Sloane Crosley - new book - I Was Told There’d Be Cake (published by Riverhead Trade (April 1, 2008) - is - according one reviewer - a collection of hilariously uncomfortable personal essays. Sloane has created three dioramas - made from plexi glass - to visually illustrate 3 of the essays from her book - the essays: “Sign Language for Infields,” “Smell This,” and “The Pony Problem.” These exquisite, intimate and detailed dioramas can been seen on her website or to find out more about the stories behind them go to her flickr page]

Sloane explains her process of making the dioramas

good dioramas involve a lot of planning. And a lot of plans that don’t work out. But the best part is by far the unexpected aspects, which often arise from problems that need to be solved. Not to mention the whole “life is in the details” thing. Which is kind of where funny essays come from. The details of life are blown up under a microscope until you realize that it’s the daily oddities of our existence that make it what it is. And these dioramas are meant to do that to the extreme.

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