Denise Harris (Bainbridge Island) started building HO train scale building models when she was 12. Winter Rails and Tales features her miniature and whimsical winter wonderland, a decades-long devotion. It began as the base for her Christmas tree — but grew. It is on display publicly for the first time at BIMA. Visitors of all ages will revel in Harris’ many worlds in one. Join the scavenger hunt — can you find Superman, the tightrope walker, or the flying dog? Harris’ 2024 exhibition at BIMA, Art Untethered, introduced us to her brilliant and fanciful artistic career — just the tip of the snow cone.

Header image: Denise Harris (Bainbridge Island), Winter Rails and Tales, 2025. Photo by Laura Zander