OPI TOYS

Thursday, 10 May 2012

I am now in a state of complete panic! I am terribly behind with orders and I have 10 days of Open studios looming followed by The Contemporary Craft Fair at Bovey Tracey.....HELP!

Jane Ryan at 04:34

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About Me

Jane Ryan: toymakergirl@gmail.com
Mobile: 07875570088

http://www.etsy.com/shop/opishop

I studied Fine Art at Chelsea School of Art and moved to West Cornwall in 1988 with my new baby. I started my little company, 'OPI' making simple mechanical toys (for grown-ups) in an attempt to combine motherhood and work. Three kids on I am still making them. I use a lot of reclaimed wood, enjoying the obvious history of the material. Recently I have been using mostly oak which is weighty and lovely to work. All the pieces are one off, no two are the same. There have been recurrent themes over the years which reflect my seaside home, gardening, food. I hope that my work is infused with a genuine humour. I have always been more interested in decoration and form than clever mechanics and my toys have very simple mechanisms designed to charm rather than amaze. I work in a disused cowshed in a state of blissful chaos. Heaven in the summer and bleak in the winter, with my faithful hound snoring at my feet

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