Betty Valentine is one of the cornerstones of miniature furniture and the industry itself. Selling her first chair in Chicago in 1957. She was self taught in wood working , wood-turning, and minor carpentry.
She says that her sister-in-law told her about the Thorne Rooms: in miniatures;" I found the one hobby that took in ALL the others."
I think a lot of us feel that way when we discover miniatures!
