Miniature artists emphasise how important appreciating and incorporating as much detail as possible is to their work. Whether it be capturing the particulars of form, texture, material, pattern or emotion. In order to comprehend the constituent parts of phenomenon, makers pay close attention to how different aspects fit together or relate to each other; to their complexity in other words. This sort of perceptual curiosity is demanding for human beings, but has been shown to make us even more discerning, sensitive and empathetic.

Many makers emphasise how crafting miniatures demands ‘looking at things in new ways’, in order to comprehend their complexity. This intense focus on details, relationships and connections across scales helps artists find order in chaos and pattern in disarray - an antidote to feelings of despair, mania and cognitive decline.