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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...
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 2014
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...
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...
Kickstarter City Mystic
Kickstarter City Mystic This month in the gallery we are helping to promote some young artists, Virginia Jester and Chris Hopkins Kickstarter City Mystic project and are in the final race to make it. Have you ever wanted to be involved in helping new talent but were...
Toy Created To Solve Structural Problems?
What Popular Children’s Toy Was Originally Created To Solve Structural Problems? Lego Erector Set Rubik's Cube Playdoh Answer: The Rubik’s Cube One of the world’s most iconic and best selling toys didn’t begin life as a toy at all. What we now know as the Rubik’s Cube...
Discovering Louis Slobodkin
Discovering Louis Slobodkin Last night a gentleman came by on his bicycle ran into the gallery and handed me an old children s book as a gift. I had never met the man and was surprised but he said he heard I liked toys and thought I might enjoy the book. Wow it...
Collectors Decorating 2
Collectors Decorating 2 Yesterday I re-addressed the discussion of decorating with your collections and today I will expand on this limitless topic of collectors decorating! One of the easiest decorating tricks is too incorporate your collection into another. A...
Collector’s Decorating 1
Collector's Decorating 1 I love to see how different collectors include their collections in their home, especially when the collection becomes a feature component or is the decoration. Nothing is worse when I hear the collection is stored in a box under the bed to...
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