Tuesday, July 15, 2008

The Toy Society

Think of it as guerrilla art- plush style.
The idea is a simple (but brilliant!) one, best described in the artist's own words, I think: "It came about from a love of "street art" but a recognition of my lack of artistic skills. I really wanted to contribute something to the street scape. I'd watched a friend put his work up about the place and got such a buzz walking past random walls in the city and seeing his work. I thought maybe I could sew something instead. And so The Toy Society was born.
I planned to leave toys around the streets to brighten up the place and give people something interesting to look at. And then I imagined what they might look like if they were still sitting on a light pole 5 weeks after they were put up...all faded and manky and rotten. So I thought I should invite people to take them home, share the love and all that."

Hop on over to their blog for more information.

3 comments:

ChristinaWard said...

I wanna do this too!

Grumble Toy said...

What a cool idea!

Leeanna Butcher said...

This is amazing! I love this idea!

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