OPI TOYS

Saturday, 18 January 2014

Starting as I mean to go on.......

2014 has started with a flurry of bird making.....I fancied making some slightly more specific birds than the usual generic OPI birds so I s...

Saturday, 19 May 2012

Its less than ten days until the Open Studio event starts and then straight after I will be packing up to go to the Contemporary ...

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Current beard simply doesnt cut the mustard so I'm off to the workshop to have another crack...

I am working on a lovely commission at the moment that requires a good slightly naughty beard....Hmmm its a bit tricky but I do love a chall...

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Its seems that my strategy for dealing with my backlog is to bury my head in the sand and make something completely unrelated to the logjam....

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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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