Delightfully Fanciful and Incredibly Detailed Dioramas by Sean Chao

Using mate­ri­als such as poly­mer clay, wood, and paper, artist Sean Chao cre­ates intri­cate, fan­tas­ti­cal dio­ra­mas. The minia­ture sculp­tures depict landscapes—including dense forests and oceans—as well as bizarre crea­tures such as cat-con­trolled robots. Each hand-craft­ed scene feels like it’s a moment frozen in time, and Sean’s atten­tion to detail begs you to pore over his won­der­ful handiwork.

Itch­ing to see Sean’s work in per­son? Right now, he has a piece in the Flower Pep­per Gallery’s 4th Year Anniver­sary Show, which is open now until Jan­u­ary 19, 2016. If you’re local to Pasade­na, Cal­i­for­nia, be sure to check it out!