by Rehg | Nov 23, 2013 | Blog
This holiday season this seems to be a on going question in the gallery and online… Is it made in America? (Clarification up front: Now I saw in a discussion that the term is incorrect due to there is no “America” there is North America, South America etc. so it...
by Rehg | Nov 20, 2013 | Blog
Did you know emiko oye does fabulous museum pieces as well? emiko oye has been one of the featured artists at Art Of Toy from the early beginnings. Her art has grown as well as her standing in the international art community. Here is a interview from You tube about...
by Rehg | Oct 2, 2013 | Blog
Over the years I have heard of so many different kinds of collections that it is difficult to establish a definition. I personally have always gone for the rule of 3! If you have 3 bottle caps, 3 coins and 3 buttons what do you have? You have four collections, a...
by Rehg | Sep 24, 2013 | Blog
What is my brand? You think oh I will sell it on etsy or at craft fairs so I will sell it cheaper this is a step backward! Remember the first 2 chats and start to build your brand…your name and your art is your brand! Well I think everyone understands what a brand is...
by Rehg | Sep 18, 2013 | Blog
Make it and they will come? Well in a perfect world that might happen but even the best art has to have a way for the collector to see for it to sell. It takes time, energy and sometimes tough skin to go out and sell your own art to galleries and collectors…which can...
by Rehg | Sep 12, 2013 | Blog
UNDERSTAND PRICING! what is your cost of material what is your time worth or better yet how much would it cost you to pay someone else to create…your time is worth $ add a basic profit (this will be lower when you first start) So now you have determined a...
by Rehg | Sep 7, 2013 | Blog
Since site is in new WordPress format I decided to repeat a few basic chats on selling your art that I discovered were needed after posting a “Call to Artists” in early 2013. Since I have been told blogs are more about photos than words I will break into short...
by Rehg | Aug 20, 2013 | Blog
Dating Disneyana is often challenging, but there are hundreds of clues to help pinpoint a more exact age. Major indentifying factors include graphic style, nature of the copyright notice, the characters depicted, manufacturer’s name, country where produced, release...
by Rehg | Aug 15, 2013 | Blog
I just found an awesome reference book on collecting TV toys at my favorite used book store, Beers Books in Sacramento, CA. The book was published in 1996 but has loads of pictures and basic knowledge on TV Toys makes it easy to use. Here is the intro! Collecting...
by Rehg | Aug 10, 2013 | Blog
The earliest marbles weren’t called marbles, of course, because marble wasn’t the source material just yet. The earliest marbles were actually round stones, nuts, fruit pits or fired pieces of clay and pottery. Some say they were found in the Egyptian pyramids and in...
