Small mice are placed on a base by Lynn Hau in the mounting room at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
WORKSHOP OF MICE HUMS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Annette Petersen’s Carlisle studio is not unlike Santa’s workshop—albeit modernized, and with a singular purpose: to turn out hordes of miniature, whimsical mice.
Forty years ago, Petersen, 93, created her first, and admittedly rustic, mouse figurine. Today, the mother of three and grandmother of four oversees the family-run enterprise, “Wee Forest Folk,” which crafts hundreds of itsy-bitsy mice sculptures for shops (and fervent fans) all over the country.
Small mice are placed on a base by Lynn Hau in the mounting room at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
A collectible at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
Lisa Jodice puts a collectible together in the mounting room at Wee Forest Folk.
From left to right: Annette Petersen sits with her two children Willy Petersen and Donna Robbins. Both children work with her at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
A collectible at Wee Forest Folk.
Small mice are placed on a base by Lynn Hau of Acton, in the mounting room at Wee Forest Folk.
A collectible at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
Quality control worker Gabrielle Ventimiglia of Littleton inspects pieces at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
Quality control worker Susan Kadlik touches up a piece at Wee Forest Folk.
Glenda Greenaway of Pepperell airbrushes pieces at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
A collectible at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
Annette Petersen delicately works on a new piece at Wee Forest Folk.
A collectible at Wee Forest Folk.
Quality control worker Susan Kadlik touches up a piece.
A collectible at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
Glenda Greenaway of Pepperell airbrushes pieces at Wee Forest Folk.
Annette Petersen delicately works on a new piece at Wee Forest Folk.
Annette Petersen delicately works on a new piece at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
A collectible at Wee Forest Folk.
A collection of small mice sleeping in red chairs while waiting for Santa could be seen after their assembly in the mounting room at Wee Forest Folk in Carlisle.
