a new body of work I am developing, to be exhibited later this year.
Don’t forget to visit my website and online shop:
www.gregorygrozos.com
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery
Hello everyone! Here is one of my latest creations. A romantic scene of a tiny man offering a tiny woman a bouquet of flowers. It has been built in a small wristwatch case and is to be worn as a pendant. Enjoy!
Hello everyone! Here's my latest miniature world, a miniature apothecary made inside a tiny Victorian era pocket watch case. It was a lot of fun creating all the fine details, such as all the bottles, jars and containers of varying sizes and materials. The pocket watch is made of pure silver and adorned by a beautiful design while the front has been closed with a watch crystal. Enjoy!
You can find this, as well as my other creations, at my online shop:
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery
Here is an old coin which I have turned into a miniature artwork! I etched off the lettering and crown and I painted a very detailed tiny city in the place of the crown. Around the figure I have painted the space with stars. Finally I overlaid the entire front with resin, bringing out the colors and protecting the painted surface. Enjoy!
Available at:
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery
Here’s another of my miniature worlds! A tiny man and woman are sitting side by side on a branch of a blooming tree while watching the night sky. It is made in an old watch case and closed with a watch crystal on the front.
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‘Firmament’, 2015, miniature drawing, 9cm Ø, pencil on paper
A drawing I made three years back. Making figures with entire worlds on their heads or bodies is a recurring theme in my work. It expresses the idea that every person is an entire world, carrying with him or her the experiences of a lifetime, the places visited, the people met. In a sense each person is much more than meets the eye, a chronicle of life and a chapter of the universe.
My latest creation, an ultra-tiny robot inventor's workshop made inside a watch case. The inner diameter of the watch case measures 1.6cm or 0.6''. All the tiny robots have been made by assembling many tiny watch parts. The inventor is holding tools while working on one of the robot's inside. Fitted with a chain and closed with a piece of glass on the front, it has been made as a wearable necklace. Enjoy!
Available at my online shop:
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery
A private commission I recently finished, a ballet dancer is performing an impressive pose on the stage. The three-dimensional figure has been created according to an actual photo of the dancer. The audience is watching behind her, including specifically painted persons. The final piece is sealed with a piece of glass on the front.
Another one of my miniature worlds! This time a microscopic painter's studio inside a gold-plated vintage women's watch case. I have added quite a lot of details such as an easel, canvases, drawings, paint tubes, palette, paint brushes as well as much more. All the tiny paintings have been hand-painted and the front has been closed with a piece of glass which I have cut to size. The scale of the scene is about 1:200. The final piece has been complemented with a gold chain so it can worn as a necklace. Enjoy!
To be found at my shop:
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery
I have been slowly building this piece for a while now. It is one of my most intricate pieces on this scale and I am really excited about how it turned out. As you can see, it is a tiny Victorian library in which I have added a great amount of fine detail, including an armillary sphere, a telescope, a sextant, hand-painted paintings, globes and books and much more. I have used tiny watch parts in building many of these details. It is closed with a piece of glass which I have cut and ground down to size from an incandescent lamp, giving a clarity and curvature unusual for pocket watch crystals. Enjoy!
This is also the link to my Etsy shop:
www.etsy.com/shop/MicroJewellery