Jeff de Boer
@jeffdeboer
National Geographic featured artist best known for museum quality suits of armour for cats and mice.
What’s on my bench today! Assembling 15 pairs of shoulder armour for the Fat Henry VIII mice. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #onmybenchtoday #metalarts #mouseart
I’m doing final finish and assembly of the Fat Henry VIII mice. Here is a finishing trick you might like.
A bit more about making the mice armour tails but this is also about modifying your tools!
Yesterday I took this last stage progress photo of the making of the tail armour for the Fat Henry VIII mouse edition. After this I’m ready to start final finish and assembly. I also still have to make the bases and display stands. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #mouseart #miniatureart #smallsculpture
Yesterday I posted this as a photo, today I’m showing you the video of the table top setup. #jeffdbeor #mousearmour #miniature #smallscupture #metalart
My latest story telling progress photo of the making of the articulating body parts for the Fat Henry VIII mouse armour edition. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #henryviii #miniatureart #metalartistry
How I fit the articulating lames on the body armour for the Fat Henry mouse
Fitting the brass trim on the back body armour for the Fat Henry VIII mice this week. #mousearmour #jeffdeboer #miniaturesculpture #metalarts #mouseart
Making and fitting the brass trim on the gorgets for the Fat Henry mice this week. #jeffdeboer #henryviii #mouseartist #mousearmour #miniatureartwork
Back in 2022, I did a series of customizable samurai mice that my collectors could choose from a curated selection of designs, metals and lace colours to create a fully original mouse. #samuraiarmour #mousearmour #jeffdeboer #miniatureartist #miniaturesculpture
Back in 2021 I did an edition of “Viking Chieftain mice”. One of these was to go with the “Saxon Sutton Mew cat” I did later in 2023. #jeffdeboer #vikingart #vikingmousearoumur #mousearmour #vikingstyle
Spend a few minutes on how I’m making the main body armour for the Fat Henry VIII mice. #jeffdeboer #mousearmoury #mouseart #tudorengland #metalarts
It’s not all mice armour in my studio. Here is my “Sutton Mew”cat from 2023. It’s was a one of kind entirely hand chased and took 800 hours to make. #jeffdeboer #catarmour #catartist #suttonhoo #suttonhoohelmet
Silver soldering the ears to the helmet cap for the Fat Henry VIII mice armour. #jeffdeboer #silversoldering #mouseart #minatureart #mousearmour
I published this book, “Articulation” in 1994 with an introduction by William Gibson as the catalog for my traveling exhibition of the same title. I looked it up today and see that it’s become a rare collectable book! It’s all a very strange thing in deed. #jeffdeboer #artbooks #exhibitioncatalogue
Fitting the crown and ears to the helmet cap for the Fat Henry VIII mouse armour. #jeffdebeor #henryviii #mouse #mouseart #mousearmour
Spend two minutes on a bit more chasing of the tiny Tudor Roses in the ears for the Fat Henry VIII mouse armour. #jeffdebeor #tudorrose #mouseart #miniatureart #chasingandrepousseb
It’s been a big week working on and posting about making the ears for my Fat Henry VIII mouse armour. This is a quick tour of the set for a photo I shot on Wednesday. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #armourer #miniatureworld #metalarts
Time to make the nickel alloy back plate for the ears for the Fat Henry VIII mouse armour. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #metalarts #hydralicpress #miniatureart
There are several steps to making the front decorative fittings for the ears of the Fat Henry mouse armour. I use a die and press to get the initial form before chasing. #jeffdboer #dieforming #mouseart #metalforming #mousearmour
Another of the process story telling image today. This is the making of the ears and installing them in the helmets for the Fat Henry VIII mouse armour. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #armourring #miniatureart #metalartstudio
This is how I transfer a design onto metal using a toner based laser photocopy and an iron. #jeffdeboer #metalarts #miniatureart #jewellerytechniques #chasingandrepousse
Step four in the making of helmet caps for the Day Henry VIII mice armour is my system for grinding and finishing. #mousearmour #metalartsculpture #mouse #metalsmithing #mouseart
Step three in the making of the helmet cap for the Fat Henry VIII mouse armour. #jeffdeboer #mousearmour #mouseart #miniatureart #metalarts
Step one in shaping the helmet cap for the Fat Henry VIII mouse armour. #jeffdbeor #mousearmour #metalarts #metalforming #mouseart
The first step in making the helmets for the Fat Henry VIII mice is punch out the flat parts. #jeffdeboer #mouseart #mousearmour #mouse #helmetart
I’m done with the chased brass Tudor Roses. At each step I’m doing a final photo to document the process. Here I am using my jewellery saw to cut out the parts. #jeffdebeor #mouseart #mouseartist #mousearmour #metalarts
I just want you to watch my chasing bowl and ball setup, It’s such a wonderful tool. #jeffdeboer #chasingandrepousse #metalarts #mouseart #mousearmourh
