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Lion King Plushie Collection
14 years ago
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`'`'`'`'` I know I have a lot of littlefur watchers and I noticed that several of you have The Lion King listed as a favorite movie, so... if anybody is interested, I have my TLK plush and toy collection here: http://tygoncub.deviantart.com
Since The Lion King 3D was re-released in theaters I've kinda been on a plushie spree ^^ and have been watching other people's collections on DA. I find it somehow fascinating to read about the history of all these plush which have been produced world-wide. I never knew TLK had such a wide fanbase. There were some really fantastic, high quality plush that were never released for retail in the USA, even though they were made by a US-based company (Douglas Cuddle Toys). Some of the French and German designs were outstanding, too.
It just reminds me of something a plush-maker on DA said: plush making is sort of a lost art form. Most people consider plush to be just playthings for kids, but some of the designs are really, really amazing. Of course most of the one-off, artist-made dolls are, but I'm even including some of the mass-produced plush. I imagine the design team employed to make plush and I wonder: how do they see their jobs? As just a toymaker, or how I see them: sculptors, with soft materials as their medium instead of clay or stone.
Anyways, /TLKgeekout
Since The Lion King 3D was re-released in theaters I've kinda been on a plushie spree ^^ and have been watching other people's collections on DA. I find it somehow fascinating to read about the history of all these plush which have been produced world-wide. I never knew TLK had such a wide fanbase. There were some really fantastic, high quality plush that were never released for retail in the USA, even though they were made by a US-based company (Douglas Cuddle Toys). Some of the French and German designs were outstanding, too.
It just reminds me of something a plush-maker on DA said: plush making is sort of a lost art form. Most people consider plush to be just playthings for kids, but some of the designs are really, really amazing. Of course most of the one-off, artist-made dolls are, but I'm even including some of the mass-produced plush. I imagine the design team employed to make plush and I wonder: how do they see their jobs? As just a toymaker, or how I see them: sculptors, with soft materials as their medium instead of clay or stone.
Anyways, /TLKgeekout
