Friday, August 17, 2012

all I want is a new toy.....



Like many of you will recall, I always say that when I was five and saw Pinnochio, I wanted to be Gepetto! The guy who makes the toys that come alive...and I try and try, and, well, did a lot of that this week. I was in the mood to turn the robot pot into a pull toy, and you may remember 2 weeks ago I found an antique beagle pull toy which matched one I had as a baby......you can see where this all leads....the only problem was getting the wheels properly attached, and I decided to bake fimo onto the ends of the axles, ahHA!
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10 comments:

  1. smartcatAugust 17, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    OOOOOH! Toys! You are a Gepetto of clay! Did you make the wheels of clay too?

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  2. Gary's third pottery blogAugust 17, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    the wheels were made on the pottery wheel and glazed black :) everything but the wood axles and their attachment and the ribbon was made on the pottery wheel :)

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  3. -Rob, Simple Circle StudiosAugust 17, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    Very cool indeed sir! I do not remember seeing the beagle toy post, but I would wager it is a lot like the one my grandma used to have when I was just a wee lad. She also had an old wooden duck pull toy with leather feet that flapped when you pulled it...pull toys are awesome.
    And any time I see a *ceramic* pull toy I think of Boomer Moore's work. Not toys exactly, but very toy inspired.
    Now I have a hankering to make a pull toy...

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  4. RonAugust 17, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Awesome Gary!! and great idea using the fimo.

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  5. soubriquetAugust 17, 2012 at 11:43 AM

    Oh man!, You is on a roll!

    I too always wanted a robot, with "Danger, Will Robinson!" voice and waving arms. Oh, and flashing lights.

    I can see these becoming treasured heirlooms. You is good.

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  6. Claudia from Idiot's KitchenAugust 17, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    These are so cute. Especially love the photos of Penny!

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  7. AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    What a fantastic creation! This is why I was so drawn to your work, it is fantastic and brilliant and always so much fun.

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  8. Gary's third pottery blogAugust 17, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    Thank you :) I was recently asked to do a custom order of cocktail plates and I was like "sorry man, I AM UP TO OTHER THINGS...."

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  9. Little Miss Sunshine StateAugust 17, 2012 at 10:13 PM

    So much fun! I love the dog's ears flapping in the breeze!

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  10. Lori BuffAugust 18, 2012 at 12:40 AM

    Those are so cool. Brilliant.

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