There is a heart hugging and tugging love that is the soul of Renée Tay’s Vintage Toy Assemblage Sculptures. Once loved and forgotten dolls and toys are given a new life to be treasured and adored again. This is the core of her work. The need for enjoying the journey in life is entertained with the interesting quest for vintage toys and collectibles. Her favorite toys are from my 1960’s childhood, but she does work with a variety of toys between the 1940’s and later. Kewpie dolls, baby dolls, rubber squeaky toys, pull toys, cartoon character banks, animal figurines, ceramic teapots and an endless array of toys and collectibles.

Tay was born, raised and currently living in San Diego, California.

Her assemblage sculptures give the illusion of porcelain. They can be found in galleries across the United States and in Europe. Galleries include Boxcar Contemporary Gallery NOLA, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Nanny Goat Gallery, Hive Gallery, Trash Lamb Gallery, Stranger Factory, bG Gallery, Parlor Gallery and SPACE / 宇宙 Gallery in Denmark.

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