Jane Harrop started making miniatures as a hobby 16 years ago and has been teaching adult education classes on making miniatures for the past 13 years. She sells her work to collectors through miniatures fairs, travels around the UK presenting miniatures workshops and has presented workshops online to miniatures enthusiasts around the world. This is her second book for GMC Publications; her first, Thirties & Forties Miniatures in 1:12 Scale, was published in 2007. Jane lives with her family in Cheshire.