Scenes set in stone

Embrace the rocky side of life.

Miniature snow scene with figurines of skiers, dogs, and a person falling on icy ground, set against a plain black background.

Morning Star Matter is a studio by Danika Azzarelli creating miniature worlds on extraordinary stones.

Each piece is a scene shaped by the stone’s natural form and character.

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A rock with miniature figurines of people engaging in various beach activities inside it.
Miniature figures, including a golfer, a man in a red outfit, and miniature animals, are arranged on a rocky surface resembling a mountain.
A close-up of a geode with translucent crystals inside, containing miniature figurines of three naked men, with one lying down and two standing.

Imagination meets ancient stone, shaping tiny scenes into geologic treasures.

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The Surf of Venus

The Surf of Venus

Miniature figures of people on a rock with a hollowed-out center resembling a cave, depicting beach and surfing scenes.
The Surf of Venus | Georama of miniature surfers in a crystal celestite geode

Celestite, Mixed media. One of one. (2025)

Botticelli’s biggest babe trades Cyprus for Malibu. Venus rises again—surf-side, sun-soaked, and suspended in celestite. Her admirers? Not gods, but surfers.

A miniature myth reframed through coastal desire. All shimmer, fixation, and fantasy in motion.

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Man Caves | Miniature naked male figurines inside a crystal geode

man caves

Quartz geode. Mixed media. Made to order.

Three nude figures inhabit this quartz geode—lounging, gesturing, waiting. A scene suspended between bravado and intimacy, carved into the earth’s oldest material. Whatever happens here, it’s sealed in stone.

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A small doll with brown hair in a ponytail, wearing blue shorts, holding a red surfboard, standing with one foot slightly in front of the other.
Three shrimp-shaped appetizers on scallop shell platters.

Rock Your World

Morning star matter is a world in progress with some pieces available for collection.

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