A native of “Silicon Valley”, CA, Rebecca Casey spent 25 years operating a firm that provided design services to various companies. When she decided to retire from the tech world she moved to the Sierra Nevada foothills. And then the fun began! “I started hand building with clay after experimenting with several other art forms. Within minutes of feeling the soft, malleable clay in my hands, I knew I had found my medium. ...
Is it a toy or is it art?
Discover this amazing online gallery where you will find one of a kind art toys, toys of art, art of toys in the form of toys, vintage toys and gifts available for easy purchase, artist information and toy blog...WELCOME!
This site is devoted to promoting artists and master craftsmen that create art in the form of toys or use toys to create their art. Where you can find one of a kind pieces from artists like Marilyn Radzat, Greg Chase and Marca Castillo, production toys such as Areaware and Piperoids and vintage toys from Marx, Sasha, Irwin, Dinky and many more.
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Jacquelyn Ellerton
03/25/2011 - 13:56
Jacqui Ellerton trades as Jac-Q-Lyn Bears. She has been designing and making her art bears for over 10 years. Jacqui’s bear craze has turned in the last 9 years from an addictive hobby into a fulltime passion. She is best known for her wacky style of bears which have her signature tell tale signs of eyelids with enameled eyes, sculpted faces and paw pads, embellished with airbrushing and not forgetting droopy ears.
Bear making has enabled her to travel to Japan demonstrating...
Sheryl Koch
07/10/2010 - 10:51
Sheryl Koch has been active in the Kaleidoscope Renaissance since 1980. Her goal has been to design and make kaleidoscopes that are beautiful to look at on the outside, and even more beautiful to look through. Each Kaleidoscope is a unique collectible, that with proper care will be treasured for generations. Sheryl is well known for her brass turning-wheel kaleidoscopes.
She is the daughter of kaleidoscope pioneer Janice Chesnik and have a brother and sister who share in her love of...
Marilyn Radzat
05/24/2010 - 19:12
Marilyn Radzat has been creating art through the figure form for 30 years. Using a variety of clays she hand sculpts the face and figure, which then becomes the canvas for her unique form of self expression.
An avid collector of antique treasure from fabric and trim of the 1800's to antique memorabilia, Marilyn uses these inspirations to layer upon her sculpted forms, adding found objects and nature's elements to the mix. A handwritten page of a French journal from 1882, a rusted key...
