Author : Artist Liam
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Hey Hillbilly,
Thanks for the Toscano shout out! I think I need to give you the back story on Toscano.
The British Museum in the early 1800′s used Italian craftsmen to make plaster (the precursor of resin) copies of classic sculptures from museums all over the world. This was before the time of cameras. These pieces would be sold to rich gents, schools and other museums for display. As the market fell off for these kind of pieces the Italian families from Luca immigrated to America with the original molds of these classic historical pieces to find a new market. Toscano was the product on one of these families. Here is one of those pieces that made the voyage over…
Now times and tastes have changed and Design Toscano has had to make the switch to sculptures that grab the publics attention… so to say. In 1980 Toscano was one of the first catalogers to sell gargoyles. They even direct casted the most important gargoyle in the world, Notre Dame’s legendary icon Spitter! Take that Disney!
Design Toscano takes great pains in sculpting every piece with wonderful detail and quality materials (Yes, designer resin and hand painting). I should know because I am one of their staff sculptors. I am just not kissing Toscanos arse because they pay my check and buy me a Guinness at Hoiiday, I really believe in this company for the diversity of what they supply to the consumer. Niche marketing Hillbilly! Everyone cant be Wallmart. I specialize in dragons and mystic art. Design Toscano gives me a free reign to let my imagination flow and bring to life many mystical beings that inhabit my mind. Here is my favorite piece in my Design Toscano collection.
I am working on a new sculpt for Toscano as we speak. Its a giant black raven on a ball plinth, my take on paying homage to Edgar Allen Poe. Watch Toscano for it. I hope you like it.
Lighten up on the resin thing…its better than play doe brother!
Love your blog…
Cheers!
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Dear Artist Liam-
Thank you for visiting my site and schooling me on Toscano. Thank you for doing the search for “design toscano dragon crap” that brought you here. Thank you for the best comment in the history of comments, forever and ever, amen. Thank you, in short, for caring so much about your craft.
I am sorry if I hurt your feelings. That’s the risk I take when I mock something, and I appreciate your good-natured approach to my hostility toward design toscano dragon crap the work you and your colleagues do. I know I don’t have the skills to create anything, much less a giant black raven on a ball plinth, in resin. In fact, I’m currently experiencing difficulty creating one in my mind.
Keep on keeping on, Liam. You rock. You really do.
-Jane (not anyone’s brother)
Comments (3)
Oh man.
That site was an eyeful. I am still reeling from the resin Buddhas collection, not to mention the children collection.
-am
ZOMG, I must have the Poe thing! Maybe they could sell it at the local museum dedicated to the poet’s own legacy! ZOMG!
Okay, so the above snark is hypocritical. I am, in fact, the owner of this particular brand of Edgar Allen Poe action figure. You’ll note that the description states it has a removable plastic Raven. And it does! I’ve removed it! Then put it back! And found the whole process stupidly delightful.
However, I would not describe it, or these resin whatsits, as art. Nor would I misspell Wal-Mart. Or Play-Doh. Or refer to you as ‘brother.’ (“What’s up, my brother?” – could I really get away with that? I’m thinking no.)
Finally, I *heart* that my anti-spam word is ‘snatch.’
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