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Village in a Can

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Every few years, artist David Hochbaum takes the wood scraps left over from his homemade frames and turns them into something magical: little hand-painted houses that come grouped together in a set of 11, all shipped in a coffee can. Each house is numbered and signed and no two are ever the same. They’re an entry-point to the artist’s imaginative vision and are plenty of …

David Hochbaum: Village in a Can

A collection of miniature, hand-painted wooden houses crafted from homemade frame remnants

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It has been frequently noted that there’s magic in miniature gifts. It’s no different with New York-based artist David Hochbaum‘s “Village in a Can.” A handmade, ornately painted collection of 11 pieces per can, all are born of the remnants of his large-scale paintings and installation work. The artist explains that he “began saving all the scrap and cut off wood from the construction of …