by Rehg | Jan 9, 2015 | Blog
Happy New Year from Art Of Toys Ok it is already 2015 so it is time to get back to blogging … as I look at this I realize that I have not been here since Thanksgiving… sorry tis the season! 2014 was a fun year and we were able to show many exciting artists...
by Rehg | Nov 22, 2014 | Blog
Rain in California…it must be holiday time Oh no it is rain in California (much needed) …it must be holiday time… Next week is Thanksgiving and the holiday rush is on or so the media is dictating to us. Black Friday used to be the first big day of...
by Rehg | Nov 14, 2014 | Blog
This month the gallery is featuring jewelry artists…Lorrain is a visiting artist from our Storybook show is once again here for “Jewels.” Her fun and funky take on Alice in Wonderland, Oz, and even a Darth Vader piece are part of the show. Artist...
by Rehg | Nov 8, 2014 | Blog
This month Art Of Toys is featuring our jewelry artists, so I thought I would share a bit about the artists starting with Lori Kirsch! Jewelry artist Lori Kirsch has a whimsical approach to her elaborate bead, button and toy creations. She uses vintage buttons, beads...
by Rehg | Nov 5, 2014 | Blog
Jewels Art Of Toys is happy to have such talented jewelry artists showing in the month of November in time for holiday gifts! Art Of Toys will feature Margaux Lange, Lorrain Garcia, emiko oye’s Lego jewelry, Lori Riley’s Kaleidoscope Jewelry, Lori Kirsh Assemblage...
by Rehg | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog
Breaking Bad Toys Ok people this has been the big news in “Toys” at Google for the past couple of weeks … if you have not heard the huge media blitz… Breaking Bad toys are action figures based on the TV show Breaking Bad. I have not seen the...
by Rehg | Oct 30, 2014 | Blog
Tis the day before the Trick or Treat holiday of Halloween and the question today is should Halloween art be creepy or cute? Marca Castillo Art Dolls Bash & Calamity I tend to go with a bit of both when looking at art toys but have had some REALLY creepy if not...
by Rehg | Oct 25, 2014 | Blog
Automatic Building Bricks Anyone? In 1939 a new toy, Self-Locking Building Bricks were patented by plastic pioneer, Harley Fisher Page, founder of Kiddicraft Company. By 1945 he had improved the blocks by adding channels which inspired Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, the...
by Rehg | Oct 23, 2014 | Blog
As we quickly approach Halloween I thought it would be fun to point out some Creepy Fun Art that some of the Art Of Toys regular artists have on the site! These are not really Halloween only but great all year round! Marca Castillo a favorite from Oregon creates a...
by Rehg | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog
Timeless Toys & Marvin Glass Just found a great reference book this weekend at my favorite used bookstore– Timeless Toys by Tim Walsh. This was published in 2005 but like the title the information is timeless. The time line starts with 1900 but the section I...
