Art of Toys Blog
Pots and Pans are National Toy Hall Finalists
Pots and Pans are National Toy Hall Finalists This photo provided by the National Toy Hall of Fame shows the 12 finalists for induction into the 2014 National Toy Hall of Fame.The nominees are Fisher-Price Little People, Hess toy trucks, My Little Pony, Rubikís Cube,...
Outlander Toys
Outlander Toys Outlander Toys was inspired by the Starz new series, Outlander based on books written by Diane Gabaldon that I am totally addicted to .... living vicariously thru ...sad but true. Since the series at this point is more about the adults few toys are...
Custom Puppets
https://artoftoys.com/dan-crowley/ Custom Puppets This month is Puppets at the gallery and we love to be able to offer custom puppets a special form of art that can be a small sculpture on your desk as well as a working finger puppet. Did you know that the ever...
Infants and Digital Devices
Art of Toys Facebook page Infants and Digital Devices Just shared an article from ToyNews to facebook about infants and digital devices. Beyond the Star Trek fans and other Sci-fi aficionados who would believe this would even be a concern say even as little as 10...
Daunine Vining Puppets
This month's Art Of Toys is featuring Daunine Vining Puppets at the 2014 Puppet Show! Daunine Vining maintains her studio in the woods next to a flowing creek in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. This is where she likes to design her marionettes and full body...
Go Collect
Go Collect Go Collect!! “Anyone can collect something; it is hard to collect everything.” Peter Carlson Have you ever started to wonder why people collect? I remember the Collectible Show in Chicago I was walking with a customer when working at...
Crocker-Con
Crocker-Con was a fun event last night Art Of Toys participated in at the Crocker Art Museum Artmix night! This was a mini version of Comic Con done Sacramento style. It was exciting to see so many young talented artists in the Sacramento area sharing their art and...
Dan Crowley
Dan Crowley This month the gallery is featuring "Puppets" and one of our favorite artists Dan Crowley! Dan creates whimsical finger puppets that are perfect little sculptures that are pieces of life! He does not name the characters so the collector can participate in...
TV Memorabilia
One of the more useful of my collections is Toy Reference books which I peruse of a regular basis looking for ideas to blog so today I came across “Collectible Television Memorabilia” by Dian Zillner. Now the first thing I have to check is what year this was published...
Ramp Walkers
Ramp Walkers Ramp Walkers are fun little characters that waddle down a ramp that can be raced or just walk alone. These have been many manufacturers of this traditional toy sometimes found as a folk toy but the big push was with Marx who produced primarily in the 50's...
Holiday Countdown
Holiday Countdown Oh my goodness it is fresh off of Labor Day and we are looking at a Holiday Countdown...I know give you a break but all the fun stuff is starting to come in and I'm like a kid in a toyshop so to speak and must begin to share! Ho ho ho or hee hee bah...
Puppets
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, which is a very ancient form of theater. There are many different varieties of puppets, and they are made of a wide range of materials, depending...
Steve Ferrera Artist and Puppeteer
Steve Ferrera Artist and Puppeteer Steve Ferrera artist and puppeteer is a visiting artist from Berkeley California area who does stop action puppet movies. We are excited to feature a nice selection of his Clan People this month in the gallery... this month is...
Creepy Doll Movies
Ok on October 3rd one of the creepiest doll movies, Annabelle, I have seen (based on trailer) is releasing! I LOVE dolls and have collected since I was a child but a few moments with this trailer and I will have to say this woman has one of the creepiest collections...
Dancing Groot Toy
Dancing Groot Toy Yes you heard me a Dancing Groot Toy if you don't know what this is you most likely have yet to see the latest movie from Marvel , Guardians of the Galaxy. Since the release of the movie that is all the toy news has been about! Geez! Well I did not...
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